The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-06-26

"NOthlng," says Reynolds, us denied
we'll directed labor, and nothing is to be
attained without it"
Everything on farm should be done
well, and for this purpose the owner
must give it his personal supervision.
Stock q farm according to its produc-s
ton. Have stock enough to consume all
rough food, but not enough to become
rough without food,
Nature above us is setting examples.
every day, by freshness, order and beauty.
The "pure in heart" take thought for the
beautiful. 0 &
The farmer who will now keep his
plows running in Lis corn fields, wet or
dry, Will be rewarded in the autumn by a
good yield Of corn. ~@s
Horses are better than men. They do
not hate their enemies as relentlessly,
but they always know their friends from
their enemies. --.v5 s..~. .,.
The farmer must recollect that his sons
will learn by example and not by precopt.
If he spends his days in town his boys
will follow his example,,
The poorest girls, in the various ap-s
plications of the term, are those who have
never been taught to work. There are
thousands of them, as useless as last
years almanac. s@@s5s@7
We hold it to the duty of every good
farmer to render his home as happy and
agreeable as possible; to combine the
solid comforts of life with the elegant
pleasures of taste. ~ ss*s%s@ q
The profits on the farm are small, and
economy in all proper and legitimate
methods need to be practiced in order
to providea comfortable living and pay
one hundred cents ON tue dollar.
Men who have farmed for eighty
years, almost universally testify that
they learned more of the business in the
last forty then in the first forty of their
lives. And yet many think it is easy to
learn farming.
Cases frequently occur where man
who is too lazy to farm quits and be-
comes a very successful preacher.
But it never occurs where he is too
incident to preach that he ever be-
comes successful farmer. That rule
will not work both ways.
Bone DUST wood ashes and such like fer
ilizers are best for grape vines in low
groud: Stable manure applied in large
quantities on damp soil will produce dis
eased vines. On dry ground the effect is
beneficial. The best soil for grapes is
dry, light, warm and rich. On such
soil apply top dressings Of we'll rotted ma
nure, alternating every third year with
dressing Of Stacked lime. Where grapes
are being raised On damp ground care must
be taken to keep the roots near the surface
-Weste1n Ruraz. IL
Over 1900 head of cattle are said to
have been entered at the cattle show at
the French exposition. England sup
plies the principal part. Sheep and hogs
will also be fully represented. The en-
tries in the horse department show at
the Palais de = Industrie, consisted of %
year-old sta lions, 239 animals of 4, and
IT'S of and 6 years Of age. ., ..as
It should be born in mind that every
farmer who will take the trouble to keep
up tastful appearance about his house,
not only performs good work for his
own family, but stimulates his neighbors
to initiate him. Nothing is more con-
tagious then the desire for gardening
when once IT gets a footing. .. -,
THE White Petwaia Death 10 tile Potato
Bug. I. P. Allen, of Elk Falls, Kansas,
writes us this strange and really import
ant fact, ifitis really SO: I'VE were troub-
led with potato bugs very much when
living in Illinois, and accidentally founl.
out that the fragrance of the white petu-
MIA was a deadly poison to them, for
when they came near it they would drop
dead, and we could gather them up by
the shovelful. My idea is to plant the
white petunia around the potato patch
and scatter through it, and it will settle
the bugs ics's Monthly.