The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-01
From the Mar land Farmer,
The life Of q farmers Some kindly
Suggestions.

TO certain rules 100 often forgotten.
l.. TOO much work is frequently un-
dertakcn, or more land attempted to
be cultivated than the means at his
command will fairly allow. Having
once started on the wrong path, and
only looking at the profit that may
accrue IL all his plans can be accom-
plishel, he presse, all his energies into
tie service, only to find ut the end Of
the aeason that the task he has i'm
posed upon himself was too heavy,
and that much OF his labor has been
wasted from the want Of prudent,
cautious calculation. 1t would have
been far better to husband hisstrcngth
and that Of the force ut his command,
SO that Tie work shall he Kept within
the ability Of the field hands and
nothing sighted. Larger areas under
cultivation than can be cropped sue
cessfully make more show and put on
an outward show Of prosperity but
1t IL wholly dolu-ive where there is
weakness behind it all. Less land,
better ll.lagp, and fever mortgages
DO some OF our counties an immense
amount OF good, and not only keeI
the minds Of embarrassed owners
easy, but ultimately bring them, by
concentration Of means and power an
increase Of property. The sentiment
undcriyinElhe desire 10 intact
"the patrrnal arrcs,' is one whics
every rght-thinking mind will IT,
spect. But there is Il point at which &
sturdy adhcreucc to il tends to WORK
serious i Jury to the owner Of prnp- 1T,
which Ia, become an iuculnbrancc
This Is especially the case when IN,
paternal acres are sadly weighed
with patrrnaI debts.
For The working farmerit IL far bet.
ter hat lac should lay out ,rthc saasol
only 50 much work ., NAV be within
his means and his ]capacIty, aud to d,
well whatever work he Undertakes.
II Is also most desirable that the i'm.
poyrrishrd land owner. and there AR,
many such, shouid partition Off nor.
tiunG of his land Into smaller farms
or sell Oulrjght what he cauuOt man.
y conveniently, and concentrate ali
his ability ON n smaller Immbrr a
acrrq NOlgudrrJ arrps we'll lillcd
will hriu,hfm moIc prolit than three
hurdrrd acres ]lpdilrrru,ly and hur-
ricIly titled.
> The work on fine farm ehould hp
better syslrmatj2rI finn II i. u.uoIIv
Iii, impOrlaut that fine work shruId
be arratprd that l,rrr sLall Inc limo
allowed for doing everything thot
may he r,uuirpd tn he dIre Vi,hnut
undue strain. and nllovirg far rnntim.
gruripg sn ihot thnrn sL9@II Lo q Gi,
margin TO cDunt unon in ouv ovnnt
Wien oura .urh rrtnuI,iinng mr.. Ioij
down they .hould 3r yiriIIv aILnrnd
TO. TOR anV departure fran ih~m nm.
les, under eArcplipnaI cirrumstanrea
wouId LrIiIirIy iournv. en,h,rr,.airy
More tmr H. frpnurntIy Inst AT tE1a
last moment in thinkin1 Whit ~ Jo
and how to do if mr. whar. tLn roono
10 do If shall La fnurI Gbon in rnr,
forming tine work When ouro dnte,,.
miu.I ON and hnyuu Win mo,hnI o,,d
r,nturt,u vim urnnizi,m Thimk
Ihru beforehand . man nnt ,hin"a f.,
lie done. md il viii be - mnttor NJ
SURPRISE AFTER A whiln I'm find hnw
r%nsilv fine Inv,4 routine rur. in i,y
grnoya. or rtur.n nrr(act rnrI,Iariir
Under a Ir,udit,nr. nf lima uIa"n nrSJi
wrntbrr j., nat tn II, avm,o,ddJ = ,i,n
host nInns snmo,im,y An H.. n W. ~,
hest rrpulotpd railway troi, Jmny Lroor,
q who'd ar Lp -i,untr5 nI thn tyort ~"
od,uagrI ril y
Nm any n,rth,1 r,rnrp,I,, la,i.,d
for carrying an ,La wn,k If a form,
sy.lrmniir,ilv and wi,h J'a
rIynrd tn ,Ly1 cir.nn ,,nuno, ,,r ,h"o
farmer nuJ nInn,.r and h's oLiIir, -,
ruInmayI ,rr.uni,iomt f,ro, nr 4 "
h,nds whrr i, j.. n,orn v,antoI T..
innniInlv .,rnnrinr tn :, L,, La,'
",,unv On IIucL W ,ynv n a. ,rr;"" ~
Jn ,ihrt .,rn. thiEI, onI ~
TLnrn +. nnthinn mora t]o''nGni,7 ~,
carrying on avs,emn,in frn,i'n than
Tho i,,nrinr n rn",rnr n',,',"mt5 ~"
come or.l ry,nnJitmn and - .in,nIo
quarry If .p,n J,,,. n~'.un,,i," "rrn
fin. n,nIri,u of m. ,rin. ada 40
si,i, ,r tba ,yr,tL,r W. y"nIn,ata
ihat il. m,n vhn Iony ms f,"trr"
g. -lr- Gf.1u.l, wilI Ind IL If .nral
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