Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-05-12
Buying a Farm.

So much of the man himself, so much
of the daily sweat of his face, SO much of
his hope, and of his anxiety, goes to the
ground that he tills so many of the asso-s
Citations of his home, with its joys and sor-
rows, are entwined around every tree and
shrub in his dooryard, that / can conceive
for him no more dismal thought in life
b that, some day, he must pull himself
Eupbytheroots, and, further on in his years
must take fresh start, with all his interestto
cultivate anew. Apart from any question
of economy orsof interest, Iwould strong
ly urge every man, who finds it possible
for him to do so, and who means to n
his days on a farm, to buy his land. Let
the farm be smaller than he could hire, and
less convenient; let him go in debt for it
if he must but deem him to be happier
man who Oaons a small place, even with a
mortgage for his shadow, than he who,
with better facilities for his daily life, has
hanging before his Eyes the fact that some
day, when he is older and less able to COM
menee farming again, he must resign his
Improvements to his landlord, turn h
key on his home, and pitch his tents in
strange fields. 4 -.- lIa- :, : j STA
Under all circumstances, make the pur-
chase of a farm a matter of the most care
full study. Probably it is the only farm
you will ever buy, and it will have very
much to do with your prosperity and your
happiness throughout your whole life. If
you have been bred a farmer you will be
able to decide whnt-you- WANT, ana can
form an opinion that will be more satisfac-
tory Ito yourself at least) than any that
you will get from books or from men. p
IF you have passed your previous life in
another occupation, and now mean to
make your living by farming, the best adj
vice that any one could give you would be
to 90 and pass a whole year with the best
farmer you know. Become a regular
farm hand" with an understanding that
you are to be allowed to learn to do all
kinds of farm work 80 - stf 2
As a, man has but one life to live, he
should be very careful that he so lives as
to get from it the greatest possible amount
of health, comfort, cultivation, and ability
for himself and for his family. This re-
quires a healthy location, a good house,
good facilities for education, good neigh
borhood, and good land. To get all of
these is the lot Of but few men: Generally,
we must be content with only a part of
them. Inasmuch as-after health-money
is not the greatest good, but the means of
attaining the greatest good, h quality of
the soil is of more importance than any
other thing except healthfulness of situa-
ton. A hundred bushels of corn or forty
bushels of wheat to b acre., will not
compensate for a houseful of fever and
| ague, but if they can be had without the
/ disease, they will lead the way to almost
every thing else that is needed.
The first thing to be decidedis, whether
to remain in well-settled parts of the
country, or to emigrate to virgin land.
In the latter case, the question should be,
in how far willlarge crops and light work
compensate for h want of good schools,
good society, and goodihome markets. In
the former, in how far viii the social edu-
cation, and commercial advantages make
up for the poorer quality Of the soil 1
assume that in either case the considers
ton of health is the most Important of all.
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