The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-06-15
BERRY AND CREAM
DAY At SALEM.
For better Farming Methods.


10 with much interest, first from reasoi
Of the fact that he comes from Mime
sofa, state where dairying has beer
carried on with greater success tnAn In
any other part Of the country, and be
side, he has a wonderful fund Of infor
nation along all lines with reference h
Diverted farming and a. fluent talkei
he has few equals.
He stated that Mr.. Markham had ask
ed him 10 make q tour Of tho Valley
first 10 find ont the conditions and Learn
iapossible. where the trouble was. He
made such tour and in the course Of
his trip made IL point 10 converse with
farmers OF all classes aud ask all manner
Of questions, and be returned TO Mr..
Markham fully convinced that the farm
ers Of the Valley we're working hard
enough, but that they we're doing too
little thinking. He heard too much 81
don't know" and II don't think" and
saw 10 much evidence Of blundsring
along without intelligent and well direct
cd effort, More sheep, more cows, more
clover, more hogs and more educated
farmers are needed in the willamette
Valley. Rumber Of questions we're
asked and answered and much interest
manifested.
To begin with, the question Is. what
are you going 10 do with your money
which you make out Of the iarm2 Too
many slave themselves aud wiring the
dollars from the farm, without any re-
turn In the way OF home comfort and
happiness. Prosperous farmers live in
houses tnat would bring blush Of shame
10 Sioux Indian. The trouble is found
In the fact that when we start out in
life We strive for the dollars with a
definite purpose In view that OF getting a
start, but that accomplished, habit has
been formed and We keep on starving
slavishly for the dollar for ita own sake,
which costs ne far more than Il IL worth.
In beginning life the young man should
make his first thought the building OF a
home, for that IL more than money than
acres, that cattle, and more than po.
lltical ambition. The man who accom-
plishes that much always succeeds, while
II. he gets all the rest and misses that,
he never succSeds. That man gets the
most good .oi life, makes the most hap
pineas for those around him, 10 the best
citizen, the best father and the best hus.
baud.
In speaking Of home adornment, Mr..
Smith repeated tho advice OF an old
priest who said that we were once cast
out Of Eden and. as some OF ne would,
In all probability never get back, IL be-
hooyed us 10 make some spot on earth
AZ near like II - possible. Especially
here In the Willamette Valley, where
beautiial trees and flowers grow 90
easily, luxuriantly and insx pensively,
there 10 no excuse for bare.l 'oking
homes. Farmers whose attention Is
centerod In their broad acres have such
= narrow view Of the beautiful. We
should pity the man who secs In ever
flower = weed, and who looks upon the
groen grass ~ that only which will make
hay Tor cowsl And the idea OF the man,
with big farm Of rolling acres, setting
his house down within eight rods OF the
E)Ad, instead Of building back little
Nay and having a nice driveway leading
up past leAiy trees. When planting
trroes, too. II Is just as cheap 10 set
them ArtiaticAlly as In a haphazard
manner. All OF these things cost moth
ing, but they are what makes the real
home. What pleasanter memory can
men leave his children than that which
will allow them 10 say, 1--WE had the
pleAsantest home We ever knew"
The speaker showed the close relation
OF diversified farming 10 the good home,
The average wheat farmer Ia = pessimiut,
"the only honest man In the oommun-
nifty" Pity him. Il takes more than
big farm, and = tne house for happy
home. Grow everything you Jean which |
will bring beauty and comfort 10 the
home, and don't follow the policy OF the
one crop farmer who says, 81 can buy
cheaper than l can RAISE" and whose
,hlldren know the taste OF little else
han potatoes aud greasy bacon. Live
,ut Of the garden and celia, instead OF
he store.
Always remember that homo is made,
lot bought, And the making Of home
J q partnership affair. shame on the
,rmer who treats his wife as a hired
lrl not entitled 10 wages and who, when
lkcd for % cents, wants 10 know what
le did with the two.blt piece he gave
~ last week. Some farmers have
ch . snarroW way of treating their
IlldFen, In giving thom the ownership
some animal, for instance. and pook-
lne the proceeds from ils sale. It's
hnnny's pig but daddy's hos, aud I
,ry' lamb bot papa's uheepl 0ivo the
lldren . chance 20 DO for themselves.
learn tho aao Of money which they