The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-22

Of Interest to Farmers.

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Many people who take flying trips
through parts of the old world come back
with fanciful stories of the ways of the
people there and compare them with
those of our progressive farmers of the
northern part of the United States.
strangely enough in way unfavorable
to us.
We have long wished for an opportunity
to talk with man who farmed i'll one
of those countries, especially a Ger
man, came here and farmed on the
American plan, and afterward paid a
visit to his native land and childho0 ID 8
friends The opportunity came at last.
your friend Fritz is going back to
Germany to live" I remarked, by way
of opening the conversation
Eyes, I 'spect he has better times
there
"How SOP"
THE people there live in villages and
farm out" with wave of his arm.
Some go five or six miles. There is
more fun
THAT must be fun. What do they do
when it rains?''
walk back"
They walk to work! Then they have
not much machinery"
NO, cut the grain nit scythes."
DO any Of them have large farms?'
Ven, I talk nit Won man. He ask me
how much l have here. I tell him hun
dred sixty acre. He ask me how much
IS an acre. I tell him. He figure 10.
He nave hundred fifty acre. He was the
biggest farmer. He ask me how MANY
men keep. I tell him Won in harvest to
shock the grain and help me stack. I
tell him have machine that cuts and
binds the grain and lays it in rows. He
ask me haw many girls I keep. 1 tell
hlm-te! he! he! I tell him none. He
stand and stare at me-"
Our friend is bachelor who would
like very much to have a young and
pretty girl to keep.
How many bushels Of wheat do thew
raise per acre?"
20, bout fifty, sixty"
is 1t because they farm better, or is
the soil different than here?'
with conviction "It is different soil
manure plenty there the grain stands IN
80 50 nlgh' raising his arm above his head.
manure plenty here, it falls down
does it never fall there?"
Never unless a very bad storm ,,
frltz would be like king thee I
suppose Fritz is worth about 81 .1O1
Yes. 1 'spose he is not going to farm
there
You would not go back there to
farln?'' ~
No.; shaking his head with decision.
L don't want to farm there
And We may add that that is the
answer of all returned immigrants who
nave succeeded in our good Tfnited
states. Some say the land there sup-
ports greater number but, the onlv Diff
ference is that the farms Of this country
support the great number off the farm,
instead Of on it. What is done there by
lanoF1ous toll is done here with ma
cmnery, but the farm supports the men
who make and Sell the machinery. we
BUY factory made goods instead of man
ufacturing them at home. but the farm
supports the army that makes them. We
think 1t must be admitted that our Wav
pflngS more satisfaction to all If NOT
why do the immigrants not go back?
Some tell us the boys leave the farm
on account of our limited bills of fare.
We had occasion, not long ago to talk
with a woman who visited friends in the
suburbs of Boston, Providence and other
Eastern cities. They are people in about
the same class financially as our North
ern farmers. The following is their bin
OF tare for six days of the week
Breakfast: Meat bread, beer
Dinner: Bread, meat, beer
Supper: Beer, bread. meat.
She was assured that this was the way
majority of the people dined No won
Tar
mer's dinner. They Toasted on Sunday.
When we listen to the description of
the Frenchwoman's pot of soup we know
that the average hired man would not
remain twenty-four hours, if assured he
would have to live on it. 1t is, no doubt
good and savory, as far as it goes but,
it would go a very. short distance here
in the North
The farmers wives have mu oh to learn,
but we think we may say without fear of
successful contradiction, that taking all
things into consideration, they are. as a
whole, the best cooks in the world
There is one thing farmers should learn
and that is, to construct their buildings
on the labor saving plan, with woven wi .e
fences to keep away trespassing animals
or poultry, walks to the cellar way and
out buildings and water and fuel at hand.
Often farmers wives must spend one
third OF their waking hours in carrying
in water and sweeping out soil. Many
have good improvements, but many more
might with profit to themselves CLEAN a
few ideas from the people of their town.
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