The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-03-06
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.

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To make the farm pay, begin by
lmying as large farm as you can get
a deed of with the capital yon have to
invest and mortgage for the balance.
Never mind about keeping back mon
ey to stock up with; there are ways
enough you can do that; buy stock
and give lien or bill of sale of it. De
pend upon the income of the farm, to
pay for stock, pay interest, make pay
ments and pay running expenses. For.
farming tools, buy second hand; NJ
they are only farming tools they won't
cost as much as new.
In buying stock. especially cows,
buy anything you can buy cheap with
out regard to age or quality, but don't
buy anything you will have to pay
much for. There are always plenty of
such COWS for sale, and what's the
odds, if they only give milk? A COW
is COW, and that is what you want.
Buy as much stock as yoHr farm is es-
timated to carry, and some more.
People differ as to- the amount Of feed
necessary to keep a given number of
cows, and you want numbers; the
number of acres, the size of the dairy,
is the standard by which farms are
judged. The amount and qnality of
the product are not so much taken in
to account. You know if man can
keep third more stock through the
winter on the same amount of feed
than his neighbor can, it is plain to be
seen that he is the best farmer.
Strictly adhere to the rule of buying
the cheapest, without regard to quail
ty, except in buying horse. You
don't want any ordinary animal. Much
in your future will depend on your
horse. Get one that can trot, and
don't let him suffer for want of eXer-
else. Don't run the risk of injuring
his gait by putting him to either the
pillow or the harrow, or any other use
full labor, and if he ever gets so he can
trot in three minutes, Gas he ought to
do to be called trotter) calculate
your fortune is made and lay your
plans accordingly. Borrow money on
the strength of your expectation, for
you will need it, if you expect to de-
velop the speed Of your horse. BY all
means learn to talk horse, and seek
the society of horsemen; it is wonder
full how such associations help to de
velope ones mind and give a thorough
knowledge of agriculture. On the
road, with horse and buggy, is at
present quite popular style of farm
ing among young farmers, and judy
ing from the appearance of the man
and his team il must be quite profita-
BILE. The idea that muscle and ma
nure are what make farming pay, is
played out.
If farming with trotting horse
does not suit your fancy, there are va
rious other ways you can take to sue
ceed in farming. Be society man /;
attend all public gatherings, of what
ever sort or kind make it a point to
always be there. Accept all the Off
ces rendered you, and if there is a pos
Utility that You will fail to be elected,
use every means in your power to Sc
cure it.
A great amount of public spirit and
a good deal of public business are
great helps to farming. Crops grow
while the farmer sleeps, and it is the
same when he is attending to other
peoples business. Attend all the JUS
tice law suits. 1t lisa good way to keep
yourself posted up in other peoples
business. Don't neglect the auction
sales, for there is possible chance for
you to make something easier than to
work for it. Buy anything you can
buy cheap, whether you need it OF not
no knowing what you may need in
the course of your lifetime. Buy ole
churns, broken plows, run down NOW
ing machines and such like-nothine
like keeping the trade going. Dom
neglect any of these opportunities, i
you would make farming pay. W.
have known farmers to follow thi
practice and succeed admirably in &C
cumulating great abundance of su
perannuated farm machinery. Anoth
{ er point to be observed and strictl
, adhered to, as far as possible, is tn
s credit system. 1t is great sight cas-
: Ter to promise than to pay as you go
: as the grangers and some Others tax
the trouble to do. Never refuse t
!, buy anything you can get trusted fol
n You will find any number of sympa