The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-23
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SMALL MATTE RS.

The great lhings are allowed 10 rngrOss
the whole Iime and care. while The in
yertanl fact ihs, every thing great 10 eam
posed u parts % wholly overlooked. IL
ihe paris are taken care Of. the whole 10
safe; hai . Regleet AZ items frequently
ssuses serious or total loss. ls 10 the
seslsci Of small msilers in farming shsi
makes such an annual reduction in the
profits Of The farm; and more agrieulsur~
lists fail Of securing competence IN consr.
suence of this fsua Than any other. or
perhaps sll others put together. A few
kernels Of chess. or q little smut in your
seed wheat, are small masters in them
selves. bui ihe influence they exercise on
the crop is generally serious affair; yet
too many deem their presence 60 small q
snsller hal an hour or two Of tanning and
lining 10 considered o. thrown away. A
shlngls from the roOl 0f the barn is
small matter. so ANAL that many farmers
think - un20rlhy ri notice; vet that shin.
gle opens place through which the rain
falls on the w'est or The hay. and does
sufficient damage IN the now 10 pay for
Q thousand shingles. and the expense ol
putting them on in the bargain. A rail
fallen from the Top Of the fence. board
knncked Oif the gate. hole made under
ihe fence by the pigs, are alec among the
small matters that TOO many farmers pass
BY as unworthy Of notice. Vet shen he
gets up some fine morning and finds his
herds pasluring IN his wheat. occasioning
Che loss Of some half a dozen head
when he sees some uulucky stroller N
the high way take advantage of the defect
in his gate and demolIsh The r~maInder--
and when he 6ads thai his pigs have de-
slrnyed hall an acre If iuIalnes. and
made q feast of his. garden vegetables
81 ihen he begins 10 thlnk five minutes spent
. IN preventing such accIdrnts. sprlnglng
. fro'n pure carelessness, sould be better
than a week spent IN renedying or re
gre,mng them. The man who never
paws attention To small matters. ~ pre-.
cisely one Of ihnsr wh0 suffer most
run unruly cattle aud horses. WIN
sprnd the most money ~ paying. and
the Uosi time IN repairing damages; and
WIN sill. unless he turns over q new
leal. musl assuredlv 6nd that The wlIole
-osnnn. be- greater Than the paris. and that
he J. ru"nIng on ruck which has bern
The rain Wf thousands
There are other small matters not 90
Intimately connected perhaps with sue.
cess 10 farming az those We have hunted
abusp. We, which are equally. and per.
has more indispensable 70 The real COM
,fori II the farmer. The mode Of life
which a man leads in his famll, the
manner IN which The articles he provides
for IN" use nf his family are dispensed oI
--la- training and education 0f his chill.
dren--and the taste he acquires and cul.
.tiyaIes. may be numbered snung these
Separately they are tho generally consi.
dered of little consequence. We, united a,
Their influence -. and must be-. 70 b.
fighi 10 thnse thlngsis very important
The appearance Of the farm dwelling
the skill shown in planning. and the tas,t
10 tinbclllsh'ng. are ulsen ranked among
oh snail matters 0f the farmer. Too
manS seem To lmaaIne, thai the iarmr
has 90 business with sny hing but IN,
plough and the noe-thai q IL VI no con
Sequence whether hls taste aud hIs mar
sl s..d Intellectual qualiues are propprl,
cultivated and framed; forgetting tina. u
The farming population TesIdrs the 20
vernment-that they in reality make an,
uamske governors aud presidenls--an,
that as they are we'll or Ill informed. :,
will .heIr conduct be juJicious or injuri
Gus.
Plating tree for ornament or ior US
~-s 'osebush for fragrance aud its beau
ty-.-,he lilac and the snowfall fnr lhei
agreeable apprenticeship bed Of straw
berries for the graufi"aIan of the psla,
---lne training the clenstis or The bitter
sweet over the windows, TO temper th
light aud refresh the mind by their WV
green and waving foliage, are all ranke
among the small matters by many iar
mers. and the few mInuIes required Z
accomplish all this. is deemed by suci
tine thrown away On the contrary
we max those very things Of great con
sequence every tree aud shrub planie
adds To the value Of the farm, for iner
are few men so insensible To- nalur;
beauty as not To be willing in purchasin
isrm. 10 pay something Tor It's grsuf
CATION: aud no idea Of agricultural CON
forl can be formed, IA which some or a
OF these things do not make part. =
Wealth Is Composed nf parts of dollars
Che inngest life of seconds-hsppiness
single sensations the prosperity
the farmer very much depends on II
street observance Of small matters. ID
Fla Ann's advice was To take care ot n
pe'ce. and the pounds. as a matter
Course, would take care Of themselves.
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AMERICAN Silk GOODS.
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