The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

ing letter pro9r snow ta.as
other period. SAYS Azr.ra..
Cincinnati EHguirer. am
are to 80 better method,
the farm in the future shs. ..r.
in the past and the oau.
are producing this chang
nv mind, rs follow.
First, the old >r.!e u
Viii not pay. No man is
ami but that he Knows .a
comes ont in debt Mt the end ~.
year mo can lie fiji il ua-..
his crops are not only pr..
small yields continually 1s.
failures come ofteucr than 4.
IL: that A> SOL cannot
drou,h. fre oe insect,
could, and 4 facts w..
make a mau fam better 0r
him from the business. Oh.
STYLE farmer who takes 40 r-.
save and apply manure
breeding Inc same stock H.
did, aud ON whose farm t...-.
system, mu,t 60 10 tie wall. +.
an encouraging syn th4, ...e.
more good tanner uaa this. .
before, aud that they ara ..
their influence to be felt.
\ second Influence thai ..
inc the farmer Is the agr...I...
paper. From IN EXTENDED a..
sation | assert chat there ar. nj.
agricultural papers read t.a. g..
before. The old prejudice aga
book-farming IS largely done .a
with. and farmers see that t|.
cital Of a fact is none the wo.s
cause II IS printed. Not ua,.
these paper, read more bx lar...
but they are conducted IN am
practical manner thauatau7 fur.
period. Nearly every paper h.
has II, agricultural dcputm.
and i'm many eases they are g..
by practical farmers who
most of their time on the farm .
are continually experimenting Il
giving the results ol their es1..
mcuts.
Another Indication oil h.
farming is that more farmers
improving their stock now s
ever before. Not only do our IL.
cultural papers show this il. al.
advertising columns and the .a.
space devoted to the discus .ua
the different breeds Of imuro.
stock, but whenever YOU NEE.
group Of farmers and begin 10 f..
on this subject you see at once {.
they are interested IN it and ara
string to improve some departI
of their live stock. We have s..
many more men engaged in hre
ing for sale improved stock. f..
they are we'll patronized.
Still another clement Of prog
IS the improvement in farm un
ments. The farmers Of TODAY
accomplish with less outlay
strength double that the farm.-
a generation ago could ; aua
fact that he uses the modern
chinery not only sharpcns bl- .u.
lect but also gives HIM more L..
II cultivate his mind. II his '#.
do require more labor than did
virgin soil his father TILED Dr..
perform the extra labor eas,.s
quickly, and the use Of thc
machinery has obliged him II.
his brains more than did the
time farmer.
Oar excellent schools Iatu
had their influence for farm
som are better educated, and
more YOU educate a man the III.
comprehensive his views Of llfa
come, and he Il less IIkcIL 10 DE p
isfei with mediocrIty.
Modern facilities for trave..
enable the farmer to get away fir
home and G something Of VIVA.
going on outside Of his own lie
borhood. and by this be is ,s.a
lated Improvements. Thefara
of fifty years ago seldom trase.
outside Of his own county. and
make a tour Of one or two >ta
involved the necessity Of rea..
his farm for a reason 5: but mos
can plant his corn and before f.
large enough to cultivate hc CAL
from Maine to Texas and rc+Ur.
a different route.