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Calculation by tbe Farmer.
In days gone by, it was generally understood that the merchant must be a shrewd
man, the lawyer aa*acuto man, that the doctor of physic and of divinity must be learned
—that all active and professional characters
must depend for success on an observing and
reflecting mind.    The farmer was deemed a j
man who could not get his living by his wits, j
so he had to work, and extort from Mother j
Earth a scanty supply for the wants that had I
to be regarded. i
As society has improved, learning to ap- j
pre-ciate its real and true benefactors, and as !
tho farmer, as  an individual, has  bettered |
his own condition, he has risen to a higher
place.
Still, there is a great difference among farmers—they range from tho meanest and
feeblest men, up to the best and most influential in the nation. All farmers have to
work with their own hands, cultivate the
land, work oxen and raise stock. They all
make butter and cheese, and raise more or
less for market. Their occupation is the
same—their implements thc same. Whence
the difference among them'? Some having
money to let, others hiring money; some always having fat cattle, and others poor;
some always having enough ef everything,
and others pinched on every side; some always having leisure, yet keeping ahead of
their work, others forever behind hand, and
in a hurry, too.
Now, what makes this difference among
these two classes of husbandmen?
The cause ofthe difference is as plainly to
be seen as the sun at noon-day. Those who
make good calculations thrive, those who do
not do headwork as well as handwork, lose
ground in more ways than one.
Sound calculation is indispensable to the
successful farmer. There is no man in any
profession who needs the habit of thinking,
more than such.   It is not needful for him to
be ever rushing on, hurrying and driving
men, cattle, and everything else about him.
It is better policy for him to keep cool, and lay
good plans.
There is nothing wonderful about the word
"calculation." Some seem to think that
only the favored few can calculate.. This
notion is as wrong as it is pernicious in its influence. Calculation does not demand great
occasions for its judicious exercise. Small
affairs need it just as much as great ones. A
man needs the habit of making wise plans,
whether be has a large farm or one of a few
acres—whether he does much or a little business.
It would be well did many persons understand that calculation is a habit, though some
acquira it more readily than others. As it is
a habit, it is to be cultivated; and the more
it is cultivated, the more active and important will it become.
We have all to learn from experience. If
one commits an error through passion, haste
or negligence; and he sees. the consequence
of the mistake, let him put a peg in there, and
the next time ho finds himself in such circumstances, let him be calm and calculate a
little, and he will soon find that he can calculate as well as others, reaping the benefit
thereof, too.
No man, more than the farmer, needs to
look ahead, and keep his mind ahead of his
work; then his work will be done in season,
in order, and in the proper manner. A farmer should never move a step or do anything, without having his mind wide awake.
When ho plows, he must not only think
of turning the furrows as fast as possible, so
as to get through soon, but ho ought to see
the connection between his work in the
spring and his crops tho next fall. He should
see that deep plowing will bury many seeds
of weeds so deep that they will not vegetate, that it will fit his land for dry weather
or wet weather; and that thorough pulverization of the soil is the one thing needful for
a handsome harvest.
Let every farmer who wishes to get ahead
and keep ahead in temporal concerns, not
forget to use his head in making good calculations.
J£3?~A Cow that runs almost   entirely  to
milk will grow poorer even in good pasture.
She will require more water and grass, and -j
her milk will be inferior in quality unless <
pains be taken to furnish her with rich food. ]
She will be likely too, short lived. j
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