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HBtii '■_f«A<>*>-*» TI^kI A . **W _f\V#* Aj ,*.tf>tf*'~ H&*_1 3SSR_* ^Tftm^G^ ^S^^^^^^^^S^ 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.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1903, v. 58, no. 46 (Nov. 14) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA5846 |
Date of Original | 1903 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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Transcript | HBtii '■_f«A<>*>-*» TI^kI A . **W _f\V#* Aj ,*.tf>tf*'~ H&*_1 3SSR_* ^Tftm^G^ ^S^^^^^^^^S^ 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. |
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