Year: 1873

Prosperity attends one farmer, runaton
another; many oct Il good living, and
some turn their hand to some other calling
to save them from losing capital in short,
agriculture results Just about in the same
proportion with regard to profit or loss, As
mercantile pursuits Although there are
many mistakes, although there are many
misfortunes which foresight and good
Judgment cannot torestal, and the same
run of common accidents which attend
every business, Vet none need be timld in
entering on good, fair average farm for
if all particulars have been weighed and
allowance made for the purchase money,
a few disadvantages can be readily over
come. Even stock farm badly WatcrrI
should not be discouraging, as this having
been calculated ON, there are plenty Of
WAYS TO secure 4 supply OF rain To last
through the longest drou@ht9; and where
the water is kept clean, the writer has seen
ii IN standing ponds preferred 1o spring or
other fresh water 10y horses. cattle and
sheep This is mentioned Il, one oi The
greatest drawbacks. because most people
dread the trouble of keeping in orderten-
porary drinking places and the losses snN-
tanned by neglect


Making money is as readily attained ~
attention to farming As in trade and ii is
Il common error to suppose this Is TO be
accomplished only 10y the sweat of the
brow Industry is absolutely necessary
but tact IN directing labor Alright is better
than merely leading a lot of men 10y work
ING every bit Of flesh and atom Of fat OF
the body Then it is essential to be post
al in the market value Of every commod-
lily, which can only be done by attending
auction sales and rendezvous ion buying
and selling. a money-making farmer
will ascertain the prices of all varieties OF
live stock and calculate the comparative
cost of raising 50 as to be certain which
pays best he will also find out how butter
OF cheesc-making or how Wool-growinG
will pay. Doubtless in these times of high
priced and unreliable manual labor. a .yS-
tenn Of farming which Will permit OLA great
deal Of the land lying down in perpetual
grass would pay more for two reasons:
First less expenditure in wages would be
required, and second, the fertility would
NOT he extracted by selling of grain and
corn.


When Il farm has to be bought t. com
mence an agricultural career. the climate
as we'll as the soil can be chosen. and then
a system of breeding and raising stock can
be contrived to be adapted ior the end OF
having a good deal to sell with very little
to buy. However, when a farmer has be
come we'll versed in the price of all kinds
Of live stock, il is often that opportunities
can be taken to buy in a loW market, and
when there is temporary depression, and
by feeding with any grain OF other food
which is selling cheap, money can be made
and the manure from the CONSUMPTION Will
increase the value of the farm. being in
imitation of John johnson and a few other
high farmers, but which is very common
among a class of tcmant farmers in several
districts i'll England and which the tic-
quent GREAT cattle markets, taking place
annually at certain dates, enable them to
make :. practice of; tur If one market
should be to" high To answer their pui-
pose 10 buy. they can try others EW;,l
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