The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-15
farm aud atuaschOld.


Things q n, Fnscr should not DO.
A farmer should not break up moro land
than he can n-cultvate thoroughly huli-tiiltd
land is always growing poorer, while well
TILED land is always improving. thrifty
and prudent farmer will not doyoto his sole
attention 10 tho improvcorent Ot certain
fields on his farm, because tho land is easy
TO work at and let other portions of his
promises 90 uuoultivated, and grow nothing
but brush bogs, briars aud stones,
A farmer.st0,ild nevet have more cattle
horses or other animal stock ihauhe can keep
in good order. AN animal In good order OF
shs beginning Of winter is already balf win
tered. Nor should he expose cattle to the
chilling storms of winterin an open yard or
field, when a few dollars.spontin the way
Of molsing comfortable stables would amply
repay him in saving Of fodder, and afford a
greater amount Of milS. ene t.F .y
farmer shouid never depend too much
m his neighbors Tor what no can by careful
management produce on his own land. He
should not make il common practice to
either buy or beg fruit while he can plant
treos and cultivate them on his own ground
nor puney his neighbors by borrowing
tools 10 work with Willie lie can make or
buy them. The borrower is servant to
the lendor.p
Afarmer should never bc 80 immersed in
political mattcrs as to neglect doing his var
ous kinds OF work in duo season, and to
snug up matters aud things for winter; no:
Slr ,uld no be so igatientive TO politics as to
remain ignorant OF those great questions Of
n,t,nll aud state policy vhiclf will always
agitato moro or less q lroc people.
A farmer should not bo continually bor-
rowing his neighbours newspapers, While
lle eau easily save money enough, by cur.
failing some little extravaganza, to subscribe
AMI pay for one or more of his own,
A farmer shonl never ret 20 fair price
Cor anything he wishes 10 sell. have
known men to refuse a dollar and half for
lsdshel Of corn, and after keeping il five or
six months they were glad 70 get n dollar
for IL. Ihave known farmers to refuse to
take fair marketable price for their dali
riesiof butter, and after keeping II three r
four months they concluded to sell the
butter for only twu.thrds Of hoprice which
they were first offered "A bird in the hand
is worth two in tho bush"
A farmer should not allow his woodpile to
he reduced down TO tho Shorts" merely
dIawingia little by piocemeaL and green 1T
that. llo must expect to encounter the sour
looks of his wife and family, and perhaps
Ire compelled (m serios OF lectures) TO
Earn that the man who provides Grccn wood
to hurn In the wlnler, has not measured the
fsrt rules OF domestic economy. Nor
Shonld he employ some hotch'' mason to
build his chimney "upside down. 50 that
his family win be nearly smoked ont Of the
house, and the walls Of the room become as
yellow as saffron. t....l. WI
A farmer should not let his buildings
look as old as tho hills, aud 20 to decay,
Willie he can easilyailord tho means to keep
them in good repair; iior should ho allow
taaered clothes and old hats to be stuffed
mStlle wndows. in place OF glass. II ho
doos,lhe neednut ho alarmed ii he acquires
the reputation of moan man, or one who
tarrics long where liquor is sold by the
glass,
farmer shOw)d not bo contcnled with
dilap dated ookingTenccs his farm, 4,
as to tempt his cattle to become unrnly and
destroy his crops, whilo ho has plenty o
opportunities and materials to make or keol
them in repair IPorkiHy FurD,r.