St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-05
FARMERAN DPLANTER
WHEN REUBEN GOES TO TOWN.
Personal Appearunce IL Likely t.
Nave Weight II He Has Busi.
ness to Transact.

We all go sometimes, and we Jake
with us stuff from the farm to sell.
That is a part OF our business, INT 1t
is quite a study how we may do 1t
most successfully. Not every man is
q success as a marketman for his
produce. It is a dread to n to go
about town soliciting in his own be
half. He is glad when the ordeal is
over and he has disposed of his milk,
his butter or his vegetables. Such a
man should not drive himself to fol-
low this occupation. He should turn
his stuff over to some n who enjoys
meeting men in this way. And some
do. They make a success of it because
threw like to rub against men In their
own homes, and take pleasure in a
few moments chat. ~
But when the farmer goes to town,
whoever he is, or whatever he has &c
sell. he should dress for his work. The
slovenly, rough-looking man with q
weeks beard on his face can not pre-
sent his wares to the city customer
as successfully as the one who is well
, dressed. clean, and shaver as II ne
! were going to shave company" Folks
notice such things, much as we ma
think to the contrary.
Then, every article should be pu'
: up in a neat way. If it is butter III
is selling, let the package be as nea'
as q pin. I know q man who mas .
print of his own, with a beautiful
flower on it. The butter he puts int
this mold is simply fine. Folks lool
at it, and see how attractive it woule
be on the table, and they buy 1t, ant
nav a little more for it than the,
would if it were simply packed in
square or round roll. If the butte
is in Jars, let them be scrupulousl.
neat-neat to look at, and neat T.
taste and smell.
And that leads to the thought tina
the butter and other produce ofere
for sale must not only look nice, bu
must be nice. You can not build u:
a reputation on looks alone. If tn
butter sold looks well, and yet is poor
with bookkeeping qualities, you hav
really done yourself an injury by tai
ing so much pains in packing. 70
can not make poor butter good b
putting it into a beautiful mold. In
first thing to do, then, is to learn ho'
to make good butter. If it is fruit 9
vegetables you r offering, see to
that they are all nice, choice apple
We or vegetables clear down to the DO
III tom. I have been in a position m.
self to know how it seemed to bu
ne such things of farmers. I Know no
st often the incest stuff is put on II
I'D top, while down a little way n wi
find the small and imperfect fruit I:
vegetables. That is an actual loss
the man who sells. He might bett'
put the very poorest on top, or be
ter still, make two assortments, pu
ting the good in one crate and the i
ferior in another, and having prize
to correspond. He would make ~
as much, and establish a Reputable
for strict honesty.
get And then, be honest in every wa
If you promise to deliver stuff on
rg certain day, be there. II the lady
er- the house makes a mistake in givf1
of you change, correct it, even if the {
ar. rnr was in your favor. Keep track
all the jars and other packages Y
=. leave about town, and call for the
when empty. Many men lose &C
siderable sums by failing to get ba
the jars, etc. Study men and wome
Try to please your customers, al
be fair. Then expect success. Y
will be worthy of it. and it will con
at e. L. Vincent, in Farm and Rancl