The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-12
Evidences of a Good Farmer.

Evidences of a Good Farmer
The thrifty, pradcnt farm lone
interested in his business, and who
pufsues it as well for the love of it
as for the profit it will surely afford
sifconducted \ with system and econ
omy-is constantly engaged in fix
ing up his premises and putting
them in more convenient and thor
ough order. He spends no stormy
days at the country village, as do his
less prudent neighbors, nor does he
have any spare hours in whica to
'foafat the corner shop OF store. His
time is better employed. In. winter
as in summer he has stormy day
work planned beforehand, reserving
to be performed at such time some
needed job that can be done without
interfering with the regular work Of
the farm on pleasant days. But
while constantly active, and watch
full that no time is lost or wasted,
he always has plenty Of time to re-
ceive and make calls upon his neigh
bors, attend to. necessary business
that frequently calls him home from
and store his mind with useful knowl-
edge. 1t is this very attention to
his home duties, this outstanding of
his time, this constant care to the
little necessary fixing of his farm
and buildings that enables him to
keep before his work and have time
for a days leisure without being
driven by his business. Not only
are the more important matters up-
on his farm attended to, but the lit
tie details are not overlooked. While
hisfields are smooth and productive,
his fences: upright and permanent.
and his buildings well painted, and
in goodrepair, at the same time the
windows to his house are not stuffed
with old rags, the latches and han
dies to his doors are perfect, and the
numberless little contrivances, quite
in themselves, but which
render 4 set of farm buildings so
convenient and handy, are to be
found at every turn. - <l*s4S -
There are many otherwise good
farmers, who are entirely regardless
of these little fixtures and who de-
vote all their time to the larger mat,
ters. Now we-hold that while the
latter should by all, means be made
the main objects of attention, the
former should on no account be neg
lected, and it is as much the part of
the thoroughly good farmer to see
to the one as the other. Il. ,...fs ..l5..
We enjoy visiting farmer where
this attention to little matters, this
time spent in "fixing up is every
where noticeable and in complete
keeping with the more weighty mat
ters. We like to see well built gates,
instead of bars, indoors on roll
ers instead of hinges, and fodder
racks for sheep instead of feeding
them upon the ground or floor. We,
like to see all doors to buildings
provided with hasps for both tasten-
ing them upon the inside, if neces-
sary, and also for securing them back
when open, from the action of the
wind to see a gate to. shut across a
barn door to keep.out cattle or sheep
when the door is open: to find IN
connection with every barn or stable
a closet for harnesses and carriage
robe, and tool room and aroom and,
a storage of the larger farm tools
and implements; to find hooks for
hanging up old pieces of rope, SHOW
els and the like, and nails for hang
ing up the smaller tools and uten-
sils used upon the farm, as well as
boxes for the reception Of old iron
and every sort of wates and work
bench and tools for making and re-
pairing all kinds of farm implements.
Ifin examining the buildings upon
a farm we find the latter, we are also
generally sure to find all the other
conveniences suggested above, as
well as many others notnecessary to
And one hardly knows,
without having tried it, how much
the farmer can accomplish during
his spare hours in the way of fixing
up his buildings with these handy
Accomplishments, nor how much they
add to the actual value of the farm,
not only in performing the necessary
work upon it, but in the estimation
Of any one wishing to purchase a
farm. Attention to these little mat
ters. marks the really economical,
successful farmer. . Z iEjf3
sjI We recently passed the residence
Of man, who would be indignant
did we not class him. among the best
farmers in the town where he resides,
whose ox-eart is standing on the
road side where it was last used, and
q part of whose harrow was visible
from beneath snow drift in an ad
joining field. They will be all ready
when wanted in the spring, but we
fear the example of the farmer in
this matter will be hard to be coun-
teraeted by his more commendible
qualities and the farmer who has
all his tools and Implements well
housed in his outbuildings or barn
cellar. is too striking to need further
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= THE NEXT STATE FArR.-The
gentlemen composing the commit
tee appointed by the State Board at
the January meeting, to visit such
localities as saw proper to submit
a, proposal for the State Fairs of
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