The Dickinson press., 1895-10-05
Neatuess About tine Farm

Neatness About the Farm,
In driving through the country, IL
there is IL thing more than another
which attracts the attention Of an OBJ
serving person it is general neatness,
or on the contrary, general shiftless-
ness about the farm and farm build
ings.
Often you hear the remark of city
folk, more especially as they travel
along the road. well, now, If l could
live there l believe l should enjoy
country life" MY! but what a very
gloomy place, it is enough t. discour-
age q saint" etc.
We do not urge general neatness and
order just to please the city folk. Oh,
no. But for II w sakes let us
spend a half day once in a while in
Sticking things up. Let us be careful
In leaving anything about the farm,
unsightly.
on paper, or will do for a book farm
err to advocate, but when you get right
down to solid facts it is impossible for
the common farmer to do it. He can't
afford it." We believe he cannot afford
not to do 1t. Show NE one farmer to-
day who is making money with every
thing in general dirty disorder, tools
standing out, fences and gates out of
repair, doors swinging. and q thousand
and one other little things which go to
present a general chaos, and l will
show you five who are neat and tidy
in I'LL farm operations. Then, too, an
other point which must not be over
looked, that shiftless farmer will soon
want to sell out. Will any one want
to purchase such unsightly premises?
1t is business economy to slick up and
keep slicked up.
or course we cannot 60 to extremes,
but when you once get things in order
and are careful to keep them so, it is
surprising to see how little time it
takes to make things attractive about
the home. l think as farmers we are
too careless about this feature of farm
life. Let us ''brace up" Now the
yard, trim the trees. fix the fence,
paint the house. if need be. take pains
to make our home attractive and pleas
ant. then our lives will be more happy
and we shall be contented with
our lot, which after all is just what
we make 1t on the farm or elsewhere.
Don't imagine that those city cousins,
who live in a neat cottage, do not have
to work, worry and plan as you do.
Try it a while and see!-Old Parker.
Poor Preparation and Poor Yields.
The partial failure of the wheat crop
in this section was due more to i'm.
proper seeding and fertilizihg than to
weather conditions. Our soil never
fails Is If proper care in seeding and
In looking after the growing crop u
observed. Last autumn, because Of
drouth, much wheat vas sown in the
corn. Where stubble fields were seed
ed but little effort was made to gel
them into proper filth. In many cases
q harrow was simply run owe thu
field and this followed by Il drill ani
the application Of about Is lbs Of
cheap fertilizer per acre. Nothing fur
Their was done. Where such method,
were practiced no yields Of over siJ
bushels per acre were reported, som
amounted to only 2 IL bu.. Will,
many acres were not harvested Mt all
These results certainly emphasize tn
axiom that whatever Ia worth doin'
is worth doing well, for the farme
who thoroughly prepared his land las
fall Is now %threshing % to 81 bu., pc
! acre. This, too, in the same locality
and in many instances from an nd
Joining farm. If prices do not justif
good farming turn the farm into PAT
ture and 60 gardening on a few acres
but do the gardening well.-C. T
Morrill,, Indiana.