The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-11
What the Farmers Home Should BE.


see, or think | see. great ~probabili.
ties in the farmers life vet 10 be reached.
Agriculture IS now. and must. from the
nature Of the case ever remain thu EN-.
ployment Of the great mass Of people IN
the world. They cannot live ON the pro.
ducts II the mine or mill. II Is Of the
utmost Importance that the great mass
Of humanity connected with farm life
should be able TO secure the best posi-.
bic conditions for human Development
and enjoyment. The home is the center
OF life, and the farmers home we wish
TO improve-to carry on more rapidly
and intelligcntly that good work that
has been going on for the past fifty
years. When picturing the farmers
life Of the future we must remember
that We live in an age of invention and
discovery. and some new element NAV
come In Of which we ut present know
nothing. There must be food for all,
and such variety Of food ms will call for
a great amount Of hand labor; and there
must be material for clothing. wool and
cotton. These come from the field.
The question then arises. Is the ten.
dcney in the future TO be u division of
land into small farms. or q swallowing
up Of small farms into large estatesP
Great estates must fall to pieces. The
tendency North and South il to small
farms as diversified industry increases.
aud diversified crops are called for. those
that require m increase OF hand labor.
The time is coming. though perhaps A
long way of. when the surplus product
Of our land will come from a multitude
OF small farms, representing pleasant,
thrifty homes. instead Of from great
plantations. representing nothing but
land robbing and unsettled, wandering
wage labor. And tho products of our
soil will be morc and more consumed In
our land rs new branches Of manufac.
turing spring up 10 supply'thc material
now purchased abroad. Hence we ask
what can be done to make homes what
they ought To bel
The first thing we want TO sec prumi.
nent On every farm is that is chief end
Is n home. and that the end for which
all others arc simply conditions Is men
and women. We counsel the owners Of
farms TO see that the fruits are the hest
that a be raised. hat the animals are
Of the best breeds, but we want above
all that every o shall 90 forth from the
farmhouse with a good education,
leP s~tlslcr with a sense OF
rs fellow.men, his
- and every daugh.
Ter Rftrv1uAftfAIhing. certain then that
she viii find her own sphere through that
womanly spirit implanted in her nature,
which needs only culture and a fair
chance To make her the blessing 10 the
world which all good women are.
The first thing In the choice Of a farm.
er's home j. that II be in rs healthy a
locality As possible. As a general rule,
the buildings should be placed on the
highest ground Of the farm u Il Is easily
accessible. n water can he secured
from = spring that comes directly from
the deep strata Of rocks 80 much the
better. Don't fear the cool brecFes.
They will not be half 80 fatal At the
worst ss The damp Of the valley below,
and they can vi be wonderfully mcdi
fed hy evergreen screens nnopcrl,
placed Make the location a. near good
ncighbors ~ you can. Vicinity 20 school
and church i q great advantage. Let
the permanent work 81 the farm. the
planting OF trees. the cutting q tire.
and all other farm changes have refer.
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