The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-07-06

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for fences, requiring large annual out
Iays for repairs. This in brief il the
shape in which this question presents
itself, These figures point very GER
tainly to the fact that our fence and
stock laws are by no means perfect. II
is all very we'll in new districts were
grazing was good for those who could
avail Themselves Of the luXuriant grass
that annually went 10 waste, or at least
they felt ii was, But in all the older
sections Of the country, the farmers be-
gan 10 feel that the enormous expense
Of keeping up the fences in order that
come one may have benefit Of the graz.
Ing afforded along the public roads and
lanes IL an expensive luxury, and not
forever to DO tolerated, Agitation will
go on upon this question till it shall
result in a great saving in farm expense
Tho greatest barrier in reform at once il
the prejudice existing in favor Of the old
method, but stubborn facts and more
light is all that il needed to arrive at a
proper solution Of this question.
RE]MUNERATING FARMING.-Whcn
farming fails to be profitable somebody
has been or il in fault. The nOck.master,
the owner Of herds, the g%razicrs and the
dairyman always did well in days Of
yorc and at the present day, in Europe,
we hear Of no complaining beyond the
common murmering Of those who arc al
ways grumbIing; consequently, where
ever the farmers are losing their time in
Improbable cultivation, and can not
make their live stock pay for the food
they consume, depend upon it there il,
or has been, gross acknowledgement,
The most miserably poverty Of soil
exists in the oldest states, and, strange
TO say, those parts near to good markets
are the least rcmunerative, which can
not but show clearly Ia every unprc-
JUDGED mind how ignorant Of that art
Of successful husbandry those NUT be
who enjoy the advantage of protection
from excessive freight, and, in fact, from
expense Of delivery Of every kind; for
the western farmers and all at n dis
lance have 30 much to pay that it really
appears Incredible that those who are in
the immediate vicinity Of such com
paratiycIy good prices for their product
should not be ashcmed to complain that
farming is not rcmuncrating,
Again, read any of the agricultural or
ether papers, when mentioning aught
relative to farming, and note how every
.Crlbblcr lays stress on economy, ON bodily
labor on the part Of the proprietor him
self, without which it is impossible to
succeed, cutting chat, stcaming food,
and, above all, the early rising and
labor, making longer days in the SUN
mel then are made atany other employ
mcnt Whatever, which, all combind
scenes to Imply that farming is the
hardest occupation any man can enter
on; that unless a man works every one
in his employment longer each day and
work himself with the men, saying,
Come along, boys,' and so forth, he
can not get along, Now, we all see That
in our business there is not this neccs-
sity for the principal to MOL and toll,
nor any occasion for working the EN-.
pIoycs 50 many hours, and though what
is done it 50 much lighter, yet there is
neither c~oaxing nor driving, rs is the
case ON the farm. Yet, with all this
cxcrtion of muscle and the wakclulncss
at break Of day, hurryingthe laborcrsout
before the townspcoplc are out of their
beds, and with the farmers untiring
labor in leading the men along, farm
ing don't pay" How then, is
rcmuncrating farming" to be attained?
A iirst-cIa.s store has generally Il fine
stock Of iirst-A ass goods, and they meet
with u ready sale at "A good profit, thus
enabling the principal to keep up n
gcntIcmanIy standing in the com
nunity and in such store the employees
ire superior men and receive good pay,
md there is never any early or late at
enhance, for the principal il above re-
to the mcanness of keeping :
business about for the sake of the profit a.,
aimed at the expense of his clerks, etc, ,
.hus preventing them from having any 7
for recreation. Now, why can't =,
iirHt-class farm have u fine stock of ,
irst-claSs animals, so that they may +;
meet with a ready sale, alta good profit, !
hus enabling the proprietor to keep up I
gcntlcmanly standing And why can !
not his employees be Superior men and re- ,
good pay? and why can not he ,
'lIow ehem 10 leave work, so as to have
l col"lorCno.c evening Tor recreation, the
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