The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-05

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Farmers need to steer clear from
the use of Intoxicating liquors,
that ruin the body and befog the
brain, uniting them to properly
manage their business. A drunk
en- man is worthless in any place
that you may put him. A farmer
needs all his brains kept in perfect
order to succeed we'll in his honor
able calling. Farmers need the
best of ali around common sense of
any class of people in the world, on
account of the Importance of their
occupation. They need the respect
of all classes of society in striving
to obtain an honest living By hard
labor and by feeding the millions
depending on them. Thus farmers
are humanity's true friends: the
great saviors from starvation, pro-
noting comfort, health and hap
piness in this world and saving life.
A farmer needs variety of tools
to work his land properly, and to
till thoroughly and cultivate the
soil according to the most approx
ed and improved methods to pro.
duce the best results. He needs to
learn to use these tools properly,
to keep them in order, and house
them when not in use.
The farmer needs to study the
nature of different soils and their
best adaptation for raising certain
grasses, grains, seeds, fruits, ber-
ries, vegetables, ETC., and should
strive TO turn every acre OF land to
its best possible use.
Farmers need plenty Of fruit of
good variety for their families and
to furnish for the markets. They
should have we'll titled vegetable
gardens and flower gardens for wife
and children.
Many ignorant farmers are much
in need of instruction which they
might secure by reading our farm
papers, which treat on the different
ways of farming and of the best
methods; but they are so prejudic-
ed against what they term "book
farming" that they cannot be i'm
proved. They will not read to in
form themselves if papers cost
them nothing, and are too stingy
to purchase. Such farmers are
saving at the spigot and wasting at
the bung. You can not make them
believe that sometimes for a few
cents expended for papers dollars
will be saved to them by lessons
learned from those who have had
large experience.
Farmers have need to attend the
farmers institutes that are being
held for their benefit every winter
in many states, Much valuable
knowledge can be gained from able
and experienced farmers, from in
structive and educated lecturers,
and from teachings of our scientific
men on tine various matters per-
tanning to stock raising, dairying,
fruit growing, tilling the soil prop
erly, and all matters of interest to
the farmer. Farmers need all the
knowledge that can be gained from
books that treat on farming, Civ
ing experience and lessons from
able men of the past and present
Farmers need to be Industrious
and systematic in all their arrange
ments, and should be models of
progress in all departments of
farming, having the best farming
tools and machinery.
/ Farmers need to appreciate the
privileges they enjoy in our Amer
lea, the grandest and best country
in the world for farming purposes.
Its great extent, with millions Of
uncultivated acres of rich land
ready to be occupied, with its great
variety of climate, soil and pro-
auctions, it's beautiful prairie soils,
superior to anything on earth for
stock raising, for grains, fruits and
vegetables. All these combined
advantages will place our farmers