Fortunes for Farmers 



had to fetch home many things, but gradually he 

 discovered the offenders, and refused to lend to 

 them, when the trouble ceased. There is pleasure 

 in loaning to a man who really wants an article, 

 takes care of it, and promptly returns it. 

 If there is an accident such a one is careful to 

 repair or replace the article. But there are rene- 

 gades who have hardly anything of their own and 

 live by borrowing, and it is these who abuse kind- 

 ness, for they never dream of taking care of other 

 people's goods nor of returning them, and there is 

 no hope except in refusing to lend them anything. 

 The writer once found an implement in the 

 corner of one of these men's fields buried in a 

 rubbish heap, the woodwork rotted off, and the 

 ironwork rusted through in places by three years' 

 burial! 



Before leaving this, one wonders why farmers so 

 neglect their sacks and covers. They should be 

 branded with the owner's name on both sides 

 when purchased — it costs only a trifle — and an 

 account should be kept of bags loaned or sent with 

 goods " to be returned empty." A great many go 

 out this way, but few return. The loss is heavy, 

 and might be stopped by elementary book-keep- 

 ing. 



When studying accounts sack demurrage should 

 receive strict attention. The amount spent in this 



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