The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06

OuT CHlluTeu Will SuucT lIOHl IllC
same causes and from the lack OF
good schools, good sermons, good
Sunday schools and good society. Any
man that takes family, especially
while the children are young, into
such a neighborhood commits a crime
against that family for which he can
never atone. Good highways, good
schools, good churches, good literary
clubs, good society and good people
go together and that new farm should
be among them.
The man that buys a farm in a
neighborhood in which the people
lack progressive ideas and public
spirit is very apt to find that he paid
too much for the land, though he
may get 1t for less per acre than he
would be compelled to pay for land OF
like fertility in good neighbOrhood.
He will likely make this discovery as
soon as he has lived on the new farm
long enough for comparison of life
there and life in progressive neigh.
bOrhood, and he will find when he
comes to sell out that the excess he
has paid was greater than he sup
posed. There are enough to know
not to buy in such a neighborhood, to
keep out competition among pur-
chasers; there is never brisk de-
mand for land in such neighbor-
hood in fact, the would-be sellers will
outnumber the would-be purchasers,
and sales are slow and at low prices.
In good neighborhood land will adj
vance in price more rapidly and sales
can be effected promptly.
HOW HORSES SHOULD BE FED.
Bearing in mind that the stomach
Of horse is small in proportion to the
size of his frame, he requires feeding
often, and, though three times day
is sufficient, four times is better. I'm
like human beings, horses should
drink before they eat, because, owing
to the conformation Of the horse, wa
ter does not remain in the stomach,
but passes through into large intes-
tine called the cHcum. If q horse be
fed first, the water passing through
the stomach would be likely TO carry
with it particles of food, and thus
bring about collie. Whatever groom
may say, let horse drink just as
much as he likes. If he be watered
four times day he will never take
very much, or too much. A horse, it
must be remembered, is fed on dry
food, and this, with che strong work
done, produces a feverishness which a
sufficiency of water tends to allay.-
The American Breeder.
THE BUTCHER AND THE FARMER.
Mr.. Jones sold bullock to Mr..
Lazarus for $l6, to be taken and paid
for when fat. When Mr.. Lazarus
came for the animal, Jones said he
would like to have forequarter for
his own use. Mr.. Lazarus willingly
accepted the order, and after the
bullock was slaughtered, delivered the
meat. A few days later Jones went
to town, called on Lazarus, and, as Il
preliminary to settlement, asked for
his bill. "Dot's all right, Mr.. Jones
hat the bill already made out. Here
you are" Mr.. Jones read:
Mr.. Jones, DIR. to Jacob Lazarus
To ore quarter of beef, 1856 pounds, at
lNc 10 o
| by credit, one bullock. ....... -. -. l6U
Balance due. Observation-Disclosures. 2.5C
Good heavens, Lazarus, you gel
three quarters of the beef, the hide
tallow and ofial, and bring me in deb
$3.50! How's that, old MANI"
"Ah, Mr.. Jones, that beef was sheaE
at 10 cents pound"
"But, Lazarus, you only gave me 1C
for the whole bullock"
"Ah, but Jones, dots pizness, piz
ness, do you see"
"Well, Lazarus, next time / have {
fat bullock IN kill it myself. use ONT
quarter and throw away the rest, anC
then will save $3.50. You see?"
"Ah! ali! but dots not pizness
farmers should not be butchers-dot'.
bad. butchers and Livestock Ga
Zette.
TOO MANY ACRES.