Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-06-07
TIE SUCCESSFUL
F-ARMER.


il any profession, two things are
absolutely Indispensable First, |
persistent energy; second, it's IL
thorough knowledge of the busi-
ness in all its details, and fixed
determination to keep up with the
times. All men engaged in mer-
camille pursuits. even on small |
scale, know we'll the necessity Of
keeping posted in everything per
tanning to their trade, and all, with
scarcely an exception, take and
carefully read one or more journals
devoted exclusively to their hrancl.
of business. They would not do
without one knowing that their
more enterprising neighbor would
be benefited by sudden changes
IN market values, of which they
could have no knowledge. Every
physician has his medical journals,
lawyers have their periodicals, and
watch carefully the latest decisions
of the Courts and the enactments
of the Legislatures In fact, every
profession has its periodicals sup.
! ported by nearly every member OF
the class which it represents. By
merchants and professional men
these periodicals deyo'ed IT, their
interests are considered as indis
Hensable. But with MANY farmers
the case is qnite otherwise
though from the very nature CT
things farmers generally reanire a
more thorough knowledge Of their
surroundings than almost any
other profession in order to arrive
at the maximum of success, vet
very many, indeed, take no pains
whatever to tamiliarize themselves
with the nature and habits of their
, most valuable animals and plants
. or of their most destructive and
tormenting enemies, and utterly
refuse to ratrnnize periodicals
! devoted to their interests, and
intended TO throw light upon the
dark sides of every farmers life
, MANY do not even attempt to
familiarize themselves with the
most ordinary rules of business, or
the most common forms of law
, and what is the result /? Is il much
to be wondered at that many com
!, plain of the unprcftaldeness ot
their profession. or that some arc
vietimized by cheats and esharpers:
Whyis it that the butter of one
: dairyman always brings two, three
] and five cents per pound more
! than that of his neiehbor +? In The
!. house of one you may find dime
+ novels, comic almanacs and police
: gaze tes; in the other carefully
read newspapers ard dairymen'
books. Why is it one man always
happens to receive the very highes
market price for all his grain annc
; produce, while mis- unfortrnate
:, neiehbor can scarcely receive
q enough to pay expenses Some
say lone is lucky" etc. In the
T language of we'll known acoileg,
I president. we say. fPluck is I;
It hero. Luck is fool 's -
. THE BooMERANG.-NIy experienc,
. in boomerangs is mainly confined &
the natives about the Condamine anc
= its affiuents, where was frequentl,
Z in company with natives for about
e year. They had two weapons
: large, for war, the other small, TO
is game. I should think the weapon i
e seldom thrown in war, since most o
n its contests fsuch as they are) tax
Al place in scrub or forest, where it coul'
| not be used to advantage but I hav
seen A.natiye frightfully cut in til
abdomen, and was told by q nativ
= that he had been struck BY boom
u erang thrown by the hostile party
II L have. seen a few of those contests
= but never saw the boomerang used i
re any way. The 'waddys' were throw
le freely, the spear seldom. The gam
IS boomerang fs thrown among flights {
IT ducks, and also parrots when congr,
10 oated on the trees AMI oatbaY;av pet