ENERGY IN FARM WORK. 69t 



was all accomplished by the end of the second year, the farm 

 paying a profit all the time, with a fine future prospect. 



Details of leading features of my management are best- 

 given under corresponding heads ; for example : 



ENERGY IN FARM WORK. 



I alwaj^s drove my work, never allowed it to crowd me. 

 Some persons are always behind in their farm work. There is 

 no need of this. It is a sure indication of incompetency. 

 Haying and harvest is generally considered a very busy, 

 dreaded time. I could never see any difference, merely em- 

 ploying more help then, — beforehand of course. I was always 

 pushing my work. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, and to me 

 it was haying and harvesting all the year round, so far as being 

 busy was concerned. Nor could I ever find time to get away. 

 In pushing my work I always anticipated its scope. When the 

 corn was ready to cut, I hired extra help and cut and husked 

 it rapidly, the regular month men cribbing it and stacking the 

 fodder, and as soon as done beginning the Fall-plowing (clay 

 ground) before it should freeze up. I always had my crops in 

 on time, anticipating the time and work. For example, it 

 would take one drill a certain number of days to put in sixty 

 acres. I always commenced at it early, ahead of time, to antici- 

 pate unforeseen delays, or bad weatlier. Once I was remon- 

 strated with, that the weather was too bad (being damp and 

 even slightly drizzling) to do good drilling. I replied, "So. 

 long as the ground is not too damp to cover the grain prettjr 

 well, I must keep on, or it may be yet even worse and make the 

 last of the crop late." I kept on so several days, finally finished, 

 when the weather became rainy for several days ; it was about 

 the close of seeding time too, but the crop was in and did 

 finely. 



SKILLFULLY DIRECTING HIRED HELP. 



My experience and observation is, that lack of this is one 

 of the most common causes why farms employing hired help da 

 not pay better. I was always first on tlie ground, and last to 

 leave it. I would not allow talking while at woik, but waa 



