Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-11-28

UOxtH years No kNts NntsCl = mailsett
Improvement in the farms. stock. and
, tools Of the members aud equally srea.
improvement among the farmers them.
selves. Emula,ion is excited. The mem
, bers watch each Others crops, and Ill are
striving 10 have the best baras and the
best STOCK. No one likes to be txit,ed in
the club with such questions as What
was the matter with your corn las, SUN
sner. neigaber \ It booked as though
i, had the yellow fever" How is it Mr..
| D. do you sell your oats and feed your
horses on straw
/. The stimulus to agricultural improre-
ment is no, tue only advantage Of the club.
Mind is aroused, manners are polished.
friendships arc cultivated and manhood de-
.sth?ci. " .sve bcer.s-r,;ssA u notice
how the e'rre sPublic speaking is acqair-
ed in faru.ers' club. The members no,
only learn to think rapidly. but TO speak
accurately and clearly. They are .:irnu-
lated also to observe more closely and
study the results of their expcrimc cuts -
In order to report results of the club they
must know the facts. mus. learn to man
age farm more as n manufacturing es-
tabli>hment is managrd. must know how
much n crop costs and for what it sclls.-
\ farmer said TO US recently. Il never
knew how much milk it required to wake
n pound Of butter till I went to the club.
In fact, bad no idea Of n,aaasiu. a farm
in business fashion. Everything w.
cucss-work with me-" Few farmers can
tell whether their pork costs them eight
or eighteen cents Il pound when |: is home
made. and DO no; know whether they are
gaining or losing when they sell beef for
$40 per cwt, Ii they will only attend a
club faithfully for one Winter. they will
learn to guess less and weigh moro. pos
sibly will drop some crops on which they
are losing money. AMI adopt others tia,
, arc more profitable.
Farmers rs Il class are very conscrv,-
tive. They cling to their old ways-lo
as their fathers did A little more inter
course with each other will lead them t.
inquire whether there is not more excel
lent way. The same crops which enrich
cd our fathers may impoverish US. Ia
many localities where corn was once 4 sta
: pie product, it cannot now be raised with
! profit, and should give place to other pro.
ducts which are not so easily transported
from the prairie. Conservatism IS very
good, but the isolated farmer is apt t. b,
too conservative. lie needs to De rouseI
cut of his chime corner and shaken NJ
! 4 litt,c BY his brother faraors
! Then, again, ii We wish to keep t.,
sons on the farm. We must give them ;
little taste of society Webelicve tha; or
| great reason why 50 many farmers by.
desert the homestead and go iuto the Il!
lage or city is their craving for u.ara so
oial enjoyment. God made us social be
inCS. and never intended We should liz,
Ike hcrmi,s. Take the boys to the club
meetings. especially if ihey are held q
private houses: and il the wives anl
daughters occasionally attend anl jim tn,
discussions, all the b tt,r. y dish o
apples. or even dish of oysters mlv vrrv
Z properly be discussed after tho more IN
t"l'rctual rcpast. anl thus rural lie vii
lc relieved of some Of dull mouot"nr.
+ In orIcr to make tho club -, tLcr.
must BE- some system. AMI uo lutte Per
sistcncr. HALF n dozen live farmers ca'
sustain club it they only think they CAP
The constitution should be simv,c, ih,
simpler the letter. let every mcmbc
feel that the life Of the cub depends o,
his runctual attendance. and let every on
- prepared TO contribute his mite to ia,
interest of the meeting. One should al.
q I 1
: us' y" arpoiu.,u to open the ~ 49,,
and the nlpointee should study his sub
iieet. and conre to the club-room with som
; well-dircstcd thoughts and well.arrangr
, facts. II is with a club-meeting rs wit
all other ,hines-the difficulty is TO @,
: started. When once the bali is rolling
every one can give it kick.