The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
THE IDEAL FARMER.

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THE IDEAL FARMER.
From the Texas Farm and Ranch:
The difference between the leader of
IN orchestra and the man who plays
second f4.de. is that the one loves his
business Md the other only his weekly
stipend: one works for fame and the
other for bread. The man who saws
catgut or saws wood. and Is not in love
with his business. never rises above the
condition Of common laborer. En-
thuslasm IL necessary to success in
every field Of effort. No man can be-
come an ideal farmer who does not
love farming. and especially his own
farm. 1t is not necessary that wo-
man be both beautiful and rich to in-
spire love in the heart of her husband.
The same may be truthfully said OF
the ties that exist between the farm
and the farmer. A man may love his
wife because she is his wife; SO a
farmer should love his farm because
It is his farm, and is and will be what
he makes It, Whatever its physical
features, 1t can be made lovely in the
rye Of him whom 1t nourishes and
shelters: and it Is equally true that
when love does not exist. there will be
neglect and dissatisfaction whether
between man and wife or between farm
and farmer. Money makes the mare
co." but it Is the pride of possession
and natural affection that should exist
between man and his faithful servant
that keeps the mare fat and sleek. and
enables her to continue going.
To be proprietor of a piece Of Gods
earth large enough to feed and comfort
. family. and large enough to. afford
free air and wholesome exercise to all
the living creatures it nourishes, ia q
thing to be proud of. II it Is not adorn-
ed with natural beauty. adorn it. II the
soil is not naturally fertile. generously
fertilize it. One Of the most lovable
women the writer ever knew, wore red
hair and four hundred freckles. Cul-
ture and conscience had made orna-
ments Of what. in others, were blem-
fishes. A farmer who loves his farm
home will make 1t beautiful. though To-
Gated on piney woods hillside.
But love Of home and farm is not
sufficient to make an ideal farmer. He
must have enthusiasm. No man ever
achieved distinction in any calling with
out enthusiasm. The farmer who hur-
Ties fro mthe country festival that he
may see IL his seeds are coming up,
70 see how much this crop or that one
has grown: who loves to exhibit to adj
miring friends the beauty and graceful
movements of his favorite colt; who
talks respectfully to and caresses his
milch cow; who rises In the morning
before the growing Of the cock that he
may work upon his plans for improving
his estate, may be depended upon to
become an ideal farmer. He will find no
time to whittle goods boxes and little
for the discussion of current politics
with the ward heelers of his market
town. His heart is where his treasures
are. there his interests center and
thither his tracks tend. His time and
talent will be taken up and fully occu-
pied with work and plans for the im-
provement Of his farm and the comfort
Of himself and family, and domestic
animals Love Of home is one of the
noblest Instincts Of humanity. To q
right-thinking man the place where all
the fondest emotions Of life were exer-
cised, where his children were born.
where they prattled and played. where
they grew to manhood and womanhood,
and where. perhaps. some Of them sleep
beneath the green sod. must be hal
lowed spot though ever so humble. and
II So the chief effort Of his life will
be to cherish and benefit and beautify
such home. For this purpose a large
bank account is very useful. but by no
means essential. Love Of home, en-
thusiasm in his work. and energy OF
mind and body will ultimately effect
their perfect work, and the result will.
sooner or later. be an ideal farm and
an ideal farmer, not, perhaps. accord
ing TO the estimate OF sordid avarice.
but strictly in accordance with the ideal
Of Texas Farm and Ranch.
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