Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-04
MAKING TIE FARM PAY.

New methods OF practice and old time
methods OF economy. MIR. Benn before state
boar'i meeting.
The communication In our issue Of
March Q, FROM G.. =. Hammond, one Of
the many successful farmers over on the
hills of old Oxford. brings to mind the
text placed At ths head of this article.
The relation between the two will be st
once recognized. Every one obliged 10
RELY upon his own resources has to con-
tend with the problem of how 10 get on
in the world. No person with spark
Of ambition Ia satisfied to simply live.
Every one good for anything possesses
SD Unborn desire 10 gain something ss
time goes on toward the independent
condition he hopes some time 10 reach.
Fortunately, farmers are no exception to
the rule. They desire 20 make their
farms give them and their dependencies
something more than living IL was y
discussion OF farm economies that
brought out the sphorism quoted from
Mr.. Benu-tbe adoption OF the better
and cheaper methods now known and
introduced OF late into farm practice,
and st the same time, and in connection
herewith an exercise Of the old-time
met hods of economy. The new meth
DDS of practice enable the farmer 10
produce his products st less cost thsn
under old-time methods. Those prod
ucts on the whole are worth rs much
ss when more OF labor and of cost were
Involved In their production. Ii only
requires, then, the exercise OF the econ
omy once so fruitful OF results 10 make
the present even surpsss In prosperity
the years gone by. Mr.. Hammond
showed how easily this can be done
through new methods carried on under
the exercise Of studied economy. There
were no hidden secrets about his meth
ods, no foe spun theories, no uncommon
practices. nothing but any farmer can
carry out as well ss he. Yet from this
plain, commonplace work he achieved an
honorable independence, while AZ the
same time and along with IL fulfilling
the full obligations Of citizenship 10
his town, county aud state. Thousands
OF others similarly situated are doing
the same thing. There is nothing diff.
cult about IL. Intelligent practice,
guarded by studied economy, Is the
way 20 success. IL is sure TO make the
TO get on In the world.
There must he purpose In view, and
the principal effort must be directed 70
thst end. But after the effort has se-
cured its results IL becomes necessary
that studied economy be exercised over
the care and distribution Of the rewards
Of the effort put forth. A range OF
comparatively low values Of the products
Of the farm has prevailed for some time
In the past which has caused measure
Of unessiness with many farmers. These
lower prices for our products are quite
sure 10 continue in the main for sn In
definite time TO come. This fact, how
ever, Ia not cause for encouragement and
presages neither want nor serious incOn-
venience. Ii only becomes necessary TO
guard the other aide of the account with
that old time economy which never will
and never can become obsolete.
The cost of production must be care
fully udied. That Is where new meth
ods Of practice come to our aid. With
the present knowledge Of methods and
processes of production no farmer can
confidently claim but the possible mar
gir between cost and value may now be
msde as wide with present staple pro-
ductions of Maine farms "a under q
reign of different values In the past.
This being the case it only remains to
exercise the same studied economy In
the disposition of the income realized
| in order for the efforts put forth TO con-
tribute to the prosperity and to the
pleasure and comfort Of the people in-
volved as in times when more money
| va, handled.--Msine Farmer.