Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-11-28
HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY.

HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY.
A young man asks 10 we would advise
him 70 buy farm and settle down 10
farming ss n business. We would not
advise any one TO buy farm unless he
wants TO live on farm and center all
his powers OF mind and muscle on the
effort OF making II q success. Any bright
young man who will concentrate his
mind on the business OF the farm can
make IL profitable. There il even more
of ccrtsiaty about IL, and no more of
effort required, than In most other
kinds OF business.
The greatest obstacle In the way of
success with the farm is the half-hesrted,
time take hold OF it. There is such
lack OF faith In the business here In New
Englsnd, 80 many holding and occupy
ing farms only for the reason that cir
cumstsnces have shown them no invit-
ing opportunity in other directions, that
they are beaten before they begin to put
forth an effort. No one makes q success
OF sny business In that way or under
such conditions. ''l'll try IL awhile" Is
simply an experiment that usually fails.
"I'll do Il" IL the effort that wins In
whatever line OF business undertaken.
There never will be a more favorable
time 20 invest In farm than the present
Bus II IL 10 use for any one 10 expect TO
make their farming successful with their
muscle on the farm, bat with their men,
tai powers searching snIiously for that
better situation thew AL the time feel Is
somewhere within their reach. There
must be full and complete surrender
ing OF all the powers of effort 10 the
business In hand and without doubling
or hesitation. Under such conditions
the great aim will be TO get on in the
world.
Where one is dependent upon his own
resources u viii also be necessary to
guard expenditures as. carefully as he
studies income. There Is a tendency
abroad among the people towards lavish
outlay In running expenses. Where the
income will admit Of this we have moth
ing 10 say. But where one u striving 10
pay for a farm or desires 10 improve aud
build up q comfortable home through
his own efforts economy Is required,
And this IL no more necessary on the
farm than it IL found elsewhere. Better
far denial for few years and tndepend-
euce In a desirable home In the end than
. lifetime Of dependence on day wages.
With q settled purpose and an iuteili-
gent effort farm is good piece OF
property and may be made q desirable
home. The scope OF farm effort IL broad
enough 10 suit almost any taste. Several
wears ago we stood on the State Fair
-t.l. % Fasfa ar h
men, watching the parade OF the prize
stock. Asa group OF prize rams passed
by, There, . said my companion, "let
Young farmer start out with . flock,
however small ip the beginning, OF such
sheep and pull right along In that same
line with such stock as that and his sue
cess Is assured. There Is no question
over the outcome.
A correspondent OF the New York
Tribune relates . conversation with the
wife Of q thrifty farmer, aud In the course
o, \ statement OF what they had accom-
plished. she said: when We bought
cur farm we wen, in debt six thousand
dollsrs. We paid for the farm, but"
and then she added as an explanation OF
how IL could possibly have been done,
I'VE kept sheep"
But sheep farming Is not the only line
where success may be won. Other stock,
II YOU like Il, will lead the breeder and
grower out OF the woods IL the sand Ia In
him and he hss the faith 10 push along.
Two Young men in one Of the hill towns
In this county, having some good pas
lures, started In a few years ago with
some Hereford stock. Stock WAS low
aud slow OF sale but they liked that kind
Of stock and went 10 multiplying Ia a
small wsy on their hands. Last winter
they sold seventeen head for almost AS
mAny hundred dollars and had good
breeding herd left with which 10 go on
and plsy the same trick over again. Al
one OF the fairs this fall they made AN
other sale OF pair of yesriings for a.
hundred and fifty dollars and had more
left equally valuable.
A Young couple two years ago went
on 10 farm In Somerset county 70 start
ont i'm life on their own resources OF q
little money and lots of intelligent pluck.
Dairying, TO them, offered possibilities
OF meeting Indebtedness and living
besides. A herd OF cows, every one
choice, was bought. Both by him aud
associate companion in the business
every source of knowledge within their
reach Il drawn upon 10 direct and govern
them In their work. They read the
Maine Farmer weekly. Their full powers
are centered on their chosen business.
The cows are cared for and fed In the
best manner practicable in their case.
The milk of each COW IL recorded each
milking, and every feature OF the ~ork
studied with a like guarded oversight.
Are they successfulg All such effort Is
successful, and nowhere more surely
than on q farm. With only limited means
az hand, where can more OF success De
worked out than on a good farm In New
England, and where can more or comfort
and Independence be within reachs-
N~tna Farmer