Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-12-18
FARMING.
How 10 Make Rural Life Agreeable ana
Profitable to the Entire Family.

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Profitable TO the Entire Family.
When 4 woman consents - take
charge of the household on q farm she
is either brave OF ignorant II brave,
healthy and vigorous, but no, too am
bilious, She may be happy in the
secluded busy farm home, where the
lSbor> arr lec,cu, trials many and
profits ic- 4 reckonei in cash; bnt If
N pure a!v, pure water sni freshest #
food o. are many.
The nc>, requisite fer indoor farm
ing ! health, that the body may h
strong 10 endure Sn6 the mind sound
20 plan, for mU>A lies in the LAYING out
Of the 6syS lslor. Where there j Nc
mark st ;acCe : No goal Wen, ENeSa.
tive ability Is Il treasure Sll farmers
wives should possess She Who has j.
no; mus; work twice s. hard and So
SomV..>h less than her fortunate SISTER.
The second requisite ! economy,
true economy, that saves cyen thing.
even time. lido not call i economy 10
dry app.t> 81 four cents 5 pound. Il
viii pay better 10 Be taking runners 81
strawberry plants Gccsplta,jus ra>p-
berry aN& blackberry vines OF taking S
drink 20 some thirsty plant e. lots ot
things tina; VIII gpow cash. 4 penny
saved i 3 penny earned. ana 8 good
garden : the farmers savings bank.
Noy do think il economy 10 tvy and
Go without help indoors ! do no,
agree with him who said; One woman
sao1.G do indoors for three men ont 90
One can get along somehow, but j; :
a, the COS; Of heSl,h and many things
tina, would be a prom; IS well s. pleas
ure TO have done Il IS admitted
there is Is much profit IN poultry
IS in any farm pvolroi, &1l
that woman, having more pasjenss
and sympathy, is likely 70 be
more successful than man in es-.ag for
it, But poultry TO be p~ro6ts5,t must
be properly attended, and ;hat a;ga1-
ton is required when the housewife, :
most needed indoors. if she mas no s.
s~i,tant, so she who works unai6cj vii.
not be 4 poultry-raisvr. Your hundred
| chicks, or their equivalent in other
fowls raised, will pay > good gin, @1d
leave a nice little sum for pin mon
| give time to do plain sewing AMI hsvv
a little left for reading. etc.
The third requisite is thouchltulns>s
in each member Of the family, Casld
the miracle Of old be wrou-h. again
and the blind be made to see, grta.
world De the rejoicing in every house
hold. There would always be : wood
pile large enough TO be seen. There
would always be a meal-time impor-
tant enough to be observed. There
would always be one purse. open alike
to each. There would be a sense OF
order that would require a hook for
coats, q latch for doors. and some
other place than the floor for discarded
newspaper wrappers, etc. Soft water
at the house would be as necessary as
water at the barn; a convenient kitch-
en- as well as conveniently-arranged
stables, and desirable l%abor-savinr
utensils in and out alike. There would
be gaIantrles grown easy by use and
pics as good as mother made.
In fact, there would be smiles on the
face of the housekeeper, pleasant
words on her lips, cheerfulness in her
heart, and the acknowledged striving
that no rival should outstrip her in in
door farming. Thus we have the three
important elements, health, economy
and thoughtfulness; wealth and econo-
my the factors OF finance; health and
thoughtfulness, the factors OF happi-
ness, Possessing these we ask no
more for the mistress of the farm
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