Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-12-08
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by tic term Head seorE mean the yerif-
cation Of the ancieut saying Of making the
head save the heels, or lessening labor By
forethougls
How often do we hear persons give as q
reason for masking a mistake that they did
not thinkH 1t is by no means an uncommon
thing 70 and two farmers, having the same
amount Of work to do, with the same amount
Of help, and yet one IS always hurried, while
with the other everything goes on ike clock
work. If You will take the trouble TO exam-
inc into the matter, you viii find that the lat
ter works with his head as well as with his
hands. He lays out his work in advance, and
does not work to disadvantage he does not
rush at job without first thinking Of or fnd-
ing out the best and quickest mode Of doing
it.
Another great advantage to be derived from
head work is that it viii teach man the true
meaning of the word eco.ioiay Many FARM,
ers Economist IN way which is anything
but economy. How often do We hear farm
ers who for economy sake canuo afford to
lime, yet these same men must and win ad-
nit that the application Of lime viii greatly
increase their crops.
Let us apply head,&ork to this, and sec
what such economy is. Almost any one viii
admit that coat Of lime applied to a field
which has had none for ten or fifteen years,
will increase the yield to an amount equiva-
lent to two bushels Of wheat per acre, and
viii contine this rate Of increase for FIVE years
at least, or ten bushels, worth at least 500
A coat Of forty bushels per acre win cost
cost Of putting on included about twenty
cents per bushel, or IS per acre. By apply
ing these two calculations to each other, we
viii see that the lime is more than tieice paid
for by the increased yield Of the FIRST FIVE years
to say nothing Of the after increase, for its
action win extend beyond five years. There
fore to cease lining is not economy, by a great
deal. Some viii continue to use worn-out
plowshare, and instead Of getting a sharp one,
viii raise the cleYis and thus run the plow ap-
on its point, adding at least one-fourth of the
draught Of the team and plowing up The
ground in a manner which win shorten the
crop to an amount which would buy ten or
fifteen shares Such men viii mostly plead
want Of time as an excuse for not doing many
things which should have been done, vet such
are always the men who swell the crowd al {
pnblic sales, and such places We win find
such men running their plows against the /
same tight stones, year after year, or plow
ing around the same stunlps because they have
not time to remove them, bat they never
seem to think that the time spent in getting
over distractions and replacing broken plow-
shares, would be sufficient to remove it sever
al times.
Weshould remember that to practice econo-
my we must not save a dollar and thereby lose
ten, or, in other words, adopt the old adage
Of penny wise and pound foolish We
may look where We WILL in any kind of trade,
and We win always find that the man who
practices head-lroTk always has the inside
track in the race oflife. while the economist
is often Jeff behind by those who understand
tr9e economy 5. H.
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