The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-11-08
ISrEs I'VE OR FxrES I'VE FARMING

My farm consists OF twenty three snd 1
half acres. A friend said that. whet
it is paid for, bad better buy m sdIoir
lug plo: Of the SINE siz,. Happily, The
home place seems nearing the point oil
freedom from debt. aud before incurrine
81 other obligation Of the kind sssll SEE
il there 10 not one OF snotber sort which
owe 10 the firm already paid for. A man
owes TO bis farm bis best effort toward
mskipg Of 1t oil thst is possible. Nearly
every farm. while being paid for. is neg
lected 10 regard to increasing its produc
ing powers; indeed. they are often de
creased. The aesthetic side, OF which, &C
according to the popular idea, the farm is
entirely devoid. may be built up while
paying for it, and certainly it should not
be neglected Aiterwsrd. The isrmysrd
and the home surroundings are proverbisl
ly devoid Of tasteful arrangement and
care. The few exceptions are very nOtics
BILE by contrast. The rural home. with
strict regard to sanitary and aesthetic n
rangement, may be made fully ss attract
i've rs . village or city home. The man
who endures the unkemp t surroundings OF
country place for quarter Of 9 century
in order 10 become sufficiently well to do
to exchange for village home, is certain
iy lacking in due appreciation Of rural
things.
Intensive farming has its full iruition
only with the man who is 10 love with rur
al surroundings. who is vide awake 10
mind and body, and who is not afraid OF
manual labor. The sleepy fellow who
tolls drudsingly oil day doses oil the even
ing will not often be heard from outside
his own community. The vide awake
man whose efforts are kindled by . spark
OF enthusiasm. whose life is 9 happy com
binstion OF manual aud mental labor, is
the one whose home surroundings, crops.
stock. Ito will excite favorable comment.
As . rule, . man who too ley to do mann |
al labor will never do much with bis
head. The wide awake man will Ind out
the possibilities OF bis farm and work
them ont. Intensive farming 10 practical
Iy devoid OF drudgery. because it has Civ
90 way to pleasure A piece OF potatoes
that | had determined 10 spare no pains
upon did not entail any irksome toll upon
me, The work was 9 pleasure from the
turning OF The fret Iurrow TO the digging
,i the last bill. s1d it was oil done with
ny owD hands. The piece while growing
vas Q com instion OF beauty and pecuDi
Wy hope, and after the beauty OF foliage
sded We unesrthed some beauties from
he sol. coul lii or tie Of those tnb
re With lar greater ease Than one OF poor
potatoes. sltboush Weighing perhaps the
sme
TIE intensive farmer puts value and
Utility into his land, while the extensive
.rmer too often t,kes the valuable things
ut The more thoroughly filed . 'rm
> OF valuable elemsnis the more comfort
10 cspsbls Of yielding its owner. A
eiehbor Of mine Obtains most OF the
ecesssiies IS well IS nsry IuIuries Of
lie from fifteen scres OF land. The fruit
nd garden products are abundsni, the
ouse is nicely painted. the yard produces
sautiful h)vefH and the mouoiony Of
inter scenery is broken by 9 display OF
ouse plants. The man has been out OF
tbt Tor qusrter cebtoty. Another farm
has ten times ~ much land. He works
IN q. %. to 6 p IN aud reereates. be
re and after. doug chores. He still owes
large debt; consequently bis house
Ioss only the remsius OF . psinting tweD
five years ago Tue yard is destitute OF
,wets. the itw frbi. irees sbout The house
9 scrubty and utrioducilre. The yin
o~s sre devoid Of bouse plants. snd the
BILE thous les specimsus Of the garden.