Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-19
WANT OF STABILITY.
One OF the Greatest Drawbacks to FRO
perlty In the business of Farming.

one OF the Greatest Drawbacks to PrOs'
perlty In the business Of Farming.
Some men can not oven make up
their minds as to how they should go
about any necessary business, and con-
sequoqtly perform it in most inciii-
cient manner. They change their
minds with every fancied reverse OF
fortune, and break up plans that have
become settled by lapse OF time, so that
the breaking up is productive of loss
and perhaps disaster. "Unstable as
water thou shalt not excel might be
Said of many farmers who blame their
chosen pursuit for their partial failures,
instead of blaming their own mistakes.
There is the man who begins business
as dairyman, let us say; he goes into
1t with rush, perhaps he succeeds
moderately well, but he finds it hard
work, needing tho closest application.
While it is novel he is Interested, but as
the novelty wears Off and he finds
he is only making bare living and is
dulge in Injuries, he becomes displrited
and wants change. lie declares that
the dairy is an Improbable business;
that bogus butter ruins it, and that
something else pays a great deal
better. There comes n boom in
hops; the price goes up to a
dollar pound and he gets rid of his
cows at any sacrifice and buys hop
roots and poles, and reads up hop
growing. By the time he has any hops
to sell, spared through painful effort
from the Fee and the mildew and the
various other troubles incident to their
culture, the price is down to eight or
ten cents, and again he is discouraged
snd on the ragged edge which separates
hopo from despair. His hop yard is
plowed up and he tries something else
which is better, but always with the
same result. He tires OF it, or perhaps
utterly fails, which is probably be-
cause OF the unfortunate want of per-
sistcnce, and losing at every change
and turn, he is soon in distress and
goes over to the dark side.
Perhaps there is no other cause Of
failure that is so prolific and common
~ this II we examine into any special
business in the grand industry OF farm.
ing, we find the men entering it mostly
Of this class, and who have given up
pursuits in which thousands OF
Farmers live happily in sunny
homes. We find the Florida orange
groves in future (chieay hoped
for but not seen-as yeti occupied by
many such men. Fancy cattle men make
money out of them. They are the chief
purchasers of novelties in seeds, plants,
implements, and all are restless, look
ing and hoping for some reader way OF
making money than persistent, effective
work. Tho crowds of frauds, like
parasites which live upon diseased
matter, prey upon such misguided men
md make victims of them, and every
disappointment adds to their misery.
Those persons who are in position to
;now, the editors who receive so many
urgent letters of inquiry about this new
place, or that new pursuit, and which
is best to be done under such circum-
stances as no stranger could possibly
form an opinion OF, know how many
such unhappy, unstable, undeter-
mined men there are existing,
hit not living upon farms. A time
comes to many of them at last when.
like old Encas, "tossed and driven by
adverse fates," they are cast upon
some shore, wrecked amid storms and
clouds. Then ray of light breaks
through upon them; for they are where
they can not get away and must stick
ut least and, like men, go to work at
whatever they are driven to, and per-
sisting by force Of adversely they finally
! find that they have been wasting q
life in seeking. But it is thrust upon
J them in spite Of themselves.
, Many a man who has thus suffered,
, or who Is now suffering, may look bach
, to his childhood and sec how his earl,
training led to this instability and con
sequent failure. In his boyish pursuits
many things were begun but none fin
ished, and as he grew in years the habi
grew, and became confirmed. This is
matter for parents to consider. The,
have the forming Of the character ofthei
children, and if any child has fallel
into this habit they should correct it a
once. To finish what has been begun
to adhere to choice which has beer
made after mature and careful cOnsid
Grafton, to persist and perscverc am
never lose sight of the end in view o
turn aside from its straight pursuit, ar
]. indispensable to success. Think of tn
q men who have made mark in tn
q history of the time; of the leadinI
farmers, stock breeders, horticultursts
dairymen, all of whom are sought Il
y advisers, leaders, teachers, examples
and what is their history? Anunbrokcl
a course in pursuit of aims which the
have reached, and of ends which hav
y brought prosperity and success an
d honor to them.
vi The business Of farming has tw
sides: one lies full in the glow Of tn
warm, bright sunlight; the other is o
IS the shady side, buried in gloom an
7. darkness. Every man can choos
v which side he will live upon. The pat
!, 10 each DIVORCES from plain roaI
IL plainly, so that 1t can not ho mistaken
The business of farming is one /
3. which no man can fail who uses CON
10 mon prudence, who is Industrious, pei
severing, careful, foresighted, econom
cal. 1t has the worlds wants to sur
l., ply. The farmer feeds and clothes tn
Is world, and every product of the SO
no has its waiting consumers.
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