Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-30

GOOD AND BAD FARMINa.-A workman s.
known by his chips, and the evidence of good
or bad farming may be found in the general
thrift, or its lack on the farm.
II Is not an evidence of good farming to see di-
lapidated fences, broken baIs, gates swinging on
one hinge, or perhaps not swinging at all. Ii
Is not ali evidence OF good farming to find the
pillow frozen In the furrow, the barrow just
where 1t was last used, the harvester sheltered
In an angle Of the Virginia fence, the mower
standing In the middle Of the meadow, where
the last swath was finished. 1t 10 not al
evidence Of good farming 10 lind minor tools
lying around loose 10 be covered by the SHOWS
OF winter, the corn crib uncoveied and exposed
to the sun and rain, nor few logs dozed By
tue weather, To be worked up pvceneal,
wanted, u perhaps, If coal is used, lying in
scattered pile, with no covering save the canopy
| OF heaven. It Is not suggestive Of thrift when
/ hogs are allowed to root up the meadows that
perhaps must be cut for hay next season. or
horses and cattle allowed to roam there of will,
long after the last grass is devomed, eating
into tho roots and perhaps poaching the turf
soaked with rain. Ii is not good economy to
allow stock In Winter to go unproyided with
| comfortable stables or sheds, because you can
not afford to buy the lumber 10 shelter them
with. These are some Of the principal eviden
ees Of bad farming. The minors are many, fo
that which is worth buying Is worth preserving
and he who is the best farmer makes the mos
money In the end The way to accomplish
this Is TO begin young, for habits at orierl
care acquired then will be impro ed in inat,ir
age Just rs carelessness will be intensified witt
the growth Of years.
The farmer who owns but little stock an
keeps it fat, Is richer than lie who. ownin
much, allows 1t to waste and become moor /
, the endeavor to keep more than his farm ca
carry. Much Of the thrift and order about II,
farm lies with the children However, muc
the parents may strive, however hard they ina
labor If the children are not Interested In Or,
serving order, II they Were not constantly be
! fore them incentives to do 50, one little ielel
/ tion Will follow another,nnt In the end dsord,
| Will prevail, the farm will begin to run dow
. and II VIII he found that II costs more 10 bin
1t back twice fold than it would have TO Ina,
kept 1t In tact At flrst. Whenever YOU ale throup
with tool Or inn lcment for the season. put
away IN secure place, The objection som
!. times made that IL lakes So much room (,
storage, Is not valid. There is, ON every fafI
plenty OF lott room for the lighter tools, al
, many ways will suggest themselves for rasin
, comparatively heavy ones, as plowS and harrow
and little time spent al the right time will |
money In the end Even mowers. harvester
and threshing machines, occupy hut little roof
, II properly taken apart, and tie exercise of d
/ ing 50 and putting them Together again. oftt
gives val liable lessons in mechanics, and rel
ders the operator thoroughly conycrsant vii
: the workings Of the machine Itself There
, more ia the care Of little things than mo
people im agine, for il these are thorough
looked after greater ones are no, apt to suffer-
Western RUH