Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-08
FARMING AND FAIRS.

10 hlr own Advancement
in wealth adds to the prosperity of tho
State of which he is citizen ho digs
out Of the earth riches while those who
follow other pursuits only receive them
second hand in reward for services
either directly or indirectly
to the sturdy tiher of the soil. 1t is
this fact which renders the business OF
farming so independent in its character
and places it far above any other oc.
A man who owns farm
clear Of debt and who properly under.
stands how to conduct ii, is better sit
uated to enjoy the real and substantial
comforts of life than any of those who,
cooped up among the brick walls OF q
town or city, arc compelled to worry
day in and day out TO earn precarious
substance by exacting physical or
mental labor. The farmer is not com.
PEELED to work on time; no bell strikes
to sumon him TO labor, and no task
master counts each minute during
which he may wish to rest from his
work. While the farmer sleeps, his
crops grow and increase in value even
Providence works with him assisting
him with warm sunshine and with in.
vigorating, refreshing showers of rain.
The farmer breathes, each day Of his
lite, wholesome air, drinks pure water,
eats the products of his own fields, and
clothes himself with the warm fleece
of his focks. He truly rests "under
his own vine and fig tree" and need
fear no man. Out, too, Of this business
of farming, comes the wealth which
creates what are termed "good times"
and replaces again the destruction
caused by war,
The present revival of business is an
example OF what farming can do for a
country, The selling by our farmers
during the current "haryost year" Of
at least slOO, 100000 worth Of the sin.
gle farm product of wheat to England,
Ireland, and Scotland, shows how val.
uablo our farms are, and teaches us to
rightly realize the truthfulness and
iorcibleness of the saying that he who
makes two blades of grass grow where
one grew before is greater benefactor
of mankind than any Of the ambitious
military heroes that have over lived
upon the face of the earth. The farm.
ers Of the United States are doing their
whole duty toward restoring our Ma.
tional prosperity and all that is nov
needed is wise legislation, founded up
on the Democratic system Of seifgov
ernment, to make us the most prosper
GUS country on the globe. flour farm
ers will only steadily support the wise
principles of Government incorporated
in the Constitution by the revolution
ary fathers our character as a free
nation will be nobly and worthily de
veloped, and to our future progress ir
wealth and power there will practical
ly be no limit.
Now since to farming in the great
est measure is due the fact that golc
from foreign lands is reaching us il
large quantities, then it follows thai
whatever encourages and promotes
farming is deserving of liberal patron
age. Hence it is that our local County
Fairs cannot be too highly valued 81
a. means OF promoting acrioultnre AM
thereby increasing our resources, slim
ulating our manufacturing industries
adding to our wealth as a people il
many ways. At a County Fair thu
farmers OF different townships ar'
brought in competition with each other
and are enabled to see for themselves
the great improvements which art
made in stock, in farming implements
etc, and can also sec the marked su
periority of the products of an indus
trious, thoughtful farmer over thos'
who have not deemed IL worth Will,
to expend the same care and labor il
their farm work. This is educating
farmers rightly. This gives them Q
proper conception of their great calling
and demonstrates TO them that theil
pursuit does not wholly consist in mere
| ly plowing each year so much grounC
and in sowing so much seed. Oul
people should now by their generous
patronge endeavor to make our Coun
ty Fair prosperous, in order that oul
County Agricultural Society may b,
the better enabled to meet the increas
ing demands Of our people as they ar,
annually being educated INTO highei
views regarding the occupation o
farming and its kindred pursuits Tb,
time is now close at hand whei
our County Fair will be held. 1t vii
well repay the farmers of Clearfielt
county to take lively interest in it
success and to encourage it by thei
presence.