Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-07

OF" .t'N - To a-'r'Ni's''F
M osc herds wi,s milk. whose fields with
bread,
Who's iocSs supply him with attirr;
Whose trees ia SUNNI yield him shade,
Ia winter fire"
The mysterious and gradual
awaking and development of
spring with al its subtle inhu-
cnces from those apparent
through the hall concealed to the
hidden, makes glad thief armer'S
heart and he turns with glowing
f &c from his winter occupations
to watch and work amid the
wonderful process of the carth's
productions. With some regret
but more of willingness he turns
from winter with its pure white
snow and brilliant crystalline
conditions to the birth OF unnum-
bered features OF nature as fresh
and new born as though their
creation had not been repeated
each year farther back into the
eternity of the past than any
mind can see or apprehend. AL
though the farmer stands occa-
sionaily amid his fine herd OF cat
tie which present a variety OF
features of beauty and usefulness,
his tall form i'll neat trOck and
soulful lace surmOunted with a
hat 50 expressive of picturesque
ruSticity, and with his stalwart
arm aifectiOnatelv on his favorite
involved in a deep momentary
revcrie which fills his whole being
with an undehnable mystery and
inv, he has vet little time for
dreaming. He is only pausing a
moment to gather strength and
inspiration and courage and to
present to the world one of the
richest pictures of the grandest
order of men and the nOblest oc-
cupation in the world. His work
is perhaps the most exacting OF
any. He has the greatest vari-
ETY. of calls. He probably meets
the most little emergencies, new
and unexpected conditions,
wants, means and appliances
His occupation is filled with mum.
berless kinds of work requiring
skill, ingenuity, Judgment, pa
thence, labor, and the most per
feet mental discipline.
Yet right in the midst of all the
most obvious requirements o
the many qualifications required
for this occupation, and notwith
standing the fact that an intelli
gent, Well-infOrmed farmer is {
type of q class the strongesr
minded of any, tits bymany con
sidered to be an occupation re
curing little more than muscl,
and brute force. 1t is often sale
that such q young man returned
from his profession to farming
because he he'd not sufficient abili
tv to maintain himself in his pro
teSsiOn. But success in farming
depends as much OH ability anC
perhaps more than does success.
in the professions. 1t is aImOs
certain that success in the latte,
comes more often from acCiden
and favorable conditions. IfvOl
should inventory the qualities O
one who returned to the farm
failing in professional life ant
those of one who succeeded pro
tessionally you might find tn
former with q well stored mint
and in the latter little or no furni
ture except instruments ofsound
But not only does the worl'
look upon farming as almost en-
tirely matter of physical effort
but the farmer himself is too ap
to look upon himself in the sam
light. A man may exhaust him
self in ill-directed physical effort
and accomplish little or nothing
while less manual effort cor
trolled and directed by the min
would bring success.
A successful business man see
ing once another who had an e2
tenslve mandatory, which II
quired almost constantly a vari'
ty of suggestions and attentions
spending his time in sorting GU
old chains and bandaging the lie
ola worthless old horse expresse
his contempt for a man capab
of managing an extensive ente
prise spending his time on wOr