Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-05-30
SOUTH. SLOPE.
Farm-Life.

10 ne constantly saying tudl tue occu-
,ation Of the agriculturist is AT honorabl'
ne. would be like telling the literary
xorld that Punch was at times dis
,os, i to he Factions. or p-r>is'cn:ly' re-
nmdlng minister's that the cause of Christ
which they advocate is ris hteous. Though
we admit there are cheats and ewindlcrs
among farmers. we are prore to believe
hat as class, they ale from their natu-
.,aI surroundings nore honest than any
nther class of people. To use the words
Il TN. immorla. Washington "Agricul-
are is The most. h1al'h!a;, most useful,
.;.d mos, noble enr'oymcit Of man.
rn>tant employment in ;he omen air
sivrs The iarn!er constitutional health and
igor; as the primal motor power which
sets and S.lstaius III motion al other busi'
less and social relations Of man. lie
Iaily worships in Gods own temple,
whose foundation walls are ;le ereriast
ng hills; whose pillars are cloud pier
.iny mountains whose roof Of ether blue
s. the star light dome above us; whose
windows are curiained by clouds ever
changing in hue and texture, bordercd by
gold and silver, and richer Than Tyrian
,,urple; Who e hnors are carpe!el with
ne living green Of the meadows and the
lues of forest and flowers; whose music
heard in ,hcrevcr belatirg roll Of the
t,ndcrs voice. in the unceasing murmur
# the sea, in the deairuing roar Of the
aishtv cataract, in the drowsy lullaby OF
he silrery rivulet, in the breezcs as they
Whisper through the torcs groves, rr
.hriek wildly amid the weird branches of
he monarch oak, natures own lE,ean.
ii is true that there are stern, hard
,ractiealties in tauning. Ii is not con
aut holiday T. the young man nsl
,mrl. ncii:: it is especially 80. as ii, nm
asas cut cf tea he has y lnultg"gc to ills
solns ksAey aebt 10 paY which h'-
neen incrcas.d by investments iii his hit'i-
less. To contend single handed against
hcSe difficulties We're indeed u l"lsome
,>k were it not for the brighter visions
+ the fl;:ure, thoughts Of & happy lrin'c,
! cheerful iircsidr, broad acres, well stock
u stables, and cra!mries filled to p!enti-
.ude, Of all which he can say with an
honest, manly pride, they are mine; by
he labor of my brain and sweat OF my
BROW ! earned them, and which thought
renders supple his slitlened mustle, and
makes light his footsteps as he hastels
ioyfnlly, hopefully through his daily round
If toll.
Farming, like ell other business, to be
conducted profitably must be conducted
in systematic, business ike manner
Exact accounts should be kept of all husi
ness transactions. Those branches Of
husbandry 1iat do not Fay a cash profit,
,hould be immediately discarded, always
granting, however, that ther have thor
ough trial. Very much depends on the
man as to whether he will succeed or not
at farming. y man of thorough going
business habits will succeed Ii almost any
vocation of life that. he may see fit to pur
sue pcrsistently, and though he know
comparatively nothing Of agriculture, he
will succeed much better THAI your make.
shift man who, though born aud bred On
farm, knows only enough OF his business
to growl at mother earth because she re.
fuses to reward his wretchel attempt at
husbandry by bounteous crops. A per-
son should never involve himself in more
land than he has abundant capital to op.
crate successfully. If he have an idea OF
carrying ON y farm for profit, at the same
time spending an unlimited amount Of
time dabbling in other trades and profes.
sions, he had better leave it alone, for it
will prove a thankless god. A trite old
saying, "the best manure for his land is
the owners foot"