The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-01-17
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Is essential 10 the trst-rate success of any bust.
ness 1t is absolutely necessary to successful
farming. By this we do not mean 80 much
economy in the use of the money proceeds of the
farm as in the economical use and care of every
thing connected with the farm. Economy of
time, OF horse flesh, OF machnery, of implements,
OF fences, OF provender, Of everything that is
used or raised. 1t is good economy to have tools
and implements repaired before they become in
Jured and worthless by ill-usage without repair.
A trifing sum, compared with the original cost
OF an implement or machine, may pay for re-
pair that will save the expense of a new one, if
the repair is made as soon as r quired. Every
farmer whose farming operations are at all ex-
tensive, in short any one who cutivates a hum
dred acres, should be provided with shop and
tools for doing all sorts of repairing of imple-
NETS and machinery. The farmer who does not
feel that he is pscuniarily able to expend the
amount of funds necessary to purchase all the
tools required can do so by piece.meal The
purchase of one or two articles at time at the
cost OF two, three or four dollars occasionally
will imperceptably fill shop with its required
accontremsnts One will be astonshsd at the
collection in three or four years. And you will
not miss from your purse the money that pur.
chased them because it is made of an indefinite
number OF small amounts.
The proper care of horses will keep them sound,
healthy and vigorous until twenty, instead of
having them walking skeletons before they are
ten years old. To take the right kind of care of
horses is not alone in feeding them. This is only
part. Grooming keeping them warm, driv-
ing them with prudence, not allowing them TO
become too hot, not to leave them stand until
| they are chilled when they are warm, not to
force them down hill and not to allow them TO
stand to ''post hay'' half of two or three nights
, III eaGh Week are soue OF rhB many means or
doubling horses dur,tion Of life and his utility
while living.
seemingly Indifferent fence may be kept in
good condition for years, if it is carefully watch
ed and prudently doctored whenever it becomes
defective in any part. These lille attentions and
repairs take but little time or money. Thefarm-
er really feels the loss Of neither. To leave all
the breaches unrepaired until the old fence will
last nd longer and new one becomes an abso-
lutte necessity, the time and the money that are
required to build that new one become burden
some. 1t makes hole in the purse. lis weight
is heavily felt. These are hints Of economy that
can be carried to endless deaiin farming And
we are somewhat inclined to the opinion that
great deal Of the embarrassment under which
farmers struggle is the result of lacking economy
In all the details of the operations of the farm.
The judicous and successful operator OF fur
mace, foundry, or manufacturing establishment
of any kind, keeps all his employees at work,
keeps bis machinery in good repair, being con.
stantly on the lookout for all flaws and does not
allow either machinery, implements, tools or
teams 10 be abused or 10 become impaired so that
they cannot do their full complement of work.
No sensible manufacturer would dream of allow.
ing portions of his machinery 10 become impair
ed so that bis operations would be threatened
with siagnalion. 1t would be poor economy
and would result in his ultimate bankruptcy.
It is jus, as true in the farmers case Because
OF the peculiar circumstances surrounding him
his financial ruin will be longer delayed, but it
is equally certain to come and just as disaster
Gus in its results. We know of no occupation
that needs such thorough reconstruction in
this respect as does farming. We trust our
farmer friends will give these suggestions kindly
consideration
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Duty OF CONGRESS. Congress is evidently in
arnest ahont retrepchinu nv reducinp the annro-