The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-06-12

more than compensates for tl,e c+l..s1 ana
land the year before NtA"y o. tho
:. nave learned from experience frat a..
compost heap IS the best manure now IN - ne
as Well as home made manures ,.s . use
cotton seed meal included sNeldsiys
O. On the farm we must not desq,iso a.
day OF small things. We must Give - tn9
attention to svery detail it maftssr sS speeial
small it may be, or else one hy, on, ~ ,hoW
little matters will lame Won finSnciaii,e tiese
liz oIao ol1 r, nome VIII DC owned by some one
else. rms l have learned from exne,ia oAe
R X. sLossoN, WEST POINT, MIS- SSss'snces
l. Every body mind their own bpsin.
winch means interference wifi Sss
rights and pleasures Of others me
2. Educate in harmony with the la,r
i iI ana health: which means peace, soeio y
ity and longevity. S'eial-
3; Study political economy and teach ~
children the science of agriculture and . ~
love of home. Sit2 taa
4. Teach and practice honesty as tn. 81
true policy, and truth as the lever g tIg
moves the National heart beats In hr5-ra slas
o, Organize and act in unity to seenra e tn.
rights common to mankind, and which s sls
inalenably yours. ase
j. A DAHIELLY, BARNAH. GA
]. 1t IS better to stay at home attana !.
business, work and make money tbar !. .
leave home, your business and 60
money on frolie. opsna
2. A man must love his occupation ar 1,,..
ness above all Others to make 1t a suee sasl.
with that love, he will study, watch and drSSs
his business, which insures success Nyitisqs
that love, neglect and fnattenton will cans
a failure. tso
8. farmer should be self.sustainin,.
far as practicable, by raising food for 1ns- =
and beast; raising his mules and harsss.
hogs, cattle, sheep, poultry, etc, Corn. oats
rye, hay, potatoes, vegetables sirun raftsss
and, as far as time and circumstances vyiI
allow, save and make all the manure he e az
4. Prepare lands thoroughly, plant ara
cultivate properly and we'll, economics time
and every thing connected with the farS,
and the farmers business generally ~
with your labor and see that it does DnaJ
work, both quality and quantity, and 10 sli
the work you can, every thing considered
5. The farmer should study his businessfs
every relation connected with farmins
Read agricultural papers and every thine Fs
possibly can pertaining to farming etc
Read of politics to form an opinion 81 his
own. Read as much other good litefatnra
as opportunity and time viii allow fJnifi-
vate home, love and taste, and prosperify
contentment and happiness are sure to fol.
low.
@. b. TERRELL, MONTGOMERY, ALA.
l. 1t is a fact that no farmer can succeed
in making full crop who frequents town
or public places and leaves the cultivatiaw
of his crop to hrelings. lie must give 6is
farm his personal and constant attention.
2. 1t is fact that no large yield can resnlk
from the cultivation of crop with inferior
tools. First class work must be done WITH
first class implements.
3. 1t is fact that the old system Of deem
cultivation is ruinous to the growing cran
liza
large crops Shallow culture is essential "a
large yields of corn or cotton.
4. 1t is a fact that most farmers make
great mistake in planting too much land,
thus rendering it impossible to give ina
thorough cultivation necessary to make
large crops. Plant less and cultivate mora
thoroughly andyour cribs and cotton houses
will be fuller
5. 1t is a fact that some farmers lose AZ
much as they make by the neglect OF stock.
exposure OF farm implements, lack Of proper
barns, stables and shelters, failure to save
and apply home made fertilizers, and care-
lessn ess or indifference in blowing their
lands so as to prevent washing, etc.
j. DAN WooDALL, GAINESVILLE, GA.
l. There can be no genuine or continued
success in farming where there is not
vigilant, enthusiastic regard for the reten-
ton and building up of the soil. In our ex-
perience this can best be accomplished by
rest, the rotation of crops (and the less clean
culture crops the Dettcr), with good sup
plement sof home made fertilizers distrih-
ute broadcast, except wood ashes and poaI-
try manure, which can be used to advantage
in the drill
2. The greatest hinderance to agricuItnre.
as well as to every other industry in our FAIR
land, is the ar-sighted, one ldeaed,
demoralizing system of education, sO-ealled,
in our country, that puts a glittering pre-
MUM on idleness and soft handed places,
while 1t relegates life sustaining, progress
moving, golden, God ordered, God h0nored
toll to the shadows of dishouor-
WOFK- naIUcnGQ DulIflS anu sun burned
cheeks are things to be ashamed
of. If We expect agriculture to get a dig
ni1ied share of the coming generations,
we must dispense with the farical and
adopt the practical in our educational rela-
tions. White our young mon have no oar
but a textbook to put q rudderless bark
across the ever changing sea Ofiife, with ts
pillows Of difficulties. its whirl-poOls OF trial
and averse winds of disappointment We
should not expect them to make much
speed. While our young ladies have no key
to open their way to the great store-hoasa
of usefulness, except the piano KEY we
should not critfeise her dfstaste for the
practical or her awkwardneSs in trying g
be useful when she is led by example OK
pressed by necessity. If am not digress-
ing, let me add to this that ] admire the
good sense of the woman who told her
niece, the training and schooling OF whom
she had in hand, that she must learn
how to cook and do every tAing
about housekeeping before she took les
sons on the pianO--first usefulness and then
a following of ornamental We want schools
that give physical development with mental
music and high standard conscience train
ing No school should fall short Of ths.
With seven children under my guidance
stand aghast before this great problem aWed
on the one hand by fraternal and patriole
responsibility, and menaced on the other by
the baleful influence of an improvident edu-
cation. Had / Henry Grady's tongue, PEN
influence and resources, I'd work reform
in popular education in the next half de-
stTuments of his. We are glad to sec he =
already mailing up finger boards that poins
in this glorious direction, giving full H.
dorsement to what industrial schools No
have, and taking an unprecedented interest
in the calling of those ''who guide the plow
[Ths was written previous to Mr.. Grady
death.-Ed.
3. Labor that does not rise above the eye
servant standards incompetent, unsatls-
factory and Improbable in agricultural puff
suits.
A. Poultry is the best-paying livestock ln-
vestment on the farm Their numbers
should be increased by actual weight test:
Their night droppings amount to one ton q
splendid fertilizer to forty hens IN twe4e
months, to say nothing of their healtnist
tribute to the table and that forty cash cor.
lars they slip in your pocket for every t0fty
chickens you think enough of TO care Tor,
5. The best quality and the most protlg
results can not be obtained from milk a14
butter through the summer or warm seaz2n
unless you provide cool tenperatnre. Ing
channel-can system for raising cream, VII
the convenient medium of cold well.Wasss
(the temperature of which 1t preserves e
comparative perfect extent), is the sinipless.
easiest managed, and beyond doubt the hss*
creamery on earth.
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