The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-02-06


An empty crib and lazy farmer always
keep each other company.
Frederick Douglas has obtained q si,ua-
tons 10 the agricultural department at
Washington for the daughter of his old
master in the days OF slavery.
We agree with the idea that more alten.
ton to the business of marketing produce
and buying supplies is one of the creates,
needs of farmers.
Why not raise black wool for which no
dying will be necessary? An Australin
breeder is doing it to quite an extent
Are you going to work hard on FIVE
acres next summer to get what you can
raise with less labor on one?
1t is better to spend $1,000 judiciously
draining big swamp for your son than to
leave him twice as much money.-H. s.
Darker the cellar windows where pota-
toes are kept. The light Injuries them as
badly in time as days exposure in the
not sun would 90.
20 operate in throughly practical and
business like manner TO secure the fall fruits
OF tteir labor, this great work cannot be
done without careful preparation, hence
all the more reason why the grange and
farmers generally should make start in
this direction now
The Homestead does not advocate class
legislature; but does believe that it is about
time the farmers took front seat in our
law making bodies instead of coming in at
the tail end Of the procession.
Restore the humus 10 your land
Feed your hungry fields.
Debt brings trouble and SORROW, para
lyzes energy, cripples enterprise, destroys
happiness at home and abroad These
debts are what burden the fathers heart
and blast the happiness of home.
Three good piles; begin with ap com
and sup. He who applies himself dili-
gently to his business, and complies with
the rules OF economy generally has all the
supplies be needs.
The Marietta Journal thus speaketh:
Governor Northen Was observed the other
morning on the lawn OF the executive man
sion hard at WORK sowing blue grass while
negro followed after him with a rake Il
that grass has any sort OF respect Tor per-
son II ough, to grow.
The old English is worth repeating lust
mere:
Expenses, 20 pounds
Income, IS pounds shlling..
Result Mis r.
Expense, 20 pounds.
Income, 20 pounds shillings
Result, happiness"
Make the farm selt-suppOrting. Sell the
extra I1ues. Dismiss the extra hands
Concentrate the manure and the labor.
Spend less, tend less, make more, get out
oi debt; and be slow but sure
Work more with your head. Live Stock
Indicator
1t Is estimated from very reliable sources
that this season Virginia had 100000 acres
oil land devoted to tobacco culture.
Thorough ploughing is the half Of cult
walton. TINS is just as true of fall plough.
ing as OF any other Where weeds and
trash are only turned over and not
thoroughly buried they are apt to gel .
good early start in the spring anu give
trouble all through the season. Where
the weed seed is deeply and thoroughly
buried by good ploughlng it will be late
starting, and much OF it will no. grow at
ALL This is one advantage of good plough
ing that cannot be overes,imated.
II is we'll to work on the farm in order
to get out of debt and get some money
ahead; but after all, we must no, lose sight
Of the fact that there are comforts and
pleasures and Injuries naturally pertain
ing to our calling, which we ought to en-
JOY from day to day as we go along. This