Mississippi Democrat., 1876-06-10
FARM AND GARDEN


Ihat old reliable and ever faithful |
friend Of the farmers, the Farmers
vindicator and Co Operative News,
which was the tirst 10 advocate tho
cause Of the Order of Patrons Of
Husbandry and has stood mp manfal-
~ and bstiled Tor their rights
through thick aud thin, u always
full Of good advice for the farmers.
We venture the assertion that the
farmer has no warmer friend nor
abler defender thsn Maj. Wall, the
courteous editor of that sterling
journal. The farmer who does not
subscribe tor aud carefully read the
indicator and News, neglects one
Of the greatest duties he owes to
himself, 20 his family and 10 the
Order. In q recent number We hnd
the following sensible article, under
the above caption;
"Unlueky in all | do Tbs is
the continual croak of half the in
dolcnt and erratic people in the
world. 1T u no use for me TO strive
tor q competency for ! AN always
anlucky." There II no such thing as
luck. There Are misIortunes which
We eah neither torvsee nor AVOID
/ Events then are the effects Of which
we can neither forestall Aor control
bat thes. are exceptional cases, and
their resulting disasters may be-
overcome BY energy aud pcrsever
ance.
The farmer Who negleets to plant
at the proper time, aud eultiyate in
the best way, OF TO take proper care
Of his products when grown, will not
be n success In his business, bot for
this, he should not blame has luck,
but himself Ii l. not because be Is
unlucky that be failed, but because
he did not attend 10 his business.
The man who il wasleiul aud ex.
trAvagant In his living, spending
more than bis income, ~ not unlucky
but unwise, aud should blame Lim
sell, and not his misfortune or his
stars. when he finds himself without
house and home, or even the neces
sary comforts of life.
The reckless running in debt. the
spending Of money before II j. made,
the silly vanity that apes the lite and
habits of those Of grater wealth, ~
wrong in itself, aud must keep even
the most industrious IN lifelong
poverty. Persons Of such habits aud
inclination fail aud ought 10 tail, but
they attribute their failure 10 their
bad luck instead Of their own folly.
No one can reap the rewards OF for
tune, without pracilcing the virtues
Ot industries and economy.
II "A man m any business goes 10
work with energy, economies his
earnings, makes his daily gains ex
ceed hi- expenses, he can safely bid
defiance to bad luck aud j. on the
right road 10 fortune. Let us hear
no more crOaklng about bad luck, for
an unlucky man has but little sym
paIhy in this busy world.
SHEEP ON THE FARN.-That sheep
eau save farms from utter rum. and
improve the condition ot good farms,
= beyond doubt. However much
We may prize the horse and cow for
their valuable services "a mankind.
still we must admit that the keeping
Of sheep Is very profitable To- the
farmer, ~ that u brings money TO
his pocket aRd improves the con
dilion at hrs land Experience has
shown that sheep hushandry - III
roctly Prohtable. There are NO
losses al Il very iew risks 90 be- met
with In the business. Early lambs,
tat Wethers, WOOL and pelis always
bring good prices and ind ready
market Besides, sheep bring up
the condition OF the farm, and, as
the old A,lago has il, turns the earth
10 gold wherever their footprints are
found Nothing will improve
farm 80 we'll a. a nourse Of husband
~ IA sheep, well selected and ju-
diciously followed. Sheep eau be
made the salvation Of n poor iarIn,
and IL more OF our farmers would
keep more sheep a larger share OF
prosperity would be the result.