The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-05-28
Evidences OF q Coed Former.


The thrifty, prudeut farmer-one inter-
esIed in has business, and who pursues it as
we'll 10. the love of it AZ for the profit it
viii surely afford, if conducted with system
Gna economy--is co1stautiy engaged in
lsiog up his premises, and putting them
in more :onrenien; and thorough order.
tie srends no stormy days at the country
village, as do his less prudent nsigbbors,
Dor does be have any spare hours in which
tc ;caf at The corner shop or store. His
tire IS better employed. In winter, as
we'll as in summer, ne has his stormy day
work Planned beforehand, reserving to be
performed at such time sorle needed job
that can be done without interfering with
tae regular work of Tie farm on pleasant
days. But while constantly active aud
v..chtul that no time is lost or wasted,
he always has plenty OF time to receive
and make calls upon his neighbors, attend
to necessary business that frequently calls
him away from home, aud store his mind
with useful knowledg. 1t is this very at
,.atiop to his home duties, this husband
ms, of bis time, this constant care Of the
little necessary hxiugs Of bis farm and
buildings, that enables him to keep before
his work, aud have time for days leisure
without being driven b. bis business.
Not only are the more Important matters
o: his farm attended to, but the little de-
tails are no. overlooked. While his fields
are smooth and productive, his fences up
right and permanent, and his buildings
wcll painted and in good repair, At the
saple time the windows 70 his house are
not stuffed with old rags, the latehets and
handles TO nis doors are perfect, AID the
nrmberless little ccn.rivances, quite mex
rsnsire IL. themselves. but which render
set Of farm buildings 60 convenient aud
handy, are 20 be found at every turn.
There are many otherwise good farmers
who are entirely regardless of these little
fixtures, and who devote all their time to
the larger matters. Now We hold that
Will. ne latter should by all means be
Isade the main. objects of attention, the
former should on no account be neglected,
and ii is as much the part of toe thorough
y good farmer to see to the one as the
other. We eujoy visiting farm where
this attention to little matters, this time
spent in " fixing up" is everywhere NO
iiceab!e, and in complete keeping with the
nore aeighty matters. We like to see
we'll built gates instead of bars, barn doors
on rollers ins.eai of hinges, and fodder
racks for sheep instead OF feeding them
upon the ground or dotr. We like to
see all doors to ou:buildinss provided
with hasps, Fey both fastening them upon
the inside, If necessary, aud also sor sccu-
ring them back, when open. from the ac-
ton of TIE wind; TO see gate to shut
across the barn foer, to keep out cattle or
or sheep when the door ia open to find
N connection with every barn or stable a
closet for harnesses and carriage robes, as
Tet as 8 tool room and . room for the
storage Of the larger farm tools and iuple.
ments; 20 find hooks for hanging up odd
pieces of rope, chains, shovels, and the
like; and nails for hanging up the small
er tools and utensils used upon the farm,
~ well as boxes for the reception oil old
iron aud every sort of waste; aud work
berch and tools for making and repairing
all kinds of farm implements. If in ex.
amining the buildings upon farm, we
find the latter, We are also generally sure
to find the other conyeniences suggested
above, as well as many others it is not nee
essary to enumeraie. And one hardly
knows. without having tried it. how much
she farmer can accomplish, during hi
leisure hours, in the way Of fIing up hi
tSildinss with these handy accompani
uents, nor how much they added to th,
actual value of the iarm, not only for him
self in performing the necessary work up
on IL, bat in the estimation Of any on,
wishing to purchase farm. Attention I,
these little matters marks the really eco
noraicsi, successful farmer.
We recently passed the residence of
man who would be indignant did We no
claim him among the best farmers in th
township where he resides, whose o1-car
was standing BY the roadside. where j
was last used, and part Of whose harro,
was visible from beneath Q snow-drift il
an adjoining feld. They will be all read
when wanted in the spring, but We fea
the example ofthe farmer in this matte
will be hard to be counteracted BY h:
nole cowmendstle qualities; and the con
trast between him and the farmer vbo ha
eli HE tools and implements we'll house,
in h;s outhuil6ings or ba,a cellar is To-
stsifsn1 70 S~e4 fUTther illustrs tim