The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-01-30
MORE WORKING CAPITAL.


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We think that a majority of Ameri,
can farmers will be ready to concedc
that they are unable TO farm it as well as
they ought to, for want Of sufficient
working capital. a farmer with INSULT.
Gent working capital always labors
under a Disadvantage. When spging
opens,he finds vast deal OF labor crowd.
ing upon HIM to be performed. Upon
some fields where he wishes TO SOW oats,
or barley, or spling wheat, very early,
tie water is standing, and there are no
drains to convey it of rapidly, and he is
Obliged to wait iot its slow evaporation.
lie has not had the field drained because
he could not command the means to DO
it. The evaporation Of the water cools
the soil to such a degree, that when he
gets his grain in, 1t is 4 long time in
coming up, and is backward throughout
the seasDn. AS it Is late before the
ground is in condition to work, he gets
behind with his task, and realizes that
another team and another laborer might
enable him to catch up with his work;
but he lacks the money to scc0re them,
Finally, the p!owing is hurried np too
fast to be well done, and the grain got
in too late, and IL bad order, The result
is less than halt q crop. II he had Ios,
ses&ed more working capital, he would
have manured his ground,an il his own
supply had failed, ho would have pur-
chased some in the nearest town, and
hauled 1t upon his ground, or would
have made up the deficiency with bone
dust, ashes, lime, plaster, pondrette, or
some Other fertilizer. A his sowiag
has been delayed, it has trenchei upon
the planting season, ard his planting is
done too late, too hastily, and couse-
quentIy A9t well done. The results are
similar to those OF his own crops.
Az tor want OF capi'al he usos H.
fGlior implements, and works under dis
advantage, and suffers loss IRON that
cause, The same want Ia te!t in cult
vailng his planted crops, aaa the yielQ
IS dim niShed tor want Of proper cult
walton. Harvest and haying comes on
and tor want of iaborers aud labor saw
ing implements, the harvest is unduly
prolonged, the grain becomes over-ripe
and shells in gathering, or is injured by
rain, end there is loss again The hay
gets too ripe, or is exposed too long IN
curing, and is consequently inferior in
quality, and tells upon the stock in win.
ter, TO pursue this subject farther: the
corn ripens before the farmer is ready
TO cut it up, and the stalks are injured
for fodder the potatoes are not dug
until we have had some pretty hard
trosts, and portion Of the tubers lying
nearest the surface is frosted, and wiuter
overtakes the farmer before his work is
done, and tirds him unprepared for the
closing up of the season. From all
these causes, the annual incomes of
many farmers are undoubtedly diminish.
ed at least onc-half, and their lives har-
rassed until they are heartily sick of
farming,
These losses and vcXations might be
avoided by increasing their working
capital. oh, yes, exclalms the ndig-
nant reader, increase our working capi4
tai and how is that TO be done pray?
We are Just able to bring the wear
around, row, aud how are we to obtain
any surplus to lay up for another years
use Well, let us consider hequeston
Most farmers are too ambitious Of own
ing a large farm. II they purchase one,
they expend nearly all their money in the
purchase, reserving altogether too lit-
lie to stock and work 1t properly
1t would be better policy to take up
with less land, AMI then have the means
TO work it in such manner as TO ensure
larger profits than larger farm would
afford, worked rs they would be obliged
to work it with their limited means or,
if they must have large farm, 1t woull
be better to give mortage tor one'
fourth or one third OF the purchase mon,
ey retaining that amount to stock and
carry the farm. They would much
sooner have money ahead, than by pays
ing all down, and then be crampod tor
want of means.
Those who have farms, and are com.
PEELED to cultivate under the disadvan-
tages above described, would do well to
sell part, and apply the receipts IN work.
ing the remainder. We opine that their
profits would be greater than they are
under present management. Or, if de.
termined to keep their farm intact, they
had better mortage, and borrow the
money necessary TO work it as it should
be worked. Many farmers have their
money in such shape that they could
not part with a portion Of it without
destroying the symmetry Of the remains
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