The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23

WHAT SALARY DOEs A FAG2gR RI
CEIvE"--In a recent number Of The RUFaJ
NCyo Jo5ber Prof. Real disc0nrses as fol
lows on the subject Of farmers salaries.
1t Is a Rsgj sensible view Of the suJiec
The farmer receives the equivalent of q
larger salary than Eirety-niue out Of one
hundred Of them are willing to admit. They
underestimate theIr own profits, ANA over
estimate the profits OF men living o.t = salary.
There is q great difference among those
who I've by farming. 4 great many work
the soil because they DO not know what else
20 90 or because they cannot live by auv-
thing else Many of this class hardly de-
serve to Ae Classed as farmers. They lower
the standard OF farming as 4 business. ! be-
HeVC there Is 10 business 10y which q man
can live 50 well with 50 much neg ,act. as IN
agriculture. Still nothing better repays
good care ard ability. il is rather slow 10
yield brilliant returns ri the outset 50 IS
any business. The farmer ; profits are con
cealed IN the rise OF land-ju impro yenIe u Is
by dltChing, clearing, new buildings, more
land more tools, or better stock Most
farmers have no idea how much :. COSTS them
to live. They forget to figure in the pork
poultry. mutton, lour, vegetables, etc., etc.
The salary lndu lives entirely by his iuli-
yi1uli efforts. In estimating 70 salary, we
must DO 50 hy Cooking at the privileges en-
ioyc1 the hard work UI brain and muscles
! am personally acquainted with ,wo
brothers ia Mich gan. who started O1t IN a.
equality about tWelty years ogU. One Of
1Aeal, AFTER good education. went 70 farm
ing, The other to teaching Tnev had only
q fev hundred dollars to begin with. C1s
one who followed teaching for The last 81 x
wears. has received annually from TWO
Jho1sand TO Jwo Thousand seven hundred
dollars, One third OF this aLaCult g,6uiG i've
called IL large salary by uiHe-,1uChs of our
/ farmers, g. mo eau save az much each wear aS
does aua teacher referred to- The farmer yl
/ the twJ brothers under cous'Aera-iou, owus
and works small place of seventy or eighty
acres. a-l5rh he is steadily improving. lie
has good buildings. lie owns :. sac l.l cheese
/ factory. lie IS out OF debt. he las late. :
hOughG 30 aces more Of and worth 5000
I and from previous experience, me is certa'l
/ he can save 500 q year above all expenses,
| to apply as payment on his recent purchase.
/ re Is easily i.ceuiuC up with tLe teacher ia
/ accommodating yveal,b n works 40 LasIeI
l The natural tact o. the two men for work
! ard business was not much different. while
/ they worked together on the old homestead
I The farmer in question 10 not aa old t.gy i-
any sense Of .he word. He is all the time
. looking for new and better implements. bu
he is vgly cautious about buying any O
them until he las seen theu3 fried aud knows
I Jha- he can make good use Of them. II,
does not make costly experiments, but he d
every year irving some new vegetables uI
: grains or rTasseS. lie - Improving El
. stock Eg some purchases, aud by 'uctgr1
, se'-.riu-s' Els WASTES lo money Ia rush
ing from one department OF farming %
+ another. lie keeps COWS. raises some hogs
little wheat. some corn, hay ana grass
some fIUtt ana NoEltry. Al $50 sense OF TIA
word cam na be said 90 have made money D.,
/ buying low aua selling high. He is ID
trader Tie has no tGor lu making his none,
by good bargains. What hu uaS earned lts
come by legitimate farming. Some u0ut
cautions, saving, industrious, but he dgosse
well and lives well.