The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-10-04
STRICTLY BUSINESS,
SYSTEMATIC INDUSTRY.
Good Words 70 Young Non.

Southern Farm Magazine.
"Well, it's no use of working ones
self to death to get little money" was
a remark heard few weeks ago from
strong, muscular young man who tor
several years had been pretending to
farm, but who spent a greater portion of
his time with hts hounds and was the
leader in setting up all the barn dances
in the neighborhood. Such young
man will never make farmer. His
stock will 60 unfed his fields will be
broken In upon by rowing stock his
hirelings will spend two-thirds of their
time in talking. and tn Q little work they
pretend to accomplish will only be half
done. The farm of this young man was
true index to his character. 1t was
slovenly, il[kept, and had an aspect of
ruin. Sheep, COWS, hogs and horses
were all running together In the same
lot. The gates were dragging, and re.
quired the exertlon of stout man to
open them. The fence corners were
filled with bushes and briers gullies
we're washing on every hillside; his
outbuildings were ricKety and uncom-
Portable no clover was seen about the
premises. Besides all this, large piles
of barnyard manure we're lying in front
of his stables, trampled by stock and
loading the atmosphere with an intol-
erable stencil. Just outside his stock
lot was an enclosure, In which stood
his wagon exposed to the weather.
Nearby were several old pIows bought
"cheap" at a sale, with which the best
plowman in the world could not do
good work. There were also broken
handle sbovels, wooden hay forks,
patched hoes and toothless harrows.
There was nothing pleasing about the
farm. Everything was left to take
care of itself, and the owner seemed
perfectly content to "let things co.
provided he could indulge in his favor.
ite amusements.
Let our young men do with all theil
might what they pretend to do, and
form while young systematic habits Of
industry that will support them in
middle age and secure a competence
for declining years. The pleasures de
rived from idleness and dissipation are
short-liyed and temporary. Unless
correct habits are formed in youth 8
miserable old age is likely to be the
result.
There is no more valuable advica
that can be given to the yo ung maj
Just starting in life, upon the farm OF
elsewhere, than that he should, abov'
all things, AVOID taking things easy
Start out in life with the fixed purpos'
of moving things round. Put in you
| days at wor:s, your evenings to menta
! improvement, and your nights to rest
If the foxes disturb your poultry-yare
or the wolves your sheep fold, don
waste time in trying to extermtnat
them by hunting them with dogs tw
or three nights In the week. Max
your poultry-house fox-proof and pre-
vide tight told for the sheep, Int
which drive them every night. Meth
or the fox nor the wolf will scale YER
high fence, and unless you expect
look after the sheep daily. you bette
not keep them.
Rise early. See that your stock
we'll provided for. Take the papers
that you may know what other farm
Iers are doing. Waste no time at tn
village store. Start farmers club l
your nelghborhood. Improve you
stock as fast as you can. Save and US
| all the manure possible. Cultiva'
|every crop thoroughly, and ere man
years are passed you will be In col
dition to take things easy with an al
proving conscience.