The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-04-28
Economy on tho Farm.

Economy does not mean niggartlly
saving. it does not mean parsimony; in
fact it does not mean scrimping at all.
1t means putting money "where 1t win
do the most good" OF two men hav-
ing the same wealth aud equal incomes
one may spend twicc as much
money rs the other. and. yet be
the moro economical. I will introduce
one or two illustrations. "f ty. ,r'
A farmer has certain piece OF fence
requiring repairs. An outlay OF
twenty dollars In material and labor
would make It secure. But the farmer
has resolved to be economical (p) and
therefore concludes to let the fencc re-
main as It Is for another year. There
would be very little saving in this ar
rangement 1t is true. but then this COO.
nomical farmer realizes that no must
begin with the small things and accord
ingly neglects to mend the fence. II
would probably all work right and very
beautifully II the farmer old cow-the
one that always walks at the head of tho
drove-believed in economy. too. But
she doesn't. However this defect in
her character Is made up by striking
virtue and wisdom in one of her adopted
rules Of action, for she never puts of
till tomorrow what she can do to-day,
Accordingly, ON the very night OF that
day when the economical farmer re-
solved not to repair the fence, she
breaks It down In weak place and leads
the whole herd into the cornfield. They
save the farmer husking several BUSH
els OF corn. but when he comes out In the
morning he does not seem to appreciate
their kindness. especially when he sees
how much they have wasted. This
however, would not be so bad II IL had
mended the fence, but 1t has not q
particle, and well the farmer knows
unless he forthwith repairs it and naakcs
it donbly strong the old COW will again
break In at her first opportunity. In
this case economy has not paid. simply
because 1t was not economy at all.
Another farmer has no shed for his
wagon. He, too, has resolved to be
economical. and therefore will not lay
out money for those a,ticles that he
must not Of the greatest necessity have.
His wagon takes the weather as it comes.
hot or cold. rain or shine, for about Ave
years, when he sells it to the black.
smith for old iron, or worse yet. gets
him to repair it. for putting in spoke
here, or bolt there, and a new hub on
the other side, docs not a,aount to
| AhuOus ohAy IA tAo oiA WhtCh tu0 OtdCs.
smith presents to our economical far;a,
er. Nine cases out of ten he pays more
to get his wagon mended than the sh. d
would have cost. But such is many
peoples idea of economy. I refrain
from saying anything about the man
who leaves his reaper in one corner of
the lot aud the grain-dri.l in the ether.
but while doing so bespeak the thanks
of the intelligent. and muchly-p -perse-
cuted reader. s,-..fI . sd! - b..
Another economical farmer has
field that has been titled for many years
until it stands in great need OF rest and
clover. But clover seed is six dollars o
bushel. and he must save every dollar
that he possibly can, and try N every
way to reduce expenses. Now / am
quite willing to admit that this desire
to reduce outlay is . most laudable one,
and il a man wants to get rich he had
better consider how he can reduce ex-
penses rather than strive to increase
his income. But the best things in the
world may be forced into terra Grnsa,
and extremes are always bsleful. Mon.
ey spent for clover for field that needs
L 10 economically spent. Cor WtsssrN
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