St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-24

Thoughts Thrown Out by Farm.
err in the Cincinnati CONNER
ciaI.
A deficiency in traits of economy is
one of the greatest hindrances to finan-
cial prosperity. Especially is this the
case among farmers, for they. raised
amid plenty and independence, are
often untaught in this important prop
erty of life.
There are many men who are indus
trious, but fail to succeed because of
the deficit OF this one habit-we say
habit, because economy is a habit-a
habit that any one may form, and, when
once formed. is sure to furnish pleasure
through the prime of life aud comfort
in old age.
One man will have every advantage. a
large, fertile farm, improved impli-
ments and machinery. and good, in
dustrious habits, but he fails to sue
coed. Why? Because he has never
learned to economic. He is not aware
of his fault. but glance at his farm
will plainly exhibit it.
1t is winter, aid the ground is wet
anu muddy. His stock is ranging at
random over his fields. although each
animal leaves track several inches
deep wherever it steps. The corn fod-
ner, which is intended for their food, in
stead of being snugly deposited in the
barn or feeding lot, or, still better, cut
and put info the silo, is in the field
where it grew. The grass no longer
furnishes nutriment for the stock.
therefore they must have fodder. The
cornfield is so wet that no horse can
draw a load out of it, but the Todd ri
must be gotten. As result the farmee
must carry it out by hand. According
ly, every evening he comes forth from
his dWelling-where, in all probability,
he has spent the day at idle talk or
worthless games, instead of making an
effort to improve his methods of econ
omy-and. with the mud half way to
the tops of his boots, he laboriOusly
drags shock after shock to the nearest
fence and throws it over.
This being done. he climbs on the
fence and rests, for he is almost ex-
hausted from wading through the mud.
He sits here short time, during which
he berates the occupation of farmer
and resolves to desert it as soon as pos
sible. By this time the stock mas come
up, running and tearing up the grass as
they came. He climbs down and goes
to scattering the fodder.
The process of destruction now be-
gins. The farmer scatters and the stock
tramps. Great quantities of mud show
that large part of the fodder will be
lost. The stock looks gaunt and dissat-
istied; not from a lack Of food. but from
the lack of proper method of feeding.
He has immense barns and huge
straWstack just over the fence from the
pasture, but he has made no arrange
ment by which to use them, so the stock
must stand shivering in the icy wind
and grow in less degree every sue
ceeding day, and be worth less in the
spring than they were in the fall.
Year after year he raises large crops,
and yet fails to realize profit. At
harvest ne left all the grain uncut
which he could not cut with machine.
Along 1.-THE fences, around the tree
stumps, if there be any, and in places
where the grain is thin, all is left. He
consoles himself with the knowledge of
the fact that the hogs are to be turned
into the field after harvest to eat the re-
manning grain. What folly there is IN
such an idea. II it is prudent to leave
a part of his grain in the field, why
would it not be prudent to leave all of
it? One sheaf is worth as much as an
Other-no matter where it grew.
Thd time for gathering corn is at
hand. He is promptly in the field.
plucklng the long. Well-develOped ears
from their stems. He, with his en-
ployes, works rapidly and earnestly and
continuously day after day until his
corn is cribbed. He has but one object,
and that is to complete the job. Care
less and hurried employees are allowed
to leave large part of the corn in the
field. He is again consoled by knowing
that the cattle are to be turned into the
field when gathering is finished. Truly,
the cattle will find and eat part of the
corn left, but great part of it must be
lost,
Can we expect this man to be pros
porous? No; for he is not economical
in feeding and harvesting. Probably
he ''economized" in autumn by hiring
no extra help to prepare for winter.
There are thousands of such men as
this one scattered throughout our broad
and fertile land, men who labor faith
fully, honestly, year after year, and find
themselves sinking deeper and deeper
into debt. Gould such men learn to
economic mortgages would become
less numerous. and the occupation OF
farming would be viewed in new and
brighter light. Let us hope that by the
present advanced state of agricultural