Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-09-28

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: mere y allu1" t. Prince J1>>'A, an in
, g'rn"'ls you'll: OF the I W. family u
t Israel The pc. child 81 a wealth
father and til" envy of les, 1lvnr',
brethren. IN MS musings in th. IT,,
he formed u c|lara g.. whose ro!,u>
v;rtu" delivered i.m fr,n the >rrvi
: tu!tS OF Pleasure, and in l.trr life h.
developed iaculty for financicrin.
which enabled him to assist his in.
no'"rishcd relatives aud gave hiin
lastfn,. fame. lie bvrame one Of ,h,
heaviest corn brokers' ON rec nd, and i
: Hnt Il vcrilu )r "hull' il the market. h,
used II remarkable '.c"rnrr' greatly t.
lis advantage, and like many men i,
Latte: days. became immensely wealth,
''y meals; OF Il government contract.
Farther down the track If time w
iint! tic touching tale of the MoabitisI
j!*:ns'|, flllal Ruth We see her with
modest nicn and dnvncost eye. CLEAN
ing the barley stalks, and mark he,
pleased surprise at the Kindness which
fluids and the love which fellows her
and VIC love to remember that this
poor, dut:tul, carly-wilowcd hmvcs'
;Srl, who shyly sat beside the reaper:
and shared their frugal fare. because the
wife of princcjy Boaz. and the grand,
mother Of that great Hebrew Bard and
King whose song to day IN Ike music in
every sanctuary and melody in every
Christian heart.
The rustic Of the ripcncd grain is
heard in 'irgils verse, aud almost
every poet from the dawn "tlett>rs to the
present time has paid his willing trb-
ute 70 the beauties and the cxccllcncics
OF pastoral life.
But will you tell me that these
alluc'ng pictures are far different from
the actual facts-thc grimy labor. the
toll and WEAKNESS which the pursuit Of
agriculture impose upon those who en-
gage in ii. / adm;t that sometimes
the coloring may betto high, but the
essential outlines are true The wife
who does the honors of your table may
not be as splendidly arrayed as the pic
tured beauties in the fashion plates.
but she is quite as sweet and desirable
Il woman as they Your horses and
FcattIe may not be as comcly and impo-
sing as those you look upon in the pa
pcrs or herd books, but they are very
excellent and valuable to you.
Looking back through the years I
can zee picture Of wondrous beauty
IN one Of the little valleys which is
guarded by sentinel peaks Of the Green
Mountain State. 1t is early morning
and the cold steady color of the East
begins to warm with faint fushes Of
rosy light. The color decpcns. and
spreads, and shoots up to the zenith,
and all the East is ahame with crimson
and gold, and soon the sunlight. like
the smile Of God. touches one noun
tain peak. then chances to anot Ter, and
another, and another still, until all are
capped with shining glory. which slow
! " broadcns to their b 'sc and by and
| By the s,;n its,.f. rising above the int r.
vcring submits. fills i'll the Wiley with
rejoicing li-ht. / can see this cturc
now more clearly than ever before vet
know tn win n I looked at it with
eyes heavy with sleep just |r'k"'. and
spirit j.d-1 with WEAKNESS f exc ssive
labor, tint it sh Tic as hr chilly IN fact
as 1t shi cs in memory NV. And 81
it is with all the y c,ry. the bcartv
aud the blessing which surround the
the farmers life. II exists in fact, and
if not revealed to him, the fault is iii
his own condition-in the ap. thy. in
difference, nr WEAKNESS. with which he
looks upon it.
| shall not attempt to-day 20 instruct
any farmer n the Diet Ills Of his bust
ness. | shall MT talk OF the nature of
s,iI. the rotation Of crops. The m 'thpd
OF culture the value of fertilizers r. the
popularity and merits Of different
hl""ls IN stock This specific and p,,
ticular inf 'rmation can be better ..in
I'd by comparing each others expert
cnce and 10y careful reading Of almost
any one Of the man valuable papers
dew ted to the intrre~ts Of agriculture
And here let me say tint any t.r:ucr
who does not take and read at least ON.
good agricultural paper, deserves t.
sleep under il mo,tg*gcd root every
night OF bis life, and dream Of the sll,r-
if enforcing IN execution.
But there are some reforms which
farmers need to make, which are np-
parent to ALL ~al to 'nr Of these
tritc as they are, [ wish to call your at
t.ntion for few moments.
As a class. farmers need more in,
tclligent understanding Of their work
They need to put more mind into their
business. Intelligence is as valuable
here as in any other department OF la
Dor. All around the t;lrner lie mate.
rails and forces which. rightly under
stood: might be compelled to yield him
tribute How to combine, 'corrol aud
utilize these. should be his stu' "
There is too much unused aud uniuI
iprovvd land on every farm. God new
or made one piece Of land for the mere
purpose Of holding two other pieces to-
yothcr The poorest has its profitable
use. Find out what that use is, ant
lay all the soil you occupy under trib
ute.
Farmers need also more thorough
system in their business, and greater
care in the preservation Of the property
necessary to its conduct. In this con
nection | will allude only to the matter
of farm machinery. 1t is enough te
make one shuddcr with apprchcnsion
Of general bankruptcy, to ride through
any section Of farming country and SC,
the amount Of surplus costly machinery
and the utter runlous condition Of neg
lcct in which it So often lies scatter, {
around yards AID fields. It is safe II
say that if the farmers Of Winon;
county. or any other county in thu
Northwest, had today the money whic!
has been expended tor surplus H."
chincr} aud which has been lost b!
neglect to pr'p''r|y care for tn '';'
chinrry needed. IT " 'uid lit t'cn III
OF the depression "t d'-'t end hu~in"s
s,aynatipn, AMI place every Legitimate
bu>in S. Interest upon stronger f'unn
att n aud intusr into 1t NtW nctr'