Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-02-17
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and especially those who have boys to
bring up Boys win be busy, and if op.
portunity is not given for full employ
ment of their time, either with work or
sport at home they win seek diversion
abroad, which viii not usually result
proftably. a farmer gives his experience
and opinion upon the matter in the sub
joined sensible talk:
How many farmers do we find that have
not the ingenuity to repair Ike or other
small farm implement. Were they brought
up on farm Yes. Well, then, why is
1t? Some may say they are of that un-
fortunate class of mortals that are not gift
ed with their share Of ingenuity This is
a great mistake IF you will take the
trouble to enquire of them what they spent
their time at when young, they will tell
you farming. Was their father farmer
Yes, the best in the neigh borhood, they
may say. Well what did he employ him
self and boys at rainy days 30, nothing;
when it rained too hard to work, we gen
orally spent our time at the village, in the
stores and tavern. You know that boys
want rest sometimes" Very true, but is
there no other enjoyment for boys than at
the tavern end stores Had the father
had work shop, with selected lot of
tools, would not those boys have had some
Job for rainy day, such as little cart,
sleigh, wagon, or boat to make or repair ?
There are very few boys who do not have
such things to make. Thus, by having a
small work shop, boys soon acquire taste
to handle tools, and tinker up many little
playthings of their own.
When older, the knowledge gained will
be of great service to them in making and
repairing implements on the farm. But
there are habits which they acquire in
spending their leisure time at the village,
which is the ruin of many promising boy
for where do we find village now, in
which there is not one or more taverns,
where the temptation appears to be strong,
Judging from the numbers we generally
find in them getting spirituous liquors to
drink?
When viii farmers learn to make tn cir
homes attractive for their boys and them
selves? A few good books, one or more
good agricultural papers, and last, but not
least, workshop.-Ohio Farmer.
STICK TO One THING.-There are
many farmers who do not stick to one
thing long enough to make it pay, and
consequently they loose in everything.
At one time they conclude to devote
themselves to stock raising. Before they
get fairly under good Roadway in this,
they change their minds and go back to
raising grain. Some again make speci-
ity for time fora certain crop-wheat,
corn, or potatoes, for instance. While
they are following this speciality, the crop
may be small aud the prices low, and they
turn to another just IL time to miss large
crops and good prices in what they have
left
The best farmers we have observed are
those who first find what their soil is best
adapted to produce. They then turn
their energy in that direction and go
straight forward in that line. Low prices
do not discourage them. They keep right
on, and are sure to be finally successful.
To illustrate our idea:-We once knew
a farmer who always made it point to
fatten from twenty-five to thirty hogs or
about the usual number. He took great
pride in having the best in the neighbor-
hood. Some years, perhaps, he might have
done better in selling his corn instead of
feeding it. Some years perhaps, he might
done better in turning his whole attention
to some other speciality in farming But
we always notice this, that, taking one
year with another for long time, say ten
years he made the hogs pay. He was a
successful farmer.
Another farmer nearly every year
planted potatoes. Sometimes his crop
would fail, and sometimes when he had
d good crop the price would be low But
he kept straight forward. Every spring
he planted potatoes. The result in that
case was the same as the other. Taking
one year with another for considerable
number of years, he made the potato CROP
pay. He, too, was a successful farmer.
The farmer who would make his bust
ness pay, must have a policy, and must ad
here toit-AH1eyican Farmers llagazine
WINTER EvERGREENs.-A lady who
has tried the experiment says beautifn
and easily attained show Of eyergreen'
may be had by very simple plain, which
has been found to work admirably vel
on small scale. IF geranium branches
are taken from luxuriant and healthy
trees, just before the winter sets IN, be
cut as for slips and immersed in soaJ
water, they will, alter dropping a few
days, shed their leaves and put forth ney
ones, and continue in the finest Vigor al
winter BY placing number of bottles
thus filed in lower basket, with moss t
conceal the bottles, shog of evergreen
is easily secure for win ter. All the diff
ferent varieties Of the plant being used
the various shapes and colors of the leaves
blend into beautiful effect. They re
quire 40 fresh water.
THE Conn CRoP.-The monthly re
port Of the Bureau of Agriculture give:
the following figures as the estimate O.
the corn crop from statistics
1867 1867
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