Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27
Successful Farming,

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at johnson, by o. u. Start, ESD, of Bakersfield.
TO make the farm pay, begin by buying
as large farm rs you can get deed OF
with the capital you have to invest and
mortgage for the balance. Never mind
about keeping back money to stock up
with; there are ways enough you can do
that; buy stock and give a lien or bill of
sale of it, Depend upon the income of the
farm, to pay for stock, pay interest, make
payments and pay running expenses. For
farming tools, buy second hand; if they
are not rs good as new, never mind, if
they are only farming tools; they won't
cost as much rs new
In buying stock, especially COWS, exer-
else great care; buy any thing you can
buy cheap without regard to age or quail
ty. but don't buy anything you will have
to pay much for. There are always a
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
us much stock rs your farm is estimated
to carry, and some more. Peoples judg-
mcnt differ rs to the amount of feed nee.
essary to keep a given number of COWS.
and you want numbers the number of
acres, the size of the dairy, is the stand
ard by which farms are Judged. The
amount and quality of the product are not
so much taken into 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 he is the best farmer. OF course.
the cows of the man who keeps least, may
be in the best condition, but what of that ?
the other man has the most of them.
Strictly adhere to the rule of buying the
cheapest, without regard to quality, 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, the faster the better, and dom
let him suffer for want of exercise Don't
run the risk of injuring his gait by putting
him TO either the pillow or the harrow, OF
any other useful labor, and if he ever gets
so he can trot in three minutes, las he
ought to do TO be called trotter) calculate
your fortune is made and lay your plans
accordingly. Borrow money on tho
strength of your expectation, for you will
need it, if you expect to develop the speed
of your horse. By all means learn to tall
horse, and seek the society of horsemen
it is wonderful how such associations hel,
10 ucyclop one nllhu nnu give a thorough
kho"'eoSe ol agriculture "hlGn some
cIal'li 70 o D necessary 10 success IN farm
my. Oi inc roau' WIN morse ana buggy
IS al present qul'e popular style OF farm
ing among young farmers ana judging
rom Ullo appearance Oh the man ana MI
team anu SeHeral carriage IL must b
qulte proliIaole; buU prohaoIy the ldei
tiaI l'luscic ana lii''hure are WhAt max
l',rlnlhS pay Is P'Iyeu OUT rs lar rs mus
cle Is concerned But II such farmers eve
laIi' as we lilusI aIlo" VHere Is posslolIlt
) lhHC they may IL must not De sad that
5 was IN consequence oil The bad manage
ment oil the iarm' but to the fact tina
e farming wont pay under any crcum
Y stances
| II farming win a trotting horse doe
e nov sun your lancy' tlere are various 9th
G ways you can take 10 succeed IN farming
t nc sociely lh1h "I'ehu all puollc gain
e erih9s, Oh Whatever SORT or KIND; make
), poiht 10 always DC there. Accept OF n
oil .;. tehuereu you; anu II tllere Is Il pos
n snI'l'y VIluV you WIN i"il Oh DelhS eiecte'
e use every means IN your power to secur
d IT,
G A great amount of public spirit and
't good deal of public business are grei
helps in farming. Crops grow while tn
J. farmer sleeps, and it is the same when h
d is attending to other peoples business
is Attend all the justice law suits 1t is