The Florida agriculturist., 1905-12-20

season any needed repairs are made
He believes that money spent for
agricultural literature is better eX-
pended than for lighter reading or for
mOmentary entertainment at cheap
shows and d-cOncertS. though he does
not undervalue reasonable recreation
and innocent amusement. He believes
that life rs worth living, and although
trying to he good and successful
farmer he aliZeS that it is much
more to lie Il full man. IL citizen and
useful member of the. community. InI
the other class are IA great many men
who are farmers in nanre and by the +
accidents of existence. They may be
farmers by inheritance. with no love
or regard for the business nor energy
enough to get out of it and be some
thing else. They read little and think
less. but follow in beaten path be
cause it is easier than to strike out in
Il new one. They are sure that there
is no money in farming unless one has
abundant capital that some one else
has earned. They feel little ugly
towards those who are successful and
claim that it is due to their good
luck rather than to ability and close
attention to business.
They are always behindhand in all
their undertakings. The weather i
rarely suits for they are never ready
to take advantage of the present op-
pOrtunity. Their land is too wet in |
spring and too dry i'm summer and the |
autumn frOstS come before they are
ready for them. Delayed planting
brings along the wedding and hOeing
just when the haying should he under
way. and as Il consequence the grass
gets over riDe and may not he worth |
half price for feeding i'm the coming |
winter. Their Over-ripe grain wastes |
in the harvesting and their potatoes
get frozen in while their apples are
blown off and lie rOtting under the
trees
Through neglecting TO look after
moving machines when not i'm use
! they find when most needed that some
new piece is wanted that it may take
several days to procure from the
agent or factory. Their cows calve at !
the wrong season or go farrow and
must be traded off at Il needless loss. |
Men of this class usually attend all |
the auctions looking for something
cheap and generally find it more dear
than cheap when they come to use
the articles.
Men of this class never seem TO
have any idea of thOrOugllness i'm any
thing. They almost invariably par
tIallv cultivate too many acres The
work is poorly done and the result is
half crops instead of full ones. In
these times half-crOps do not and
cannot pay. The labor cost fakes
AWAY all possible profit. 1t is the Door
farming that don't pay" and it all
WAYS must he so as long as there are
good farmers to compete in the mar
Tets Good farmers are generally
fairly satisfied with the business. Ifl
rot rs productive as they would like
thev set their brains to work TO find
il better way of management 1t never
helnS lazy farmers case the least
hlt To sit on the fence and grumbIe
a'o"t bad weather or bad luck. There
Is such thing as luck. but most of
the "O-cIllel bad luck i'm the world is
dre simply to ignorance. bad manage
ment or waSteful habits !
I'm writing the above IDEAS which
Seem so clear and correct to me the
ShddeSt thOu"ht in their connection is
that they will not he read bv those
who most need their consideration
We who read and value reading must