The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-09
SAM JONES ON FARMING.

Every man does work. will work, must
work. NaGabonds enjoy being idle. Tho
secret of happiness here is not only in the
fact that We work, but that we love to
work and love our work and enjoy 1t. The
spirit of discomfort that makes so many
men dissatisfied with their vocation aad
situation in life is the bane OF humanity.
The doctors would like to be lawyers, the
lawyers would like to be merchants, the
merchants would like TO be farmers, the
iNrmers would like 10 be gentlemen, and SO
on. each thinking tina; The other has the
better job This Is the source of uiscon-
ten! and the father of the spirit OF dssa.-
llactlon. SO few people choose really any
thihs and abide their choice. 4 man Who
chooses 10 be farmer and puts his energy
ana Intelligence into his work not only I'M
proves his farm, but fills his own pockets.
II Il man Will take care OF his farm, hi
farm Will take care of his bank account
There IL no life more charming than that
OF thu farmer, and If | wasn't Il preacher
ana hadn rather be preacher than any
thing else in the world. | would frequently
envy the farmer his farm and his toll. Rid
ms through the country Oil the railroad
uains ana seeing the busy farmers along
the way planting and cultivating their crops
is always Interesting 10 me, and | spend
spenG on my farm looking after Its varied
interests. The farm with its crops and its
tottle and hogs and sheep and ducks and
chickens AMI turkeys, all put charm upon
the whole situation. Every busnel OF corn
ana wheat every pound OF cotton, evory
piS ana calf ard colt, AIDES wealth to the
country as well IS to the farmer, for the
farmers are really the producers OF this
country ana He at the basis CT all pros
perIty. We need housebLildeIs, lawyers
doctors. preachers. railroad men and all
classes, perhaps, but the farmer is the es
soliual man OF all. They should be en-
Outraged more than they are. While they
Work others ought to think in their inter-
ests ana plan for their good for Just us tho
l'fm%r plospers the country plospars. The
irriEtr with his improved implements and
II proved roadWays ought TO compete with
an. other class in the world The Georgia
tanners are rapidly catching on 10 the new
machinery and implements and to take care
OF them. Tho farmer OF Georgia is hosin-
Inns 10 learn that II coasn't pay 10 have his
oeIhcilb in Kansas and his smoke house
in Chicago, and his cotton factory in Mas
saehuset's and his banker on Wsll street
anu his boss, the little merchant. In tnwn
ahe kentucky and Missouri his stock pro-
duolng sections. Well Tor him II Is that
he nus learned that cornerib full o, corn
III has own lot, smoke house full OF bacon
-, ~ !"'N' q lew COLTS ana calves in his
lot, ana his economical wife for his barker
makes aim independent. OF the world IL
haG what tho farmers OF Georgia nav fur
suaho wouldn't want any crop. or Lana
either and dare assert that there IL NOT
farmer in Georgia who could not suenn
thlrty DAYS In the year producing the CON-
pound fertilizers into compost and ave
.NVIE Holiar that he expends Tor guano ana
Improve his land leo per cent more every
year, for guano is like a drink Of wbi,,sy
10 man-it will stimulate him for a while
put leaves him with less energy and vital,
Ivy than he had before.
me farmers have much to learn Thsv
are learning. The farmers Of Van buren,
,, Ark, ship from three TO five car loads -;
suawperries per day during the strawberrv
season. They produce no better strawh.r'
t,es IMAM we do in Barlow county. Georgia
What vast sum those shipments of stray.
berries bring to that ccmmunityi II,
North Georgia learn OF them. No sner
seeotaoies grow than we can raise In our
,psus Let the farmer see that every
shlng he produces for sale brinrs III,
something, adds to his wealth and nrnsl
periiy; Let him know that eyeryth,py ha
puys hut adds TO his poverty and &c.
nvh ms Income. II he would prosner ba
must produce much and spgnd little .nS
lever so INTO debt for anything, A man
a., ,aiiu had ostter be afraid OF debt IN
s90a ~ sone "Hsh farmer gets into debt
Ssuo or 5000. 1t is harder for him ~ nay
man almost any other class OF laborins
toS Ss ana SroSe ogt into the country piece
.ouay anu RAISED farm home with twsne
V-oIu naies OF cotton lying under In shea
yr MI of corn in the lot, ali tinda
STOCK ana everything prosperous CO ~
fves. rhere was man running that fsr,s
Ia !, nan attends to his farm his farm ,oar.
Sam P. Jones.
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From New York Dispatch.
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