Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-14

rsrner. Themseive. 10 nI-ms for Theft
Humdfun rtiafcnce.

FARMERS Themseive. 10 Diane Tor Theft
Humdtum Tsisfence.
That variety IL the spice Of life" 4
very generally admitted Vet farmers,
n class. do MOI get ~ much VI tine
.pioe OF variety rs they should ThCir
livcs arr often monotonous almost DO
yond endurance II must b. con.
fossed. however. that farmers arc them
selves largely to blame for this monot.
ony The isolation u the iarmcrs
home !. one Of the greatest obstacles In
the way of social enjoyment he has to
deal with II Is our duty 10 one an.
other to cultivate social hnbits' to visit
each others homes. compare notes and
make suggestions a. to the bost meth.
DDS of farming. etc Nor docs our
duty end NJ this ncighborly intercourse.
our Int obligations, like charity. b..
gin nj home We should make the
farm home Iust as attractive as our
means will allow.
How many farm homes are utterly
devoid Of nttrnciions The house Il
implanted and uninviiing; the fences
arr diiapidatcd; the gates have saggcd
down To the ground; the entire sur.
roundings arr. drcary In the extreme.
IN tho yard grow noAosis weeds. where
roses and other ornamental plants
should be- seen. scrubby bushes stand
where n neat grass plat should be. In.
stead Of mn orchard Of beautiful fruit
trrc- We sce here and there. ut long IN.
tsrvals a few broken llmbed. neglected
apple and peach trees and dense
thickot Of plum bushes hard by.
The adjacent delds have been cnlil.
waited for years In tho same crops,
plowed by the same shallow running
plows. aud producing their steadily dc
cruising little crops Of corn or cotton.
No manure has ever been applied since
tho land was first cleared. Tho SAME
round Of drudgcry has been gone
through with year after ycar; tho same
cry Of "hard times has always been
heard on this farm, and tho same dole.
ful expression has been seen ON tho
farmers face for years past Indeed,
this lugubrlous expression seems 20
have settled down TO stay, and stay Il
doubtless will until the grave shall
close over his weary form.
The work stock receives but a scanty
and monotonous ration Of corn and
fodder. while the mich cows have to
tubslst upon what they can CLEAN from
the baro forests aud old fields
l. Il at all strange that boys should
this kind Of soniid, wcarisomo
life and dec 10 tho city as soon ~ they
become Of agci Il would indeed DO
strange u they remained there.
hut think OF the hariships the poor
wife must endure upon such checrlcas
farm rs thisl oiientlnos without even
tho common luxury Of vegetable gar.
den, and, pcrchancc. little or no poul.
try or milk to aid her In her culinary
cares IL Il not enough to run sensi.
live woman crnzyi There nrc thou.
sands Of Just such drcary, monotonons,
cherries farm homes n the west and
south. and perhaps elsewhere.
Executive ability Is not confined TO
mon by any means know plenty Of
women who have more practical com.
non sense In a minute than their inca.
pablo husbands viii have In u lifetime.
Such women should hold tho tiller aud
yuidc the agricultural ship. Had rhcy
ull control Of things there would 10
ar less monotony of farm life. They
would supply both tho spice Of variety
md the sugar OF sweet contcntinent TO
he boys and girls OF tho household
country Gentleman.