Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-08-26
GOOD FARMING.
The silent Influence for Good ENertcd
by IA weIi.Krpt Farm Property.

The silent Iniiucnce for Good Exertcd
by a weIl.Krpt Farm Property.
II behoovcs every man in every pur-
sui 10 10 what he has TO do To the best
OF hi, ability. For his own sake, not
because IL pays him better, and wins
for him more of what is desirable in
the world. but also for the sake Of the
influence aud moral effect. n man
does not live to himself. Tied togcth-
or by all bonds which bind in lis ~.
grcgatc what we call society" 4 man
may feel that rs an unimportant intc-
ger in the great mass OF figures he has
no influence. but no man can safely
act ON this assumption. Even the
farmer, whose lie l. always quiet and
generally comparatively isolated, has
influence for good or evil. i! not in his
personal associations. then IN the cN.
hiLit he make, to the world in his WORK.
Ii one sees botched job OF carpcn-
try, n poor piece Of blacksmith NJ or
any other specimen Of defective handle
craft the thing most prominently Sug-
gc,,cd in hi, mind is the worih!cs~nc>S
OF the mechanic vino did the work. ~
ii j. in farming. 4 man riding along
country road and looking ut the
farms that lie along on each side will
Involuntary draw conclusions a, TO the
characters of their owners from the APP
pcarance that each presents. II 4 farm
il well fenced aud looks trim and
clean. cleared of bricrS and weeds, well
drained and we'll titled. it takes no ci-
fort to picture man bu>tling, active
anl Shrcwd and energetic, square in
hi, dealings. mc,hodical and sy>tcmat-
ic in hiS work, with his farm pad for
and money in bank. Nor is that all; it
is easy to 90 on with the picture, enc
will expect To- lind the household of
such man Is well ordered n his farm;
wife who is II thrifty, busy house
keeper, aud children who are obcdicnt,
intelligent and Industrious, who stand
at the heads OF their classes. and who,
when they arrive at the years of ma
turity. will not be found loaiing in dis
reputable places, but following the
footsteps of their father.
The silent influence for good Of such
a man can hardly be estimated. The
contemplation OF good example has
an influence extending beyond the lin.
its Of its own line of life. "Act wei
your part. there all the honor lies
applies as forcibly to farming rs to any
other calling, and the mere fact OF do
ing well what falls to ones lot i,
standing rcbuke to the slovcnly and
careless, and braces up the weak TO re-
ncwcd efforts. For it is speaking IL
lustration of what may be done by grit
and determination. and inyincible
proof of how much better it is to make
use Of our means than TO abuse them.
The farmer whose farm not only
thrives but presents the outward cyi
denccs Of il, which bears the sign
manual of his thrift and prosperity.
always commands the respect of his
fellow men. IL some one is wanted
for responsible position, he is the
man selected. II he should want to
borrow money, ho can always get it,
He is naturally ranged by all who see
hls farm with the honest, the upright,
the sober and the patriotic.
On the contrary. the man whose farm
presents shiltlcss look will naturally
be set down as shiftless character.
Vice and crime and intemperancc ara
the cOncomitants OF slovenIiness and
an unthrifty appearance. To stran-
ger sscb an appearance of any farmers
home is primo tacie evidence against
the character of the man. He may DO
good man, but he is not likely to DO
one, and he certainly will not be taken
TO be- such.
The moral of this is, keep up your
fences, keep down your weeds. clean
out your fence corners, run your farm
Systematically. be prosperous and DO
honest. and you will be respected and
nave influence for good beyond what
you may expect -JoErgg! Of AgHcaH'
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