274 ADVICE TO A YOUxVG FARMER. 



of the air and water requires particular notice ; tiie form- 

 er should be pure and temperate, the latter wholesome 

 and easily obtained. The most healthy spot, therefore, 

 ought to be selected for building the house ; which, 

 where choice of situation can be commanded, should 

 be as nearly in the centre of the farm as circumstances 

 ■will allow, and be exposed neither to the summer heats, 

 nor to the rage of the winds and storms of winter. — 

 Hence a gentle elevation will be found the most eligible. 

 The buildings should be strong, substantial, and conven- 

 ient. Trees planted around buildings, occasion a cool, 

 refreshing, healthy air and shade during the heat of 

 summer, and very much break t^e cold winds and tem- 

 pests from every quarter in the winter. It is highly im- 

 proper to build near ponds, or low wet lands, because 

 the miasma which proceeds from them is so productive 

 of fevers. 



The constituent parts of a good system of agricnlture 

 are few and simple. To prepare the earth, by enrich- 

 ing, if necessary, by draining, by tilling sufficiently, by 

 securing the crops with proper enclosures, and provid- 

 ing suitable buildings for their preservation, when har- 

 vested, in connexion with npaking suitable appropriations 

 of lands for different kinds of crop*, constitute a good 

 system of husbandry. 



But there are other things necessary to the success 

 of the farmer. Industry, economy, and system, are in- 

 dispensably requisite to the improvement of agriculture ; 

 and, without these, no one has a right to anticipate suc- 

 cess. Without industry, nothing important can be ac- 

 complished ; without economy, the best directed efforts 

 will prove abortive; and, without order and system, 

 confusioa will obtain in every part, and the most efficient 

 energies be deranged. It is a maxim, that diligence 

 and perseverance will surmount every obstacle, howev- 

 er difficult ; and that with determinate resolution, maa 

 may accomplish any object to which he shall prudently 

 and skilfully direct his efforts. The duty, the com- 

 fort, the convenience, and the happiness of man, all 

 require him to be industrious and persevering; the en- 

 ergies of his mind, and the powers of his body, are suited 

 to activity, ia whatever employment he may be engag- 

 ed. 



