The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-01-31
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TN Brain Farming.

7. 1tJ VI VIC IUWeUIeI 'NwV rp W"c"''l
,,ur farming il mainly 4 matter of|
,mnscle. Tho ron'ioe farmer uses
si'ont n little mind in the cultivation
of fields aa the OK that he drives Il
1lis team always rnes in the ruts c,ade
lsv his fathers. Tie has no well dc.
vised system embracing MANY years
IF impmvemnt for his farm. His oh
ject seems TO bc'to get through the
wear as easily as possible. AID get a
subsistence from the soil. Now we
want something hotter than THE. and
are beginning to have it. So mnch
more productive is brain han muscle.
.sin manianlating the soil. that wc
Ehow Of instances Of ilrst-rate 'arm.
ing nv men who never put hand To
the pillow. II ia undoubtedly more
satisfactory TO- o man ~ give his
whole attention n hnshandrv. and or
dinarily this is the law Of success -
But so great is the need Of more cap
ital and more mind in this business.
that we welcome from any quarter the
men who can show ia how tomakc
farming profitable. The hest cnltiva
tors that we have fonnd in the conn
try are men bred to other pursuits:
professional men. mechanics. me-.
chants, and bankers. diverted tempo
rarily from their chosen pursuits IN
huabandrv. or adding this 10 their
othrr business. We have seen s."
many cases OF emminent success in
this kind of farming. that we think
favorably Of it. and do not hesitate %
,e ommend it to anv man who has
capital and tast' for hrshandrv.
Men Of tits class generally hive
abundant Of capital. and are not afraid
10 invest it ip this lusincss. Thev
bring the mental discipline and tact OF
town on the farm. and work with nc
much faith in the field "a they once
did in the shop or counting ROOM
Their skill. trained in other schools,
tells in the field. The shoe maker
turns hia attention from taps TO tan
roots, and turns ont snch crops II
beets, corrots, and tnrnipa. as are the
envy OF the neighborhood. The law
yer pleads his case with the soil. and
wins such verdicts a. he never oh
tanned from jnrics. The phvaician
medicates the barren field. and irfu-
ses into it such health and productive.
ness that all the old fcgies wonder
what sort Of manure the doctor uses.
The minister tills hia elebe with sn
mnch skill that he brings beth the
butcher and grocer in den. 10 him at
the close of the vcar. The bsnk.r
runs a farm as skilltnllv a. a bank.
and makes it pay surer dividends.
1t is not necessary that man
ehould live npon his farm. in order Ia
make It pay. II is desirable that il
shond be near his residence. that lie
should zee it every week, and Law cuf
the work for the foreman. Bnt very
good farming is done even without
this. il man will give his attention
to it. Washington planned Lie farm
crops and rotations with His cam
paigns in the fields Of war. during
the dark years Of the Revolution. =
Webster. at Washington. dictated the
plan, and most Of the details of his
farming, at Marshfield, and that was
certainly respectable. Professional
men in villages and cities often have
farms in the eubnrbs that they culti.
vatc with great satisfaction and profit.
Sometimes the foreman is a partner
in this business. and takes The farm
at halves. furnishing halt the stock
tools, seed. ETC., and taking half the
crops. Bnt this does not always work
well. Ii the landowner has liberal
notions Of improvement. it works
quite i'll; for hc looks to the rcrp.a.
nent benefit Of his place. While iii
foreman very naturally loots for large
receipts at the clo-e cr the wear. -
The best method is for tie laudho'dcr
to hire competent foreman with a
family, on 2 salary. and il he wshc.
still further, to stimulate his endcav
ors. give him a small share /, the
3 pr"fits Of the busine 9 II Al o,lL he
stipulated that he should hoard what
-laborers are needed, Mt a given price,
SO that the crops may MT suffer for