Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-16

q few !spccialities. Farmers, generally, think
they dc well if they have a small amount lait
up at the close of the year beyond their ex
penses, but there are only few who can tel
to what branch to give the credit for the larg
est share Of the profits, or whether proper
ton of it can be given to all on which they
have expended their means and labor. If .
strict account was kept with every class o.
products this would not be the case. But il
may be urged that the season and other cir
cumstances over which he has no control
may render improbable one year that which
was profitable the year before. True, but i,
is not one year alone which should determine
their practice; series of five years may be
necessary. What may be remunerative one
or two years may not be so for the other
three, and the reverse. 1t is the general av.
erage which must be taken and no isolated
season. For instance, would it do to aban
don the raising Of hogs because the past year
gave such poor, and to some disastrous re.
turn? Certainly not but it may be prudent
not to feed SO many and feed better what they
may have. Itwould do, however to abandon
the raising of so much wheat, rs a series OF
years has proven that, situated so far as we
arc from market for this grain, it does not
pay to produce more than may be needed for
home consumption.
One of the greatest evils in Iowa husband
ry is the small value placed upon little things.
Even small farm of fifty acres is despised
because there is so much land can be had at
such low price to make it double or treble
in size. Go through the State and inquire
into the circumstances of small farmers and
it will be found that they are better in nine
cases out Of ten, than those who pretend to
cultivate large farms. Why? Being com.
PEELED, perhaps, to support himself and fam
lily OH his fifty acres, he makes a good use of
what he has, he does not despise small
things. AS he has not the means to enter
into any one thing largely, if any fails, he
does not lose much. On the other hand he
cannot afford to devote even half of his farm
to any one crop. His eyes are used to some
purpose, by which he learns the wants of the
nearest market, and he produces that which
pays him best, and is of sure sale at fair
profit. His stock of all kinds is of the best.
and it will not pay him to keep many. When
he goes to town or his place of trading, he
does not despise taking bushel of potatoes,
some onions, cheese or two, cabbage, or
even pumpkins, not needed at home, and be-
cause not needed considered worthless -
whatever he obtains for them is clear GAIN
There are many instances Of this class of far
mers, who by thus making the small things
bring him something, too small as considered
by many, have paid for their little farms
which they had purchased entirely upon
credit, and made themselves snug homes
thereby. Those who 'despisc not the day of
small things and "plow deep whilst slug
CARDS Sleep" always have plenty to live on
and are never behind with their pecuniary
engagements. Taxes are no special dread to
them, as they are always ready to pay them.
They know that the aggregate oftaxation is
made up of few mills here and few mills
there; few mills obtained for this and for
that esteemed worthless article, will more
than meet them.
To such as appreciate the above sugges-
tons, the subjoined papers in regard to the
proper cultivation of Corn, Wheat, Sorghum,
Flax, &c, &c, and the raising and feeding
of Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, &C., have been pre-
pared.