The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-03-25

Them into thar. Thus upon grass. rnol,
and fruit. Ne swine are kept 60 IhrIE
ihsI few bushels Of grain are sniIieisil
10 make them ready lnr the butcher. Il
this say he manages 10 XIII thirty hogsh
year. whirh will average four hundrs
pounds each. lie gires them beer wii
isriEg.
liisfherprznge principally in The wood
with small pasture OF five acres. IA
keeps seveniy Eve head. which yield hid
three hundred pounds Of wool year.
As this farmer Ia. raised large FAM
ly, and raised them all well, having eis
en- each child good pracliraI education
! was curious 10 look into his sifairs, and
as he keeps regular account current d
his Transactions. u gave him no trouble !.
inform me Of ihe result of his mode d
proceeding. shich is briefly as follows J
PrDduri effhe firm.
10 herf esiile ayrragins $40 pr head, S3OI
Is hogs. Al sl2 per hsal. S3Ol
200 bushels corn, IS cts. PER bushcl. 5I
Product Of SHEEP. MI
DO. dairy, z.s- sOl
do. orchard. sol
Other and smaller crops. IOl
u.35l
average cost Of hired labor, 3Os
sl.6s'
Thus from tine hundred acres Of Ian,
even IN Ohio, this man has been able q
lay BY and invest AZ interest. on an aver
age. $500 dollars year for the las, ,w.ly,
years. Who has done better on n farm
Of one hundred acres, or course, Iik,
others, he has suffered somewhat from
un(svorable seasons, in some Of his crops
but his correct system Of culture, and in
ielligent management, generally make
up Tor every loss experienced from hi
source.
His system of Saving and making ma
nures turns every thing into the improve
ment Of his soll-weeds. ashes, the ofTa
OF his stock, soap-sud,, bones. and ever,
thing that will enrich il. is carefully save,
and properly applied.
The history OF this man is brief, but, I,
ihe farmer, interesting. lie began will
the pairimony Of good sense, sound health
and industrious habits. Excellen. so far
In 1880, he had three thousand dollars il
cash. lie bought this farm in state O
nature, in 1880, for winch he paid foul
hundred d"llars. Heexpended four hun
s sddaosn q s a Ssh n s6Sf be- fri
up temporary cabin. into which he mo-
we'd his family. One thousand dollars he
put on permanent ANNUAL interest, and
the remainder, with The earlier profits oil
his farm, he appropriated TO the erection
Of his buildings. which were completed in
1894.
In the selection Of his fruit, he sought
the best varieties, which always gave him
preference in the market. So Of his stock
Everything he does is done well. Every
Thing he sends TO market commands the
highest price, because il is Of the best
kind.
In his parlor is we'll selected library
Of some three hundred volumes, and these
books are read. lie takes one political,
one religious, and two agricultural papers,
and the North American Review; refuses
all Offices, and is, with his family, regu-
lar attendant at church, and a pious, up.
right, and conscientious man. He is the
Peace-maker in his neighborhood, and
the chosen arbi,er in all their disputes.
He loans his money at six per cent and
will take no more.
He says he wants no more land for his
own use than he can cultivate well; no
more stock than he can keep well.
Here is model Of man and Of far
mer, and the model Of farm.
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