The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

panic have all had a tendency to de-
press the market. But with the return
of prosperity, which is near at hand,
trucking will be brought back to profit
| able business.
If there is any one present who is en-
| gagged in truck growing, or who contem-
plates going into it, | would advise them
to do rather intensive than extensive
farming. From past experience | can
assure you that there is more money in
any kind of farming as to that in a
| small acreage, we'll cared for, than in a
large acreage just fooled with or shah
billy cared for. There is only one way
to make money from the trucking and
fruit business, and that is: Understand
and attend to your business. This might
be summed up as follows: BE good
farmer: do what you do, we'll; be on
time with your stuff; use good tools and
fertilizers literally; spray and disinfect
for insects and disease; put up real
nice article of stuff and there will
always be a handsome profit. But past
experience teaches me that the ma ior-
ity of farmers have only one object in
view in planting, and that is to get as
many packages as possible, regardless of
their contents; and, of course, they are
disappointed as to net results. Such
people ship as many again packages as
they should.
One that is slow in motion, or in
clined to be lazy, had better keep clear
of the trucking business, as it requires
prompt attention at the right time. No
waiting-not even an hour in many in
stances. One has to live a rather act
i've life to be a successful horticulturist,
as there are so many hundreds of little
details and changes to make it keep
one always pushed for time. The horti-
cultural business is pretty and fasci-
mating business when well carried on.
When one diversifes his crops he is
always looking to something in the un-
usual to turn up. When his trees and
vines are loaded with blossom and fruit
he is living in big hopes; and sometimes
he realizes handsomely, and sometimes
lie uOcS HOt. DuJ Incic Is Ho DuSilcoS
that does not have its ups and downs.
All men, in all professions, should live
hopefully and look on the bright side
of life, and think it, and talk it, and
live it, and be ready to die by it. So,
friends, do your best to head off all of
the adversities you can, and you can
do whole lot to avoid and check them
in the way of preventing damage from
floods, storms, freezes, drouths, poor
crops, low prices, sickness, sin and death.
I will say that man is responsible for
all of these adversities, and can prevent
all of these caamities. except death; and
he can so live as to prolong life and pre-
vent death for many years until death
shall finally overtake him from old age.
Some will say I have quit talking
about horticulture and it's pursuits and
gone to preaching. NOT so, friends, ex-
cept that teaching is preaching. In that
sense l am preaching how to get the
most out of this life in a good old hon
est and Christian way. And as a man
liveth, so shall he reap. So I eXhort
you to live to eat and eat to live. Be
vegetarian; live mostly on fruits and
vegetables, thereby giv@ you more en-
ergy and vigcr. There is as much to
live for in the eye as there is in'the ap-
petite. One loves to see pretty things