The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
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In these hard times, as we are now &C
customed to call them, says Farm News,
many farmers who have devoted their en-
ergies almost entirely TO raising the large
crops, such as wheat. corn. etc, and
have depended upon the larger markets
for the sale of these. have found prices
Unexpectedly low, and If they have sold
have counted the cost OF production They
generally conclude tha. farming don't
pay at these rates. If their crops have
been produced by hired help for which
they have paid cash, they may often md
the larger amount of cash on the wrong
side of the balance sheet.
This seems to be a very discouraging
state of things, but If they consider that
in the meantime they have provided well
for their families and perhaps besides inn
proved their farms and added to their
stock, they will find that on the whole
they have done well, much better indeed
than many men in the towns and cities
who have worked as hard as they the
whole year. The hard times have reach
ed working men everywhere, ana the
farmer has in general suffered the last.
Nevtrtheless, leaving this as 1t is, II is
wise to arrange for the future, that there
may be more income, and, II possible
less outlay.
Most farmers have families that can as
sst them in both ways. The side pro-
ducts of the farm to which there Is often,
when the grain products are at good
price, given but little time, can be brought
to his assistance in production, and his
boys and girls, too, can be employed with
out any cash expenditure and with much
profit 10 themselves. besides the money
value of what they produce.
Raising vegetables and truck for the
market when properly conducted, has
proved a very profitable employment for
the farmer children. And If the markets
are examined for prices of these things,
especially II produced early in the sea-
SON. il will he found that they have held
their own in price and constant demand.
Early potatoes, radishes, beets and all
edible roots, with lettuces, crosses, onions
and chives, leeks and salads, early Gu
cumberS, peas, caulnoWer and cabbage
and later strawberries, raspberries, cur
rants and gooseberries and even black
berries, all find a ready market is care
fully attended at home and marketed IN
a good shape Then later sim, celery
is never amiss and can be raised at a
great profit. The latest vegetables of the
summer are generally cheaper, but can
be produced in greater abundance. Farm
ers do not sufficiently bear in mind that
town and city people are entirely de-
pendent upon the market for all these
things in their season.
The farmers near these cities fail to fur
nish what the people need. and they are
brought from other places and in the
transfer are sometimes half spoiled and
yet sold for prices which would be proti-
table to the home farmer, from whom the
consumer would much rather buy, be-
cause he can furnish fresh vegetables, and
not wilted or spoiled before they reach
the market. Now the large part of the
work necessary to be done to produce all
these things, II the truck patch Is once
put in order,f can be done by the families
Of farmers who have boys and girls. with
much greater profit than the harder field
work which they are often compelled to
do
If boys and girls are once interested in
such things they become very valuable
members of the farmers family.
There are other things which they can
do at the same time, which will bring cash
into the house. They can have a well Sc
lected flock of hens and can take such
care of them as will make them very pro-
fitable for the amount of feed and work
required If once started in money max
ing in the ways Indicated the boys and
girls will soon become more careful i'm
their expenses, and the balance sheet in
the family will be heavy on the right side.
Don't be discouraged, but use well what
you have in hand.