Year: 1872

The great work OF life ID to discipline,
and educate ourselves. The end of each
year finds us better or worse. No matter
how prosperous the year may have been,
if we are less patient, more inconsidcrate.
conccited, proud, and selfish, our time has
been ill-spent but if we are growing
men-growing in love. joy, peace, long
suffering. gentleness, goodness, faith,
pering. We may have seen hard times,
but we have not lived in vain. We are ,
better men. A farmers best field III him,
self. This field can be plowed and culti-
waited Just as well in the winter sin tho
summer. The commencement ofa new
year is a good time to top-drcss it, OF, if
need be, to break it up and commence
new rotation. Kill the weeds, and ba
careful to SOW good seed, and plenty of IL.
Energy, industry, forethought, patience.
and temperance in eating. drinking,
sleeping, and working. Many farmers
work too hard: they are intemperate IN
this respect Many more are too anxious.
They have not faith enough. Some are
too hopeful. They hope for good crops
without using the means to obtain them.


PAY YOUR DEBTs.-Or, at any rate.
ascertain exactly what you owe. A run. I
ming account not unfrequently runs away
with farm. If you are in debt, and
have anything to sell, dispose of it at once,
and pay your debts. Nothing deadens .
MANS energy and destroys all manly feel
ing like little debts. You will feel like
new man when they are paid. ''A



BE PRoMPT.-Credit is very desirable
to any energetic man. and nothing teudsr
SO much to secure credit as ptomptness In
meeting all obligations. The way to get
credit Is to use it, and not abuse it.
FARMERS ARE MANUFACTURERS and
compete with each other. The farmer
that can manufacture the best articles nc
the least cost is the one that Iaakes the
most money. His skill and knowledge
must be directed to this object. -.
THOROUGH CULTIVATION is always
profitable on all land that is cultivated at,
all. This is true whether We adopt high
farming or slow farming; whether we 1.-Two
east or west, on high priced or low-priced
land. If we work it at all, We must cul-
tivate it thoroughly. a5 %


THINx OF THESE THINGS, and get
ready for the work.


Write down all that you intend to do
the coming year. Writing is great help
to thought as well as to memory. Write
down exactly how you propose to do the
work, and what with, and when.


If you have never kept Diary, Eow il
the time to commence. Nothing Is more
interesting and useful than well kept
record of everything done on the farm.
state of the weather. condition Of the stock
aud what you are feeding, etc.


Make an Inventory of everything on
the farm and in the house, with an esti-
mate of its value. Do it carefully and
thoroughly. In case of FIRE, it will be "
great help in settling insurance claims,


ATTEND TO YOUR INsURAScE.--Sce
that it is not run out, and that the COM
panes are sound.


WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR ASH
Es?-Many fires originate from osrcless-
ness in placing ashes in barrsls, or throw
ing them in loose heap where they como
in contact with wood. Provide suits
bio place for them. either of brick or
iron.


Animals must receive constant and re-
gular attention. They can not be neg
lected for II single day. BE careful to
give them abundance of fresh water, and
avoid as much as possible compelling
them to drink water that is full of melt
ing SHOW or Ice. Provide some kind Of
shelter for all animals. aa