The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-17
Agricultural ana Domestic.
MOVING MACHINES ON
SMALL Farms

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SMALL Farms
IL one ihe legislative Agricultural
meeting. whieh iuok place &c tfs State
House n March issi, whea ~ topic
under discussion was iLat u taya I'M
yltatais, ore n more u iie
stated ihai 'lsy thought m5aas MAJ
cliucs were profitable 81 large iafm,
bat on small ones would hardly pay
We lsoaghi at ihe time, ihAl tts
was an erroneous ycw 81 ihe matter.
and upon farther reGe ,ion, we think
- still The farmer who has a large
farm, il presumed 10 have capital cor.
responding with bic acres. and 10 Dc.
vote his whole time 10 the manage.
men. Of lis estate. H. is never sa-
gis-Laadea aud Gi9ae. III sicA, or dis
abled Ia any way. tie has strong back
and stout arms to depend upon, IN his
hired men, slill 10 carry on the cutie
walton Of the crops. or 10 secure tile
harvesls, lie can even visit The sea-
shore or the mountains, and be absent
for several days Ia succession, with.
out any special delrimcnl 10 his farm
ing operations. lis corn and roots
are hoed and kept 10 fo0ri.hiog con.
dlion, and bis lay, and wheat, aud
rye crops, carefully secured, 50 that
be finds loaded scafolds Of golden
grain, and bursting bays Of aromatic
hay, all safely housed, TO gladden. him
Ga lass reiuia.
If he has used q moving machine
all ibis labor has undoubtedly been
greatly facilitated, and The crops have
been economically scored. But sup
pose he has not ayailed himself Of
this labor.saYing implemenl--he has
had, aud always can have, force IN
athletic men, equal 10 al the demands
upon him. II there Is any class Of
our farmers $50 can dispense
with thc moving machine, and nol
most sensible feel is absence, il Is this
that We have described This elias,
may be Independent Of the machine
it il viii, but NOT without loss.
Such, however, Is not the case with
the small farmer. his whole success
is centred in bis own judiejous man
agement, aided by his own muscular
power. The hard jobs, as the easy,
aud ali the duties tbat necessarily
snas. both late and early, are also
Li'' las cans may be in tic army,
factory, or behind counter, an 'but
the youngest, who is o,ay fourteen.
and yet has swung Tie scythc the ,wo
previous years.
Perhaps the farmer is considerably
past middle life, and although IN good
health. lis cheek il iurrowed, and
grey hairs sprinkle his temples. ! is
true that the grasshopper Is not a
borden 70 him yet, bat bic does not
feel like cutting bis acre before
dinner; be stops 70 sharpen lis scythe
oitencr than he did twenty years ago,
and rest longer in the shade Of the big
apple tree In fact, lis moving ma.
chine does not work az il formerly
did. There il plenty Of will, but less
power, aad the work progresses slow
", while he looks painfully around to
sec what he can call bis aid. 20 secure
the crops which beuedccni Heaven
has malured for the support Of bis
family.
The motrfay machine coues % such
man as a real blessing. Il enables
him to keepup with lis youage neigh
borsi to cui bus crops 10 season and
secure them without loss. He is re-
lived, encoHa ard feels compare
'iFely young again, because lie can
carry On biz iam as raplly and sue
oessiully as he ala ii his younger and
stronger daYs
Perhaps The small farmer Is in fee
bic healli---poi really sick, but un.
able TO take lhe lead ii laborious work
but with the aid q moving ma
chine and a good horse rake, he Is
more than a maieh Cor ihe best FIVE
men In the country 8u, this il re-;
all. Somehow, feels better than he
did. His appetite i sharp--hc has
gained fesh--aauls up s,raighier
'han'for'maay yolm before. and with
these blessings, another bias cone.
more valuable than all, ia cheerful.
trusting, iop3d spi.ii, which bring
new sunshine and ioy 10 bis whole
homestead Wonderful Aud tie doe
Tor says, AL ihis has come because
voc Do not work 60 hard !"
There arc other reasons why the
small farmer should use q moving ma
chine, bat 80 have pursued this SUBJ
lect too Ear TO gisc them now. We
have sad enough b sasgesl many
more reasons 10 Hose who arc wiling
- think about it, and 80 Ne leave il
ii present Tor iheig own pleasant
thoughts and. we trust, ludle.oas con
siaAioas.-A z. faraacr.