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VOL. LVin.
How a Young Man  Earned a Farm.
-Editors   Indiana   Farmer:
Abont ten years ago a mere boy began
ta. work for a fanner. When his yenr
was up he aiuit. A few ilnys later another good farmer asked tne if I knew
a good hand. As this bof was my near
n.'iclilaaar 1 snid yes. The farmer hired
him. He stayed over Sfe years ansl then
went to Ohio and workesl two years mere
a ii ii farm; then came back to his home
and got married to an industrious farm-
daughter. He rented a farm; then
went liack to the good old farmer two
mora- years. Now he bought 100 acre*
of gooal land for $400. He went conald-
erably in debt, but he and his willing vt ife
are not afraid: with pood health they will
.-oine out clear in a few years and then
will have a good home for life.
Borne may ask: How did he save so
mnch in so short a time, with only monthly wagea? I answer: He did not drink,
and po to town of nights ami squander
liis money and stnngth. and did not bny
a horse and buggy to take his best girl
riditrg. They walked while young. After
a f.-w years they H_l lac able tai bay a
line rig and take it easy in their old days
when they most need rest. As "John"'
doesn't drink, he will keep in gooal health
and never get "old." To-day be stands
up as straight as a soldier. I aaked Mm
the other day how many times he went
behind the barn and kicked himself for
buying that dear farm.' He saial. "Nerer.
He likes it better every day." His and
his wife's happy looks showeal it plainly. I feel happy, too, as I was instrumental in helping him to a place with a
good,   sober   farmer. J.   B-nn.-tt.
Sunman.
^;^^\.u,m^IANAPOLIS, NOV. 14, 1903.
1.1 .lUii	
NO. 46
and working without dined oversight. Y t
man's inventive genius is gradually dis
placing  animal   labor   with   in.'lchinery.
We bare no account of flesh lacing need
till after the Flood, and is it not ronuirk-
able how rapidly the length of human life
sod from that time. It just now
occurs to me that one of the me Will for
permitting the use of animal faaaad was to
keep man from cannibalism. It is sai.l
that when the hog was introdua-cil inlai
saiine of the cannibal islands tin- nativi-s
ceased to c;it "long pork." History tells;
of instances when- people have licen driven
to   the   dire   necessity   of     eating     human
neighbor as thyself, which wouhl. in time
do away with slavery. B. S. C.
1 loptity.
Observations.
Editors  Indiana   Fanner:
We ol.siTvc that the farmer who always has time to stop and tnlk about the
sliiaiU'oniings of the gaav..*riiina*ut, particularly of tho "other party." seldom has banner crops.
That hustling farmers live in breezy
sections,   and   breathe   lots   of   ozone.
That successful farmers read Uie experience   of   all   farmers,   successful     and
It is hoped that the pri
down at or near ten cents a
lias been below thai  faar a v
Come South, but don't e
expectation of getting lab.iln
ing   cptton. Diversity   of
salvation   of   the   Saiutliern
have the  m.ast   al*'sirable all
anal   I   soil   that    under   pro
will   pi-oaluee   anything   you
l.V  oottOO.
•e   will   settle
pound, but it
•ek or two.
ane  with   the
sly rich rais-
rops   i.s   the
rmer.       We
und climate
r  treatment
ant—except
BS. C. S.
Why I am a Vegetarian.
Kalltors   Indiana   Farmer:
I notice in the Farmer of October 10 -
I. X. (.'. demands proof for my assertions.
Wonld say that in my case, the proof of
the pudding has been in the eating. For
two or three years I have lived almost ex-
clasively on a vegetable diet, and have
been both surprised and pleased at the result: for I did not believe it possible to
endure active farm work without the use'
of meat. As I. N. C. says, we need a balanced ration: but we don't need to go ont'
ot the vegetable kingdom to get it. Such
s a-getables as beans and peas supply abun- j
aiant proteids or tissue-builders, while:
starch, sugar and vegetable oil supply the '■
lent and force needed. For some time I j
used lard or bntter, but having tried re- >
fined cottonseed oil I prefer it to either.
In regard to clothing, I have got along j
very well with cotton in place of wool.   It
is sai.l that in the cold climate of Russia
linen has been  found  preferable to  wool. *
I believe that the use of animals, both for
food and clothing, and I might add. also. |
for work, was only intended till man would
be able to provide something better.
When man was placed on the earth,
hi sfood was "every herb lacaring seed,
which is npon the face of. the earth, and
every tree in the which is the fruit of a
tree yielding seed." Even the animals
were not to devour on" another, bnt were
to r-.it the herbs of the field. Though not
to be of use for food, they were no doubt
to lie of use to man in subduing the earth:
some by simply occupying it till he should
need it himself, and others to he active
helpers in his work, much as some of our
domestic animals are now. only much more
docile and intelligent and some of th-*m
possibly having the power of speech. Imagine how useful our work animals might
l>e if they were capable of obeying orders
On Bear Biver.   Michigan.
flesh, and it is hard to tell what might
have been, had there not been snch an
abundant supply of animals.
In dealing with fallen humanity the
Lord often permits things that would not
be necessary but for man's sinful nature.
Moses gave the people the right of divorce,
not because it was so from the beginning
but because of the hardness of their
hearts. Samuel gave them a king because
that was the best that could be done for
them when they rejected the Lord as ruler.
