The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-04-21
A few Thoughts for Farmers.

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Steady, systematic, energetic work, d.
rected to the accomplishment of par.
ticular purpose, always win. Now and
then "Jack of all trades" may manage
to get along and make living, but he
lives to no purpose. He may be useful
sort of man, but he is never missed by
his neighbors when he passes away. In
every business the man who sticks to his
life purpose is sure to come out ahead in
the end. This is particularly the case
with farmers.
Stop for moment and see if you have
a we'll defined aim. Do you intend to be
farmer all your life? Or do you expect
to drop into something else when oppor-
tuuity offers? Are you farming just to
make living or to make money? Are
you renter? If so, do you expect to
live and die renter aud entail that con.
dition on your children Now if you
will consider these and other questions,
you will be prepared for few suggest
ions.
A renter said few days ago: II tell
you Scent cotton is going to be better
than 10-cent cotton. You see when cot.
ton is 10 cents the farmer makes little
but cotton, and buys everything he eats
ard wears. When his debts are all paid
he comes out with nothing at the end of
the year Six.cent cotton will force him
to raise his own corn, oats, wheat, sor-
ghum and everything he possibly can,
and then, after paying for his guano, his
Scent cotton will be clear money. Just
as soon as he begins to raise his !own
supplies, if lie Is ~auy account, he will
have enough to spare to buy his agricul-
tural implements and his sugar and
coffee" Was that man right or wrong?
He runs two-horse farm and is laying
all his plans, making all his arrangements
for Scent cotton next fall.
If the farmers highest aim is just to
make living, be will succeed, but that
is all be will make. BE will not strain
himself much at work or thinking, and
he will live. but that is about all be will
do. Such farmers, with no higher aim,
are worth about as much in a community
as ground squirrels, for they too make
living and do no harm. If he goes in
for making money alone, be will be apt
to succeed somewhat, but that is also q
low aim. The farmer set on making
money will sacrifice land, stock, wife and
children, all for the accomplishment of
his one chief obJ> It. He has no public
spirit. His neighbol never rise up and
call him blessed when living or when
dead.
But the good farmer should work for
living and also for money, but these
should only be the means for the accom-
plishment of something better. In the
first place, it is more important 10 care
we'll for the family and raise the finest
boys and girls possible, than to raise
blooded colts and registered calves. Af-
ter the family comes the improvement of
the home, 80 that it will be attractive, not
only 10 strangers and visitors, but to the
fumily especially. Then follows the i'm.
provemeuts Of the lard, so that instead
Of deteriorating they will get better every
year. The good farmer must look lit.
tie beyond his yard fence and see that
hireliugs and tenants are Industrious,
thrifty and advancing in material pros
poets. He should look beyond his own
fields and eudesvor by example, word and
friendly communion to prove q blessing
and benefit to his neighbors.
He who thinks that farming is only
making living, or that ;s only means
for making money, has a low idea of his
calling 1t is an exacted business, provi.
ded one takes the right view of the mat
ter, and goes 10 work 10 the right way
GreenviNe Reflector.