The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-18

THE IDEAL FARMER.
Some More Of the Qualities Essential to tho
Make-Up OF the Ideal
Farmer.

An IDEAL farmer must not only know
when and how to pillow and plant, and
leap and thresh, and gather into
barns; how to take advantage of favor |
able opportunities for all his work;
know the habits, conditions, qualities
and requirements of all the farm stock,
and so apportion his work that all de-
mands may be met, but his farming
as a whole land there is more of it
than is mentioned above) must be
conducted upon correct principles.
Wise Franklins, Girards, Coopers, Pea
bodies and Wanamakers have formu-
lated rules of business which have
been accepted by the business world
as aXioms, and those who have adj
hered to them have acquired wealth
and fame and honor among men.
Wealth alone may have been acquired
in open violation of these wholesome
maXims, and notoriety also, but nei-
Their fame nor honor. Wealth is a good
thing, and every man should strive to
obtain enough of it toavoid dependence
upon others, either for bread or po-
thing that to gain it one should
crawl in the dirt, or stoop to mean
or dishonorable action. The acquisi-
ton of wealth is no evidence of mental
or moral ability. Many of the wealth.
est men are rich in cash, but poor in
character; wealthy in real estate, but
paupers in all else. The advice of the
father to the son to get money; hon
estly, if you can, but get money" is
maxim to be avoided, but it is popular
nevertheless in some quarters. The
laudable maXimS are many of funda-
mental, and apply to every business.
Honesty is the best policy" can not
be questioned without absurdity, and
is of universal application. "Never
spend money until you have earned
it," is another that can not be ignored
without, financial disaster. Another
like unto it is: "The debtor is slave
to the creditor" fact that hardly
needs to be mentioned. Every unfor-
tunate debtor realizes that he is work.
ing for others, not for himself, until
his debts are discharged to the utter
most farthing, both in interest and
principal. The case of the debtor is
tersely stated by Dickens Micawber:
'Annual income ego; annual eXpendi-
lures, SO, 6; result, happiness. An
nual income, EGO; annual eXpendi-
lures, $50 naught, 6; result misery"
The craze, for expenditures and result
ing debt will cease only when people
realize that it is dishonorable to spend
what they have not earned. Douglass
Jerrold eloquently says: HE who
dimes out of debt, though his meal be
biscuit and an onion, dimes at the
Apollo. What warmth in threadbare
coat, if the tailor's receipt be in the
pocket! The man out of debt, though
there be rent in his jerkin, or hole
in his shoe, is still a son of liberty, and
his heart shall be at peace and the
sheriff confounded." How many, af-
ter reading this, will lay the paper
aside, and HE them to their market
town and execute mortgage on the
crop of 1899, to be lifted" in Novem
Der, or never, as the case may be? II
is needless to say that an ideal farme,
never goes in debt more than once
After that, he knows more than he die
before.
''Never put off until tomorrow wha'
can be done to-day" and 'procrastina
ton is the thief of time," are maxim!
as much alike as the Dromios OF
Autiphali. Many people, and some o
them farmers, have practically Mex
icanized this great maxim, and read Il
never do to-day what can be put of
until tomorrow, and some other resor
to the parliamentary subterfuge of in
definite postponement. Promptness il
dealing with matters in hand is tn,
only economical method, and indis
pensable to success. Have a plac
for everything, and everything in it
place." will, if rigidly adhered to, saw
more labor and annoyance than $40
worth of combined planters and cult
vators. Haste makes waste" HI
who runs all the way rarely gets ther
until after the feast. There is no sor
Of farm work, unless it becomes neces
sary to fight fire or go to a doctor
that can be well done if done in hur
~. Done in a hurry means badly done
and all such work must be done AGAR
A farmerwho prepares his land ina hui
~, plants in hurry and cultivates !
hurry, wears out his teams and tool
and makes but sorry crops; and if h
then adds to his imprudence by gath
ering the proceeds in hurry, the SCOT
er he h,Irries away from the farm tn
better. If farm work was simply
mechanical operation, requiring no il
telligent thought, as some suppos,
this hurried work would answer tn
purpose about as well as any othe
method. Results show that well don
farm work is the only kind that give
satisfaction; therefore, the ideal farm
er will carefully consider his methods
and do his work as it ought to be don
according to the best of his know
edge and ability, so help me God. \
one doubts that hare can outrun
rerrapin, and yet we are told in classi
literature that in test race the tel
rapin was on hand waiting when til