Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

IN where so nlulN VI lis inelipcTs
,hsir occupation as do the farm
pa.ssre is a continual complaint
i.r,,inr does not pay-not even
i,h-ee ner cent. ON the money in
y, These farmers fail to count
aa advantages they possess. They
nesomfortable homes. and consume
Nos the Injuries without making
sco,,nt OF them. which others
~ use sparingly and pay for in
W. sometimes hear farmers
nho, they have worked hard for
"a years and made nothing: their
VAS as good as thrown away.
,,, us see. These same farmers
s,blv brought up six children. gave
fnir education, a comfortable
and plenty TO eat and wear.
,.t in spite of all this. they say
made nothing. Could such a
nave bought all the comforts
nmilv Of eight enjoyed and given
@udren an education with sala-
slsss than $1,000 annually? When
Asse advantages are taken into
..ssratIon. then, It must be admit
,tst farming does pay in Pennsyl-
\. ne well as anywhere else.
before lntimated, every farmer
"a tnow what he is doing, lutcl-
~ as well as muscle, IS good cap
n invest when one wants TO be-
j successful farmer. II ;he farm
.ana day after day, giving no
,rrht OF the result, whether 1t will
n gain or loss, lie makes serious
\. reason why farming is credited
sueh small rates of profit is be-
y, farmers fail to keep correct ac-
I'd or often 40 accounts at all.
z soend all they make. and then,
ma there Is nothing left. claim
nave made nothing. Pennsylva-
has many farms which. together
AZ the stock. are not worth above
N Inc interest OF which would be
t,ln Now how many of the COM
N lIfe-not spealiing of the lux
s-could even n small family enjoy
n income OF $240? And yet. on n
IN, ~ $4,000. invested in Penn
r,nla farm. whole families obtain
,,oi living, keep the principal Sc
edrcate the children. ridc to
~ on any other place, and enjoy
,ndependence not 10 be found
IN any other class OF people, And
~ same time these farms are not
IN worked to their full capacity.
m, advantage which our farmers
!. q that they have the markets
I. Al their very doors. 1t Is also u
nerhaps not known to many or
farmers. that Pennsylvania pro-
- on an average as much wheat
Milo Indiana, or Illinois. while Ia
i cheaper here than there, and
~ for farm produce higher. In
u N these facts, must we not come
M conclusion that farming pays
nnnsylvanla, If 1t pays anywhere
often here farmers complain Una,
kftoys want TO leave the farm anu
other employment. No WONDER
50. II you want your sons 10
6n the farm. don't keep on say
instantly that farming does no,
;, Some one has facetiously sara
y 4 best way to make boy STICK
b arm was to have him walk
rsipyly-plowed 10-acre field just
Asisoaking rain; but, speaking Sc
III. II you want your boys to SUCK
IN farm, and not go to work on
I. ntlroad or IN the mines. don't be
n,tr preaching starvation when tney
1, scout you. Provide pleasant homes
them, and don't treat them as
sys Better 20 to work and give
Nm patch of ground, the proceeus
vAch are to be for their own use
he them also the privilege of secur-
al the education possible pro-
Il books and papers for them 70
hi and above all train them to re-
oa Won. and Won will find that your
n will not be eager 10 leave ho''e'
Roup.
ns allowing on Roup is taken from
hers Poultry Guide. There are nun
HI o. cases Of Roup to where one
;tisken eholora is to be found.
Rtsp Is considered by all poultry
IA The worst and most dreaded as
y hat can afilct poultry. II rs
asA by neglecting other diseases
b 10 cold weather 1t usually follows
rejected cold. There are many
rsiles for roup, but we think the loi-
sg as given in Success Win
lar' Is one OF the very best;
" every fowl in dry warm quar-
aal keep out all draughts or colo
damp air. Feed hot bran, mashed
aees and meat, and medicate the
~ mouth and nostrlls with chloride
pilum or common salt. as follows:
ga bucket full of warm water. put
aenp OF salt to this amount OF
y. then catching the fowl examine
'nfcat and nostrils, removing an
nus matter out of the nostrils, and
hlllng n pint cup for each af-
~ FOWL, hold 1t by the feet head
q choke II until the mouth Is wide
ana then insert the head into the
.n, comb down. so that the med
" water may enter the cleft In the
and 20 out at each nostril ana
he throat. Each should be sep
Wy treated. Kerosene injected into
.h,rils Is good; also camphorateu
OIL. Ten drops of coal oil or
.ene added TO two quarts of water
uock OF twenty fowls Will often
M cure, but when this remedy Is
~. 10 not attempt to prepare
" me Hook for table use for three
" weeks thereafter. as the en-
~'eass will be tainted with coal
sssting roup be careful to remove
ss,harge from the nostrils that
80 -.
W on the breast. Be sure and
n IN me sick fowls from all draughts
he KY easily dlgested foods. When
nms iook stupid and droopy, feath-
Il and no appetite, reduce their
even fasting,
Tenant Farmers.
n.y., Is one class of people engaged
rts ,work that is almost entirely
4, 20, oy writer's on agricultural
r Tnl we never hear of or from
cniasy toll on year after year, and
wnra y their condition does not
u,ha ! refer to the tenant farm
nIssln, country. We Will with your
ySte,,, give a short description OF
sde,san OF tenant farming as 1t Is
snasss. IN Madison county, Ohio.
Mi may be divided into three
y ~, Ssea In the first class are
rarrr nave considerable capital
b, AK, oank accounts. They lease
srra paying from $3.50 10 $500