The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-23
farMletg' Column ,
" Speed the PLOlC.''



Young beginners on the farm are too apt
to $50 it with a rush." How often we see
the young farmer bidding recklessly at
auction sales for everything that he thinks
may be of use to him; the money with
which to stock his farm burns in his pock-
ct, or he longs to Use his che ok book. Too
often he collects around him miscellaneous
articles, all good in their way, but perhaps
not actual necessities. Anything that can
be done without in the start should be left
out of his first inventory of stock.
1t is thought that such and such should
be bought now, because lie may not have
money to buy it when required. Such
principle is fatal. A certain amount of
general stock is Of course necessary. Do
not buy one extra pillow nor harrow, and
walt until you are sure you can work them
to advantage ere you invest in the more
expensive machinery of the farm.
Cash is more valuable for the first year
upon farm than it is at any subsequent
period; and the beginner should, ere he
open his check book, or thrust his hands,
into his pockets, pause and consider wheth-!
er what he is about to buy is an absolute
necessity.
Try and get on year or so without ex. A
pcnsive drills, separators, and especiallyg
without fancy buggies and fast trottings
horses.
Take time, and know exactly what varies
ty, shape, or patent of any particular nipple
ment of husbandry will suit your special
farm and circumstances ere you invest,
and, above ALL endeavor to buy everything
as far as possible during the first year or
so from the proceeds Of the farm, letting
your furnishing inventory keep down to
the lowest figure, making the farm pay for
as many Implements and as much stock US
possible. S5N
You pay a large original sum foS
property Of rented, that rent represent
principal; try and have such large y 3 VI
ment as much as possible reinvested IN. NJ
lateral or chattel securities upon itself W.
You may apply the same principles to
the purchase of live stock 1t is wonder
tul how rapidly they will increase uponG
the farm. Buy few atfirst, and pay more
than they are considered worth rather than.
buy poor beasts. Depend uponiit,ia good5
beast at more than its value is cheaper
than runt at half price, because if you dds
pay too much for Il superior animal, th(
money will be returned in its offspring. ks
Again, be very careful in beginning tds
improve. Much money is sunk in a sud-
den rush into permanent improvements.-E
we know man who bought a badly
fenced farm, with poor buildings, and sevc-E i
raj wet spots upon it for thirty dollayS7erg
acre. He went heavily into improvems
bought cedar rails, and fenced outsidf All
In, built commodious barns, and ss
drained his wet spots at once. His}
would not stand it his fields iE Z
new fences were only half worked, his ca
tie ne had soon to sell to meet pressing
mands, until his commodious barns
only quarter filled; his root cellar fd 4
600 bushels received as many hundred
at last he had to sell for less than hi
advance per acre that he had expenk
permanent improvement.
Remember, if you don't make VI
pay you can't get purchasers to IL
provements that they have not
their own supervision and a.
plans.
Beware Of getting lot of bk ~
ditching, draining and buildk
Do no more than is absolutely n, u
to keep your fences stock-proof az
barns fit to hold produce and cat
1t is but poor farm that will &.
ually pay for its own improvef ri
vote all your energies-they wiz
be fully occupied-to getting
into thorough and systematic
then, when your farm begins
ance ofprofit in your hands, it will g
enough to turn your attention o.
surplus money to permanent imprd ", 4.
Canada Farmer 81