Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1858-01-02
FARMERS DEPARTMENT.
The Thrifty Farmer.

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three rules for regulating his business,
which he observes himself and enforces on
those around him, viz to do everything in
The right time, convert everything in its
proper use, put everything in its proper
place.
lie buys only the improved breeds Of
cattle, horses, sheep and swine, and 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 arc never underfed or over
worked,
His Out.houses, Wood.house, Spring
house, and Corn-crib are nicely white
washed on the outside, and kept neat
within.
He has tool house, and place for
every tool in it, which may be wanted for
any ordinary purposes, such as mepding
implements, making axe, or hoe, or fork
handles, &c, and also for slowing carefully
away such as will not be wanted for another
season.
lie has sheds around his barnyard to
protect his cattle from the weather, and
warm, well ventilated stables for his cows
and young stock, and also a shed to protect
the manure heap
He has leaves or other refuse vegetable
matter, to gather with soil from his head.
lands, 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, quarter
or half a mile from his barnyard.
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 winter.
His woodshed is filed with wood out in
August, always one year ahead.
His wife never scolds, because she never
has occasion to.
her cellar and pantry are always sup
piled with the needful yoa0 material, which
she, works up in palatable form to fill up
vacancies at meal times.
Heavy bread, cold buckwheat cakes, and
rancid butter are novelties which her good |
man and the children have heard tell of
by some of the neighbors, but have never
seen.
When friend or Two calls to lodge, a
plate of good ripe Rambo apples, pitcher
of water, and dish Of boiled chestnuts
are brought for discussion around the stove,
of an evening.
He considers it his duty to promote the
circulation of Agricultural papers, and has
saved himself some hundreds of dollars by
following the advice of the Farm journal.
His crops are always equal, and often
better than any in the neighborhood, and
are kept clear of weeds.
He watches the markets, and sells bis
crops at he highest prices.
lie makes il a rule always to spend
little less than he makes.
Himself and wife are both industrious,
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 principle,
and thus saves himself from losses and bad
debts.
Ho has large fruit orchard, well sup
piled with every variety of fruit in success,
sion.
He studies the theory as well as the
practice of farming, has cleared off the
last 500 of mortgage, and is seriously
talking of making q bid for his neighbor
Sloven's farm which is up at Sheriff's sale.
He goes to church on the Sabbath, minds
his religious duties, and brings up his
children to do the same, lives respected,
and dies regretted, as useful man and
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