Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-04-11
Saint Mays Beacon.
HOW TO IMPROVE
WORKOUT LAND.
Continued from 1st Page. J

tOOnEtnue0 from lGt rage.
think the Maryland Agricultural
College and Experiment Station is
destined to work out much good,
indeed has already started many of
the farmers to thinking about their
requirements. would especially
urge the young men to stay at
home and work their lands, not
run away to tae cities, as though
the farm were 8 thing of pollution;
there 10 q good and Independent
living on the farm if properly man
aged. Henry Ward Beecher has
said "There 10 q distinct joy in
owning land, unlike that which
you have in money, in houses, in
books. pictures or anything else
which men have devised. Personal
property brings you into society
with men. But land is O part OF
Gods estate in the globe /; and
when q parcel Of ground is decided
to You. and you walk oyer it, and
call it your own it seems as if yon
had come into partnership with the
original Proprietor Of the earth"
Farming is a profession that needs
careful study, and the exercise of
good common horse sense, as we'll
as good horses to plow the soil.
Nothing is ever q success conducted
III an Indifferent, careless manner.
A doctor who does not read and
keep abreast With the most approved
methods Of treatment is soon rele.
gated to the rear. A lawyer who
goes into court unprepared cannot
hope for success, and to bring the
thing nearer home to you all, you
well know that the slightest neglect
or indifference on the part of the
lover will ruin bis chances forever.
He must be ever giving doses of
taffy and expressing feelings Of un-
dying love if he wishes to be re-
warded by the attainment of the
object Of his affections. So also
with farming, you must be always
at your post watching for your op-
portunities that you may do the
right thing at the right time. The
suggestion has been made that dis.
trict clubs be organized; this 10 an
excellent idea and some young ener-
getic farmer should take hold of
this and formulate some definite
plan by which such organization
may be effected, l have always
thought that an interchange of
ideas was very beneficial. Premiums
offered for the best results obtained
In farming, say for the greatest
number Of bushels of corn or wheat
per acre, will often stimulate efforts
and will cause the adoption of bet
ter methods as we'll as be a source
OF social pleasure, and bring the
farmers more intimately together
for their mutual good. Gentlemen
in giving you these poor and bella
bored views | have know full we'll.
given you but plain blunt words.
My discourse has not been embel-
lished and made attractive By an
array OF beautiful language. nor
has it been rendered with the grace
of the accomplished orator, yet it
10 the result of an experience of
years, aud what we know by actual
experience is the kind of knowledge
OF which We can make practical use.
Have | but induced a few or even
one OF you, my CO workers in the
humble sphere of tilling the soil,
to turn from the old ruts and en-
bark with me upon the sea Of ex-
pertinent, which l have ventured
before YOU, which have weighed
in the balance and found not
wanting, then am | pleased that it
has been my honor to have address.
ed You here to-day. And in con-
clusion would beg that you be
sober, be vigilant, be self reliant, be
faithful to yourselves, and can
see no reason Why you should not
be happy and prosperous even on
the farm, and when the final day
of dissolution comes when we'shall
be launched on the great Ocean of
Eternity, whose immeasurable
waters no sail has ever crossed, and
whose depths no line has ever
sounded, it may be said of each one
of us, that the world is better for
our having lived in it.
The Best Bleed Purifier.
The blood Is constantly being purified