The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-04

small farmer is driven by force Of circum-
stances, The person who cultivates thirty or
forty acres in grass, grain, roots or to special
CROPS. and keeps the animals to consume his
proI Iucts, finds be needs. for success IN his bu-
siness, identically the outfit In machines, I'M
pIements and tools as the man who has q
farm of one hundred and fifty acres. Although
he has not half 30 much for them to do, and
cannot make them earn him half so much as
thew would the large farmer, he cannot get on
without and must have his moving machine,
horse-rake, tedder, and horse-fork. He needs
tbe same pioughs in kind and number, the same
cultivators and harrows, and the same variety.
but perhaps little less in number, OF all tne
numberless hand tools Of the farm. Thus our
email farmer finds himself comPelea 70 N
vest as fixed, but very perishable eapltal,
nearly as much as his neighbor who carries
on three times his number Of acres. In the
matter OF team, he is in precisely the same con-
dition. He can hardly offord to keep pa1r
Of horses for farm work, but IN the pusy sea-
il done at all, everybody is more than busy
it is impossible to hire. Necessity, therefore,
compels him to buy and own team, though
it be idle one-third Of the year. The capital
invested in this rapidly deteriorates, and it ls
o yearly expense which necessity alone Will
justify.
It may be said, such O man can exchange
team and borrow tools and machines, put that
is generally out Of the question; but If it could
be done. is practice which, for many reasons,
is utterly abominable, and should be always
condemned. But his extra: expense per cent;
on his capital invested in land does not END
here. He cannot with his extent OF acres al
ford to hire the help necessary to perform
many kinds of work to advantage, as IL Would
be idle or unpro6tably employed much OF the
time; therefore he performs much WORK at
third as much stock Of the different kinds, and
one-third the amount Of products to market,
as the person tillipg the large farm, but YET
it costs him nearly as much in Thought, care
and attention, nearly as much to tend and
watch his stock, to guard them from evil, and
promote their comfort, and nearly as mucn 10
seek his market and sell his products.
tages, are inseparably connected with 1arm-
ing in a small way, and are tax on the
patience aud comfort of the farmer, and the
income Of the farm, which the large farmer
avoids. I, therefore, am brought to the IN.
evitable conclusion that up TO our lnolVla1al
business capacity, the larger the tarm tne
greater ia the per cent. of profit on the capl-
tai invested, and the higher the compensation
for the thought, care and labor bestowed.
The point to be aimed at is, to do thoroughly
and well all we undertake to do, and to under,
take no mora than We Gan reasonably expect
to perform. for these are the real elements n q 81
success in all business. The man who IN that
manner can do business OF fifty thousand
dollars annually, is better off than If he 90
one-half Of that amount; and the farmer VINO
can care for two hundred OF moro acres in that
manner IS the better and more successful tor
it, and should be encouraged TO go on to ms
best capacity. Tie TRADE against land is use
less. Most men VII follow their Instincts
instincts engendered by national and surround.
ing infuencss-to own all the land they can
buy. Therefore, the true field Of labor OF those
who attempt to influence public opinion and noa
great Improvement in agriculture, and greater
profits accrung to il is to point out clearly Ssi
ness, and urge over and over, line upon line,
pIecept upon precept, that they be adhered TO g
urge to complete thorough cultivation and
fertilization Of every acre farmed-,urge to CON
slant, exact attention and personal supervision
of all tho minute details which are the elements
of success, and to own no more land, and to 40
no moro business, than can be done In the most
thorough and complete manner, and TO own as
much and do as much as can be thus performed.
Hearth and Home.