The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-22

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ended in keeping 10 ire irDm Eases,
weeds and infnmhfaheoa, They will
haYe solved ihe problem ~ rase IN .
farmers lie The happiest and thrift
go farmers Np have ever known, lived
an farms NJ only I'm 10 ono hundred
s. res every foot II which wa INSIDE 20
count On the oiher hand, the farmer
who has q many hruad aefts That be
cannot walk them over daily whore
rods Of fence corners are never cultivated
nr made ans use of lives q lie II anx-
loiy aud Worry. llisfaxes are heavy and
hls crops light lie cannot give season.
ais thorough cultiyat on Ia 80 much
land. Now 4 the farmer who own
one hundrEi acres ~ land viii sell half
q b., aud oaIend The money received
ior Be in culiiyaling the other fifty, get
ting bloodcd stock poultry. fertilizers,
etc.. be- ran make each acre produce rs
mu D "a two acres are doing now. His
"a cs WI be- less. bis cares less, and his
gain vastly greater
Though tie West Abonnds In large
farms, there are some small ones in that
vast region which are models In both
nehtnoss and prodnctlyeness. For OK
ample. the ke3ta (l0wa1 EaJie tells Of
o " cstcrn mar who is satisfied with a
hlty-acrc model farm-Mr. Artcmas
Fisher. near that place. The Edgic, in
relating the story OF his management
aud success, says that b0 keeps one
team OF horses, three frst.class mich
cows, and n nice little drove Of tho best
hogs. He milks his cows for the cream-
cry, and they made him nearly $500
last year; will, perhaps, do better this
year. lie will sell 800 worth of hogs
this year and have thirty stockers TO
keep over. lie has 500 worth of fax
seed 10 sell; has an abundance Of hay
and grain to keep his stock in first
class condition during the winter. He
keeps everything in apple-pie order
about his farm, his cows rcvel in the
clover up 10 their eyes; no attends TO
feeding, watering and milking as rcgu.
larly MS the clock strikes, hence he gets
the best results with the least possible
feed. He keeps his stock under cover;
aud never allows any animal TO shiver
In the fence corners. lilo has
u barn that Is n model Of convenience
and economy. II Is snow proof and as
warm as the old kitchen. He has n
iirst-class selection Of lruit-not n large
orchard, but n choice selection OF the
varieties that thrive and bear the best
In the locality. Everything about the
farm bears marks Of intelligence, thrift
aud economy. Besides making n living
for himself and The ''old lady, he will
sell ut least $500 worth Of stuff of his
fifty acres this year, and not lie exceed
ing former years. either. There Is no
rush nor hurry about tbs model farm.
Everything goes along quietly and reg
ularly Tho expenses ARE small and tho
gains sure.
II %perchance any OF our readers are
trying to bore augur holes with gimlcts
to cultivate large farms with alto
gcthcr inadequate means-they are In
vitod to carefully study the two proceed.
ing paragraphs. They arc full Of
meaning and wisdom. Instead Of en-.
%deavoring TO purchase ''all tho land
that joins them" We believe Il would
be the part OF wisdom for many farm
ers to sell some Of their broad acres and
concentrate their efforts and means up
on n limited area. This is a good time
for those interested To reflect upon aud
decide the important question before
arrangements for the active operations
OF the ensuing season are completed
Tribune aud Fdrmer.