Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-01-19


That farmer shows only his limited i'd
Of his business who thinks that h
knows 81 much about it that he ca'
not learn anything more. We want il
mixed with q generosity 10 our mothe'
earth and not with robbery. We wan
Il mixed with thrifty ways. not WI
shiftlessness and failure. Mixed with
habits of thnroughness and qIicknes-
Nothing can compensate sor lack al
'hese things. The posses sion or lart
If them means success or failure in ans
line Of business In short we want is
mixed with brains Bv this We mrr'
the practice of d,.voting careful though
70 every operation Def IRE it is under
taken.
This is wonlerfullv exrcting ag'
II IT way meas ures and half h-artr
# ,rts are NJ longer successful. Com
petition IN all departments of farm
wnrk-in ~ wur<-iS sd fierce thu
whoever ropes to succeed must fir
make mp is mind 20 do his best, ~
Ms best by the hest methods An,
thing shori ~ this Is sure 10 end
failure. Trained men are 10 be fnun
the hear, beat of the world is qnickr
Today thrn ever before. We are goiu
y u IA IRE rapid pace than in any PR
ceeding aye. What j. done must II
done quickly We must improve on
methods ~ culture ON the farm. IT,
old fashioned farm is rapidly becoming
impossible. Agriculture is becoming
liberal profession. directed by inlrll
gence and brains. The 'oid way" +
mt good enough Ynu mus, pra lie
Improved agriculture Ia keep abreast of
the aye. More knn@ledge am1nz
farmers will increase th~ir Yield -
tarm products. as sure As il viii aug
nlent the practice If the doctor or laN
yer. The truth is that u higher typ
Of farming is the only kind that wii
pay the great huk of onr farmers
You should discontinue every pracric'
that leads tu waste and soil rnbhiug.
and l4v brb'.d aad deep system 81
farming whose YEARLY results shall b.
up tne iadhrr Of greater fertility. grow
Ing more an m re int,4uss win nc
formulating means. until the pleasures
AMI profits of farming have prssnd rs
an iubfst - liiST w NtiN offA'At'H -
M re capital is needed for gOpd tntn
poor farming. mt Il strong purpose aud
4 good mead are essential aud few
years Of practice. Tho rich Only can
If ,rd TOW type nf ftrming.
Modern farming is more aud more
becoming race for me survived Ut
the titlesl The poor farmer muSt go
The good farmer only wi be able 10
hGIi OIL azains! the loy prices If re
cent years rhere is no prospect of
the return at time when pinr farming
viii pay, ami don't You forget H. La
mixed farming there are manv things
10 consider. Differing soils, 4 fferiDg
advantages or Disadvantages IT mar
kets, dlffrring degrees of experience
aud knawlrdge IN growing and hand
ling certain crops are among the manv
elements that cutter into the on 'Stinl
and each must ans yer it Tor himself in
the light OF the circumstances in which
he finds himself placed But in any
ease ii must be he one which will ~
tate the most fertility into The soil aud
the most cash into The pocket. Earh
region has It's special products. All
good farmers will adopt themselves To
/ heir surroundings and work in har-
mony with these suggrslinnS If naIule
Ia mixed farming gaodlY number
nc live stock is necessary. They are
ueces.ary 10 the diversity Of farm crops
ard essential for Il good rotation
Mixed farming alone will enable us To
retain TIE tert,l.y of he soil and over
come the Disadvantage of IN trketlng
hu XIV things There i = saving in
transp ,rto,inn Where there is diver.
sity OF occupation, educ ,tten, prosper
itv AID plenty are found. The one
Ian system always tends - rxhan tinn
Of soil For example see the large
amount OF land abandoned as WORTH
less throughout the 5 nth By the cul-
tivation If Io';icci and cotton
In the mixed system with good ro-
tat,on ot crops YOU 81, ii i Is 1T luxu,i.
ait grain AMI grass. fit cattle and pro.
drctive dairirS. YIN see fine horses.
nugs, sheep ana fowls win evidrnca of
haps, derive no large inc pme from the
safe of anv single item. bnt gathering
from numerous sources. the
amounts 10 \ iiandS0ms Su n
white the expense uf cultivation is less,
as 1t enables the farmer and hts family
To largely do the work. Ii the farm is
mainly devoted to grass husbandry, L
insures an easier life Ia the owner, aud
more profitable returns. The farmer
of to-day desires soma leisure for i'm
provement and recreation Il will he
found that much grass and lit l. grain
growing will pr We that farm lite can
be stripped of its old-iima severe bur
dens. Modern views and m ldern liz
erature upon farming and breeding. II
herded will D int our il better way
Moreover. should anY one crop fail,
disaster can not BE- expected IL befall
all, some one or more will Succeed;
aud last uut not lc ~, under ordinarily
good management the farm will IN
crease in pr0duttivenesS AMI vaue
from year 10 wear, while the Opposite
is the case in r~gHrd tothe specially nr
me crop system The farmer who
farms on The exhaustive plan, usually
keeps scrub stock, makes hut liitlr
manure and 4-ts hat lepeh and waste;
he is ever on tie descending scale. and
nothing pays; while the farmer VIII"
tils his farm nu h. slii conp-n-atiug
plan aud keeps impr we'd stock 50 lhtf
h. not only produces more and cheaper
but turns his products 50 as 10 bring
more. is on the sure road To- success
The more stock Your land can carry
well, the more manure for the soil and
the greater your crops nf grass and
grain ID return. Bur Shold on Ohr
man says, That it is M Insult 10 our
intelligence e. be continually hirping
upnn the iiea that we should grow
more produces 10 the acre, when h. fact
is patent that we grow 20 much now
of everything, that the prices are kept
go low that there is little or no profit
made from labor" Light crops win
not pay cOS' of production. Bur what
shall we do? Stand still aud grumb!e?
No! If we hav" any gei up ana gei.
we will get out of the old ruts and learn
the newer and better ways We will
make an application Of brains and
learn To produce IN re cheapiV There