The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-24
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l, Never get in debt whea van
can not see your way out agSIn.
when you owe, pay as fast s vo5
can, and promptly.
2. Never enlarge your farm vhan
half what you now own is not cul.
tiyated.
3. If you own more land than rou
can till well, and are in debt, or need
funds to make necessary improve.
ments, sell part Of your farm and
use the money to pay your debts
and make your improvements.
4. Never borrow money to build q
showy house, when a le 8 pretentious
one would answer better, and never
lend money when you have undrain-
ed or poorly titled land to improve.
5. Lay out system Of improve
ments oryour farm and buildinga
and, as your means permit, carry
these plans out.
s. DOsnotentef upon speculation
with other peoples money, or yoar
own, unless you see clearly that you
will make profits; and even then do
not do it to the neglect Of your farm.
ing.
+ z. Do not mortgage your farm for
money to buy goods; very few men
can enter the mercantile business
without training for It, and not be-
came bankrupt.
8. Do not buy fancy stock at fab
ulous prices, on the spur Of the mo-
ment or without knowing why yoa
want it, and how you are to make
the investment profitable.
8. Donot keep poor stock Whsn
you eau keep good at the same ex.
pense, and with four times the profit
10. Do not change your kiud Of
farming, because what You raise this
year is low priced, for that which Is
high: ten chances to one your crop
will be up next year, and that which
is up now will be down.
II. Do not try to grow Il ole crops
for which your farm is not well ad-
apted. -
II. If you have good location do
not sell out expecting to better 1t,
lecause you are offered good price,
Is. Do not change farms often
for by so doing, you can carry out
no definite system Of improvement.
II, Do. not begin to improve till
you have q general plan of what you
wish to do; to do so would be ike
commencing to get out tim bers before
you know its length and breath.
10. Unless your crops are good
once, SOW less and plow better.
l6. Be present with your hands as
much as possible, otherwise lite
work will be done, and that poorly.
No business requires the master's
oversight more than farming.
IL. Cultivate little well rather
than much poorly.
1S. Keep ahead of your work, or
your work will keep ahead ofyon.
1S. Resolve that your farm shall
be profitable one, if industry and
good management will make il so.
20. Invest your surplus earnings,
in making such improvements as
will add to the profit, appearance
and beauty of your farm.
2l. When you make experiments
keep within the iIWs Of nature.
These are the farmers helps; make
such experiments as seem to be
reasonable, no matter what your
neighbOrs say.
~. Be kind to those you employ.
and to all the animals you work.
70. Sell your produce when prices
are high, and if you do not need the
money need it when they are very
low, unless it is certain they will re.
main so. ca
"a. Make yourself thoroughly ac-
qnainted with the principles of agri-
culture and be guided BY them.
%. Perform all labor at the night
season.
26. Do all jobs in the best manner.
q. When you begin one piece Of
work finish it before you commence
another.
2S. Do not leave work half dons
expecting to finish it next year; m
ish it as you 60. 31
20. Take care of your tools when
you get through, and do not work
with poor ones when you can afford
good ones.
30. Do not buy old wagons, plows
harness DC, at auction, because you
can get them cheap. Better expend
the money for books, travel or some
needed Improvement.
81. Do not keep more stock on
your farm than you have plenty Of
pasture tor
81. If at forty FIVE you have a fair
property, do not work with your
muscles SO hard as formerly, but
save the afternoon of each day for
mental and social improvement.
S3. Give your children a coed ed.
ucation, physically, intellectually,
morally and socially.
81. Take an interest in all I'm
provements that have q bearing on
agriculture.
35. Use machinery and horse pow
er, where possible, instead of your
own muscles.
36. In all you do endeavor to get
hold of the long end of the lever, in
stead of the short one, if you would
work to advantage.
Mr.. Editor: The above mazimS
copied from my Scrap Book, and
taken originally, from the Canada
Aerieulturist, are think very good
and should be frequently read by ev.
cry farmer who wishes to make his
business a paying one. Please give
them a place in your valuable paper.
G. W.S.
A miller had his neighbor arres-
I'D rrdaP tho ohar~ro 1F -A..fa-.