Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-21
CONDITIONS oF SUCCESS
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/ "llnN to stitNetsi IN farming. MS ths
title of an essay prepared hy Mr.. IIcr.s,
fnr the taruers' meeting In Flow nat
llall lat scek. bat which b. was unable
o. Rad personally on account ot sick
ne.s. ">ucccss. aid Mr.. iIer.ey, '',ie
t-.nis uorv on the man than on the worl
ur surroundings." Tho frat thing that
l. ncc,.sarv for succvssial farming Il 1
man Intelligent ennugh snd smart enough
o. sufte,,i In any buslness. fifty years
ara the Importance 20 iutelligrnCe In AZ
rirulturv was not r,,alisrd a. much a. Il
l. nov. sni many ~ the brighter boy.
werr trained for other kinds ~ buslnes.
and many wcrv crowded Into farming
I h.sauss they ss~msxi to lack IN. nsC---
sarv Intelligence fof other Kinds 20 busl
No.. All this u changed AZ the present
| time.
The next e.scniial 1. 90 have a proper
/ farm. The farmer must first dcglde
| shat kini "a crnp h. will grow, select
/ Ing such ~ h. likes veil enough to put
ihs wholc of HI saul Into and become
/ interested in. \ p.rson Who u snthusL
a.tic over cattle should not make a sps-
,isIt, - mafkrt gardening. and per.ou
vho love. o. Work among hcfrie. shoull
MT tr, to ls q dairy farmer. Then he
ma.t have farm suitable Ia sou and
lo,,llty O. grow such crops, u not his
| farm L. dear AZ Any priCc, Ih- succ~ss-
/ fii farmer shouid knns his sou AMI hos
| tie plant fc,,ls AMI vhat elsmrnts 20
plant fooi u.s,i o. p. applied a. hi par
I Itilular .ull. Thsrv l. much loss 10 farm
cr. by misapplieaiion ~ fertilizers.
IN. highe.i succ-ss Ia farming comes
from having q principal money crop a.
sh.ch al a.. snsrgi~s of The tsrm should
- hent. which shuuld D. adapted Ia the
.ou ~ thr farm. and Which shoad ~
cyi,c the clo.cst observation aud careful
experiment..
thc farmer shnala take pains to save
40 forms - waste about the farm ior
puft-osr. - plaut icoi. makiug a. murh
frriIlsf q. prssihl. "n the farm. Thea
D. -hould kr.p up with hl. work, Which.
tn d. sucyrs.ful. must D. done a. the
prsrsr s..ason. 10 - two ve'ks behind
.outinuaIIt siii saily dsplrtr the profit.
ani vt NJ lier.~y saii b. had knoNu =
mau uhu had hssn irum tso to four
ussks l-rhlndhnni tor forty YEAR, ani
psr.i.tsuilN complainri that farming dti
not psy.
Thorough cultivation ~ ho-,i crup.
aiII paK a. wtll a. any work uu fafm,
uuf only fur DESTROYING th~ S~-ls but
fuf kr.ping The surface snil l""se during
ths .ummsr Tho Se-is should p" klll-
~ in Nurust AMI >sptsmb.r "a pfc,vui
their going q" s-',i.
The .ucvv..f,il farmer musi study how
tn rai.s ths t--st quality 20 everything
aud how tn put 10 up la The tcsi mannrr,
u, having unly one ,rup ~ a speciality
th. market can D. studied more careful
Iy anI a fvpui,tiu for that crop csu D.
.e,tIr,.i .o that in q irs year. u Sill ~
.uu .ht fof a. rrmunsniiNr pricrs, even
Nhsu the rvurrtl market l. uNvrstocAr,i.
iIrlp .huui D. trvats,l veil sui paid
au.,. = week Al uthrr bills must p
maid prumptiN Nhsu due even " u L.
n.,s...ar, o. hnrfuw MONEY, bat this
.houII p, avoided 10 possible a. lntsrvst
has dragged doNu thousands. II l.
nrtl, a farmsr can hs sucy~ssiul Nhn
hrsiu. hN horrueing much a. siovk his
farm. Thr farmer should pat hls soul
Inta hi. hu.iur.. aud study u carefully (;
bat while b. Rad. political discussions
aud attsnI. primaries, and Noirs, De
.hn,ili not go into pelitic." ani shoali
not rNf.stt o. D. q great stsirsmhr. The
farmer sho gu-s from toNu a. tosn de-
u,rring t.altl'sl spcs,hcs la order Ia
srt .uus otiir- will snou coms to the
ruu,lusiou that farming dout paw.
Thr Intelligent farmer Sho EMPLOYS
many men will make mistake u h"
think. b. mu.i lead the gang ani 10 a.
much hard manual labor - any ot ihsm.
lie .houA spend ahundant time iu
Thought. planning ani overlooking IN"
n..,i. ot 40 th- part. 20 hl. farm work
utI. h. cannot de- II hi. mind u slug-
si.h D., r,a.ou 20 an exhausted physical
sV.tvm.
Farming fclulrrs q higher degrve ~
intelligence aud dcvI.er thought than anN
other kinl ot hu.iu-.. aud as farmers
inerva.s In inislli igvnc- thsrv Sill D. les
and l,s. chsnyr for business mcn IN ~
tlrr from their osn busin"ss and succcri
La farming.
Uts farmer. lu order % D. sucCcssful,
mu.t aI.u learn o. buN and sell AZ an ad-
vantage. old siuii hought a. auction bc-
,.,u.. hpparrutly cheap l. dear 40 ani
pri,.- The speaker also conismn~i 10"
i,r,sr .y.tsm aui advised buying ani
selling far each. Warmers should not
..,.t frIi.ts-i for gruc~riss or dry gUods
.Np-,.ting to pay their bill. Ia truck.
FINALLY the farmer should labor Tor
ths hsppins.. ot hi. family. " a tsrm-r
fail. o. make happy homr he has made
failure 20 farming. What i suc,'ss
Tor n not fur the happiness of th" lam.
liz. n 4. t-ttsr net 90 achieve financial
.ar,s.. than to have to s.Curc al IA"
sNrsn.s 20 making wife aud children
.at-.. ~ucv.s. must not D. weighed
hv mone, alone. Happiness, health aud
character stand above money.