The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-11
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II IL reasonable to sapposs that thtre is
not farmer bet wants 10 be tuoOessiat
lie woald like 70 maks aouey, woold lac
10 becone tieh. VIII uost mtn that lie
the hrsl great Oh! C.. the Isslibs office, 81
lie Bal they pot The cart bs'ore tht
hofse They v.nt money % badly, 81
they peslect The t'ue cob3in5bs ie' its
so4uiremept, Thtl iorsst that riches
mus be ooasi tered oUe Of the resalls
never A. The sole object 10 life.
They star, pitb wrong IDEA 10 tie
mind, false philosophy Il they would
drst sees hos to become g 6aisbed
farmer. study Los TO turo oul the most
perfect sBtmal. Low 10 cultivate lbe toll
The mosi ituihiBlly and ,kiIliallJ, how to
produce the most h4ifhed product. III,
onsy tbey seek would more surely come.
The world gives money to the farmer, iasl
ss It does to The mechanic 10 the 3 inter,
10 the merohsLt. 10 tbs lawyer OF foeioT
The world pays 10 proportion TO that J.
gets. The las d values il rlgilly applied
II il is oilared poor siua. il pays bat little
Poor mechanics, poor merchants, poor
lawyers and poor doclcrs sre paid bat lit
tie 20 matter hos much they may need
money. They give the world poor value
aud they get bat little in return. The
way 10 get more money IL TO become bet
ter mechanics. merchants. lawyers ard
doctors. Ibete is no other way on esrth
but this.
The same lsw spplIes to the farmer. II
be would become rich. be must first study
TO become as perfect farmer as possible.
III must do the first work first. Conse
quertly, the world over. We see the largest
money going to the best farmers.
How shall farmer become skiliul and
perfect 10 bis work ss q isrmer1 First,
by recognizing that be is dealidg with
business that requires study, thought and
intelligence He must strive every day
aud year to be az intelligent farmer
Every hour OF study and thought he pots
into the meaning OF his work, aud every
effort be puts forth to know what other
men know concerning 1t, will almost IN
consciously enrich bis labor; make it more
certain, more productive, because it isI
more truthful to the central purpose,
No lawyer ever stood up before judge
and jury and spoke well and wisely for
his client, ont OF An empty mind. II be
would not study the case aud the law,
aud get down TO the deeper meanings OF
both, be could not expect to hold his
place in court
A friend once askel Daniel Webster
how it happened, he was able, without
seeming preparation, to make such a mag
nificent effort, when he replied to Hsyne.
His answer was; 10 the first place, !
have made the constitution OF the United
States the study OF my HE; aud on that
occasion, it seemed TO me that sll | had
ever heard or read 90 the subject under
discussion, passed like psnorsms before
me, arranged in perfectly logical order
md sequence, and ths5 all | bad to do
was 10 Gull thunderbolt and hurl at him,
There it is, the t. ne philosophy OF sue
Jess. First study, thought, intelligence;
hen follows the more skilliul practice
md the larger reward Last winter. in
canada, we heard q good thought on this
ame line. Hon, Thomas B4lIantyne re
sted that when boy, be heard his
sther compliment one OF the richest men
u the city OF Glasgow, who WIS by trade
The reply the old baker made was very
uggestive;
never tried to make money, be said,
III did was to study how to md rstand
ny business, and so make the fnest bread
nd other products in the city of Glasgow
nd the money made Its If
The farmer is no exception to this great
nd universal rue. He may think be is
mt that is only another OF his mistakes
8 it not for better for US as farmers, to
ecognize the application of well establish !
d principles that apply TO ell other men;
bat Just in proportion as we enrich our
lbor with well thought out Intelligence,
D shall we save ourselves from foolish
listskes, wssteful expenditure or irui'
1856 effort 50 also shall the product OF
ar labor be OF larger value to the world,
I'D larger reward shall come 10 us