The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-25
The Living .f Farmers

Many men and more women object ~
living on farms because tho food oiercd
In farm. .horscs Is not ~ desirable a. that
found on tables IN. villages and cities.
There Is no good reason why ~ oxcel.
lent food cannot b. u oricd on farms a.
IN large towns. Most in,Tmes might
live well and ba at no moro expense
than they are at present. Most OF the
articles that pertain to good living src
or can be produced on farms with very
little trouble or expense. The water
Afforded by springs and deep wells 10
superior to that supplied by tho scrrico-
pipes In cities. Fsesll butter. pure milk,
and newly.laid eggs can at oil tiuias DO
obtained, and these dcscrvedly rSnk
Rmong Injuries. They arc articles gen.
orally hard 10 obtain In large towns.
even by persons OF wealth. AZ most
times In tho year thcro nrc fowls At U,
be killed ~ occasion may require. Dur
Ing thospring thcfc II veal, md during
the summer vand fall lamb. for fresh
meat ia farmer has an Ice house lt
10 Iscomrnrativcly easy 10 have q supply
Of frosh meat OF horne production a
largo proportion nf tho tino. Fresh fish
a.c, OF couree, diflc H. to obtain unless
o farmer has a fsh-p, nj or lives near .
lake or river. lie can. however, havc-
salt and smoked fsh rs often N they
may be desired TO form change In tho
ordinary bill Of fare. As 10 Hour and
meal and all kinds OF prepared graius
they arc 40 easily and chcaply o,tainod
In the country rs III the city. The Ike
"a true In relation 10 ten, corec. sugsr.
and oil othor kinds Of groceries. The
articles above enumerated constituta
nearly all tho substantial things that
pertain 10 good living. .s.g
Fine fruit, fresh from the tree, bush
or vino. n ons Of tho most essential cle-
n,ents OF good living. This can be had
in abundance by all farmers who live in
most OF tho States Of the Union. ltcAn
be produced as chcaply as any kind o.
food and Is vastly more wholesome and
nutritious ~ we'll ~ morc pa'Atablo
than most Of tho articles found On farm-
ers' tables A small plot Of land will
produce all the straw crries. goosebcr.
ries, red. white and bla' k entrants that
any family can consume during the sea-,
SON Of their ripcnIng. and enough 10
supply them with canned fruit during
the balance Of tho year As TO grapes
they arc as easily and cheaply raised -
potatoes and are adapted 70 large mum,
ber OF purposes. During at least three
monlhs they will supply the Mblo with
o most delicious and wholesome article
OF food which Is rol'shed by persons OF
all ages. As breakfast. dish grapes
arc unsurpassed. As table ornamontS
they are tho equals Of flowers. They
are excellent when canned or wheu
made into pies and Jelly. Vino can be-
male OF those that nra not quite fair
enough to supply the table or market.
and vinegar can be made OF those that
are quito Inferior. BY taking pins With.
thsir prcseI vation, they may be kept IN
fresh state I'LL the winter holidays. In
ihis latitude nd kind OF fruit y NOR,
easily produced than tho early ch-.
mond cherry, Tho trues come ITO
bearing qyNs early sn4 arg - y 3,
well as useful. In ncaIy cvury STATE
In tho Union s0mo variety OF peach.
plum aud pear does exceedingly well.
As to apples, they viii grow snywhsrc
that corn will mature. AMI In many SEQ.
tions beside. In oil the Northern States
and Territories cranberrics aud blue.
berries can te raised with very little
trouble or expense. With all these
fruits at his command no farmer can af.
ford to set u poor table.
Next to t,no fruits. fine vegetables
add "a much as un, thing To the essen.
tial part OF good living. II is singular.
however, that. while they are always
found on tables In towns and cities.
they are seldom seen on the tables Of
wcll.to.do farmers in tn" West. Nearly
all farmers raise common POTATOES, cab.
bages, bccts and onions, but the list Of
vegetables extends little farth than
these. They have no asparagus, let
tucc. radishes, ogg plant, celery. cress.
or pic.plant. J hoy have "mess or
two Of green pcus and Tow string;
benns, but no attempt Is mafle to have
a succession OF them during several
months. They have no Lima beans.
and few or no good bush.bcans. Or.
uinhIily tncy ubNc nv bWocs SoaA' Nv
sweet potatoes. and very poor tomatoes.
and c,i. ,nnbcrs. Many farmers RAISE
no pumpkins. and are ut no pans 70
raise sqiIasllcs for uso during the win
ter and spring. II thcy raise turnips.
thoy are of the varieties that arc only
fit for stock food. No watercrcss IS
found In amy Of tho springs or streams
on the farm, and no grnpe-yincs flourish
on the high places :hat nrc valuable Tor
the production Of little else. Compare
lively fow farmers raisc melons. though
they will grow With very little trouble.
In short, farmers deny themselves most
Of the cheap luxuries OF life that they
might enjoy TO an extent that no other
lass OF persons can for 30 little labor
expense, They seem to think. that,
ffest skili Is required TO produce nne
Fruit and vegetables, while In point Q!
fact they arc raised - chcaply ss most
Geld crops sThoy insist on eating larg:.
Quantities Of pork on tho score o.
economy, while It Is actually orc Of the
most expensive articles of food At nrss
eut prices. =