Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-02

I.is,,rs IN tbe farm il re,a mo, o,,d shorl5
- - ~, nv,
uo' oe Pe'Iou Vi iu''nesS' Inc necessary
"ork 10 De done on every farm occupies a
cohs'deraol7 PofuoA OF the snort winter days,
WINE Tue long evenings ana some part OF the
remaining udyilBht may be more prohtaoly
devoted TO reading, study aud planning the
business OF the ensuing year than in severe
manual toll. Inc average farmer gets, in
Tue course OF the year, more muscular eXer-
uon thAh Is Tor MS best good. The mind
VIII not act as freely When the body Is wea-
rleu, auu II IL undoubtedly lach oil good head.
WIN 'uaU uece7'ltu'eS Muou OF tue severe
lOi, Oh "uIcu most FARMERS comp'a
% important 40 We regard tlma Tor thought
that we beheVe II would be money IN the
pockets oil ali farmers II they would take au
hour or so every day, even during the bust
esl season ana tuat In the morning, when
Tue il'nu Is most H''Vr' Ill planning ana
.n'nA'nB Vi "haV tuey ehah 20 ana deVlslug
Tue oe'V ,lietnou7 lor upihg IT, Ihey surely
cauuot anoru 10 let tueir minl5 lie IDLE at n
uule "nen STUDY t'"Iing ana I, Il ctlon are
the most important duties which they can
perform. Not that farmers should not work
70 some extent curing every winter, for they
can tn'hk ana pan better while around the
iarin seeing Tor themselves what needs to be
uone: II 'ney observe latellgently they
WIN nuu great deal more TO be done than
they should thlnk OF attempting without
neip'
30 Whlle the farmer himself should take
time IN winter Tor visiting other farmers,
comparing notes and learning as much as be
can ABOUT BIS business, he VIII also, because
ol 'nis increased mental activity, discover
enough WORK TO Keep at least one hired man
ousNy eunpioyeu through Tue winter, and on
laIBe IaruS TWO OF more rus Is, perhaps,
as great SHOCK as We can well give to old
fashioned conservative ideas On this subject.
we fahcy we near many farmers who nave
read thus lar exclalm'ng, IL mingled surprise
ana disgust, would you have farmers ia
tnsSe tilneS Keep Que or two hired men
through tne winter 10 90 chores and get up
u'e"oou lot the IoIo"lhg season = Mo
cet'a.niy we "oulu not II no more than
TINS Is 10 De zone, the farmer, unless he has
otner occupation, can well do 1t himself. He
VIII need Tor health rs much exercise as these
traditional employments VIII give him.
winter Is a season When many things can
oe uoue more cheaply tnan at auy other time
~ year. MOST FARMERS 40 not lhlhk so, be-
"nat niue tuey nlrs Is at Day rates,
i1i Su'i' winter u"ys are proportions
'uou Ueaie' Juan uay htlp Is uullug the
summer season. This Is OF Necessity
case, that working men may make both
enuS meet during the winter season. Most
OF tnen get days work so infrequently
turing the winter that they are Obliged to
CuutBe 81 Tor H. ana TINS ID dearer than 81 80
IN summer. But give these men steady EN-
p1oJ lueHV auu thty can Weh Afford TO work
ior wages tnat VIII Htue more than assure
them AVIhB ana the saving CT their sum
nner earnings Many single men can
DO n'teu 'nlouBu tne winter Tor their board
uhu from % 10 % per month additional.
Auu II farmer mas an unusually active aud
NANCY man Tor winter heip he can well at
ioIu 10 pay something more.
~ - NOT soou pohey al any time to drive
naru bargains win hired help IN the matter
"aBes' 1Ils Is especially true IN winter,
"hen more imam ever depends on the zeal
ana interest winch help take in their work.
Inc ooard Is necessarily large part of the
""soS 'ua' eau DO huorueu III winter Tor work
ou i"i w. Dul 10 unfortunate that the
P'H9o uo'"b onoles lor theIf board was
ever invented DONG the chores Is rarely, If
ever an equivalent Tor home IN the winter,
euu unless hired man Is able aud willing to
uo more tIah inc chores the sooner he Is OH
tne farm the better Tor his employer. On
tue V'ner manu. II the winter Is an open one,
auu n'reu neip are aOle TO perform great
sa.ie'y ol Isfu operations, they should be
''''-4A 'i4Eb hAANg viii DC well
repaid Tor al mat they can do. This under
stapding that tue laborer is sure to have
Whatever he can fairly earn is best for all
PHfues' II Is essential to securing good help
on the farm at any season.
WIN favorable season, If farmer can
not devise means to keep ons hired help
Prou'aoly employed through the winter, he Is
not Ut Tor the business. Did you not miss
last summer perhaps in the busiest time,
some oonVeniences about your barns or gates
that you have found at your neighbors? You
could not possibly do the needed work next
summer, or at any other time when labor
was hurrylng you to your utmost. Such
JOBS must often be done in winter or not be
accom- pIshed at all. Whatever can be done
a. tnls season OF comparative leisure to ia
olllteto next summers work, or to make next
year crops better, Is clear gain. II is not
an inirequent experience with those who un-
uerstshd TINS fact, that the labor they en-
ploy during the winter pays better profits
man lhat 'hey hire at dearer wages during
Tue Dusy season In the summer they work
,b Az rouS'he Ioos' many OF which must be done,