The Objects of Farming.
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The main objects Of farming, are OF
should be, two-fold viz:


!. The greatest net profit, with refer
ence, however.


E. To the improvement, or al least to
the preservation of the fertility Of the soil.


He that wears out his land by parsimo-
NOUS stinting Of manure, and labor, and
close cropping, with view 10 present gain,
may be compared to the incorporate man
who parts with his last COW that fed his
family, to crafty his incorporate indulgen-
ces. While good land always pays liber-
al reward to labor, poor land often beggars
its proprietor. The fault is often admit
ted, that our farmers cultivate too much
land 10 cultivate it we'll; that they are too
parsimonious of their expenditure to put
and keep it in good order; and that they
rely more upon propi,ions seasons, good
luck, and the special bountcs of Provi-
dence, for good crops, than they do upon
good management-upon the capital and
labor employed in the improvement oftheir
grounds. There is no sounder maxim for
the guidance of the farmer, than that
which teaches what you do, do WE'LL"
.TBuel.