The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-02
True and False Economy.

There is an element of success run.
ming through all the operations of the
farmer, which rewards him with album
dant crops, drives away mortgages from,
the farm and makes home cheerful and
happy. Everything about the farm has
the appearance of thrift and enterprise.
In the house we find pictures on the
walls, carpets on the floors, newspapers
and good books. This necessary ele-
ment of success is economy. There are
two kinds OF economy, and one is often
mistaken for the other
True economy makes q man liberia,
but not waoteful. False economy is a
wholesale scram bling after cents and
dimes to the utter disregard of social
culture and the comforts and luxuries
OF life. The farmers success does not
| depend on the amount of labor he per-
forms, or the number of acres of land
he owns. He may roam over large
farm. consisting of hundreds of acres.
and toll from sunrise till dark and vet
go down to the grave, leaving behind
him family totally unit for ANYTHING
but the same unintellectual and SLOW
emily toll. True economy elevates and
ennobles man. False economy degrades
and degenerates him. True ECONOMY
says, give back to the field, so that
when you have taken from it rotation
OF crops it will be in better condition
than it was before
False economy says, farm field un-
til it is nearly worn-out and then let it
rest awhile. True economy says, save
ali the manure, and if this is not suffi-
Gent buy fertilizers and apply them lib
orally and judiciously. False economy
says, farm as your forefathers farmed.
and though you do not get as good
crops, argue that the seasons are not as
favorable as they used to be. True
economy says, will put out ten acres
OF corn, prepare the ground carefully
and cultivate thoroughly and gather one
hundred bushels of sound, ripe corn
from each acre. False economy runs
over twenty acres of ground that have
oeen careiessly prepared, cultivated in
a siovenly manner and reaps half crop.
True economy tries to bring the crops
up to the highest standard of excellence.
False economy is satisfied with a very
meagre return for the labor True econ
omy says, drain the waste places in your
fields and make the land all valuable.
False economy thinks it will not paw to
buy tile and lay out money in this wav.
lrue economy has broad and liberal
views on all subjects connected with
the farm. False economy is Saving
at the spigot and leaking at the bung.5
Irue economy sets man to thinking.
leads HIM to new and improved methods |
OF farming, and his business becomes =
pleasure instead of mindless, soulIess
routine of hard work.
Farmers, as rule, depend too much
on chance. 1t is impossible in our eli |
mate tor season to be favorable for |
the growth of all the crops we endeavor
to produce. For instance, a sprino
which is favorable for the wheat Is NOT
so good for the corn, because extreme
hot and wet weather Injuries wheat.
causing rust and second growth, while
corn on most soils will do the best nm
Ter these conditions. Cool, dry weather
"opens wheat the best, but the hav and
corn crops suffer at this time. By drain
age, the use of fertilizers and thorough
'lllage, we can often secure a good cron
even though the weather is against ms
vt times.
we as farmers ought to do our part
md do 1t well, and Nature will not
eem half as severe with us as with
nose who depend altogether on the
OF the season. In all the varied
work OF the farmer there is a wide field
or the exercise of economic PRINCIPLES
w BUSINESS requires better judgment
', u clearer insight into the workings
i nature. True economy would edu-
!, ate lloeraliy every farmer in our land.
ne physical sciences all have an i'm
ortant bearing on his occupation. Our
ystem OF farming must be vastly inn
roVed, or our soils will deteriorate and
ventually make us poor, famine
trlcken people,. N. Harrison. IN
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