The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-30

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best advantage. The reasons why things are 90
will appeal to all classes. Telling a man tia,
something Is true. without explaining the reason.
is not always convincing For instance. il a ten.
ant is told that shallow cultivation for corn Ia
best. particularly the later civilizations, he NAV
not be convinced and maybe not much impression
is made on him: but II 1t is explained that the
corn roots spread across the middles as soon "a
the corn Is of considerable size and that they are
near the surface of the ground. 1t will be UNDER
stood that deep cultivation then would cut of tho
roots and injurc the corn. Likewise. a good I'M
preston will be made IL 1t Is explained that loose
coil to the depth of one and n half to two inches
on top of the land will let rain into the soil ran
idly and that the sam loose layer OF soil will pre-
vent the air and sun from drying out the moisture
that IL further down. because the moisture can.
not easily come up through the Jumps Of loose
soil aud the spaces that are between them. That
kind OF explanations will convince the tenant
that there In reason In tho recommendations mad.
for his guidance.
he - Capable and Worthy Guide to Your Ten
.nts.-A landowner may feel that he is above
mixing up with hts tenants 81 that he may better
understand them and instruct them. but he Is
mostly interested In results. II he was a mer-
chant. he would not think /, bclittlcd him 10 give
them all tn. attention necessary to get profit from
them by selling goods: and he can jus, as well
civ. them enough attention on the farm TO get
pront from them by learning their needs and pc
suiiarIslea aud Instr ucting them to make better
crops. II a man was foreman OF a construction
sang. the mcn under him would look TO him for
guidance. aud they would appreciate their reia-
ton tn him II h. always showed that he knew
how 10 do things. a gang OF workmcn will follow
such a man aud work for him and fight for him
because they honor him a. a capable leader. They
will overlook many things II ho is IL G. capable lead
CT. The land-o~ncr should be- that. II h. cannot
M~E H. ~ ~u.w~ty4 kt.u a. akA.fl ~
able Ia nil tho place OF "A leader OF recognized
ability. but the land -o~n.r himself ought TO set
better rcaalia IN a leader than a", s-psossasassvs
81 ssaasaafr iYa sa isaa hssofs n, ono can act as .a'' sos. 2.
himssif-not mere scratching of III. ground q.
must understand tho principles wing thu
growth OF crops. what Causes certain effects. and
u" must @ho" no" To make soil fertility while
producing eFops. IL. cannot lnau.nc, others Ia
40 better farming tn he himself understands how
- 90 IL aud how 10 itmpart the infor nation To
'""e" "oFN'nE under him. IL. will find It more
profitable 10 instruct himself than to do nothing
""s CITY out about inefficient labor. fs cannn,
s"'h@so hia tenants: but. anlcss he has less tact
'aan other larg. land owners hay, had he can
improve" 'h"tr methods and ins,iil ambition 10
'a"m' lilo viii need pcraia,enc.. but tina, Ia CALI
while. 1
Comparative Demonstration In Tenant Farm.
*.-'h department OF Agriculture fluids head
, b" ""ae toward better farming through the
'hhaenc" OF denomination farma wbv cannot
~" large land pront by trying 10 make as
many tenants as possibl. demonstration farmers
aha"f ha own Instruction. Thoa, who follow
k""a instructions will max. extra profit for them
a.,s" ana Tor tho landowner the nrst year. and
N"'" superior work of tho first year viii move
Others tn do better the second s..,,. c,nv,ness
when argument ayaiis nothing
CHAS. NJ. SCHERER.