The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-09-09

brain work. He must know more. read
more, think moro and consider more.
Farming has become n very complicated
business. More knowledge, judgment
and skill are required in order TO sue
coed in it than were needed even few
years ago. The farmer of to-day is
something more than a producer. He
must be a successful merchant in order
to make money. For improving a
prairie farm almost every thing must
be purchased. The only natural pro-
duct of a piece of prairie land is sod
that must be subdued before any thing
but grass can be raised Instead of
destroying a forest the prairie farmer
must set about raising one. To this
end he must buy trees or seed that will
produce them. He must invest quite
heavily in machines, and great judg-
ment is required to decide how many
and what kinds TO buy. Unless he has
quite large means he must hire money.
and if he does not make a judicious
loan the chances are that he viii be
financially ruined. MANY farmers lose
their places while attempting to i'm
prove them.
As the modern farmer has so many
things to buy. he must raise much TO
sell. or the balance of trade will be
against him and he will fail. II h. has
hired moncyhc must make arrangements
to meet his Indebtedness. lie must he
a financier rs well n producer and a
merchant. lie must keep himself in
formed in respect To the state If the
market at home and abroad. In order
To do this he must become acquainted
with the condition of the crops in all
parts of the world He must al>o study
to find OUt the demands of the market
so Is to know what to raise. He must
not, however. neglect to supply his
fam " and help with food TO the fullest
extent possible He must b. prepared
to substitute new crops for those he has
long r. >ed when for any cause their
production cea,es TO lie profitable. II
he raises articles fofwh ch there j little
demand. he will BE- obi ged to sell them
at very low price. He must exhibit
rs much shrcwdne,s and enterprise in
supplying what the market demands as
successful manufacturers and merchants
do. He must read and study a. we'll a
work. Intelligence i essential to sue
cess in farming now that it has become
a complicated business
+ At the present time much knowledge
and excellent Judgment are required to
determine which of several breeds of
horses. cattle. sheep and swine 10 keep.
Each breed has its aivO rcs. who from
prejudice, real admiration or personal
motives. are presenting its claims on all
occasions. The fash on changes II re-
lat!on to I've stock a, it does in regard
to articles Of dress. and the br, Q Ter who
expects u make money must endeaYor
( to ascertain when any kind Of animal i
going ont of style and another is COM
inc into fashion. The preference for
different hrce i Of homestead animals
change with IS much certainty A. the
fashions for hats of n peculiar shape. f
il does net change cuite as often. 4
/ stock-raser must now give much attcn-
ton to determining the feeding value Of
the different kinds OF grasses. clpvers
and roots. He must al.o find out bv cx-
pertinent or b. visit ne farms where
siloS are in use the value of cu>ilage for
feeding TO dairy COWS, store cattle and
animals in process of fa'len'ng. In
short. the time the farmer once gave to
thrashing small cram with a tlail and
Shclling corn by hand must now be
given to reading and study. - Chicago
Times.