The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-23
Farmers, Exalt Your Calling.

| WISH there were p desire and DISPOSE
ton on the part of all our farmers to ex
alt their calling. l have often been
grieved to hear them lament over
wnat they term their bard lot 1t is not
right, in the Western States, to hear the
owners of noble farms talk about drudg-
cry all work, and few or no opportuni
ties for the children; and we have es
ecially been sorry to hear families lament
over the hard fate of some promising
youth of seventeen or eighteen, who was
admirably doing his duty, had trained
himself for extensive usefulness and inf1u
cnce. They have made comparisons be-
tween his situation, cOarsely clad, working
hard, and coming in faiigued, with some
cousin at college or clerk 10 city store,
till at length the boy has become dissatis
fed, and begged off from pursuing his
true interest and happiness. There can
be no truer scenes Development than those
witnessed in American farm houses
where parents, under proper influences
| and sound views of life, govern well the
| family. And whv should it not be eOg
| The lands are their own; they have
| every inducement to improve them; q
healthy occupation, and never at a
loss for materials to profitably occupy
their mind The physician has no more
occasion for research than the farmer.
The proper food of plants and animals
will alone constitute wide and lasting
field of investigation. The daily journal
| of a farmer is a source of much interest to
himself and others. Then, the pleasures
of country life, provided boys and girls
are not taxed with work beyond their
ability. And here let me say as a general
thing our farms are too large. How many
of us would be benefited by selling one
half of our land and applying the pro
ceeds to the Improvement of the other
half. An acre of land well titled with
plenty Of manure, will produce more thar
four acres Of poor land, and require less
labor. All the labor on q small farm il
accomplished with n saving of time, anC
he who saves time saves money also The
going and returning from work, the haul
ing of manure and produce, each and all
are more quickly done The owner, too
can always be in sight on a small farm
and his presence in the field will some
times work wonders.
No greater mistake can be made, anC
perhaps no one oftener, as we think, thar
That of buying more land, extending Oul
domains while our lands are not half equa
to what they are capable Of This manis
of buying land seems to be an inheren
vice of our nature, especially among
Western farmers. A farmer owns 16(
acres or 800. Not satisfied with this, HI
must have 100 more for Charley, and 16(
for John, and so on. Tn the meantime {
great portion of this land only brings
forth weeds, and keeps the whole family
drudging the year round. Would it no
be better to live for ourselves as well al
for our children? How many of us fore
go and have foregone the comforts of lift
to obtain more land and portion it out t.
our children? Hence by restraining on
desires for more and applying what W.
might thus spend in bettering what w
have, we insure peace and comfort at GU
tiresides and improve our social condition
Charity and the blessings Of life begin a
home. Hardly house or the building
near it are as convenient and comfortable
as they might be made. Let us view thes
things in the right light We will b
much happier and more prone to be CRATE
full to the Dispenser Of all good.-Cult.
uator, IN Western Rural.