The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-03-27
SENSIBLE TALK.
Editor Exchange:

nCoo Va pun pOSO anu all economical use
of time and money certainly the time
is at hand. The general condition of
the country, and especially of the
farmers, demands change. To the
close observer the farming interests
have been carried on too carelessly,
and the farmer seemingly takes no
pride in his avocation. Such should |
not he. The farmer should have
enough ambition to live a life of &C,
ton, not existence.
There is an organization, the Agri>
cultural Wheel, being introduced in
this county, and is received and ap-
preciated by the majority of farmers.
There is an idea among some men
that the Agricultural Wheel means
war upon all other professions. Its
object is to take care of the farming
interests, to instil into the minds of
the farmers the Importance of being
more economical, and to arouse an
interest and action among them to
make better farmers; in few words
to elevate the standard of farming.
History proves that when agriculture
has been fostered nations have pros
pcred, but when it has been neglected
degeneracy began.
| know the prevailing opinion
among many is that the only object
It of this order isIa financial benefit.
n While this is an important part of it,
yet this is more of benefit resulting
J. from the order, than an end aimed at;
1t but if its only object was to benefit the
If farmers financially, have any class Of
:. men the audacity to demand of the
% farmers that they remain a merciess
prey to their bloodthirsty desires, and
ID allow them to suck the very life blood
from their veinsp Shall we continue
1t in the old ruts, and exc out an exist
,r ence here, and still be a prey to all
other classes? We have often been
told that we did not have enough
OF sense to attend to our business. Shall
we still be humbugged by the sharp.
III ers and those not even so sharpi
This is progressive age, and shall
farmers allow their interests to lac
y behind! Fellow farmers, if we ever
lg wish to reach the end aimed at in the
Agricultural Wheel, we must edu'
a cate. We must have an educated
class of farmers. We must make
farm life so attractive that it will hole
ID the brightest boys and girls. and moi
allow our clever town neighbors to rot
W US of the best. If we must furnish
the town, let's give them the dullest,
~ and make farmers out of the bright
est. We must have reading, study
ing. thinking and acting set Of farm
70 ers. We must have lot of farmer
= that do not spend their leisure time q
+ some town, but are at home studying
:. their business. We must make home
~ aud all that pertEinsto farm-life at
tractive. '+e
at The cry is 'too much cotton an,
N. that is true, but it is not cotton tina
10 has made US poor; it is bad mana ge
:" melt, carelessness, Incidence, a vast
~ Of time at the corner of some. stree
FL in town, a lack Of proper attention
for judgmsnta and forethOught ~ anythin
he that we put our hand TO. From Sat
!; urday noon till night is as valuahl
-, time as Monday or Tuesday, and is g
=; estimated in the sight of God, all
A'' even this time, 50 much wasted b
our good far mers, is so precious in III
sight of God that he never gives bu
one second at time, and takes ths
- away before another is given. Their
is another need among the farmer
In and that is, we do not read enough
he Every farmer should keep posted
IN and should have at least one religious
or one political, one agricultural and on
county paper, and more if he is abb
~ If they are plentiful at home the chi
OF dren will read them. and il will creaI
va a thirst for knowledge in this direC
his ton that is so important to any ON,
~ Can the farming class leave rich
Il er legacy to the next generation tina
or to leave this country in prosrerou
y, and fnurishing condition. Can the
do thisS Certainly they caG. Wit
- the farmer there is a latent pc yer
- rest that could and would do wonder
i only exerted in the same directiOu
We do not mean tyrannical pOwe
but one sufficient to take care Of the
interests