Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-01
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
Locality Has Much to Do With the Sue
cess of Farming Methods.

OC5b Va AAtthihR FfASthOuT'
1t seems hard for some farmers TO
understand that a plan that may be
best in one locality and under certain
conditions will not always be the best
with another farmer under different
conditions. 1t is this fact that is often
the cause not only of considerable loss
but also of great dissatisfaction when
a change is made from one locality 10
another. Its also source of disappoiu B.
ment in trying new varieties of grain,
fruits and vegetables, as well as new
methods or plans of planting and cul-
tivating.
Eastern farmers, especially, coming
west, too often have the idea that the
western farmer does not know how to
farm, and that when he gets settled
down in his recent purchase he will
proceed to teach them. Unacquainted
with the difference in the character
of the soil, the change of climatic
conditions and other causes, he at.
tcmpts to do just what the greater per
cent. of western farmers are doing,
and that is. follow the plans he has
been brought up to- 1t may be the
same that his father and grandfather
followed before him, and may for this
reason be considered the more valua
BILE. He meets with failure and blames
the country for not changing to suit
him, when with the same work with 9
different system of management better
| adapted to the new conditions success
would have been realized, Those
who see this in time often save thsm
selves, but many persist in attempting
to do what is next to impossible, md
in consequence, are ready either t. &c
| back or make another change. FDlly
! three-fourths of the failures amonG
| farmers who come west can be trhcet
directly to neglect to adapt themselves
to the changed conditions under which
they are working.
Western farmers will read of tn
heavy yields secured with some paytic.
ular variety of grain BY having ;
variety that is well adapted to tina
particular soil and locality, having tn,
soil rich and well prepared before
planting and giving thorough cultiva
ton, in fact giving all of the essential
necessary, the big yield may be OBJ
tanned. But planted and grown unde
entirely different conditions the resul
fails, to say the least, to come up t,
the expectations of the grower, no
altogether because of the seed, but O
the difference in the conditions O
growth.
1t is the difference in the result
under different con ditions of growtl
that keeps back considerable improve
ment In too many cases only on
trial is made, and without taking int
consideration the changes it is discard
ed. In second trial, with such nod
fications as seem necessary by tn
first trial, better success would b
realized. If the proper course is pun
sued much can be learned from fai
ures as well as from success Unde
present conditions the farmer VIII
simply follows in the beaten trac
will often fail to make the farm pa
as well as it would. But, on the othe
hand, the one that is always exper
menting or trying something new vii
spend considerable money for whic
he will derive but little return. 1t
not only interesting, but often profits
bic, to try experiments on a sma
scale, but neither with new va rietie
nor new plans is it best to go to G,
tremes st Louis Republic,