The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
WHO'S AN IDEAL FARMER.
SAM JONES UNDERTAKES TO AN
SBER TIE QUESTION.
Tho Model Agriculiuralist Has Little lime
for Po'itics-He Must Study Busi-
no Q and avoid Debt.

/ propose now to take up the model
farmer and have something to say OF
him I'm this life.
To whomsoever the old adage: "All
things come TO him who waits" may
apply. surely the farmer can claim this
addge as a part of his heritage. IL Is
working and not waiting. II Is Industry
and not incidence, which makes the moiel
farmer, therefore, We say the trst es-
sential element I'm the model farmer Is
constant, everlasting, ncVer-let-up IN
dustry. The model farmer IS as busy III
January as ne Is in June, as hard at II
In March as he Is I'm October 10 run
q farm wisely II Is an all -the-year ROUND
Job, blowing and planting. cultiVatlnE
and harvesting are but -FOUR Things 10 NC
done by the model farmer.
Everything, including land, horses,
mules, cattle. hogs. sheep, chickens
ducks, geese, claim part OF ms tIiIe
and some Of his labor aud he must take
care OF his Iand, then his land VIII i@he
The everlasting taking from and put
ting nothing back again has bankEupted
many a farmer and ruined many farm.
TO look after IN these things 1t taxes an
industrious man, and gives nm lioIl
ten TO fifteen hours WORK a gay l"eh's
six days In the month, ana twelve months
10 attend political meetings ana less
time 10 give to politics ana pVluci"hs'
100 MUCH IoLIlIcs.
No farmer ever made anything 10 help
him on his farm by his connection WIN
pontics or his association with pony
clans. IL 40
bapkruptel to-day because they became
interested I'm politics. Politics Will bank
runt a farmer a lawyer, merchant d
urt3cner. or the devil himself.
Again, the model farmer Is r, ttus@ d
adanted to it. ana by this means he IS
SLIa 10 nrocure the best results ana the
most lucrative harvest 1T, ,.,,,.,,,r,
The average farmer IN this country
knows no more o. me c',hrghTHl pa - =
of the soil he cultivate than the mule
mat walks I'm the turroW ahedd or Wi''
believe a fellow can succeed as a
farmer better than in any olnsr pI0les
sion, for man must KNOW sg'. g-I.i y :
i'm most any other calling or Professor
~ GOT aIorg at all but | have seen hist
class fools make pretty fair crops.
A.aiu the model farmer Is q trutal
man. he makes every edge cut. lie heN -
! LIlys a grain Of corn, pound OF iHttN
m, - bush.l of wheat, he Ives AT hVult
! and lives well We may talk about Del'
rponirO's I'm New YORK, but tne nIv-I
farmer sets the best table to when / SHCi
81 down The best bread. the pest ~
49, ma milk the best vegetables. kedily
| II makes me hungry 10 write ABOUT Ihehl
lie sells his surplus IN every tulh5, a.
! has a surplus OF every thing I" sen III"
! Ngatn. the model farmer lives WIN,
his means. He will do IT, II IN no no G 4dH1l
way like Pat said he got riea oI}lye oO' 4
| without the things ne was o'uEeu ~
bava Woe be 10 the farmer the day M
gives his consent to 60 in, mtQ b d lei sxt aIl
| -, urnrII without end, TO the IuI-
IIiJo Ne mist raise cotton, and there ar
farmers prqaelns aud ai.s selling It on a tn'
| t,iyint Tho money he gets for his pIOhuC'
and and, Buying as much win Il as the f safIn
produce would ever buy; really d ., aU'l1 4,
r,6I buv more to-day than any Gay u
he history Of our country, but the Gol
iar TODAY don't pay any more depl
than il did in any other day IN time
u he +. " Mo makes the. crop Of this yea ca
"a nav ON debts of last year, ana ~
! accumulated debts OF this year 10 III
| now.
ONE FARMERS TzPfRiENcE'
| - gooct farmers In GeOrel