The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-12-04
Farm and Household Column
Farming: as a Business.

Farming: as a Business.
Agriculture is SO fascinating, 50
noble, SO grand in all its relations
and bearing, that all classes of read
ers, it. the! do not own rod Of land
are fond If agricultural literature.
There are but very few in any Of the
professions. or in any of the indus
trial pursuits, who do not cherisI, -
secret hope or expectation that some
day they will own a farm. and till it.
and die upon it. AS people grow old
er, they love to think OF mother
ea,th; they love to look upon broad
acres, covered with the bounte"us
gifts Of kind Providence they love
t" hear the birds sing; they love t.,
look up ihto the heavens, broad an.E
expansive; they love to hatl.e in sun
light and feel the mild breezcs Of
summer laden with sweet orders
from woodland flowers.
1onng mes' often say they hate
farming and all that Is connected with
the pursuit. They would, like John
Randolph. 90 out Of their way mile
(" kick IL sheep; and rs to cows. OK
en-, aud all animals except 4 horse,
they never wish to look upon them.
If they live t" middle life. they '.mert
with q change" anil If their success
has been Indifferent in whatever pir,
snit they may have fallen into. then
the wish Is heard expressed that they
had remained npon the farm. The
ti||iag If tho soil is y glorious calling
a".L1epend upon it. yonng men, the
time is c"u,ing when it will he more
remnnerative than most trades and
observation-disclosures. rti
Honey Product Of a Single Bee.
Keeper.-Capt. J. E. Hetherington,
Cherry Waller, n. T., writes to Clean.
ings on Bee Culture: "Your letter
asking for a report If my present
seasons honey crop duly received. l
take pleasure in complying with your
request. A part Of NY bees are man
aged by others. Total amount If
honey made by bees msnaged by N.Y.
self, box, 1897 lbs. extracted, 3. $50.
This was fiOm 2;;,4 stocks 10 the sprins.
increased to ;M in the fall. Total
from stocks managed ny others, AZ
10 the spring, increased to 677 stocks
in the fail; box g, 70l; extracted.
1i,7i7; making in all, from G6l
stocks in the spring increased by fall
to l,O47; total box honey. 42,6Os
lbs; total extracted, 1867 lbs
grand total, 81, AIS lbs.
The Farm Laborer and Grange
It il a mistaken idea that the only
person eligible to membership in the
grange is the farmer who both owns
and tills his land. The man who
makes agriculture his business, though
he does not own q single rood Of
earth, is just as eligible 40 the man
who owns u thousand acres. The
constitution says that an applicant
for membership must he "engaged iu
agricultural pursuits, and have n"
interest in conflict with our purposes"
The constitution does not say that. he
must own the land he tills he must
he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
The ehploye on the farm, known as
the ''hired man." is entitled to mem.
bership as far az agriculture is COLI
cerned and If he tolls upon the farm
all the time, how eau he haze an in
terest in conflict with our purposes,
Of course the employe ought to BIO u
man Of good habits, and one that can
he trusted. With these qualifications,
God forbid that anything like caste or
strata in society shall keep him ont.
The writer of tlis well knows the
honest laborer ou the farm-patrons,
d. not ignore him. We are sure you
will Motive are sure you have not;
f"r, the .trusty, man at your pillow OF
with your stock is o farmers friend
indeed; and with yourselves make
up the boue and sinew of the class of
which the order, to he permanent,
must, he c0Mposei Farm owners, if
you lind your help competent, up.
right, useful and to be trusted, en-
courage them-whetier male or f.
inale-to enter tho grange. Once
there, their interests are Your inter.
ests what they save helps you, what
they learn is for y"nr benefit IA we'll
a. their OWE. Further. the tics of the
grange will make them more con.pe.
teut, upright and useful, If possi6lc,
than they were before, aud besides
they will be more likely to stand by
you, and remain Will, yon, than we've
you to mako them feel ~ though
they were but little better than your
cattle. May God bless the faithful
farm lat'"rer, say we we know Allah
will help the farm owner who treats
his help with tile consideration that
one ought to treat every person who
has u living souI.-Farmer's Friend.
Potatoes for Horses. Nearly every
winter, when l haze my horses up in
stable, | think l will call the atteu.
ton Of your readers to the practice Of
feeding p"tatoes to their horses.
once came near losinga valuable horse
from feeding him dry hay aud oats
with n"thiny looscning. I have new
er believed in dosing a horse with
medicine, but something is actually
necessary tn keep horse in the right
condition. Many use powders, but
potatoes are better, and safer, and
cheaper, if fed judici"usly. If those
who are not in the habit If feeding
p"tatoes toh"rses will try them, they
will he astonishe.l ut the result.
have known horse changed from Il
lazy, dumpisl' one to a quick. active,
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