Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16
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any other crop. The first farmer is on
time and stirs the earth as soon as it is
dry enough after a shower. thus pre-
venting a crust from forming and
checking evaporation and letting in the
air and saving all the moisture possible
for the crop. The second is behind
de does just as much work; that is cul-
tivates just as many times, but he isn't
on time. He does not do it when it
will do the most good, and the result is
a light crop. The successful farmer
not only raises large crops, but raises
those that produce the most money and
keep up the fertility of the soil. He
uses the most improved methods in
planting, cultivation, harvesting and
fertilization. He does not use an ex-
pensive fertilization of the land when a
cheaper fertilization will do as well or
better. New ways, new methods, and
more skill will. bring greater rewards
than the old fogies ever dreamed of.
We should not use two acres to raise
what we can produce upon one.
Living on farm does not prepare one
to become a successful farmer. Fitting
ones self for any business is an import
ant element of success. The way is for
each to study his own circumstances
and mako tha most of than Tho o,,o
cessful farmer is industrious, saving,
persevering, and prudent in order to ac-
complish his object. Success is often
determined by surrounding circum-
stances and our individual sagacity of
making use of them. The successful
farmer works to improve the farm. its
fertility, the crops and the stock, doing
all the work necessary in thorough
manner so that only the best results
will be received. He knows that the
fertility of the soil is his capital; on this
depends largely the success or failure,
and his great anxiety is how best to
keep it up to the highest point, at the
least expense. 1t is well known fact
it is much easier to keep it up as we go
along than after it has been allowed to
run down. 1t does not pay to raise
small crops of any kind, medium crops
may just pay expense, while that part
of large crop in excess of medium
may be nearly all profit.
No farmer can afford to raise corn,
oats and hay to sell. He should sell
horses, not oats. sheep, cattle and hogs.
not corn. He should make every profit
possible out of what he produces. So
long as farmers sell corn and oats they
will be poor. When we cease paying
tribute to others we will be prosperous.
The successful farmer takes care of
what he has and what he produces.
As an clement of success the farmer
must give his best thought and time to
his business; he must make it more
than recreation, more than a past
time, 1T must be the study of life
time" The great element of success
in all employments is the power to con-
centrate the mind upon the task before
1t until it is mastered. 1t is the iron
will and an unconquerable determine
ton given to the work till it is done,
that is the secret of success. The power
of concentration stimulates the whole
body,as well as the powers of the mind,
to the accomplishment of the task. The
more of mind we carry into toll the bet
ter. Without a habit of thought a man
works more like brute or machine
than like man. With thought his soul
is kept alive amidst his toll. Labor be-
comes new thing when thought is
thrown into it; when the mind keeps
pace with the hands. The successful
man enjoys more and is happier than
the unsuccessful man.
Young man, whatever you undertake
master it in all its details, and determ-
inc to stand at the head--this is great
essential to success, and it shows you
have abilities for your work.
One may have taste for n special
line of business. like raising fine cattle,
fine horses, fine hogs or fine sheep, and
if he makes it profitable he is successful
farmer.
The truly successful farmer will try
to make farming so attractive and labor
so respectable and healthy, that farming
will receive luster. making it beauti-
full and desirable In the eyes of the
world.