Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-02-03
Paying Farming.

bly no business affords so sure an
. venue Of support, and this 10 no
small consideration ia these days OF
fluctuations. The majority Of far.
mers feel that farming is perpetual
because that amer hard
steady work from one years end 10
tho other. they iind themselves at
the end Of tho year just where they
started from. Tho price Of farm
products arc high, tho farmer 10
economical ,.selis tho best of every
thing, denies himself and ihmlly, is
up early and late, and just keeps his
head above water. We think this
is a truthful picture Of Tho malorl-
~ of hrlhcrs. a few like John
Johnston, Of Geneva, New York
rise gradually ffom this condition
10 one oc abundant wealth. WHAT
makes the difference between these
two classcs2 We answer that IN
every case tho difference is in head
rork. Tho majority Of farmers
tread right on in tho old paths re-
gardless of Tho tnat and immcnse
improvements that have been made
in modern agriculture, improve
mcnts as important rs the nppliea-
ton Of steam in mechanics or tho
loom in manufacturing. Suppose n
manufacturer disregarding tho fact
of tho loom should attempt TO mako
cloth as our grandmothcrs made III
why he could not come into compc-
tition at all with other manufaetnr-
ors and would lose ground. He
would stand in just the position
that thousands Of farmers occupy,
who ignore tho modern improve
mcnts in the cultivation of the soil.
We arc aware that the information
necessary TO tho farmer has been
locked up in many costly volumes
written in scientific language that
the farmer did not understand, but
this difficulty has now been over
como and the whole subject has
been reduced into one ordinary
sized volume, written in the plain
est and most practical manner / Gt
is entitled allow TO MAKE THE FARM
PAY" This volume treats Of every
subject in which the farmer is in
tercstcd.
The first chapter treats of drain
age rs the foundation of all i'm
proved culture, and gives plain
practical rules for all the operations
Of drainage.
The second chapter treats of
plowing, showing when, where,
how, and what to plow.
The third chapter is upon man
urcs, and is one Of the most inter-
csting and valuable we have ever
seen; it shows just how and where
the mahure goes to waste, and how
at q very trifling expense the man
uro can be doubled in quantity,
quality and value. There are also
full directions for the purchase and
use of commercial fertilizers after
the most has been made Of what
every farmer has at his hand. This
chapter if read, and its directions
followed, t0ould surely double the
ueolM of ecsry Jurmer in ten years.
Chapter four treats of tho purchase,
use and care of all Farm Imple-
mcnts. Chapter five of the cultiva-
ton of grain. Chapter six of grass
cs and hay making. Chapter sew
en- of root crops; and chapter eight
on special crops and the rotation OF
crops. This chapter gives the lat
est information on the cultivation
of cotton, rice, tobacco, flax, hemp,
hops, bcets for sugar, &c, &c. Chap
ter nine to twelve inclusive, treat
Of domestic animals, breeding, rails
ing, care, management, and feeding,
and particularly-of all diseases OF
domcstic animals with plain, simple
remedies. No man who owns a
single animal can afford to bc with
OUT the information contained in
those four chapters. Chapter thir-
teen to eighteen treat of the cult
walton of large and small fruits,
showing how millions of acres OF
now almost proftless lands may be
made to yield largo and paying
crops, how every farmer may make
5000 to 5000 per acre from apples
or grapes. The young men who
read these chapters and commence
farming on these principles will not
be the poor plodders their prede-
cessors have been. Untold wealth
is in store for those who catch the
ideas and spirit of this book. Chap
ter nineteen treats of the planning
and building of farm buildings,
Chapter twenty of Market Garden
ing and Farmers Gardens. Chap
ter twenty-one of various miscella-
neous items, as fences, farm labor
ers, forest trees, &C., &c. Chapter
twenty-five contains nearly three
hundred choice receipts for cooking,
preserving, &C., and the last chapter
gives the symptoms and remedies
for the ordinary diseases of chill
dren and adults, with directions for
preserving the health, and other
matters of interest. We think we
are justified in saying that so much
information Of use to the farmer il
not to be had for ten times the
price anywhere else. The book, as
the reader will notice from the des
cription in our paper, has one hun
dred and forty illustrations, which
we have neither time or space tc
describe.
We say buy this book if You wish
to learn tho secrets of Paying
Farming. lf
See advertisement in another
column.
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