The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-15
Advice 10 Farmers.

Farmers got plenty OF advice. We're
we able 10 work as easy and M well ~
the advice generally given 10 US would
seem 10 Indicate we could how easy ana
independent our occupation would be-
come. In no other line OF business IA
advice so freely given, and 80 much
blame attached because the advice Is
not followed,
The great trouble ls that nourly every
body imngnes they know how 10 farm.
Although these samo people may never
have boen practical farmers, they yet
seem to think that anybody can farm,
and Of course they know as much
about II rs any one, and can tell ut
least how IL ought 70 DO done
Theoretical farming Is always very
fine more so than any other calling,
Yory few believe In theory In other
branches In business, As u rule, 10 DO
successful In other occupations, n long
training h necessarily step by stop must
one 90 until ench detail h learned Aud
II Is only by industry experience and
hard work that these are iully mastered.
Advice Is offered aparngly, because t
IL known that experience ls the only
true guido. But In farming theories
are supposed TO take the place OF rX'
perienco, and men who have worry little,
Ii any, practical knOwl dye can tell ua
how 10 farm. The fact n thorr Is hard-
IL business or occupation that prao'
tlnnly requires more study aud eNpcrI-
enoc than farming, A practical lnrm-
or, who m ko3 his farm and iarm work
a,sludy, learns something every day, and
unless he Is willing TO learn not only by
his own experience, but by that OF Oth-
ers, no will soon discover thatho Is fall
Ing behind
such man II able TO discriminate be-
tween the practical experience Of ono
aud tho theory OF the other II new
plans or new methods are presented, he
can, In some degree, Judge whether
they are In any way practical, aud II
they arc, ho Is willing 10 give them u
trial, llo knows that what mightW0yc
lust tho right thing 10 plant Ia one SOC
| ton OF country, under certain condl'
tIons, aud In some soils, would undero
different climate and soil, result lal
from satisfactory The large por cent
Of this kind ot real practical knowl'
edge oan only hc gained by experience,
Whenever we moct u mnn who viii
not learn, We eau not help but cOnclud,
that he will never make u success II
farmer We want 10 learn, too, moi
only by our Successes, but by our fall
Wos. II we trI now plan and lnll wI
want 10 bo able 10 know why we lulcC
- lust ns much os 10 know why We sue
orcdod
Ono groot trouble with az In Learning
Ia that we Hro too apt 10 keep In mind
orr success and forgot the failures Ihl'
istho great luult ol theoretical farming
II by u combination ol favorable cpnl
llons success ii obtained, II is gycn ON
a. u fait-no exemption being given O
allo yod for the worry favorable condl
tiOns uhdor which tho method WIS tried
Such things may rightly bo compared Il
tho many specifics giyon 10 cure lhl
various ills OF llc. A romcdy Us trio.
which, undw favorable conditions
ELECTS Cure, and forthwith the cure !
given out ns u spoOiIc, Others, witt
ihc tamo complaint but undor dlUcrcn
conditions, try tlu sumo rcmcdy nul
fall 10 receive thu least bonolt M
monlinn ls made Of these failures, and
oI course, olhcs are induced t0giyo lh
remedy trial For this rcWOu u rs 1l
ways interesting 10 hear Of failures q
well ~ auHcrHos, provided tbc rcn
, ,ausO can be- tuiod-M d Shephcrd, Il
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