The Lord fed the children of Israel forty
vears with mana. which no doubt was a
perfect food, but when they lusted for the
flesh pots of Egypt, he sent them quails.
"He gave them their heart's desire, but
sent leanness on- their souls." Daniel
"purposed in his heart that he would not
defile himself with the portion of the king's
meat, nor the wine which he drank." You
see flesh food and wine (alcohol) and I
might adal tobacco, tea. and coffee and
other hurtful things seem to g. together,
and if onr temperance workers would give
more attention to instructing the people
In the use of properly (elected, properly
prepared food, they would accomplish
Iheir purpose sooner: for if people ww
properly fed tbey wonld oot .rave stimulants.
In the Xew Testament you will find as
much ground for the use of wine as for
the use of flesh food. Onr Savior did not
give specific commands on manv things.
bat gave general principles that would
in time, produce ra-sults. as the world was
prepared for them. He did not forbid
slavery,   but   said.   "Thou   shalt   love   thy
Otherwise; then profit from the wheat that
I is in  the experiences.
That we often learn more from the fail-
! ures  of  others,   honestly   portrayed,   than
we  do of so mnch   success,  something  in
the line of danger: signals and buoys.
That  with   rural   free     delivery,     and
farm   telephones,   there   is   less   going   to
town to spend part of the time in question-
'. able  places  and   at questionable    amusements.
That the drouth was a great educator,
especially in the way of feeding otherwise
in  other years,  waste material.
That science and experiment stations
are great farm educators in the way of
letter tillage, better crops, better stock,
more  intelligently  cared   for.
That while haste sometimes means
waste.  too slow is at least as bad.
That the wide-awake individual who attends   to  his own   business  will   be  in   at
the home stretch, even if the start is lone-
' some.
That  Rural  wishes you  well.
Rnral
Price of Cotton.
Editor*  In.linnn   Fnrmpr:
The absurdity of the claim of your near-
bv contemporary that Southern farmers
are getting lfk? a pound for cotton, or 12c
in the Held unpicked, is very anmsirrg to
sny the least. It is the first breath of a
suggestion even that I ever heard of cotton being sold in the field to a dealer.
Sometimes a farmer will sell his claim
to a crop as a tenant, in case of failure
or dissatisfaction, bnt it is not sold to
a man known as a cotton buyer.
Rice in the PhllllpineJB
_ an article of fooal. ri. a- ccupies the
same position in the Philippina i as wheat
.Iocs   in   America   and   Eui This   ren
ders its cultivation in the islands a matter of prime importance. At present they
are being drained of millions of dollars
yearly, for tlic procurement of rice from
continental Asia. Investigation-! by Wil-
fr.-d Bondreau, the agent in -harge of
rice investigations in the islands shows
that, under normal conditiians, not only
can a snlliciency be grown there to feed
the entire poinjlM-ien <>'Jjf'fVr hipelaj
Lhut-thJ^etTfe a surplus _Jteexi»a.s -^ T^
In the eleven months ended Ma.-^fc
the   import   of   rice   into   the   Philipp.^
was of the value of $9,116,116 gold. Thesl
figures gave ea a total import for the yeai-a—-
' of  about  $10,000,000.       Of    this    large
amount   only   $281   came   to   the   United
States.    The Dutch East Indies got nearly  $6,000,000.  and   China    followed     for
marly  $2,500,000.    Japan  and   Siam  got
practically all  the rest.
In the same fiscal year the United
Statea imported $3,061,473 worth of this
useful commodity, in spite of the rapidly
in.-reasing rice production of Louisiana
and Texas. These figures show over
$1.",.1100,000 passing from American to
faareign pockets each year for a necessary product, every pound of which, and
more, can We raised under the American
flag.
Mr. Boudreau significantly says: "The
consumption of rice greatly exceeds the
production, notwithstanding the fact that
there are extensive areas distributed
throughout the archipelago which are admirably adapted to the growing of rice.
Indeed the natural conditions for the production of this crop are so favorable that
it would not be surprising to see the Philippines become, within the next ten years
one of the leading rice producing countries of the world, providing scientific
methods for culture and modern agricultural implements are adopted.
Schenectady.   Oct.  5. W.  J.   B.
—It seems a little queer that "the consumption of rice exceeds the production."
We presume the writer intended to say
"The demand exceeds, etc."
Strange Place For Bees.
Editors Indiana Fanner:
Near this place this afternoon, I found
I a very strange thing.    Upon two or three
; small   limbs   of  a   sapling,   some   twelve
j feet  from  the   ground   and   directly  over
I the roadway, is a  swarm  of bees.    One
! gallon, I should say. and two good sized
j pieces of comb, one 12 or 14 by 6 or 7 in-
jehes:   the  other  not   quite   so   large.     I
make a rude sketch that gives an idea of
how   it   looks.     Now   is   this   not   something new?    Did  you ever know of anything of the  kind?"        H.  a.  Turney.
Worthington.  October 8.
—It is indeed, a  strange place for bees
taa   work.     Wish   you   had   taken   a   snap
shot of the combs for us, that we might
give it to our readers in  a photo-engraving.    Those beea ought to lie taken in and
hived   by   som-body   before   colai   weather.