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Show ISOME HOME TALK. Although the fact is not tnerallj : realized, yet it is true, nevertheless, that if any occupation in life is more important than another, it must be farming. The fanner should not only j learn to know his business and his 1 duty, but he should realize his im- portance. To be a successful farmer requires a vast amount of knowledge. Not only should the farmer have good horses, but ha should know how to take care of them; lie should understand under-stand the make-up of the horse, the physiology of the animal. He should not only understand the common ailments ail-ments that the horse is subject to, but he should also know the proper remedies to be applied to sooth or cure those ailments. He needs to make it his special duty, to take good care of his horses, and in regard to them always keep in mind this golden rule: "A merciful man is merciful to his beast.'" The horses should be treated with kindness in all places, and at all times, and among other things, by all means give them a comfortable com-fortable place in the winter. Blankets do not cost much, but they give a vast amount of comfort to the horse. When t'i" faithful animal has lieen working hard all day, when unhitched and put tip, it needs the warmth of a blanket. The next thing tlie farmer needs to - understand is the nature of the soil of j . his land. He does not only need to " I know the chemical property of his land, .but also of everything that is to I j be raised thereon. Every person knows that a human being would M ' hlarxa to death im xrnnd hay s ahoie I - oum on venison. On the other hand a horse could live and grow fat on good hay, and a -human being on venison. So it is with Jie seed sown in the ground. It draws its nourishment nourish-ment from the soil where it is sown, provided there is any suitable food within reach. If there is not, the seed will starve like the horse on venison. Hence if the farmer knew the chemicals of the soil, and of the several kinds of vegetables, fruits and grains, there would be less disappointment, more profit at less labor and expense, and more surety about quantities and qualities of crops. The manure is another important factor in farming, for it, as well as soils and vegetation, has different comical properties, and it is just as necessary to understand its qualities as those of tlie soil, vegetation and animals. The manure is food to the .soil: soil is the food for plants and vegetation ve-getation in general; while vegetation is food for animals. Each one of these absorb such nourishment only, as is . suitable to its peculiar and individual older. "Everything after its kind." Not on the understanding of this principle only, but on the strict adherence thereto depends the true success in farming. The profit in farming cannot be judged by the number of acres cultivated, but by the amount harvested: har-vested: It is less profitable to raise ien bushels to an acre on fifteen acres, than forty bushels to an acre on ten.- ' What is worth doing is worth doing wt l! " So with farming. It is not the amount f work done, but how it is done. From all this it can be seen that a successful farmer is an intelligent and educated man, else he could not succeed. suc-ceed. He also must be of the truest and most progressive character, as no mil progress can exist in any land without I lie fanner taking an active part therein, for the farmer is truly both the keel and mainstay on the ship of state. The farmer should k; rn to understand his importance in a (.'umm unity, and- in the state. He should le regarded among the most important and honorable citizens. Why should he who ''feeds them all" b.)W to or regard himself inferior to any other person? Let the farmer hold up his head, for all are compelled to look up to him. |