The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-08-11
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A hfmef'a iin a. le ordinarily
fnfsHas l,ia hualnefs II Constant
lt.t ~ him nni ~ his ohillroh
and the ehilinn, aa alan ns iltY.
afe able, ate inclined III lnrye lhn
farm a. Hak nthof employment
requiring los labor aud cure nud
which promises in0fr fpminNrt
ton AMI quickly acquired wealth
bat This mnat frequently w illnmu
~, fof where there h ono pfifo
there are nlncly mine blanks ~
fnfminR The foyefso " the rlso
Where \. l. conducted ON bnainoe7
principles, II promises more than
any other business and " mlol
safer A. farming Is nov general
w carried on, few acquire groat
wealth, but they have n compc
toney and afo more independent
than any other class in life and
If IL were conducted with the same
amount Of capital, energy and
skill that other business ~, the
avenue 10 wealth Is wider than in
any other business and rs not as
n~uctuating,
Farmers in general are lacking
IN capital, and, consequently, cul
tiyate but u small portion Of their
land frequently, for lack Of eapi'
tal, that which IL cultivated # not
half done, and more would be
raised on one.half the land II thor
oughly cultivated and well ma
nured. II Il tho same in feeding
the land rs ia feeding stock ID
takes n certain amount TO sustain
life--the traamountgiycn brings
the profit. No manufacturers runs
his mill with only n small portion
of bis machinery employcd--it
costs ~ much for interest, taxes,
puperintendencc and many other
items TO run u portion Of the mill
rs II does tho whole he finds whom
the business is close, running n
small portion Of tho mill would
make a loss, but In running the
whole thorc would be q margin of
profit. They also use the most I'M
proved machincry-that which
will produce the most and best
work with the least manual labor
aud, in employing n number Of
hands, find II Is profitable 10 have
an ovcrsccr, even IL he docs moth
ing else his eyes, ia this case, are
worth more than his hands. The
brains Of the manufacturer are
worth moro than his hands; he
organizes his business, has all of
his machinery of the most i'm
proved kinds and In good order
and doing full work, and il the
business Is profitable the more
labor hc can employ the greater
his profits-all his profits come
from labor. IL Is the same in farm.
ing. No capital should be sunk in
unimproyod lands; the most i'm.
proved l~abor-saying machinery
should be employed; the land that
IL cultivated shouhd be thoroughly
titled and we'll MANFRED, and thus
obtain bountiml crops; twenty
fvo bushels of corn 20 the acre
pays no profit, while fifty does, and
the same rulc applies to other
crops. II is no profit TO keep poor
stock or half-fcd good stock in
either casc there will be no profit,
but stock woll.fcd and cared fdr il
profitable. A farmer who conducts
a farm Of any magnitude has
enough 10 do 10 organize his work,
and 10 SEQ that work is properly
done II IL not Incumbent on him
to do the drudgcry on the farm
any moro than II Is on the mcr.
chant In his store or tho manufac.
turcr in his mill; and his children,
IL not given the drudgery of the
farm, but instructed IN farming rs
they would be in any other bust.
moss they entered into, would not
be inclined To leave il ut the first
opportunity.