The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-04-21
METHODS OF FARMING.
The Difference Ectween Good and fndif-
fesent Management.

The DiNcreNcc Ectween Good and fndif
fesent Management.
There are many ways Of managing 4
farm. Every man is of course expected
to have ways of his own. His individ
uality may show itself in the construc.
tion of his house and barns, in the breed
of stock which he raises. in his personal
appearance, style of dress. etc. These
things, unless indulged to extremes, dc
not effect his material prosperity. There
are other matters, however, which con-
Germ his getting along in the world
which will admit of little latitude.
A good farmer will take care of his
property. His buildings are kept in
good repair. There are no barn doors
off the hinges. no shingles off the roof.
His gates are in good condition with
proper fastenings. He does not climb
over the fence because it is easier than
to open a gate. His plows, mowers,
feapers, rakcs and harrows are put un-
der u shelter when he is through with
shem. His wagons are under cover.
His buggy, if he has one. is in car
riage-house, clean and ready for trip.
The harness is hung upon peg, also
brushed clean. The carriage robe is
put away from tho dust.
The straw of his last threshing is
nicely stacked to carry his stock
through in case of hard winter. His
fences are all in good condition, and do
not encourage hungry animal to try
to break them. His orchard is well
dressed out. The prunings from his
orchard and vineyard are piled out OF
the way. His woodpile is under cover.
His animals have comfortable quarters.
When Sunday comes he can take his
wife or children to church or to see his
neighboring farmers. There is an air
of responsibility about his neatly
dressed children, his tidy wife, his con-
tenled-looking horses. All things
point to his being good farmer. a re-
spectacle. substantial man.
The poor farmer shows his want of
method quite as decidedly as does the
good farmer his thrift aud take-care-of
things. The poor farmer has boards off
his barn and sheds; shingles off the
roof, and doors off the hinges. His
fences being out of repair, his cattle are
tempted to reach over to get a bite" {"
breaking them down still worse He
has no gates, or if he has any they are
nailed up. because it is easier to climb
fence than to fix up gate every
time he goes through. When he moves
from field to field he must take down
and put up the fence; he has no time to
make Il gate His wagons are left
under an oak tree for the cattle to rub
against, and for the chickens to
roost on. He has no place to
store any thing, His plows and
otl,er agricultural tools arg either
left N the field where he used them
last, or they are set against the barn to
be out of the way. He has no wood
pile bnt occasionally throws chunk
or two into his wagon as he returns
from town. His wife and daughters
often have to hack off wood enough to
get supper against he comes home"
He is always behind about his work
and always in hurry. He sows his
grain after other peoples is several
inches high, His plows are dull; his
horses thin and his grain getting badly
put in, he only has half crop which
he is obliged to sell as soon as it is
threshed. to pay bills. He did not get
time to prune his orchard or thin out
his fruit, SO he could get nothing for it.
His hogs are of the razorback- breed
and will crawl through IL crack of the
fence and between the pickets. He
don't have good luck raising cattle or
horses. Pears like luck was agin
him." He is tired of the farm. His
sons want to go to the city. His
daughters want to learn "a trade, dress
making or tailoring. His wife looks
dragged out rs though she would well
come death as a day of rest. Nothing
about him looks respectable. The cat
tie, horses and hogs all have an inhos-
pitable, unsalistied look. Even the
Aarge yellow dog that at other places
tiercely barks awhile and then joins in
the general welcome, here only growls,
and AS for showing signs of joy. he for
got how to wag his tail years ago. All
looks dilapidated and discouraged. all
because their master never learned to
take care of things. San francisco
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