American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-23

-. .Piratical FarmiRgs

ing of the Vermont Da'ryElen's Asso-
citation by MIR. 4. d. Curtis, that one OF
the reasons why farmers are not more
SUCCESS ul in many of their undertake
ings is, because they do not enter upon
their business as though it were to be a
lite business. but are constantly looking
forward to some change. 1t may be a
change in their system, or in the kind
of crops grown, or, quite as likely, it
may be change, .jp location Toe
many farmers are ready at any time,
and at all times, to pull up and sell out,
or to move Off for new location, even
before selling out. This is not peculiar
to New England farmers, foftthe same
uneasinesS and unrest is seen all the
way across the sentiment. Mr.. Olcott,
o. the Connecticut Courdnt, gets toe
-nenr the truth wren he cans Us s'pirat-
ical" farmers, whqo1iy handle the soil
to rob it of its fertility. Piracy NAV
appear to pay for a while. aiutfit is n
o business to be recommended for a
steady employment, and farmers who
would deserve the name OF farmers
might as well make up their minds thai
if they expect to make a living that is
worth living, on a farm. they viii attain
their object soonest, who drive their
stakes with the feeling that" they are
driving them to stay. 49,; g.. =
! sThe dairyman who is ever ready to
sell his farm .apd go to q new place, or
to adopt new line of farming, will
never be n successful breeder of good
stock. He cannot wait the slow process
of growing up spcb Aherd as would
suit him, -huYs--lsis- Iowa here and
there, of any breed. or no breed, as
convenience MAY dictate! He will not
build good baPns-and provide neat and
convenient dairy rooms, nor will he
purchase first-cIass dairy utensils, but
will make anything do, because he ex-
poets bgfore pBg tor sell 0ttf and do.
BITTER or Cheese made
under such influences can never be of
the best, qua .ity. nor. will it bring the
highest prices. = : .
A man who can't change when cir
cumsta noes and his best interests re-'
quire that he-shou.d is to be pitied. A.
map may lind himself surrounded by
new and unexpected conditions thai.
may demand breaking up and begin
nfng nnrw, psIt rhHr That 1snot the rule
among farmers is our firm pellet; As a
rule, we.beIieve farrnefSh SHOULD Took
upon their homes as their homes foI
@ 9Bd e sg %a AsK VII 5d hax
Just rs c6nnfortab. PLEASANT and HAPPY
as it is possible to make them with the
means apdlskll atthcir command.
How ditferepts the appearance of two
fHIas2sE fsss K sssiI ass stst s! Ere
while longer. while the other looks upon
his as his permanent home, and, where
he hopes his children will continue to
dwell after him. On one, the fences
are weak, the buildings decayed and
the fields overgrown by weeds and
bushes. The house needs painting, and
che barn new shingles, though its. mows
may be bat half filed at the end of
harvest. Consumption seems to have
got firm hold upon everything, Dis
order and decay is visible everywhere
But on the other farm everything seems
full of lifesaHd prosperity. The owner
is looking constantly upward as well as
His h9ySs IDS neaS outside.
and well furnished within. His barns
are tight and warm, and securely pro-
tect the choice stock and the well-pre-
served fodder: His fields are well
drained, cleared, Of rocks and stumps,
well fenced where fences are needed,
and the soil thoroughly titled. mot only
with an eye to, present crops but to fu-
ture profits also. He does not neglect
10 set choice fruit and shade trees for
fear that he shall not stay to enjoy them
as they grow. .
Piratical farming has; overrnn and
devastated the South; it has left it's !
destructive marks. here in New En-
glanti, and it isinow depicting the rich
lands of the West. Shall we all turn
agricultural pirates, or will we endeavor
TO earn an honest living from the soil,
and treat it as if we had come to stay?-
NeW England Farmer,