The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-28
PROFITABLE FARMING.
Points to BE Considered by Every H
bandman and Stock Raiser.

Points to he Considered by Every Hus.
bandman and St0ck-Raiser.
That farming can be made profitable
is proved by the fact that out of the
great number of persons engaged in it
(far more than in any other branch of
of business,) there are very few failures,
large majority making it profitable.
We will suppose that each reader
owns farm The first thing to con-
slider is what the farm is adapted for.
Some are suited for stock, others for
grain, while large proportion of our
farms are adapted to mixed farming.
After you have found what your farm
is adapted for, ask yourself the ques.
ton what you are adapted for. Many
man has made a failure in, life by
pursuing calling that he was not
naturally fitted to follow. A farmer is
similar to manufacturer; he should
produce such articles as the market
demands. The successful manufacturer
tries to put upon the market articles of
good quality, finished up in the most
attractive appearance possible to meet
the wants of dealers and consumers.
The same course should be pursued by
the farmer. If you are producing
beef, let 1t be of the best quality, and
put upon the market in the best possi-
BILE condition. The difference OF two
or three cents per pound on cattle
makes the turning point between profit
and loss. 1t is the same with mutton;
if you are raising mutton sheep, keep
the best mutton kinds and fit them for
the top of the market. Let that be
your rule; raise what you will, but raise
the best and it will bring good prices
at all times. 1t is just as cheap to raise
wheat as it is to raise chess and cookie.
In raising the best you improve the
farm, which is another source of profit.
Did you ever see farmer who i'm
proved his farm and raised the best of
farm produce but made a success OF farm
ingp
We, as farmers, should do as other
business men do; they devote their
time to business, making study of
matters pertaining to their interests.
They do not sit around corner groceries,
saying their business does not pay,
as l am sorry to say too many
farmers do. lam we'll satisfied that farm
ing. with the same attention that other
business requires, will prove success
full anywhere in the United States.
Farmers should visit each other and
see what is going on In their line of
business and exchange ideas pertaining
to their ways of managing their affairs.
Farmers, improve your soil each year,
improve your seed, improve your stock,
and l win guarantee that you will inn
prove your mind. your .happiness and
your cash.
Some may ask: How shall we raise
the best grain and meatp To raise
good grain, fit the soil in good season,
In good condition, both as to fertility
and tilth, then use none but the best
and purest seed obtainable. The same
course should be pursued in regard to
raising stock; fit your soil 20 as to raise
the most nutritious grains and the
greatest amount per acre, then if you
do not want to 60 into breeding full
bloods, you will find that it pays to use
none but the best of full blood sires.
No matter what kind of stock you raise,
remember this: use the best sires to be
obtained. To farm successfully, do all
that you do s0eH. Be thorough, use
good common sense and don't be afraid
Of the result. Chandler, in lssClisss-
apslis Farm and Live-Stoek.