Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-07-27
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL


4 y one o. independence. It is not a
& ways true, and, perhaps, never true /
the strict sense OF the term. None I
V US are independent The richest ma
IN all the world is not independent
But 1t is true that the model farmer
4 as near to that happy condition as an
!, man can be. And what is a mode
3 larmerP The usual answer is that h
IS the man who keeps things neat an,
) n good order, and does his work il
/ season and according to the bes
methods. The answer is not a goot
one We know men who do all this
ana are yet far from being model farm
erS They are careless about expend.
lures and hence are always in debt.
A model farmer will never be in debt
II there Is no reasonable cause for his
Deing ~ debt He will not buy an ex.
ira horse which he does not need.
SIMPLY because he fancies the animal.
ne will not put on expensive airs
When he can not do it without running
IN debt We must get better de-
scription for the model farmer than
the one given. If we were to describe
the model farmer we should begin bv
saying that he should be careful TO
keep his Indebtedness down to the
very lowest possible figure. We rec
ognlze the fact, of course, that IL is
not always practical or possible to
keep Tree from debt. But the model
farmer will not be extravagant, he
VIII buy ON credit only what he abso-
lutely needs. He will do his work IN
season, and will adopt the most i'm
proved methods of course. He win
observe order and neatness in all his
surroundings. His house will be COM
Portable and well and perhaps orna-
mentally painted? His home will be
oeautiiied by neat, comfortable furni-
ture' books, newspapers, magazines.
pictures and musical Instruments, ac-
eording TO his means. He will aim to
make home beautiful and comfortable |
not only for his own pleasure but for
the benefit of wife and children. He
will supply all the labor-saving ma
chinerY that his wife needs.
Ills barns and other farm BUILDINGS
Will be in keeping with the appearance
ana convenience of his house. They
viii be amply large, and so arranged
that the necessary work in them can
be done with the least possible ex-
penditure of effort. They will be nicely
painted, not only because paint is a
preservative, but because it is orno-
mental. Machinery and implements
VIII be kept in good order and pro-
Lected from the weather when not in
use. Fences all over the farm will be !
Kept in good condition, and there will {
Do a ceaseless and systematic warfare {
upon the weeds and against the aeon ]
mutation about the premises of q
I'll that is disfiguring and all that ,
5 dangerous to health. Pure air /
n The house and in the barns and i
tables will always be highly priced by
UGH farmer. The wells will be SO
ocated, and such care will be exer-
ised with reference to SURROUNDINGS
hat water will not become contami- v
ated, and there will be no smells or k
ye-sores on any part of the premises.
such farmer, too, will make il a Il
ONT to devote portion of his lime b
nd effort to the cultivation of fruit N
nd the adornment of dooryards and Il
WINS. There is no reason, whatever.
by the farmers dooryard and lawn B
lould not be as beautiful as any that m
IN be found in the city or citv's b,
lburos. They simply require the W
me. The soil needs to DO care
lily prepared and sodded or seeded. pl
boys and girls should be to
'pt off Of it. A lawn mower should oy
purchased and the hired man De
rected that among his duties is that
keeping the yard and lawn in rood bc
der if the owner himself does not he
sh to do it, and there are no bows is
rye enough to do it. Unless the wi
oryard finds a place in our regular ov
ans OF work, and has some labor ex.
nded upon it, we can not expect to tie
We it beautifed. Then comes the vo
wer beds. just what they will be an
Il depend upon the knowledge of m,
riculture. If the farmer. or wi
wife or boys, have a good
owledge of Horticulture. the
wer beds can be made very beautiful. "
t If that knowledge is limited, the UT
nmon flowers about which eyery- ho
ly knows something can be grown =
il very pretty effect Is it worth Oil'
lie to give this attention to the ward?
answer that question, we should prt
and answer the question, if the ter
ments of rest, be they few or many. qui
uld not be more delightful in the mu
list OF such surroundings that were in
de and unsuggestive of any thing fire.
ept earelessHessp We believe that =
re is but one answer to that ques- it '
l. the
hen comes the matter of fruit the
aureus ana thousands of our farms be
Q scarcely any fruit upon them, and qua
he OF them none at all. Ask why. a Ia
the answer is very apt to be that =
oes not pay to grow fruit on this or pie
farm, and sometimes the answer is wat
fruit will not grow IL is possible sue
the answer may be correct in some ten,
IS. But how much effort has been to o
lie to grow truitp Is it not a fact allv
in many cases trees and plants and
IS have been set out and then left ono
ieP If they had had as much care - :
is given to the corn crop or - - =
he potato crop is it not probable tnol
the fruit would have come along sas
very satisfactory shapeP And No.,
IL IL not f1st4a Al. 70