Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-09-27

All lAl0y SOutu Bot, Dul ueNSI put
cents worth back in the way of fer
tilizers, and then even wondered
why they don't raise as much wheat
or potatoes on an acre as they used
to, when the greatest and only Won
der is, that they can get anything off
of land that has labored so long for
not even board and clothes, we might
as soon expect our land to give us a
crop without proper fertilizing, as we
would our binder would cut our har-
vest without oil; one is as essential MS
the other. If you haven't enough
manure to properly keep up the
farm, and the crop does not warrant
buying, then sell piece of land and
buy stock with the proceeds, and
thus make the supply equal to the
demand. You may steal ten dollars
from the land in the spring but it will
cost you twenty dollars by fall, and
1t is far better to be honest and pay
for what you get in this line as well
as any other.
1 have actually seen farmers who
didn't have time to clean up their
dooryard, fix up piece of lawn or
set out a few shrubs and shade trees
but they did have time to go to the
village every day or two to play a
game of cinch at the corner saloon, or
gossip with the horse-trader an hour
down the lane.
Does a business man think he can
do business in slovenly, dirty shop?
If so he fails and finds out that his
customers have gone over to John
Widoawake, progressive and
thoughtful competitor.
THE USUAL SURROUNDINGS.
Poor fences, a Uttered door-yard, no
trees or flowers, the little scraggy
wood-pile lying at loose ends about
the place, all betoken shiftlessness,
laziness and illiteracy. Hang out q
better sign you would be classed
with business men. A good business
man never misses a chance to better
his trade or condition blythe expert.
ence of others, he studies lclosely the
trade journals, and the new methods
of advertising; he attends the con
ventions and belongs to the associa
tions that are held for the benefit O
his trade. But how is it with thu
average farmer, he rarely attends anC
takes but little interest in the county
fair, but leaves the horse jockey t.
manipulate the management to hi
advantage, he has no time for tn,
farmers club, but leaves the routin,
work of that and preparing for tn,
institute to a few enthusiastic vii
layers who have no direct interes
therein. What other class of bust
ness men, when meetings are gottel
up for their benefit would allow an
other profession to come in and trans
act the business of the meetings
Surely we know of no other, but it i
a common thing all over our land t
see agricultural associations and farm
er's clubs managed by those outsid
| the farm.
! l have known a business man-no
; q farmer, who had thousand dollars
worth of machinery exposed to tn
, weather, hunt an hour for twenty
five cent jack-knife that he had lost
} Now this is not an absurd compari
son, but true one, and if he ha
} worked that hour putting up a She
I ter for the thousand dollars worth {
: machinery, he could have bough
l him bran new one dollar and
: quarter knife with his savings.
Y 1 have known farmers who elaine
: that they are too poor to provide she
s ter for their cattle, and so let ther
e run to the straw strack for fodder
t seek shelter on the shady side of
a barb-wire fence, and drink ice waite
o quench their thirst during our col
e and severe winters; by little forC
: thought and the farmers journa
r they can see that shelter and war;
e water costs nothing, comparativel.
d except little labor; that to kee
q stock warm saves 10 to 20 per cent.
r the fodder, and that it is unnecessar
l. for cattle to run out for exercise
r this cold climate. The increase
J, the value of the herd could be direc
% ly traced to the farm journal or Il
|. Farmers Institute, which give I
e theory and experience far cheap,
Y than we can get it ourselves.
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