The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-08-17
ADVICE TO FARMERS.

Jacob Strawn is said to be the most exten-
siye and successful farmer in lIlinos, though
not doing so much now as formerly. He
gives the following advice to farmers through
the Chicago Press: i...t
When you wake up, do not roll over, but
roll out. It will give you time to ditch all
your sloughs, and break them up, and harrow
them. aud sow, them with Timothy, and a
small portion Of red clover with It. One
bushel nf clover TO ten of the, timothy is sui
6rient, Make your fence high. lsht and
strong. SO that it will keep your cattle and
pigs out. II you have brush, make YOU fence
secure. and be sare to keep pigs and hogs
from the cattle /; for if the corn is clean they
will eat it much better than II il is not.
Study your interest closely, anil do not spend
one twentieth part Of yanr time in eecting
Presidents. Senators, or small officers, and
talking Of hard times while spending your
time IN tUwn. sitting an store boxes. and
whiting all the soft wood up. instead oI
leaving It 10 kindle fires with. 50 that they
can get TO business.
BE sure 10 get Your hands TO bed by sever
lo'clock aud they viii have TO rise early BY
the force Of circumstances. Pay hand--i
he j. poor hand-alI you promise him; i
he is g,od hand, pay little more /; it viii
encourage him to do lit,le better. Wher
was yonnger, and employed a great man,
hands. Il have employed oser two hnndrel !
day. } | made universal rule, al the time
TO pay good hands more than promise,
them. ! thought il brought me mure inter
est than any money | ever handled. ExtH
pay is appreciated by good young maI
much. Always feed them as well as yal
feed yourselves, Tor the laboring men sr
the hope aud sinew Of the world. aud ough
TO be well treated. All our wealth and fn
clothes come by hard labir. Our best rls
il they would 90 to bed three hours earle
than their ususi time, aud get up two hour
sooner. which would give them one hou
, more sleep than they now get, and when the
did get Up. help get the breakfast, and was
the dishes, aud sling the pots around, mt :
as to oyer.strain themselves, they would b
much healthier, more handsome, aud get bet
; ter husbands.
| am satisfied that getting up earlier. in
iustry and regular habits aye The bet me,i
cinps ever prescribed. far heath. Look at nu
, general land surveyors. when first runnin
on tne laUu IN lne west, waning W Ndle
i,on the shine month 20 the waste. Al nigh
making calculations, keeping their mini
Employed. were all well ani hearty. While III
! hsnlls empinseG IN carrying the chain. whe
they had nothing 10 10. laid ,lown aud die
like rotten sheep. When did you know I
a General 10 the army who was man, b.
! Who was al his post when duty called Tor ]
! IL ~ good healthi l.unk at our neighhors
the spring, about the time that their cor
: shuuI,I be planted. They get tinahurry. &c
ting harness. ploSs, and almost every thir
belonging to their misunderstanding aroun
: going 10 mill, getting pait cf load
wuud at timr, not time enough T. haul
: : fuIl had ai time. they are 50 extremely hu
' ricd to get their curn planted.
II they would keep II work all the ssaso
: We would star,e the lawyers and whip Il
: dortofs. When il comes rainy. bad wcaths
so you cannot pillow. cut aud split your wno
!, Make your rakes when il rains hard. tlea
= nig your st.bles. or fixing something in-loa
D. Ifat YOU might have 10 stop the plow to hx
70 good weather.