The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-06
FORTUNES FOR THRIFTY FARMERS.

Timothy Kinney. who was born In ire
land. A few years ago he was a day
iaborer ut Madison. Wis. Later he
was car repairer In the Union Pa
chic shops at Rawiins. wyo. After he
had been promoted TO be station agent
ne went into cattle. Storms killed
them. Fourteen years ago he turned
TO sheep. He didn't have much money,
nut ne did have uncommon pluck and
that carried him through the panic OF
1894. when wool was scarcely worth
! the shearing and when mutton couldn't
De given away In Wyoming Since their
ne mas sold $4,000 worth OF wool ar,1
si3s.ooo OF sheep In a single year. Re
10 also banker and merchant.
One or the divisions In the agricul-
turai department In called the bureau
OF farm management. An expert, q
man or sound general and special edu-
cation. w. j. Spitlman, 10 In charge OF
II His duty In To tell the farmers OF
the country. when they ask for advice.
how TO plant their fields and how to
Set the best results. He goes over each
qucntiy sends for n rough map OF some
farm. He can nearly always tell .ex-
actly what ought 90 be done. and his
counsel has raised many a DISCOURAGED
farmer from poverty To Independence.
receive letters every day" he told
me: "froan clerks. lawyers. clergymen
and school teachers asking AZ n decent
living can actually be made ON a farm.
The ferment toward agriculture n GYM
erai. and q great movement 20 the
country. ft seems TO me. In coming
entsy"
Some times I give them specific IN
stances or success on farms. telling
them what men. whom I know have
really done. The owner of Eve acr~@
or land. whose case am famtliar vita
grows alfalfa. feeds cows. sciia butter
and milk and nets SO an acre Ia profffs
annually. Besides. he raises neariy
everything he eats Forty dDiiars n
month and Independence ara WORTH
having and worth TALKING about
Il know man In tho state o< Wash
ington." Professor Spiiimau went ON To
say. "a banker. who invested all that
he had In Iron mines that contained
very little iron. Ruined In fortune and
health. having n wife and SIX children.
the eldest of whom was n daughter IA
years OF age. he bought eighty acras. oc
timber land. After his house and harm
were up and several cows. had been.
bought. he found that he owed 1900.
such was his beginning. He. added
chickens to his cows and little by little
he cleared his land. Remember that he
was In the very midst OF a heavy for4
est. Chopping trees and. lifa out Of
doors restored his health. His Children
assisted him. and he was never Obliged
To hire any help. One OF his daughters
keri hts books. He figured che cost Of
every crop. OF every pound of buttnr,
o. every dozen Of eggs TO the last cant.
AT the start he made the working day
on his farm ten hours long: that rule
he has steadily adhered TO ever since.
Business with him and his family be-
g2n at o'clock In the morning. At o.
IN the afternoon ut was brought To a
stop The evenings were devoted 10 rest
aud amusement-to reading games and
80 on. He went into the wilderness
fourteen years ago. Last year HIS net
pront was $4,000. In the meantime ha.
has educated his children; one. OF his.
sons In a scientist In the employ OF thu
government at n good salary. He has.
devoted his farm to eggs and butter
Not being near the market OF n large
city. he has not received high prices at
any time for what he had TO sell.
This year he has gone into fancy.
chickens. Last sumner one. of. hisp
neighbors asked him the prise OF a big
rooster that was strutting around In
his chicken coop. While he was, hash
tattpg. not knowing whether to. aalx. so
or u cents. his neignbor took. HIS, breath
e~ay by offering SIS. He waa,ao dumb
founded that he said he guessed he
would Keep the rooster himself. NOW h8
In charging big prices for eggs. and higr-
ger prices for chickens. and honass tn,
make good deal more money this ynAn
than he did last. =.
Let me tell you about a farnar IN.
Ohio" Professor spiilmau said. "Hn..
too. has eighty acres. Lasl spring. ha.
Wrote To me saying that. although ha.
worked like a horse he never had any
money. and he wanted To know ~ we
thought he could make a. living by NOV
ing To town and becoming a drayman.
He kept three cows. he said. and could
turn out good butter. which was about
the only thing no. could do, with. any
degree OF success. told him to sand
me "A map OF his farm. He did So. ana
I took 10 out OF my pocket from time to
time. md thought IL over. Then told
him what TO plant and where TN plant.
and also how he could Increase the
number OF his cows. didn't hear from
him until the other day. He apologized
for not writing sooner saying. K have
been 80 busy carrying oait your plans
that have neglected Ia. thank You. Let
me tell you now. however. that have
made more money during the last year
than ewes before In my life. Somebody
else will have TO be the Village dray-