The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
Agriculturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
some aOOa Advice for the R1rAlists-A
Budget of Knowledge That May
Prove Beneficial.



have lived on the same one for thirty
this world who can get me of this
farm-the sheriff and the undertaken.
The sheriff stands two kinds of chance
if / know my own business; the other
fellow | cannot contol. sometimes
wish | could; | would like TO live
hundred years, if only to see the grand
developments that will take place dur
ing the next century in agriculture and
horticulture. | am sometimes fascin-
ated with the vision of what is in
store for our young farmer boys who
are soon to come into possession OF
these splendid farm homes all over this
State; these rich fertile fields, rich
enough to last a hundred years if
properly cared for. What an Oppor-
tunity for these young men who are be-
ing educated at our agricultural COL
leges and are having the benefit OF our
experimental stations.
intend to stay on my farm the bal
ance of my life, Tor | know OF no place
where can be as happy and as indie
pendent as | can on that farm OF mine.
| have no other business interest save
farming in its various branches-agri-
culture, horticulture and the breeding
OF live stock. am no public speaker,
but came down here today on spe-
cial invitation from my old friend, your
chairman, TO have q talk with you
farmers on the subject OF farming and
want to talk about those things con-
corning which l have learned by practi-
cal experience and observation.
II there is one thing which l thank
the good Lord for more that another,
it is this, that my lot in life was cast
among this common, everyday, hard
working, producing class of men, called
farmers; men who, out of this soil,
this earth, yes, Gods earth, produce
with our labor that which gives food
and life TO the millions of our fellow
men. For out of this earth comes all
the wealth of this nation and the
world. And We producers by a grand
combination of brain and muscle, an
alyze and extract from this soil this
wealth. With our agricultural schools,
our experimental stations and insti-
tutes farmers days at our Chautauqua
meetings, our agricultural press; with
educated brains and muscles, the brain
to conceive and the muscle to execute,
men are making a success OF farming,
despite the low prices of farm products
Looking from farmers standpoint
it seems we are divided into three
branches-the agricultural and me-
chanical and the commercial business
worlds. The agricultural takes from
the soil its products and manufacture:
them ready for the consumers. The
commercial world is a world OF ex
change of trade and traffic. They are
good set of fellows who live in thi.
commercial world; they work hard anC
to our interest, and we could not get
along without them-no more thar
: they could without us. But did i
ever occur to you, my farmer friends
that they never add one dollar to tn,
wealth of the world They exchang,
= and trade in the wealth that the agri
cultural and mechanical worlds pro
duce.
Now among the consumers there i
great host Of idlers, a great army o
drones in the beehive OF the world
But in this class to which you and
belong there is no such thing; all mus
be active, working busy bees in thi
great world hive. Ella Wheeler vii
cox, in some OF her writings, has sal,
that the world is divided into tw
classes-the lifters and the leaners
that one-half OF the world is bravel
: putting its shoulder to the wheel an
carrying the burdens OF the worl,
while the other half looks on. Go
bless the lifters! | would hate to b
a leaner and know that some brave
: noble heart was carrying my part Q
: the worlds burdens!-Southern Rural
, list.