Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-26

was that " the people had mind TO work.
Failure on this point is tho reason why SO
many farmers, TO say nothing Of persons
otherwise engaged, are not moro success
ful, and why they think farming pays so
scantily, and wish that they were engaged
in some more remunerative employment.
A first-class farmer is generally person
Of good understanding, and one whose
Judgment will often enable him to Judge
Of causes from effects, and what effect
would be likely to be produced from a
certain course of action without having to
learn it from hard experience. II any one
is so unwise as to think that those persons
whose mental capacity is too limited to
successfully engage in other callings will
do well enough on farm they are greatly
mistaken, for facts and observation show
that our most successful farmers are not
of that class. 1t is true that less education
is absolutely necessary in this than in
some other kinds of business, but never
theless is very beneficial when rightly APP
piled. And here l would say, that we
should not DO afraid of what is sometimes
termed I" book farming" for we need good
theory as well as good practice; but every
farmer should be largely governed by his
own Judgment in regard to what course
is hest for him to follow in his circum-
stances and on his farm, remembering
that no one course of action will apply TO
every farmer and on every farm.
Again, success in this occupation de-
ponds very much upon the selection Of
soil. 1t should be of the right kind and
in good locality as regards health. dis
lance from a good market, etc.-that which
will produce well, or that can be made to
produce well with proper treatment and
without too great expense. Sandy loan is
earlier than other kinds of land, and with
frequent and abundant manuring produces
large crops. Soil that contains consider.
able mari with rich loan is preferable.
Another important thing to be considered
in the selection of land for farm, is to
obtain that in the cultivation of which
much aid can be derived from the use of
machinery.
Many of us cultivate too much land to
be very successful. some of the disad
vantages resulting from this are, that we
fail to cultivate well enough often leav-
ing undone what we cannot make ma
chnery accomplish rather than spend
time doing il by hand on account of the
pressure of other business. Some of the
work is done out of season. God has very
wisely given time for the various kinds
OF work, and we need not expect to dis
regard those proper times without suffer-
ing loss in consequence. 1t necessitates
the employing too much help indoors and
out for the benefits that we receive from
their labor. 1t does not follow that be-
cause farming pays that it pays to hire
much farming done 1t also increases
the number of our cares and leaves too
little time for recreation, for farm expert
ments and for improvements in general.
1t is dcplorable fact that the lack of
success in very many instances is on &C
count of having 70 pay interest and taxes
on property that has not been paid for.
Many young and entcrprising man, to
say nothing of others, is spending the
most usfu years of bis life struggling in
this way to get a living and pay for farm
Interest and taxes devourng large part
of his income. If success can follow such
a course in some other pursuits it certainly
cannot when practiced to any great extent
in this, as many disheartened and insolv-
ent farmer can testify.
But TO return 10 the character and quail
ficatiOns Of the successful farmer. He is
an industrious man-one who values
hours as well as days, and one that you
will generally End personally engaged in
his work.
Franklin expressed his views upon this
point in one Of his maxims thus;
"plow deep while suggards sleep
And You shall have corn to sell and to keep"
And in another maxim thus:
IIa " tl,n yloyv uo,I6 tItr,vn