The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-27
Adrlcn to Farmers.


Farmers get plenty o. advice Were
4yc able to work as easy and as wen vs.
tbe advice generally given TO us wou'4,
seem TO indicate we could how easy and
sadependent our occupation would ne
some. In no other line OF business Us
advice so freely given. and so much
,blame attached because tho advice is
aRot followed.
The great trouble is that nearly every-
ta1dy imagines they know how to farm'
Although these same people may never
Nave been practical farmers, they yet
,sssm to think that anybody can iarm,
and of course, they know as much
about 1t as any one, anu can tel a'
.s1Zast how il ought to bc done,
Theoretical farming is always very
Siae -+xore so than any other calling.
Nerv few believe in theory in other
.Rsrmches in business. AS a rule, to be
,Elccessful in other occupations, long
t,r:pininp is necessary; step by step must
ove 90 until each detail is learned. And
IL, is only by industry, experience and
u ard work that these are fully mastered.
aaIvice is offered sparingly, because 1t
nsAhtsown that experience is the only
nyue guide. But in farming theories
.Ere supposed to take the place OF ex-
gysrience, and men who have very llttie'
III any, practical knowledge can tell us
Hsow to farm. The fact is there is hard
nv a business or occupation that prac'
asically requires more study and expert
aaoce than farming. A practical farm
ssr. who makes his farm and farm "orf
syystudy, learns something every day, anc
wsnless he is willing to learn not only b.
3tis,own experience, but by that OF oth
s.rs. he will soon discover that he is fall
SIag behind.
Such man is able to discriminate be
sigween the practical experience OF on
aEnd the theory of the other II ne'
splans or new methods are presented, h
sean, in some degree, Judge whethe
ahey are in any way practical, and
they are. he is willing to give them
cixial. He knows that what might prov
Just the right thing to plant in one SO!
lion of country, under certain cond
Gfions, and in some soils, would, under
different climate and soil, result i;
from satisfactory. The large per cen
sof this kind of real practical know
edge can only be gained by experienc
Whenever we meet man who wi
mot learn, we can not help but conclut
that he will never make successI
afarmer. We want to learn, too, n
IoHly by our successes, but by our Ia
,alpes. II we try new plan and fail, '
want to be able to know why we fail
lust as much as to know why we su
sceeded
One great trouble with us in learnil
Is that we are too apt TO keep in mil
our success and forget the failures. III
dsthe great fault of theoretical farmin
IL by q combination of favorable con,
tions success is obtained, it is given @
as fact-no exception being given
allowed for the very favorable con
ftions under which the method was tri.
Snch things may rightly be compared
the many specifics given to cure
various ills OF lite. A remedy is tr
(which, under favorable conditio
effects cure, and forthwith the cur'
-riyen out as specific. Others, W
tbe same complaint but under dlffer
conditions, try the same remedy
tail to receive the least benefit.
mention is made of these failures, q
of course, others ore induced to give
eroedy trial. For this reason it is
ways interesting to hear of failures
we'll as successes, provided the !
.cause can be stated.-N. y. Shepherd
Prairie Farmer.