The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-03-06
TWO KINDS OF FARMING.


farming. 70 there will be, doubtless, a great
deal of foolish farming.
BY foolish farming is understood that kind
of procedure which every man might foresee
would be Improbable to the farmer.
We frequently hear men saying that their
fathers. with little labor and trouble. could raise
much larger crops than they can now by the
same or any other process. Yet they will
strenuously contend that The way of thcr faith
ers is slwavs to be perpetusted. They have
full and clear evidence that the soil has been
exausted-ihat il Is not now productive; but
they will learn no better woy. They know
that they make no profit from farmii e, but
they continue it! Their soils grow poorer
bcs, way offarming! What follyi What blind
ness. 5f1 .r.t.n 1T a frat
There arc hundreds and T-presumo to cay
there are thousands Of farms in New lIamp
shire; which are now In such an esaus.ed con-
dition that the whole proceeds OF them yearly
would fall below tho cost of cultivation andthe
taxes assessed on them. If u man could have
one of them given TO him. and he obliged 10
pay the taxes upon it and hire il carried on, he
would sink into debt every year. This is to
continue the case in future, for such of our
farmers seem 10 6espise the very idea of learn
ing anything ABOUT farming. They look upon
our agricultural societies as "peice of speeu-
lation,' oni upon all ideas of agricultural i'm
provements as "a humbug."
I here are others who continue to uso the
most miserable tools that they can pick up, for
no other reason but because they can buy them
cheap.
Nothing is done on their fa ms, for there are
10 tools with which anything eau be done we'll
Their deficient culture is followed by deficient
crops, and an absence OF profit. IL COSTS them
as much labor for poor crop as ii would have
cost them tor good one. If good crop
would have afforded moderate profit, a poor
one leaves loss to the farmer
Another folly, In farming is to cultivate moro
ground than can bc manured. In all such
cases loss is certain to the cuhivator. Nothing
else than high culture affords a real and lasting
profit. Crop the ground without mnnuring it,
and YOU will lose money by it, and tho ground
will become worthless. There will undoubty,
continue 10 be such farmers.
PROFITABLE FARMING. Farmers will In fs-
,uro tirno come to understand that the earth and
the all are b ih full ul wealth to them. They
will understand that the deeply hidden clay
and the hard pan which is hidden far down in
The ground hro worth something moro than
merely TO ho,d the world together. They will
be found opening deep and broad drains, in tho
operation of which they willobtain valuable
material for 10 dressing on their upland, unG
ut Tho stme lime make heir lowanis ot much
greater alle ny relieving then of snrplus wa
ter They " il, discard The lea of cu iv ,tiug
much land with the use of lirtle manure, as
requiring much labor agd tending 10 peaury.
High cuti i,a,ion, without fancy farmipg will
bo tho way of the successful farmer of tuIu,,
time.
The Importance OF thoroughly pulverizing
tho coil will be better understood, and the VAL
ue of the subsoil. Men who know little or
noihif z by experience. about the use OF pluws
and other farming implements and men who
can understandno principle of science, will not
much longer be trusted and credited in making
and recommending such Implements.
Farmers will have all these things tested by
science ard by experiment. The plowman
will also cone under new orders. lie viii learn
that his object is no longer to be the powing
over a much ground as possible in day; but,
to thoroughly pluw and pulverze every inch
e ground he goes over.
he conditions ofre pectability will be some
what changed Tno young man Nl not think
il is a dishonor t. him TO work on tarm.-
The young woman will no more think herself
degraded BY familiarity with he kitchen. In
irllgence, industry, usefulness, will measure
merit aud establish title to respect. Those
lhlues VIC ought to consider now.-CMr. Cum
mings Address.