Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-04-10
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Hints About Work.

TO work. Ihe good ship Agriculture has
wcsthcred MANY a storm. Some timid
ones are Just now proposing to run her on
shore, They think she is going to the
bottom. They had better man the pumps,
stop up the leaks, and make things snug
and tight. Keep away from the rocks Of
speculation, combination, and Incidence.
In the open sea there is nc real danger
only q little privation. The storm will
blow over, and we shall laugh at ott fears.
II We could put the c.oaksrs on shore we
would. We have not much respect for
the men Hhc propose 10 throw the prOvi-
sions overheard. Neither have we much
sympathy with those farmers who propose
to get up a combination to produce only
Il half q crop, and thus advance prices
fouffold." Such men are not farmers.
They have no right to such an honorable
name. No real, kind-heartcd farmer
whhes se sec the poor widows and orphans
III 0at cities compelled to pay $40 a bar
ta for flour or 80 cents a pound for poor
beef and mutton. The writer is q farmer
and the son Of q farmer, but he wants no
fellowship with men who seriously enter.
tain such sentiments. HE that with.
holdeth corn, the people shall curse him /;
but blessings shall be upon the head Of
him that selleth IT,"
The true remedy for "hard times" is
profit but the talk Of the lips tendeth
only to pcnury." "He hat tilleth his
land shall have plenty of bread; but he
that followeth after vain persons shall have
poverty enough"
AS We said before, we are glad the sea-
son for work is come. We shall feel bet,
ter when we get into the fields and turn
up the fresh soil. 1t is not true that we
are producing too much wheat or too
much good beef. mutton, cheese, butter,
and wool. Wheat will be very scarce be-
fore next harvest, and even q partial fail
ure of the crvs now on the land would
send wheat up to'famine prices before the
harvest Of 1874.
Our aim as farmers must be, not to
produce less. and not necessarily to pro,
duce more, but rather to produce a better
article at less cost to ourselves. Sooner
or later an article will bring what it is
worth and no combination can long make
II bring more than it is worth. There is
nothing in the present outlook to discour>
age q good farmer.
We have said hard work il the only
remedy for hard times. by hard work
We do not mean necessarily back breaking
muscle. straining labor. A man might
work very hard digging a garden that
could just as well be plowed; or he might
work hard breaking the Jumps of manure
on the land by hand that could be just a.
we'll broken TO pieces with a harrow. We
mean by hard work effective work. We
mean labor that tells.
Hard work is doing what your reason
and your better judgment tell you ought
to be done, and doing it promptly, at the
right time, whether you feel like il or not.
Laying plans and writing down what you
intend to do and how to do il, is often the
hardest kind Of work for a farmer.
Read over your list Of things to be done.
II is no use laying plans unless you car
~ them out. Read o7er what you have
written down. Make up your mind what
ought to be done first, and then 90 at it
and stick to it until it is done.
Horses that have been at rest during the
winter should be worked only moderately
at first. See that the collars ct, and that
the parts that come in contact with the
shoulders arc clean aud soft. Wash the
shoulders with salt and water. If the
skin becomes inAamed or sore, battle it
with petroleum (not k~erosene), or wash
with warm water and carbolic soap. Keep
the feet and legs clean. Wash them if
necessary, and rub them dry. At moor
remove the harness and clean the horses.
Feed cut hay moistened with water and
sprinkled over with meal or bran. This
can be eaten quicker than long hay, and
the horses have more time to digest it be.
fore going back to work. AT night al
ways clean the horses thoroughly and
make them comfortable. This is more
important than cleaning in the morning.
Let them have all the salt they will eat.
In all but the more northern ATTITUDES
April will find the horticulturist busy with
the early spring work. The hot-beds and
cold frames will not need SO close atten,
ton by the middle Of the month, and The
time can be given 10 preparing the soil
for early crops, and the many little job,