The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-10
The 8utland Daily 6lobe
MONDAY, APRIL 10. 1876.
tFrom the Boston Journal
EVERY DAY THOUGHTS ABOUT EVERY
DAY WORK.
By A Young Farmer.

easily credit the old saying, that "three re-
movals cost as much as one fire." had a
bad day for my sale and sold what had to
sell at about three-fiftbs of their fair value,
on an average. Some things sold that
shall have to replace at much greater cost,
because they were too heavy or too bulky
to be brought so far, and some because l
thought l should not have use for them
here. Some things did not sell that in
tended to sell, because others sold 30 low,
and other things were brought along think
ing might find use for them, which
shall not be likely to need for long time.
On the whole, think would as leave be
burned out and done with It, as to know
that l must go through such experience
twice more.
Add to the lose in selling the cost of
transporting the remnant Of my goods, and
the time lost in making the change, and
think you will see it as do, and wonder
how those farmers stand it who change
every year or two, or perhaps oftener than
once year. Perhaps it may be like the
old fellows combing his hair, which al
most killed him when he combed it once
year, but which people make out to do
much more frequently without great trou-
ble Those who move every year may not
lose much, because they have not much to
lose or much to move. But this moving
and changing so often is a 'shiftless" way.
A man had better find farm that suits
him. and run a little risk by running in
debt for it or a part Of it or ne had better
take one that does not Just suit him, and
try by improving it to make it suit linn.
think shall like the place where am
now very well when get used it, though
many things do not just suit me now but
some of them can improve by little la
Dor. There IS too much bog hay cut here
to be fed out, or not stock enough kept to
eat 1t up without giving them too exclusive
diet of poor hay. | think 1t would pay
well to double the amount of stock kept
and raise fodder corn to mix with the poor
hay, then steam both, and by adding lit
tie grain it would make very good fodder
think that it would pay TO steam the feed
if there were twenty or twenty-five cattle
here, and also believe that the poor hay
and corn fodder mixed in equal quantities
would be much better food for mich COWS
or any other stock than the nay alone,
whether the foood was or was not steamed.
But have some hopes of making the own
or think as do, and perhaps before another
winter we can agree upon some way by
which we can increase The stock and put
in an apparatus for steaming the fodder
If so, we shall be all right on that score.
Another fault which we can easily REM
edy is that there is only one small window
in the COW stable--a stable forty feet long
and twelve or more wide, lighted by six
squares of seven by nine glass. 1t is too
dark ,e be pleasant to work in before sun
rise or after sunset, or in a cluudy day, but
that is not the most important point. If
there were more sunlight In the stables dur
ing the long days of winter, when the cat
tie are obliged 10 stay in there all day ana
every day il would be much better for them.
do not believe il is healthy tor any ami
mails to be kept in room oil the time
where the sun cannot shine Pure water,
pure airs and sunlight are the cheapest lux
ures, and the most important neccessaties
also, for man or beast, and there is little
need of being on short allowance of either
of them However, as l said, like the
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bog hay to feed out than to have TO buy rs
| did for two years at this season of the
year, to carry the stock through until
spring, on the farm where l have been the
last four years.
We have plenty of sunlight out of doors,
around the house and barn too, which had
not before, owing to the apple and other
trees around the buildings. Pure air also
we were restricted from there by the same
cause, and here we have plenty, during
the week past at least, and pure water runs
a stream into the barnyard all the year
round, SO l have not 10 spend an hour or
two every day pumping as have had to.
If never saw farm that did not think
| could alter for the better in some of its
arrangements, also never saw one but had
some converiences. During the darkest
days that | ever saw in the army Of the
Potomac (and saw some unpleasant ones
never was quite disheartened. for never
saw it so bad but it might have been worse,
and was thankful for the few comforts we
had, though l could have suggested i'm
provements to the best we had at any time.
Just 50 with farms; | could suggest alter
atoms to the best | ever saw that would
suit me better, and can be well contented
with such as may fall to my lot.
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