The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-10-19
'HAsritaltn.ral.
From Moorc's Aaral New Yorker.
Farming for Profit

nc plowo Ills lana, AM SOEs MS SEED, ADJ efutits
kis su,ry libcss IL harsest iiiae---is mainly the
Ssonr wh,ch ID cspes,ed as result. Tho same
object influences al. KIM, Of societv and 1t Il pro
per tia, It should ever ba eonsidsred-that IN all
undertakings this ultimate end be held steadily
before us In the important concerns of religion
We are called upon to lake this view of the sub
jeci--,o ponder the solemn question. What shall
!; profit = man il no shall gain the whole weird
We. lose his own soul i"--and we may consider in
al cases profit IN the shape OF ksSG--of wealth,
honor, and .njoyment--thc legitimate reward OF
man, labor. body and mental, If wisely directed
ami employed tor the flrthereaiice q! the objects
Vfhss rx.strD.
Il Re who makes two lladcs Gf grass grow
where tnt one grew hefre. Il ID a oepetact0r Of
his race. then all the knpw.,.sp and skill which
promcte profitable farming are mcst wisely mp
pl,ed and his is ne,she- a low a1is.ttin OF Il d.
grading vocation who seeks tv honorable means
by his own tIll, and ssil ~ dncetag the pail
laiso. Of o.lers---tu rake the most aonry from
the acres he occupies Nor Is lEs labor useless
ana unworthy o. regard who seess to giye I'M
pulse and energy 10 this spirit IN The MASS u tne
agricultural Community 10 Ii, s,iTr,n, na-
sic Of profit, starts up the brisk march OF progress
and Improvement
Let u consider. then, some Of the necessary
pr,lilAinaTies TO profitable f,rnins-for the farm.
tr should be- governed BY reasonable rules, and
etatl:shsd laws as much N the merchant % n.,G.
ufc;urer lie is in fact II manufacturer o! rlral
and meat Of food and clothes " the mt rails
therefor and should understand the nlturc vi tie
p.oiucts de4l,ci. agi e h;s machines, o. ne Ills
T.. proile'ns them Othersi.e h. nay attempt
10 grow crops very uu ,ui'abis ~ Lis so ur use
Tor gazing, field t.st adsp.li - The plow as
incoisruoasy and uuwissl as II some quack VI
mechanic should attemp, tbs manuiaytlrs Of corn
brurms by the help Of \ thrasang ni1chlne or DO
hacksmi;hing with thetOols # Il carpenter bench.
Bat nature adspts lerseli 30 kindly tn the bun.
Cling hu-blndry Of MAJ that tha noe; ign,ron.
ttor,r finds some prof from !' y toll, yet
tie hundred fold rewrr "a en-, ,o~ M vlo
works WISELY - We, as fsi'h!a!,y n IS makes ey.
cry sirJi tell yi>ih,y u lie aSgr.g1.e 10 ula
The prvIt It A!n'rcan iar0!n5 IS mJ.e kan
m i.half lost b. its sha,luw eSp6nsum-by 81 much
ground heing gon, over III that sighting 'trt Of
WY which calls thin, done when On show
has been male 81 long i. Let tho labor row
expended upon each Hundred acres Of land, be-
pai upon .wen,y-fyu--d.reciei by science aud
rxperieuce--and tho aggregate wealth 4 the
country would be doubled IN ore yGar. Let the
o,h. rs have the Ike increased amount, and there
would " no need o! crowlllg into cities, until
they become the h1,crds o: poverty sn1 crime
but thousands more might We uscfrl ard happy
ves Instead Of painful end degraded ones, 10 the
te ,u!ifll, the GNi.ma,!s country
L9"S ~ an fnhr'du"i case here Is ia!ma'
WIN one nun 'en ana my nc'eS o' 'A"n' win
large ami! uepeh''n, upon us pfooHs's !"' sup
port "h'' WIKI i'',sc!i ana one n'h' tn'ousa '"o
year anu a"o'n'r 'or nV'nS anu mar 'ss, cSlhes
" Q" "'''' '"'"' Va h'tP'1S eo'is''c'ao'es'''
nc nav Ah oPPo''pn''g 9" '"S,e.'hs MS manure
noap n',n,S' ~ P'eaSu't' h"I 'n' 'lG'"s'es' hfo
"e lns ,ASF u"' ''l''" A. so'n''a'n' '"r n'A'Y
P''AsAo'e improvements Da' ny 'he u'he ms
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'oie "oe'',s 'soi'''.'ea Hie na' 'cS' "'l'
suii'.he. is'oN Is not properly prepared AM nc
,nus' eNh.i 'eniH V"'''"'e o"' Po'''o" u US
,"n' " ~'"i Wy "nu'e ''s' wy" 60" 'P"'Si'''-
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i ."e anl'.'eI'en' ne n"l' 50 "set.S"'y' am
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