The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-22
FARI@NG NOT A LIFE OF DRODG
Try AS MANY PEOPLE
THINK.
SUCLES> FOLLOWS APPLICATION
Plenty of Time Is Often Curse Be
cause 1t Brings Procrastnat on
Certain Work Must Be Done When
Conditions Are Right.
(By Capt. I. F. Peck, Commissioner
of Agricultural

SUBJECT LudI oOLnc VI you poSSioy
have never seriously considered seri-
uosly, and it has caused the failure
of more farmers than all others COM
bined--it is a waste of time. None
Of us like to admit that we waste
time, but il we will look back over
very short period we will see where
we have done many things that we
put off till tomorrow, and the duties
of tomorrow left no time or place for
the neglected duty Of today.
/ have known farmers to neglect
their cleaning up, fence repairing,
ditching, getting their land ready for
the pillow with the excuse that they
had plenty of time until the time OF
blowing was late, and / have noticed
such neglect to cause land to lie idle
because it got so dry and hard they
could not break it.
| have noticed men delay blowing
by saying "Oh / have lots of Time
to get my ground ready and did, but
they waited SO long that instead OF
getting too dry there was rainy
season that kept them out, and at
last they plowed too wet and locked
up the plant food and had clods to
climb all summer when they could
~, xnia aC11 oil
they had started when their ground
was right and been ready every time
proper condition. | mention this to
show the necessity of thinking about
things at the right time. Never
leave task when everything is right
for its accomplishment just because
you have plenty of time Plenty OF
time has caused more neglect than
lack of time. There is always a
right time to do our work and doing
1t then is more profitable than done
a time for cleaning up our land,
fences and doing general repair
work so that when the ground Is in
proper condition for working we can
be ready for it. I have always
made it a rule to do such work when
/ could not work the soil. I looked
after my harness on wet days when
| could not work out doors. So when
the soil was in proper condition was
ready to work it, did work it, and it
did it's part, made good crops while
the other fellow did not. He blamed
the land, the rain or the drouth, when
the trouble with him was in leaving
until tomorrow what he sould have
done today and when tomorrow came
he would think of some gathering in
town, squirrel hunt, or good place
to fish and neglected his work. The
merchant who succeeds has no time
to waste, he must be at his place Of
business all the time, he must keep
in touch with all of the details. II
he is out of goods required he Loses
business. If he was to shut up his
store to go hunting or fishing Or to
90 to town to court, it would not be
long until he was out of business
His success in business depends upon
his giving his time and attention to
his work. No other profession but
farming could get along at all l. the
time was wasted the farmer wastes,
and there = % business or prcCes-
sion that will pay man better than
farnsYf{'if he will give it the same
abii,ss energy and concentration
necessary for success in in other pro-
iessioHs.
In farming there are certain kinds
of work that have to be done at
times when conditions are right.
While there is n great deal Of work
that can be done at any time, stirring
the soil must be done when the soil
is not too wet So we should take
alvantage of the time we cannot
work the soil, to save manure, repair
buildings and fences, clean up rub
Dish and clean out drains. If rain
ing there are always things in doors
needing attention to employ the time.
Il we take advantage of the oppertu-
mites aud push our work instead Of
letting It push us, we will always be
ready to work the soil at the right
tire.
Do not get the notion that farming
is i.fe O. drudgery-:: :s - IS
much so as other work-because the
farmer who is on the lookout and
cushing his work will be in position
70 take advantage of opportunities for