The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-17
Mheeliug &eoister.


At late meeting Of the Farmers
Club at St. Louis, Missouri, Success
in Farming" was discussed Rev! Mr..
Peabody related his experience, and
then said
The principles on which farming can
be made successful are, first, a man
must take hold and work, and see that
those around him do the same. At that
time if farmer said to his men, "Come,
boys, and work, the thing was done
and done well. 1t was not apt to be
done at all if he said, go to work,
boys" and sat in the house doing moth
ing. To farm a large number Of acres
successfully man must be up as early
and retire as late as auy one on the farm,
at the same time keeping his eyes on
everything. He must have the same
careiulness and frugality that a man
must possess to go on Change and sue
coed there, and il requires as much tai
ent.
suppose that 800 900 live in towns,
and 100000 live by the soil, of whom
not more than $4,000 have wealth, but
the majority have their farms. The
farmer is more successful as general
thing than any other man. He is de-
prived Of some luxuries but compensa-
ted 10y the absence O! anxiety and ups
and downs ofthose 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
than almost any other. There is no
occupation which stands on higher
level with regard to a future life than
his; and his is almost free from the
misfortunes that sweep over the mercan-
tile world.
Mr.. Sigerson said that all over the
country the profit Of farming is much
greater than is supposed, but the farm
ing interests of the country were far
from being fully developed. They have
not made corresponding advance and
improvement with other occupations
Their dwellings were not as attractive
as they ought to be- He was convinced
that il could be made to treble its pres
ent profits if improvements were made
corresponding with those in other de-
partments of industry.
Mr.. Porter-As to the profit and loss
in farming the one grand defective is
that there is no system among them.
They are defective in keeping strict
account Of their purchases, crops, &c
If man comes out even at the end OF
the wear that is considered sufficient
If they would keep strict and detailed
account of every field and every crop,
they would be able to tell at the end Of
the wear where the loss was. As it is
now, there are 80 many little leaks
that they are unable to assign the
cause of the balance against them
at the end Of the year, and remedy
it. There is also a want OF coop
Grafton among them. In other occu
pations the members continue together,
and a price for everything is established.
A few days ago he met a man who had
lust sold his hogs for $3.50, when the
published price the day before was $50
to Sc. 10, and they ought to have brought
$500 at least. Why can not farmers
combine and establish prices for their
products as merchants do? There is
where their loss comes ina want OF
systematic cooperation among them.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hibbard, OF Champaign
City, Illinois being called upon, said
that farmers had to pay one and two
hundred per cent. more for their impIe-
ments than they ought, from the fact
that they have to buy on time; they
also pay twenty-five and thirty dollars
day to cut down grain which, when
cut and brought to market, entails a
loss On the owners Farmers also
make a great mistake in using small
plows. 4 fitteen-inch pillow is better
than a twelve-inch one. They should
use more system in harvesting their
crops, if they don't wish to see the
profit on the wrong side OF the account.