Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-10
Farmers Head-WOrk.

(. How OFTEN do we hear'persons give as
a reason for making mistake that they
did not Think" 1t is by no means an UNI
common thing to find two farmers, having
the same amount of work to do, with the
same amount of help, and yet one is al
ways hurried, while with the other every
.thing-goes on like clock-work. If you
will take'th trouble to examine into the
matter you WAl,fnd bat tthe latter works
with hisNhead as we'll as with his hands.
He lays out his work in advance, and does
not work to a disadvantage = hes4does not
rush at a job without first thinking sofsor
finding out the best and quickest mode of
doing it, Another great. advantage to- be
derived from head-work is that it wiM
teach a man the true meaning of the word
econ0aey. Many farmers q economic" in
a way which is anything but economy!
How often do we find farmers who tor
economy's sake cannot afford to lime,p
yet these same men must and will admit
that the application Of lime will greatly
increase their crops. 8
Let us apply headwork to this. and see
what such economy is Almost any one
will admit that a coat of lime applied to q
field which has had none for ten or fifteen
years. i'll increase the, yield to an amount
edlriv,aefitS to two bushels Of wheat per
acre, and >willo continue this rate of in
crease for five years at least, or ten BUSH
els, worth, say, $15 A coatof forty BUSH
els per acre will cost tcost of putting on
includedl about twenty cents per bushel,
ors$8 per acre By applying these two
calculations to each other, we will see
that the lime is nearly taoice paid for by
the increased yield of the frs, five years,
krx 60,
its action will extend beyond five years.
Therefore, TO cease lining is not economy
| by great deal. Some will continue to
use worn out plowshare, and, instead of
getting sharp one, will raise the cleyis
and thus run>the plow uponits point, add
! ing at least one-fourth tothe draught Of the
team, and plowing up the ground in a
manner which will shorten the crop to an
amount which swepld buy ten or fifteen
shares. Such men will mostly plead want
OF time as anleXcuse for not doing many
things which should have been done; yet
such are the men who swell the crowd at
| public sales and such places We will
find such men running their plows against
the same tight stones" year after year,
hor plowing round the same stumps because
/ they have not time to remove them; but
they never seem to think that the time
spent in getting over distractions and in
replacing broken plowshares would be
sufficient to remove them several times. /
We should remember that to practice
economy we must not save dollar and
thereby lose ten, or, in other words, adopt
the old adage;of penny wise and pound
foolish" We may look Where we will, in
any kind of trade, and we will always find
that the man who practices headwork al
fways has the inside track in the, race 1of
life, while your economist Isl often left
behind by those who understand true econ
0ay.-G Gernaantoaen Islesraph.quo 9r:a,s
The following letter was received at
4 the Washington, d. c., post-office, not
a WASHINGTON, D. c., 49,
EsTpSpd who lives in Heavens 9ff<S
| DEAR COP: o, how I wish I could
see you and tell you what want, l want
some new shoes and some clothes to- wear
to sundy school wont you by me some
and a new dress for mamma and a new
toy for the baby. i Good by. p GE q
idI - sssA LITTLE BEGGAR Boy TOMMY