The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-14
Am AND HOUSEHOLD



FoRcIHa nature to yield that which =
evidently : poof return Tor our labor, =
at best poor policy and yet this r. exactly
the course many caltiyatois Of the sod are
constantly puF5aing; for they cannot I'm.
draand why cop should be grown ct
3 profit IN one locality and not In another.
II man reads In the newspapers an
account Of the lmnenss profits realized by
ceftain parties in the cultiy1tion Of any
particular lind Of fruit or grain. he says |
can do what others have done, and to
prove it he Immediately commences an IN
vestigation in relation 70 the culture, cost
and prospective price In market; and II
these appear satisfacsofy, he embarks IN
the enterprise, with every expectation OF
realizing > profitable return for the labor
and capital invested. But with all the
energy usually displayed in such cases,
and with abundant cApital. and : soil and
climate apparently favorable, . disastrous
failure may be and often h the result, in
consequence Of an unfaForable location.
We use the word in its broadcast sense, for
il may apply to climate soil, markets, or
even to sections of the country where
laborers cannot be obtained in sufficient
numbers to do the work required.
It Is true that more failures result from
negligence on the part Of cultivators than
from other causes still there are instances
innumerable where no human precaution
or care could prevent failure after an
enterprise was once begun. We have
only to cite the many failures in grape
culture caused by selecting an unfavorable
location for the vineyard.
Farmers, q well as frlit-growers, often
make great mistake in undertaking to
grow certain crops for the purpose of COM
peting with those men who are more Ia
vOrably situated than Themselves A man
who has to depend upon railroad commune
cation must not expect to grow heavy,
bulky crops like potatoes, hay, and coarse
vegetables, and successfully compete with
others who can send, these articles to
market by water. But it is not neces-
sary that we should enlarge upon this
point, for every observing man must
| be aware that upon location depends in q
great measure the success or failure OF al
most any enterprise in. either horticulture
or agriculture; and what should these les.
sons teach If not that every farmer should
grow those particular crops which succeed
best in his locality, or, In other words
those that will return the greatest profit
Let those who are in favorable locations
for growing apples continue to plant trees
and extend their orchards until the mar
kets are fully supplied. Farmers who car
| grow wheat successfully should never dis
! card its culture for the sake of trying
some other grain of which they know but
little or nothing. To ship corn by rail
road from Illinois to. New York woulc
leave the producer very small sum fol
his labor; therefore It Is better to feed tt
stock at home and then send it in the con
densed form Of beef and pork.
The advantage that one section of tht
country has over smother is not half 81
great rs many people honestly believe, bu
It is the adaptation of pursuits to surround
ing circumstances that controls wealth o.
poverty.-Hs0rtk and Home.