The Newtown bee., 1877-12-20
Farming as a Business.

Il takes smart man to be n success
 ful farmer am well aware that quite Gilfarlt opinion is entertained by, luary. How nflen do we hear the ex-
 Y:ts,tan, He js only farmer" or huaF
 the business spoken of in a deprecatory
 ranncr bv presumably intelligent and
 otier" ,sc "ctLjnioraled people! This is a greet mjataae, and only shows lsmGnt
 ab.u igNOHucC iAe business of fara.-' ing is a strictly honorable ona. and, if
 rightly c3ulucle1. one of tke moy;
 hc,HhY. pleasant and profitable employ
 meo)s tI.at man Can engage in.
 |" orler To Dc a successful farmer, however, q man must be intelligent. and
 utust understand his business as thor
 oughIy as he who is $ successful msf
 chant CT professional man h order 10
 sUccccd in AmY business, man must un-
 drrslt9l f fully in all te branches. aud ru~t Hi>t '.;I-nd 10 l.. This is the greac slctr' of mIJH farming. Al our mos. sgCc s,!Ii tanners those who nave u.#I. :u14y hy inc tusiness.-- who baye , bg.N I'D for lh-us.iyrs beautiful homes, #hJ aAYe broad, fertile, wcN-tiued acres nn1e ,p LY tue result nt tIDjr industry-- wha h"ya rp proved breayfs oi cattle. noga a,rl sheep these ahe they who nr-
 1rrs 'aHd lheir business. 4nl not only
 N5p";snHI it, Ouj ottead t,it The bus. ... 7s ,a 's -,a,4 uur, and Dhe reason why
 ~ i3auy iar.unIs make failure ui il, on-
 Y eaing uu> n .src Igiag--hardIy that sn.l"itHe.--ts.d ieulain in IttnL year uf er year, aor&ing hard, yet having Eiile, l. h ct@sc Uu.y don't understand tAeir buajhc->. They nun it by brute force Instead c! Flaius They pattern tD" inHc:! by others lgtEeralIy after 4 poor cX4ap,ci, "u3 do not look into the why. 1 aud wherefore of raising crops. They ale not able 10 tell how mucn t costs thcn To raise q crop, or what their profit 1 m4y Dc, il any. They are generally "IC9 poU' 10 'Hke an agrlcu.ural paper They list fuc satia uld and clumsy touls rhat lheIr tNhcts did before lilep, and : are MOI in favor ut Improvements. Is it ,0 3r "0muerud at ltat such talIners gre up; succ4s.tuIY
 There are many things that may De mentioned ihnt 1,I!i beot servic. tu lhose
 wAo wauA becoma tetltr farmers. Stss ! o{ lhr most important aids is A reiiayle ag!ic.l!.Hra.i paprr. ..lnoy say they "aan, npi uIurt la ;ar,r Jie. Such a paper ! laa nun:iluls a.nD0g The. best tare
 ,.,rl- ju aH paris ot lie counlry--inea ot | Experience. wEo know what they are
 B, ,yng--uud nrw ahd uselu4. ideag ou
 practical subjects are constantly kept
 D=lurc He n4,der Improvements in agriculture of all kinds, wherever made,
 ars immediately brought 10 nolice, wiiA
 d thousand and one useful ideus
 1 Another way 10 improve is to watch i those ot your ntighDOrs who are most
 uccrsslu]--Ubserve their management, i the crops they raise. manner of filling aud hun1li@g. Watch closely; you can Ienrl, as much from their bIundcrs as ynu con truIu their successes When i they nl4ac q mistake, remeoiber it. and ] ,iu not 70 ihc same. Keep ID account l ot tacr crop yvJ rHjse, eApense of scec, culmc rpd marketing Find out { wuejhyr j. pays you U hd. Discard
 llos.. Jual are unpToflable, and adopt ! u;nc!s nut vii pay. Keep an account , ol a' your recelpis and expenses. Many
 du!!nis ,lp Ut every !ear on foolish rxpuusr .lr,t would not il yuu made \ ! ptnv.lc, ut "ritIng down nl expenses.
 oee to |, lDAL,the balance is on the right
 eide Of yoGr ledger al ,he end of lheyeaf. | spend your leisure hours iu making i'm protcmgnls on inc iaru, oE in gsetu.
 reaJIng st home, instead uf sitting
 aroRud in he gocery al tbe ''cnFneis
 Try |, make your home pleasant, and iiIr
 mosl attractive place on earth, These ne ali helps towards becoming good farmer Cor O. Gef,t,
 PGggasITY--We are empAaticslly In
 tine age of profanity, and Il seems 10 es laat ae are on the tDpiBost current One caauol sV on the street anywhere with ~ rs.,,rf,s.,s,l .g, ssssrth ray-