Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-11-23


those around him, viz: to do everything
in the right time. convert everything Z
its proper use. and put everything in it
proper place. :
He buys only the improved breeds o
cattle, horses, sheep. and swine, ant
keeps no more than he can keep well
either in summer or winter.
He always drives on his work, and
never lets his work drive him.
His animals are never under-fed o,
over-worked.
HIS out-houses, wood shed, poultry
house, pig-pen, gon-house, SPRING
house, and eorn-crib are nicely white
washed on the outside, and kept clean
and neat within.
He has Toulouse, and place for
every tool in it, which may be wanted
for any ordinary farm purposes, such as
mending implements, making axe or hoe
or fork handles, &C., and also for stow
ing carefully away such as will not be
wanted for another season.
He has sheds around his barn-vard,
to protect his cattle from the weather,
and warm, ventilated stables for his
cows and young stock, and also shed
to protect his manure heap.
He has leaves or other refuse vegeta-
bic matter to gather with soil fromehis
headlands. convenient to his barn yard,
to compost with his manure heap
through the winter.
He does not allow the liquid manure
to escape into the nearest stream, a
quarter or half mile from his barn
yard. ss.ia los -9l
His barn, and sheds, and dwellings
are all supplied with good spouting
His fences are always in good order,
and materials for repairing or-renewal
are collected and made during the win
ter. @ t-
His wood-shed is supplied with wood
cut in August, always one year ahead.
His wife never scolds, because she
never has occasions to.
Her cellar and pantry are always sup
piled with the needful rdu materi0i,
which she works up into palatable
form to fill up vacuums at meal times.
Heavy bread, cold buckwheat cakes,
and rancid butter are novelties which her
guide man and the children have heard
tell of by some of the neighbors, but
have never seen.
He considers it duty to promote the
circulation of agricultural papers, and
has saved himself some hundreds of
dollars by following their advice.
His crops are always equal, and often
better than any in the neighborhood,
and are kept clear of weeds.
He watches the market and sells his
crops at the highest prices.
He makes it rule always to spend
little less than he makes. I
Himself and wife are both industri-
Gus, the children are brought up in the
same way, and are not allowed to shoot
the birds, smoke cigars, or chew tobacco.
He buys and sells on the cash princi-
Pile, and thus saves himself from losses
and bad debts.
He has large fruit orchard, well
supplied with every variety of fruit to
-ipen in succession.
He studies the theory as well as the
practice of farming. has cleared off the
asst 100 dollars of mortgage, and is
talking of making bid for
lis neighbor Sloven's farm, which is up
It sheriff's sale.
He goes TO church on the Sabbath,
minds his religious duties, and brings
Ip his children to do the same, lives re-
pected, and dies regretted. as useful
nan and good Christian.-Far. Nag.
The Tkrytless Farmer.-The thrift
ass farmer provides no shelter for his ,
attic during the inclemency of the ,
'inter; but permits them to stand shiv-
ring by the side of fence, or lie in
he snow, as best suits them.
He throws their fodder on the ground,
r in the mud, and not unfrequently in
lie highway, by which large portion =
it. and all the manure, are wasted.
He grszes his meadows in fall and
bring, by which they are gradually ex.
austed and finally ruined. .
His fences are old and poor, just such !;
; TO let his neighbor's cattle break into J.
is field, and teach his own to be unruly :,
nd spoil his crops.
He neglects to keep the manure from ="
-ound the stills of his barn-if he has :
le-by which they are prematurely 6
'tted. and his barn destroyed. :
He Glls, or skins over the surface of I
S land, until it is exhausted; but never =
inks il worth while to manure or :
over It. For the first, he has no time, >
I'd for the last he ais not able" = =
He has place for nothing. and moth : :
g in its place. He consequently wants = =
hoe or a rake, or hammer, or an :,
Iger, but knows not where to find them, p p
d thus loses much time. ~
He lOiters away stormy days and "
enings, when he should be repairing Z
S utensils, or improving bis mind by ~ ~
aiding useful books or newspapers. -
He spends much time in town, at the r
rner of the street. or in the "rum ~ y.
'les." complaining of hard times. and = :,
es home in the evening. pretty well - -
re-"
He has no shed for his fre-vood; =
his wife IL ont of humOr,