Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-08-01
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One way il which many farmers
show lack Of Judgment is in trying
to do As others do without consulting
their own circumstances. onc man
with large stock aud plenty of ma
nure and help plants six or eight acres
d corn 1--WE are speaking Of New Eng
land farmerS). and tins makes dozcn
prepare and tend more than An acre.
feel that they must extend their opera
lions in the same direction or they "; III
bc booked upon as ">mall fry ani the
result is two OF three acres Of half
grown corn chokcd with weeds. the
farmer frettcl because he i, Unable 10
care for il. aud tile whole operation
running him behind financially a. we'll
A. III the esteem Of all Observers pue
man With a good pasture and other
requisites does well al dairyins. and III,
ueighbor, with a dry, rocky pasture
ami a scant water supply, neglccts the
sheep business. IN which he might
prosper and stocks his farm with cows.
aud charges bis future 10 luck One
man with n large herd Of COWS keeps
= lot Of swine. and with their help
makes great piles Of dressing for hl-
>oil, and around him NAV be seen sey-
ertl who have Just observation enough
t. understand tina; the pigs help make
the manure piles, hni do not stop -
think what ihey eat or how much it
Will cost to buy it. OF how much labor
it lakes to provide absorhcnts aud keep
the pens in order and they will hmy or
breed a lot # Pug and give them few
weeds and the dI>hwatcr ana potato
skins from the Kitchen, and wait for the
pork and The manure piles 10 grow a.
they DO on the farm Of their neishbor
the result is lot of hslf-stArycd.
>qnraling hrutcs wadIng in mud and
spelling the disposition and disturbing
tie peace and endaugeriug ihc health
" The whole family Il they are ever
iattucd il must he at an outlay 81 cash
ana lahor that will consume the whole
income
tug with sheep and swine than cattle al
the present time. hccaIl>e large per
cent. Of the cattle kept are dairy stock.
and most men who have become iu.
tercstcd IN progressive farming enough
- engage aud continue "a iairying
soon learn that COWS must ". full fed
and well cared for But where there
Is plenty Of milk about the premises
,ew pigs will grow 50 fast al no appar-
ent cost for tood that some people feel
that all the money they get for the
pork j. clca- gain, and are induced
through lack II Judgment TO start more
than they can feed. In stocking with
sheep some men count the number of
acres in the pasture and compute from
the number an acre ought 10 carry. but
do not consider the waste places. messy
knobs. naked ledge, aud almost barren
hlllslde>. Farming is "A science. and
scientific researches have done and are
doing much for il. but il cannot be
done in a successful manner bv any set
Of rules without judgment. One car
Peuter can use the square and level of
another and come out right with his
work and one LAWYER can read the law
from another mans law book as well
as from his own but the farmers snc-
cess Is governed by many conditions
peculiar to him and his farm that he
must not attempt to make a general
application Of scientific rules, but must
make special study Of his own case
first and continually. Mirror and
Farmer.