Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-03-13
farmer's pepartnlent.
Ths Philosophy Of Rural IOOnomy.

when We wrote 10 the last number cfIhs Gu
tivaiOr Of Looking for the Spring. We did not
think the event vas to be sOlOng postponed. But
he frOsls, which gave promise Of yelling to
more genial influences. again tighIened their
grasp, Aad OH Winter was King up to the
twentieth Of February. and even yet is IN no
hast 10 eaptulats all at once, for many Of our
large ri,ers are still icebOund, and SHOWS lie
thick upon many broad acres.
Since you cannot go bodily into your Spring
work. you may feel disposed to listen to a little
indoor IAls while you are laying yOlr plans for
the years campaign. Economy is thing not
always fully understood. Ii seems TO be a
kind of natural gift, like the capacity 10 singer
Erite poetry. We have recalled q thousand
times a remark We once heard by an accom-
plshed lady, while she was pleading with her
merchant husband the cause Of destitute wU.
man, welded to one Of those most unfortunate
Of human beings, q shi2ssJ man. "Why,
my dear" said Mrs. Hezlop, "Ihi' woman and
her children must not be left to suffer. Her
husband Is not so much to blame economy
iS gift, just as much Of a gift as sense, or any
other capacity" We do not lean ID say chat
this gifi is not susceptible Of cultivation. el-e
We would not be writing about it now. Bat
We we're going TO take little different view of
the case, and speak Of the economy Of expen.
liture, which is just as much Of gih or skill
as the economy Of saving.
We end but few men Oi asymmetrica mental
development that's they ere not equally
lucky in vsrOns directions in which they have
ne means Of being equally intelligent which
argues either want Of tsst or Of adoption
For instance, a man will invest several thou,
sand dollars in a choice bull or horse. as many
hundreds in a sheep or hog, or IN chickens,
rabbits, puppies, ect, and get his money back
, every ime. Let the same man meddle with
real estate speculstIons, stocks, factories or the
like, and he finds himself sadly out fpoeket.
! Success makes man confident, and confidence
bsgets success; so when man is going up eve.
ry thing helps him, and when he is going down
every thing gives him push.
The miscellaneous farmer has need for a
great versatility of executive talent. II wool
growing or cattle breeding or grain raising was
his only care, he could direct his thoughts in
that one channel, and II Intelligent, soon be.
' come al adept. But no he must exercise him
self in the whole round OF agriculture and me-
chAncs. In order to till and grace. he mus
also learn the economy Of implements. which
e is a whole trade of itself; whether it is cbep
y er in the end. in view OF his wants, to buy
G reaper, q thresher. q stock MILL grain drill
d etO.. or 60 on in the old way without such as
t. sistauce. Then in the marketing Of his pro
% duce he must learn the art and philosophy c
g trade, and in supplying his farm and bousehol
ID he must become familiar with the mysteries c
merchandising.
L In this rapid view, who will repeat the con
y temptuous scandal, that any numbscull is goo
le enough to be a farmer? But we are not wri
lting for such people, we address ourself to mel
= who receive the self-evident truth, not only Il
The necessity hut The fact of rural intelligence
there lea limit to economical expenditure in on,
d direction, and limit 10 economical reserve il
the other; and wise man will keep himsel
d clear Of the eikhbOrhOOd Of both these ex.
tremes. Very rich men often chafe themselves
9 Sainst the outer bound. and very poor men
against the inner. and both learn lesson, =
The first can sometimes afford to pay for hi,
! knowledge, the second never can. OF many in
D Provements men expect too much so wher
they are disappointed, they should rather ours,
their own stupidity than the failure of rea
: sOnable expedisnt 10 work miracles, when i
MAS only intended to assist poor humanity. -
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