Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-07
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The Farmer on the Farm.

The Farmer on the Farm
The farmer in his daily avOcation has as
much to think of, and to call forth the full
exercise of every mental faculty, as is to
he found necessary in almost any other
business, and far more than the majority OF
the common trades and professions Of life.
Take hIm in the general arrangement OF
his business as a planner, designer, or con-
triver. In this department he has To eXer-
else much forethought and discretion. The
arrangement of his business must be well
contrived, and clear and distinct through
ont, comprising III one view the past, the
present, and the future. The management
of the past month will require his present
careful attention. and it will require it
through the future This he must provide
for, and he must plan and Ivy out his work
accordingly, or his business operations will
soon be all crowded and in confusion. None
Of his crops nor any of his grass-fed ami
mails are independent of his aid all must
bc diligently cared for, and looked after.
The crop when planted will require subse-
quent culture The stock when III the field
or fold yard will require constant attention,
change of feeding in the pasture, and of
tcrs like these, require his unceasing and
Intelligent attention, or his business, like
the business Of other people who do not
bring a sufficient store of knowledge, tact,
and judgment to guide it, will soon be al
together irretrevablc confusion bringing
ruin and discredit upon himself and sorrow
and distress to his family and friends
Take him as a breeder of stock 1t may
appear to the initiated very simple course
10 breed animals for the supply of the farm
on which they are to be raised for sale or
iatted for the market but put him to the
task, and he will soon discover his error
The breeding of cattle for instance animals
bred from good stock are of quick, expan-
Sive growth, will thrive and fatten rapidly,
and are very early brought to maturity /;
while to breed from herd of common or
binary unimproved stock they will grow
slowly, they will never fatten, hut remain
on hand for months or even years before
arriving at full maturity Farmers in gen
cral know the difference of these kinds and
avoid the worst sorts as they would pest.
Great and universal attention is now Civ
en- to these points of profitable breeding,
and the existence of badly bred animals is
now the exception, while but a few years
back it was altogether the rule 1t is per-
iectly astonishing what high state Of m-
prOvement has been attained by the breed
crS of shOrt-hOrned cattle. We see i'm
mcnse animals of this breed at two years
old; and the Hereford are not far behind
them, while perhaps in the quality of their
flesh they exceed them The rapidity of
the growth of short-horns and some other
cattle, their aptitude to fatten at an early
age, and the quantity of meat they yield at
this early age, are sufficient to place their
breeders in high position as public bene-
factors, and great contributors towards
promoting nations wealth And this de-
partment of cattle breeding is carried out
with consummate skill and Judgment in very
many ways. 1t has become quite a sci
ence. No novice would be able to estimate
the product Of certain animals being put
together for breeding purposes. \ breeder
OF standing, however, would tell you at
once what would be the result Hence the
Judgment in selecting sires to dams, strain
of blood to strain of blood, etc Then,
again, the breeding of cattle for particular
localities is attained with vast advantage.
The small and beautiful Devon for the hill
OF mountain pastures, the Welsh and Scotch
Ior COlu CLIMATES ana mountainous heights,
or the larger breeds for the fattcning pas
tures, and the smaller breeds for the nfe-
rior pastures, all is the result of wise and
4 thoughtful class of men, who have TO
make the best produce from their holdings,
in whatever district they are placed
10 Craze cattle properly Of each kind
age requires a very considerable knowl-
edge Of their habits and Diseases and the
means OF prevention and recovery. The
eye of the master grazeth the OK" Verify,
no novice need expect to prosper as breed
"r on grazier OF cattle | again confidently
repeat that the farmer has as great scope
for knowledge, tact, and Judgment in the
management OF his business as any other
class Of the community, i'll whatever busi-
ness they may be engaged in-Famers
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