The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-13
FAILURES IN FARMING.


y With many people one failure is
enough to convince them that all
further effort in a given direction
wilt be hopeless; yet the world is
full Of examples showing that most
great successes have been the out
come of repeated failures The
making ofsorghum sugar is prac-
teal and profitable operation, but
its failure has been predicted again
and again. Some of the fruits ard
Vegetables now we'll known in this
Country were declared to be failures
when first introduced in this coun-
try, 1t was not SO very many years
ago that it was quite generally be-
lieved that fruits could not be
grown west Of Lake Michigan, yet
a very fair Quantity and quality of
fruit have already been produced in
that region, Many years ago an
attempt was made to introduce the
Hereford cattle in the United States.
IFor' years they were utterly neg
| Ilected by the public, No one could
| be found who would try them.
| New they have among all the beef
| breeds no rivals which are more
popular The Jersey was in Amer
lea for many years before any gen
eral favor was accorded to her, al
Though she was almost as good
| butter COW years ago as she is now.
In 1858 the Galloway was brought
Ito this continent but that, breed of
cattle have remained almost un-
| kaoWn to the general American
lppbIic until within the last three
| years Now they bring at public
sale from 5000 to $500 So with
breeds Of sheep and horses. Pion-
GERS in importing and in breeding
have in many cases for years failed
TO make, a profit from their Efforts
to improve the stock of the country,
but at last; they have found their
Ireward, where they have adhered to
their stock. The utter failure Of
1.-The attempt to introduce the Angora
goat, into.this country has been Of
ten predicted, and even now there
are plenty who declare their belief
Ethat there is no profitable place for
THAT breed. Yet the, Angora goat
interest is making progress.
laaJSeveral years ago an effort was
made to introduce very fne-wooled
/ Isheep into the States from Saxony.
1 A small xnumber Of that breed was
lately to. be seen in Ohio, probably
1.-The, sole representatives of the race
lin this. ceuntry. r But it is by no
means impossible that that breed
may be brought into general favor
BY the changes which fashion so of
ten causes in, the demand for wool.
lsThere is no one branch of farming
(which is more subject to the chang
res,brought about by the whims of
lfashionsthan is that of wool grow
hing, ssY ct the man who will steadi-
lly stick TO- his flock, be they coarse
Tor fine in fleece, will at the end of
d,any ten years find balance to their
1faEerlon his books. So, too, with
1.-The breeder of horses. He who
: lbreeds the light, auick-moying, gen
4 Iseralopurpose) horse may feel that
just now the heavy, powerful draft
, horse has rather !. the best OF the
glmarket, but the lighter horse may
lseen GENE again into popular favor.
.IaisThe changes in businessand pop
I.alation in this countryS the increas-
! led demand. for luxuriesn which has
greWn outgofan inereaseBef wealth ;
!, ithe generalbuse of fine and silky
nndeayear by women and children;
"A changes of fashionb ia the elOthing
of, men q and a dozen other infu-
leneea are au work to ,maken possible
and even necessary that (which
would have been Improbable a few
years ago.sIj No man need be dis
couragad- and =ssll-out any breed oi
! stock he may, have on hand because
lit happens Just, now to have no
boom, for in, q few years he may be
4riding on the crest of the wave once
a. more, and gathering in his profits
4 atean altogether unexpected rate, az
Il breeders Of Scotch polled cattle have
r been dofng Of late. ZOOS = 's|9 q"
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