The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-03-27
BETTER RESULTS IN FARMING.

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is better tilling OF the soil; not OF polit-
ical farming; for l believe the people are
sick and disgusted with the would
be political farmer. But to return to
the subject Of tilling the soil. The days
when we could scatter wheat and oats
on sod just turned over, give it q slight
narrowing and get from thirty to
forty bushels per acre, are gone. Our
pluwed land is getting older and full OF
weed seeds of different kinds; and the
sooner we get down to some good sys-
tenn OF farming the better for us. Tho
oughly understand his business and be
fully satisfied to follow it. The MAI who
only follows the pillow to get a little
moneys SO that he can move to town
and set up a corner grocery, you may
depend upon it he will never be a success
| iul farmer, for the reaso his heart is
not IN his business. The man who FOL
lows farming and makes a success OF 1t,
must put his whole heart and soul III
the business; he must be in loyc with his
business, and think only how he can i'm
q prove his mode OF cultivation and some
day be the model farmer OF his neighbor.
# hood. 1t is a pride worldly Of any mar
v to strive and make his farm the mode
n farm in the community in which heliyes
1t is an unfortunate thing for the Blacl
ne Hills that we have so many unsuccess
10 full farmers. 1t should lie distinctly I'm
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pr makes the man, but the man thntmake
II the business. This rule should not D.
,e lost sight Of if We expect to succeed il
if our efforts. To succeed we must be
lie real farmer, fully imbued with the dig
IF nifty and nobility OF the calling and will
ing to endure the hardshlps incident t.
To the business for the pleasure and prof
in it will bring us. When we have a farme
~ OF this kind he will make a success OF TIL
" business; because 1T is his business an
aim in life to make the business Il sue
he cess.
~ There are many who try the bushes
OF farming fail, even with their best
re efforts, but this is no fault OF the bust
ness; it is for lack OF capacity on tn
-. part OF those milking the trial. 1t i
not every one who has the brains, in
Sc dustry and economy to make a success
10 full farmer; yet this is no reason VIII,
" the business may not be highly success
full to those making the trial. Man,
If will try in the future us in the past AIT
fail, but we can shift that class oil an,
let them become lawyers and politician
,ir and if they fail again it is no harm t
ey the country, as we don't depend upo
ur them for anything anyway. But a. fai
on ure in farming, while but d small loss t
each individual farmer, is a calamity t
Mt the Black Hills country and 1t is thi
no broad view that we should take OF til
he subject. What it pays this man or tina
,st man as an individual to follow tue bu,
al mess OF farming is Of little moment con
~ pared to the wholesale interest OF
m. country has III successful farming; OF
. Irrational wealth and prosperity depend
IT. largely on successful farming.
st 1t was popularity supposed in time
no past by many and by some at the pre-
mr. ent and perhaps not without Il SHADE
H.. OF truth behind. that farmers arc SLOW
H. %plodding ignorant beings that consel
of to live fer a time that they may be;I
ty the burdens OF their bettcrs and the
considerably die to make room fc
n others OF the same kind. We may hay
X had too many OF this kind Of farmers j
the past, but they are rapidly becomin
NO things OF the past. Universal educatio
MS is the lever that is eleyilting the farme
ISIS to a proper knowledge OF the important
at and dignity OF his calling. ii. j a.
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