The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-07-08


Is it not a mistake to do so much
farming that you can not get up
there where the greatest profit and
most pleasure lie? While 10 bushels
of wheat an acre may not bring you
any profit, 30 will; though there will
be no adequate reward in 100 bushels
of potatoes, 200 from al acre may
pay you we'll.
While manuring is essential, there
is virtue in every soil which tillage
will bring out. When the ground is
dry we may grind and stir it to an
almost unlimited extent, and every
bit of the labor pay; and the fruits
of thorough work of this kind last
more than a single year, for we will
see it in successive crops. Let US
mend our ways and stop our growl-
ing, for riches are at hand in the
soil, the subsoil and in the air. The
earth is an Eden, despite the crop of
laggard mortals which covered it.
In farming "any old thing" will
not do. The best labor saving ma
chinery must be had, or there will
be no profit, in the midst of COM
petitive prices. Improved men,
with improved skill, must handle
these-men who have acquired the
very best knowledge. The secret to-
day lies not in the good prices, but
in the cheapness of production.
1t is the poor merchant and the
poor farmer, or the faint hearted
one, who is squeezed to death.
There is always success for him who
does his level best, no matter what
the discouraging circumstances are
He who takes every legitimate adj
vantage carries off the ribbons
There would be 70 progress were il
lot for the failures. An early SOW
ing of clover or planting of potatoes
may freeze out, but we know it will
give the best result in the long run
We must not be discouraged in the
following of ways which have beer
proved best because of single fail
ure.
A firm, rich piece of land on which
stock has been pastured and fed il
far better for potatoes than a dry
light loan or sandy soil; bat, o
course, this will not do away witt
the necessity for good seed and goOd
cultivation.
For more than one reason is 1t 1
wise thing for farmer to have hi
farm small enough to be within hi,
own management and direct control
There is an indifference and a SLOW
enliness about the work of hireC
hands which always keeps one un
easy.
AS to the fact that the wheat fell
which has been rolled in the spriny
has the advantage, there is no ques
ton. Plants which have Deel
heaved up are pressed down, ant
have better and quicker chance t.
throw out new roots and fasten then
to the soil.
Muddy barnyards are q nuisance
and it is strange more farmers d
not find some way to fully men,
matte RS. Such one is a damage t
the whole place and an eyesOre t
, the country around. Drain it OF
and clean it up. If it can not wei
n be drained, it can be filled wit
gravel.
IL 10 NV SoOu ldl HllllS WllOu ca
:. hausts land, but poor farming; it
- not brought about so much by tax
ing out the elements OF fertility a
by locking them up and renderin
them unavailable.
Tris well to keep in mind that tn
boy can not look upon farm wOr
, from quite the same point as can tn
4 man. Let us be patient with hin
!, In any other business boys woul
take a dislike to what their father
. do if they were not shown the pleas
ant and profitable side, and made
~ understand the why's and wher,
u tores. 1t is the steady round of III
interesting work which creates the
prejudice against farm life; but, i
truth, no other occupation has ha
D. the pleasure.