The Florida agriculturist., 1905-12-20
Two Varieties of Farmers.

neiDbbor of the SecOnd-claSS, If so,
can. you not interest him in the Agrl-
culturist and help him to become
reading farmer? Lend him this num-
her of the paper and tell him to read
tbe following from the New England
Farmer:
FarmetS may be diyided into two
classes. the wide-awake. thinkfn :
3eading, successful farmers. and the
f1isheartened discouraged. don't be-
'neve it will pay class. The first have
their minds constantly on their busi-
resS. and are continually studying and
rIanning ways for doing better now
than they did last year and still bet
ter in the future. They look ahead
and only look backwards for lessons
that will help in the future. They
read the papers treating upon farm
matters and methods, and they talk
with their neighbOrs in regard to best
kris of crops. seeds. etc. and the best
breeds of animals adapted to the 10
caIity and needs of the market. They
iOin the grange and farmers club if
there is one near by, and if not are
among the first to start the organizing
of one They do not join for the sole
purpose of getting good. but are free
= to give as well as receive. They know
that knowledge is worth something
and that it is no more than fair to
help pay for it. If one of this class
becomes a member of an agricultural
society and exhibits animals or farm
products in competition for prizes he
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offered of obtained. but has higher
object i'm view. that of learning how to
farm better and with better results.
He does snOt care for the best horse in
town merely to show off with. nor the
best herd of cattle for the name of it.
but for their intrinsic worth more
than that of ordinary animals. He
drains his land with tiles or other
wise. because he believes that the in
creased production will more than
pay the cost in term of years. If
fences are needed he builds good ones.
but he does not follow in old ruts be
cause it will be too much of an effort
to strike out in new and better
course He does not buy multitude
of new wfashiOned tools and implements
above the actual needs. nor does he
get taken i'm by every itinerant pro
mOter who would make him an agent
for his section for some worthless in
ventiOn. He is not all the time looking
out for ways of getting something for
nothing. He has no money to Sen1
out to the mountains in search Of val
uable minerals for he knows that
faithful digging in his own soil will
bring fair returns for labor expended
He prefers the bird in hand to any
number of them in Other peoples
bushes. He is fearful about going i'm
debt. but is not afraid to borrow
money for needed investment in his
land provided he can clearly see the
end from the beginning. He is care
full to meet his obligations as they be
come due and is reasonably lenient
: with neighbOrS who may be unfortu-
nate. He tries to buy what he needs
at those seasons of the year when he
can buy at the best advantage. . He
avoids as much as possible the living
from hand TO month and takes al
vantage of wholesale prices when he
can.
e. He realizes that boards are cheaDpr
than hay and grain for protecting ami
nalS fro mthe Arctic temperature of
winter. He knows. too. that animals
-cannot live without air. and so with