The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-10-11
Above all Is Education.

The time has come. when . be
successful in life, a person IL st be
educated. Natural tact Is q great
thing. Money is a great thing
Genius is 8 great thing. These are
all coed things and great helps to
success, but far greater yet is ed
ueation. As competition narrowi
down and the margin Of action
grows smaller, the better must q
man be equipped for the battle Of
life, # he expects TO be successful
This is as true Of the farmer as il
4 Of any one else The time has
passed for the farmers to depend
on muscle and hard labor alone
They must use their brains as well
rastaeir heads. They must dc
more thinking ana planning il
they desire to receive the best re
suits.
The farmer who reads and stud
les is the one who works to a
purpose, while the one who does
not read is the one who makes his
effort at haphazard. The former
is posted on the markets, and,
from long study, is able to draw
conclusions and form pretty cor
rect ideas Of what It viii be to his
interest 10 raise for those markets.
He discovers that the wheat mar
ket is likely to have a downward
tendency, from the fact that he is
informed Of a large area Of wheat
sow in the main whest-produc-
ing Stale. Consequently, he very
sensibly concludes, that for a prof
il be had better turn his attention
70 other crops, The unedueated
farmer, on the other hand knows
nothing Of markets, OF Of the out
look of crop production, and is as
liable to produce a non-paying
crop a. any
Then again, the educated farmer
Is ALWAYS Doeted IN everything
pertaining 10 his business, and Is
ready to be the first to take adYan-
fage Of a new and 7aluable discoY-
cry and every year there are many
valuable discoveries made IL the
agricultural world. These are
cheaper and more convenient
methods Of performing farm labor,
SAYS BE- which better returns are
secured from the small amount Of
son and Worz- new and more salts
Factory methods Of caring for
stock and Of feeding and pas
turing the same; and many other
discoveries, trifing and insignii-
cant In themselves, but which, in
the aggregate. amount to a great
deal in the long run
Tie unedueated farmer-the
one who does not reads the one
who treats small matters as un-
worthy Of any thought or attention,
and who too often walks over dol
lars in a mad chase after phantom
gold pieces And vet it is the
small things, most often. that con
stituse the profit
The educated farmer knows how
to save. He understands the value
Of economy. He knows how Dob
tain the greatest results a. the
least expense He knows how to
secure the greatest yield from a
given amount Of ground He knows
what crops to cultivate and when
and where TO market his products.
He IS posted IN the new and best
varieties IF seeds, and also the
best varieties Of stock. He has
the advantage Of the experience Of
other men, because he reads. He
does moi depend altogether on his
own observation and experience.
Farming is a science, and there
are many new things to learn in It
yet, and the best and cheapest way
10 learn thosethings Is by study
Take agricultural papers. read IN
their columns the experiences and
obseIrUtfoa- Of otkers. and avail
yourself Of the many useful hints
and suggestions, and thus keep mp
with the procession Thomas P.
Monifort, IN Prairie Farmer