Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-22
THE CHRONICLE.



At the late meetingof the Farmers
Club at st. Louis, No, Success in
Farming" was discussed. Rev. Mr..
Peabody related his experience, and
they said:
The principles on which farming
can be made successful are, first, a
man must take hold aud work, and
see that those around him do the
same. At that time if a farmer said
to his men. "COme boys, and work"
the thing was done and done
well. It was not apt TO be done at all
if he said, $50 to work, boys and
sat in the house doing nothing. To
farm a large number Of acres success
fully, a man must be up IS early and
retire as late as any one on the farm,
at the same time keeping his eyes on
everything. He must have the same
carefulness and frugalitY that a man
must possess to 20 on Change and sue
coed there, and it requires as much
talent.
suppose that 500, 600 livein towns,
and l,2O0,O00 live by the soil, of whom
not more than $1,000 have wealth,
but the majority have their farms.
The farmer is more successful as a
general thing than any other man.
He is deprived Of some luxuries, but
compensated by the absence of the
anxiety and ups-and-dOwns of those
who live in the city. So when you
strike a balance, the man who owns
and cultivates his own farm is better
off in the things of this life and the
concern of a future life than almost
any other. There is no occupation
that stands on a higher level with
regard to a future life than his and
his is almost free from the misfor-
tunes that sweep over the mercantile
world.
Mr.. SigersOn said that all over the
country the profit of farming ismuch
greater than is supposed, but the farm
ing interests of the country were far
from being fully developed. They
have not made CONGRATULATIONS
and Improvement with other Occupa-
tons. Their dwellings were not as
attractive " they ought to be. He
was convinced that il could be made
treble its present profit if improves
ments made corresponding with
those Of other departments Of in
dustry.
Mr.. Porter-As to the profit and
loss in farming the one grand defect
i've is that there is no system among
them. They are defective in keeping
a strict account of their purchases,
crops, etc. If a man comes out even
at the end of the year that Is cOnsid-
cred sufficient. If they would keep
a strict and detailed account of every
field and every crop, they would be
able to tell at the end OF the year
where the loss was. As it is now,
there are so many little leaks that
they are unable to assign the cause Of
the balance against them at the end
Of the wear, and remedy it.. There is
also a want of cooperation among
them. In other occupations the
members continue together, and a
price for everything is established.
A few DAYS ago he met qman who had
just sold his hogs for ST. {. when the
published price the day before was
$3.50 to S6.1O, and they ought to have
brought $3.50 at least. Why do not
farmers combine and establish prices
for their products as merchants do?
There is where the loss comes ina
want of systematic cooperation
among them.
Mr.. J. NJ. Hibbard, of Champaign
City, Ill, being called upon, said that
farmers had to pay one and two hun
dred per cent. more for their imple-
ments than they ought, from the fact
that they have to buy on time; they
/ also pay twenty-five and thirty dol
lars a day to cut down grain which,
when cut and brought to market, en-
tails a loss on the owners. Farmers
also make a great mistake in using
small plows. A fifteen inch pillow is
better than a twelve inch one. They
should use more system in harvesting
their crops, il they do not wish to see
the profit on the wrong side Of the
account.