The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-23
SECT rhe Best

'Uet lDe DeSt and meyer Keep u
poor cow the second year No man
can afford to keep q COW that will
not make from 200 to 800 pounds Of
butter OIL its equivalent in cheese eve
ry year. Lastly, make the very best
article aud get the top Of the market.
This is dairy economy according to
my experience"
The above paragraph furnishes d
good text for some timely hints and
suggestions. "Get the best" is not
only applicable 20 cows, but to other
domestic animals and various things
appertaining to the farm, including
seeds, plsnts. shrubs. fruit trees. tools.
implements, fences, building, Ae.
The farmer should always aim 10
procure and produce the best ofevery-
thing in bis line. He should "breed
from the best" in all cases, whether
cattle, horses. sheep, swine or poul-
try for though the expense of the
service off superior SIRE may be q
tri6e more than that of e common
one, the resultant profit will be far
greater. 1t costs little, if any, more
to raise a blooded or improved colt
or calf to a given age than It does to
rear an ordinary one, whereas the
former will usually sell for twice or
thrice the amount the latter viii
bring. And why more farmers do
not realize this fact is pass my CON-
prehension. Whatever the cause Of
this neglect of an important branch
of farm production aud profit, we
trust every reader of the Observer
interested will examine into the mat.
ter, cipher our the difference in favor
Of breeding from the best, and be
governed accordingly during the en-
suing season.
And the same axiom, Get the
best" should also be regarded 10 Sc
lecting seeds, plants and trees for the
farm, garden aud orchard. 1t is as.
tonishing how great a proportion OF
cultivators neglect o matter so essen
tisl, upon proper attention to which
the quality, quantity. ndconseqnent
profit of a crop, frequently depend.
A change Of seed. and especially
when a superior variety can be 50
easily obtained, is often of great
benefit not only in increasing the
yield, but producing a far more mar
ketable article. In the selection Of
plants, shrubs, and ornamental trees,
the aim should likewise be to pro-
cure the best obtainable from trust.
worthy sources. The extra cost
will be more than repaid not only in
dollars and cents, but enchanced
pleasure and satisfaction derived
from producing what is of superior
quality-the best for either market
or home consumption.
AS a rule, it is good economy and
evidence Of wisdom to secure the
most approved and improred tools,
implements aud machines for use in
the various operations of cultivating,
seeding, harvesting, &c. Poor tools
make slovenly workmen and bad
work, and often cause delays and
damsge,-in this way costing more
than they come tor or than the ex.
pense Of irst-class articles. No farm
er can afford to lose time amid the
busy work of spring or summer by
the giving out or breaking of impor-
tant implements and machines hence
be should guard against such coniiD.
gencies by procuring the most ser.
viceable articles and keeping them
in good order, ready for use when
ever wanted. The fences, gates,
sheds, and other farm structures,
ought always to be good, if not the
best, and built with a view to dura.
b:lity and permanence. In brief,
and finally, it is always the safest,
and generally true economy, for the
farmer to have the best of every
thing ; to breed from the best stock,
grow the best crops from the purest
seed of the best varieties, procure
the best implements, and provide the
best fences and other appurtenances.