Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-06
EMPLOYING FARM LABOR.

EMPLOYING FARM LABOR
Til. l. sssins problem and one that
,roablss many At this season. Every one
l. anxious TO do ell the ~ork he can
within himself. and 20 retain just {"
much Of the profit. a. possible. This u
wise. but may be carried too far. and the
work Of the farm be eramped for the
whole season and. In the end. the result
viii fall far short Of the expectations.
Help /. necessary In order TO do the
work sasonsbly. and % realize all that
!. possible from our land. our fertilizers
and our own labor. A single day IN
planting may make many dollars differ
eute IN the harvest so a single day IN
hAying may cause the waste OF much
valuable hay. A. these critical times
when everything Is erowding upon the
farmer and he sees himself unable to cope
With. and master each duty a. Il presents
i,.elf. he !. tempted TO sligh, and. IN bis
haste. do irrepArabls damage to his crops
- Il becomes necessary that plenty OF
help be At hand to further his own efforts
wha, would be said Of the merchant
sho allowed his good. 10 remain unsold
through the season simply for the want
Of sllesmeni What would be said Of
the manufacturer who failed to hll his
contract, simply Coz van, Of help What
would BE- ala q the ship owner OF rail-
way company tia, would put their ships
OF cars 10 motion wiihou, help sufficient
to mAn every pc, and prepare for every
emergency The folly i {. great fOr
the farmer 70 undertake 20 do without
necessary help a. !, would be In either
case mentioned.
This help may come IN the shape OF
men % u may come a. machinery
Either vail DO the work. and The needs
aud means q The owner mus, determine
which Il shall be- n inooassnieni TO
purchase macs'osy. !. there not some
work on The farm TO whieh capable
man may b, pm, during ihe"slask times ?
That Geld 10 bs cleared Of soaes or
bushs. aaA ifeos Some permanent fence
to Be- placed around the pasture lo,.
Tbs low. mAfshy piece q land 10 b.
drained. tree, 10 b. planted. OF some
general Improvements TO be made. When
osce a man sets himself about such work
and sees the results. he ~ill never turn
from Il until al the los places have been
drained o. pat 90 some Use, all the pas
iarr permanently enclosed and every field
Tree from stones. ,iamps OF other ob',rue'
tons. AL these things ~ 10 make up
tie general psodueiivensss aud value Of
the farm. Developing and improving
tke qualify q farming lAnd' has the same
eacs' uP,n ,hs o,piial q The farmer thu,
extending aud Increasing sales does upon
The capital OF The merchant. OF an In
crease n arler upon iha, Of the manu-
faoisHf.
Alilils ,lady a,o The needs and wants
o. The farm for the eomiAs season vii be
= gr,a, help. sad pay Coz itself many
time. o,er. Plaauing labor !, more than
half The battle AMI the mos, sueoes.ful
farmer. a.. rule. !. be -ho can eontrol
help aud place l. 90 ,hA, IT, labor shall
amount 60 somsthing every day. We
are N learaing tia, 1, j. no, ~isaon
O. spread oaI help over too large space.
bl, 70 a. wha, We undertake well. An
acre well cultivated Is worth more 10 the
farm anl farmer than double the amount
w.ih the york half done. Prepare an
acre q ground veil for potatoes and two
o. three hundred bashel. may be raised
and The ground lefs in better condition
than u ~as shea the crop VAS planted
Or We may bali Plow. half plant. half
cultivate three acres and ge, no more.
ana sull exhAus, The oil. Il should he
even mans rule never % plan. = crop,
or take ono from the ground to leave 4
poorr than when /, Was prepared for Il.
Enough feriiliring material should lie
used 10 leave the land In an improved
coalition. With this system fully o-
tabli.ked the farmer viii soon sec bis way
clear TO purchase improved machinery OF
employ help 10 10 al bis work well and
sea.onably. Allowing nothing to be
dropped until 1, Is finished to perfection.
So 70 all We would say. employ all the
help you may End necessary TO do your
work well and a, the proper time then
be sure TO have some useful occupation
rainy days and during the slack times.
Many Of our mos, successful farmers.
having found a faithful man. keep him
the year ,hrough-,rus,ing to winters
work TO keep him busy. With plenty Of
help and our work well done, when the
time Of harves, arrives We shall rejoice
in the richness Of full return for our
lAbors