The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-04
GOV. MOUNTS FARM.
How 1ndfana's Chief Executive 1tIl.
the Soil.

Gov. Mount OF Indiana has not lost in
terest In his farm, says the Chicago Rec
ord. lie is already looking forward 10 the
time when he can go back to the country,
where be Will not be disturbed by the
cares Of ofiee-holding Il have no politi-
cal aspirations. said he the other day.
4 propose 10 I'LL this Office to the best
or my ability, DO what / believe to be
right whether II pleases any one or not
ana when my term expires l shall return
To the farm and shall not be candidate
Tor another political Office
nile trying TO have the expenses OF
the state institutions reduced and look
ing aIter the affairs Of his Office in gen
efai, the governor keeps one cyl, on his
growing crops over in Montgomery cot,n-
". lie frequently slips out OF the rear
door or his Office on Friday afternoon and
runs over 10 his farm to stay until Mon
d@y morning. he Is a farmer In fact as
wei as IN name, and he Is not ashamed
or II. His country place Is two and one
naif miles northwest OF the village OF
ehai'Aonaaie, Montgomery county. His
Farm tes III two tracts OF 30 acres each.
Every acre Of this land has peen boueht
by him within the last thirty years re
pesan lie as a renter. and in a few years
ne mad saved enough money 10 purchase
a tract or lS1 acres. Year BY wear he
aided u the tract Until his present farm
was acquired. He says he already has
too much land for one man, and does nor
intend % buy any more
MS nome Is one OF the most complete
10 be found N the state. But few more
commodiogs and better furnished car he
found in large cities. The fo,rTs.s,,
rooms are heated by furnace and a
windmill supplies the house with water.
re was one Of the first subscribers for
q long distance telephone and before he
thoQSnt q being made governor he was
III tha habit OF sitting in his library and
ls'AulS with his friends in different parts
OF The state and in other states. He has
MADE Farming study. aud he believes
II Is possible fer the farmers as a class
TO oetter their condition materially. There
= 20" much haphazard farming he he
heVeS. The t!ilcrs Of the soil get an i'm
preston that they must live an Isolated.
HneVenuol Improbable life. making no
effort 70 ger out Of the old r7It.
GOV Mount keeps a cor1pIefe SET -
books thing which few othar far,,e-s
IN indiana do His experience has lei
SiIn TO believe fhat il Is Just as necessary
Tor farmer 70 keep books as for .ha
Merchant to keep them Under hfs go
TEN NJ Is Al" 1ys able 20 know whether
Re : making or losing money. II ba
oeclaes 10 SOW the Sweuty-acre field back
or the barn Ia opens book arcotr,. ,,ft,
that t~ld, be makes "a record - ey,.r,.
item ~ expense IN planting the eras,,
including the amount of labor extended
Ia putting IN the crou''
Later on. the expense OF cutting ~
thrashiug and marketing IS added @nI
when the crop Is solt The amount a1i-..'
is sej down on the opposite mage ~ ne
ledger and thu balance IS struck In re
same way the governor OPENS an a.ac.,.,.-.
with every drove % swine every he~f -
cattle and every flock az sheen sh4.h ~
fattcns For TIE market Another ia
e bis Is 70 study The market Formers
he believes, ought TO be Informed "a 80
tae needs Of the country ia hss fo,,r9
l. profitable 20 make favorfte % a -
tcUlar crop IN certain yesrs after ha,.
Ing satisfied himself in aGv7noa ths+
there would - an unusual demand <o-
THAT crop.
Fer several years he has been In con
slant demand as s lecturer before fay-r,.
ers' Institutes ard some Of the be=t vro,r
done IN The agricultural department, -
Purdue university has been done ,,raa-
bis direction. He has warm zt3. TO-
TIE farmers q the state a su times
This year the governor has atet.. Ia
Acres in corn. seventy acres IN whaa,
twenty acres IN oats. fifty acres 81 eloyor
ana ten acres fB rye.