Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-30
foousH CRIED ron ALARot FARM.
M coNrENr WIN LEss ASp MAKE rnE
nEsr 90 Ir.

/ Twas horn early In the ihlrtles, aud
have lived all INV life IA a neighborhOoi
\ of small farmers. where the fa.ms aver
/ agci les thaa lOn acrcs, aud | have
I gOod chance to know what can b. done
on q small farm. lnan adjoining county.
few miles away. l. a region of large
/ farms. ranging from 2Ol o. over l.W1
acres each. aud am personally acquaint-
81 With many ~ the owners and know
something II their life aud management.
have also given attention a. this ques-
tion In my attendance AZ Institutes and
other farm gatherings In some seventy
five counties ~ several States. aud, BE-
sides, have had personal experience In
this very line. for farmcd successfully,
and very pleasantly, for several years on
forty-acrr farm, and then bought two
additional small farms. one ~ which
ioined mine aud the ether Law conVe-
nient on the road between my farm aud
the village. have also been familiar
With the experience of mauv farmers
Who, after years 80 successful manage
mcni II small farms bought others or
additions | speak of these things that
YOU may scc I have qualifications for
giving advice. Aud would say that the
farm which will support family In
comfort and enable It, owner to Law up
even slOn or so each year. l. not to D.
despisei he,ause Il l. small. aud IT,
owner l. a man to b. enVied. On this
small farm you arr able to keep expenses
small. and can do most ~ your own
work. or have u done under yuur own
eve. N YOU need an Improved imple-
ment. ton or two ~ fertilizer. or liue
~ undeuirain. you have the cash "a paw
for u. While n you huy an additional NJ
~ acrr. u Will leave YOU without work
ing capital and With a debt of .ay NJ ,OJn
az morc on which you must paw Interest.
Your taxes will b. increased. and also
your expense. Tor tools aud labor, aud Il
l. extremely doubtful n your net income
l. incrrased. Hut even N Il should D.,
aud you should D. able to pay Tor the
additional land la fvr o. ten years, u
will D. done by clo.s saving aud dsny-
lng yourself aud family comfort and en-
ia,meut a. YOU 20 through life. The
man In debt after be- r,aches middle life
l. almost sure a. hs,'ome closs-h.tcd so
as 90 never rcally enjoy his possessions.
Moreover, after = man passes hi for
tieih birthday b. must expect soon a. b.
Kin to fall somewhat In Nigor, and h"
should try o. arrange husihess 80 A. a.
relieve the strain a little. and II he gOes
iu debt for another farm b. l. only heap
ing up lahor aud care. II l. not the
amount 20 money or lani a man owns
that makcs him rich, bat the enjoyment
D. l. able to gyt out ~ What he has.
Rles.s,i q. The man Who has learned so to
manage a. .mall farm that u Will supply
a. wants anl leave him something to
laV up for old agr. The farmer whose
acre. arr so hroai that b. must keep
much hirr,i help. often works his Nlfe
into an early grave. The hane 20 morr
wealth than ono can euioy was lllustrtt-
,,i hy the philosopher "a b. csllsn a little
child o. him aud gave u large apple.
The child was delighted. IT, gave it a
.-,ond aud nov it. happlne-. sc"inci
complete. IT, then offered a thlri. bat
10 could ouly bold two. ani every time it
trissi o. take up Que u would drop an
other. aud dnall, u at down and cried.
believe that iu ninrtv-uine vases cut ~
r,ery hundred the man Who run. Ia debt
for more land after paving for one farm
commits a follV which hrings It. own
IL
nne iourust through lie. ani II We ~
r.e,t to .ri .Weetue.s aud light oui ~ u
Ne must take u a. NJ ~ along. fh~r~-
fOrv don't huy anN more hni. hut, In
stead. .leni q part ~ YOUR Surplus each
YEAR in taking YOUR wife 60 sec some ~
The wonderful thing. o. D. sern hy trtN-
a.. and Ca rlsing her work hy furni.hing
her guod help aud such appliances ~
will Tighten her labor. and hN bringing
Into and around YOUR home sumc thing.
to brighten lie ani o. educate aud clc-
,atr 40 - Nou. The man Who, To- order
that De- may own morv land than his
nelghhor. deuiss hlmself aud his family
prvsent guui. l. 90 me sn object ~ con
tempt: bat his wife aud childcn, Who
cannot help themselves, ! profoundly
pits. N yuu. my rrader, arr tempted io
sacrihce The prrsrnt 90 an imaginary iu-
turv Nhru sou .hail have pah Tor that
other farm which nov .evms within YOUR
reach. stop aud ask yourselt whether u
T. not better to enjoy little than Ia IA
hor Cor much until the capacity for cn-
iovmeui 6. losi. write fcclingly on
thi. subject. | have secn many fami-
DE-. sacrificed to the greed for morr land.
-Irlhuue.