Milford chronicle., 1905-04-14
GIVING TIE FARMERS FITS.
tIF rHE ooAT FITs PUT n oNl.


II horses were not more patient than the
average master or mistress, the overdraV
barbarity would, believe, be less used than
now. Il would be anyhow, II men realized
the torture they cause their faithful dunn
servants. They do not wisely consider.
II forgot" and his brother didn't think, -
are poor farm hands. II you keep them,
they'll cost you dearly; beside Irritating your
temper every day and the crop cultivated Is
the one which grows, and yields heaviest.
/ Let us not cultivate IN tempers.
| I'll tell you an aaecdote In my own way:
Take time by the fOrelOck
Methinks our tOwnsman said;
Asftsing with the sunbeams
He left his cosey bed.
He worked by day at fact'ry;
And titled his little lot
By "stiddy jacks" and snetches,
In extra moments got.
That day, he planted sweet corn
Before he went to mill;
IWould furnish food so toOthsome,
And cut the grocer's bill
He didn't "drop and cover;"
But dropped, and dropped, and dropped,
AUD when ais rows were finished
Of course, be ply-stOpped.
That corn ne never covered;
Though you would think he might;
The corn he had not covered
He nowhere found In sight.
He had worked with Drawn, and witless,
His hens had lent their aid:
And covered ev'ry kernel
From ev'ry row he'd made.
odd, was it not, that a mans wits could go
wOoLgathering and allow him TO feed his
chickens sweet corn for breakfast (in straight
rOwsl
Most folks have kind thoughts; but there
is large premium upon forethought. II
takes but little common sense to realize the
chickens have eaten our corn as fast as we
fed It to them, five dad the chickens where
the corn ought to be.
But few Of Us can afford TO use corn-cover-
ers OF that peculiar style, II we would gather
roasting ears. beg you will stop and think
ere you leap even a little ways.
II does not follow, that because your neigh
Dor succeeded In growing profitable crop OF
anything, old or new, that 1t would pay you
soil ard the farmers have Fueh diverse in
huence upon the harvest.
Many times the disposal OF crop marks
the degree Of success upon the farmers ther.
mOmeter; and zero can be easily reached II
the producer fails to take the right track to-
ward the consumer; or fails to properly Sc
cure and stOie the products for home or for
market.
Here are two neighbors; both have hay to |
cut; one cuts his hay and the next day II /
rains. The other has studied the clouds, and |
can forecast the weather well enough so that |
be let's his clover stand until the CLOUDS roll |
Dy'" Mr.. A. didn't see asy STERN indications
because he lAckea the good judgment follow
ng careful study. He might have had
,rutch for his lame brain, IL he had bought a
eliable barometer. Every farmer, and many
,thers can well afford to own one and use il
ensibly.
The use and misuse, or neglect, of anythh g
me owns, marks the degree OF profit or loss.
The situation OF the farm has an influence
lpon your income and the crops you should
aise. ia lives two miles from railroad sta
ion, and B five, their fruit may sell for equal
'rice, but A will have the best income; every
nile between the grower and station or point
Il home market, counts.
Each additional mile acts as a tax upon
'our obtained price, or met profit" In buy
ng a farm travel should be duly considered
Few men would care to buy farm he knew
would be taxed yearly higher than his BROTH
RS as valuable; and yet, this is Just what B
one in locating wherein time-he must
ravel hundreds Of miles Of weariseme wear
nd tear upon team, conveyance and driver,
efore reaching market Time spent in sit
Ing in the hot sun upon a loaded wagon.
road dust and wondering II you'll
each the station in time, is a time OF wear
pom the man. And is quite apt to be upon
be team. This morning I saw two faithful
ofses, stepping reasonably fast, pulling
eavy load; without the least apparent cause,
10 driver suddenly struck the of horse
eavy blow. or course, both horses sprung
p and tried to trOt; but as they could not,