PentaSophia on Nostr: The intelligent farmer will first of all raise what he can for the year round needs ...
The intelligent farmer will first of all raise what he can for the year round needs of his family, and then corn and hogs, or wheat or cotton, or anything else for exchange.
Recall the history of the West. First came the Yankee, the Pennsylvanian, the Kentuckian, the Ohioan. In their footsteps followed the German, the Dane, the Swede, and the Irish. They came to the West to establish a home, to make a living for their families - and they did. The land, the atmosphere were most favorable. There was no better spot on God's green earth. They purchased the land. They planned their work and the use of their products. Wheat for the mill and bread, hogs for lard and bacon and meat; cows for milk, butter, and cheese; the calf and beef and sheep were butchered when needed. There were potatoes and vegetables. There were the orchards, the bees, the chickens, the ducks, the geese, and the turkeys. Corn and hay to feed the animals fertilized the land. Every Western farmer produced a surplus that he exchanged with his neighbor or traded at the store for clothing and other material that he could not produce himself. Whatever cash he received was used to pay for his land and for taxes, and he always had a nest egg for a rainy day. He had little cash, but he had independence. He paid his bills, he built and maintained churches. The community in which he lived prospered. The whole nation was better because of his prosperity.
-From the book Rural Roads to Security
Recall the history of the West. First came the Yankee, the Pennsylvanian, the Kentuckian, the Ohioan. In their footsteps followed the German, the Dane, the Swede, and the Irish. They came to the West to establish a home, to make a living for their families - and they did. The land, the atmosphere were most favorable. There was no better spot on God's green earth. They purchased the land. They planned their work and the use of their products. Wheat for the mill and bread, hogs for lard and bacon and meat; cows for milk, butter, and cheese; the calf and beef and sheep were butchered when needed. There were potatoes and vegetables. There were the orchards, the bees, the chickens, the ducks, the geese, and the turkeys. Corn and hay to feed the animals fertilized the land. Every Western farmer produced a surplus that he exchanged with his neighbor or traded at the store for clothing and other material that he could not produce himself. Whatever cash he received was used to pay for his land and for taxes, and he always had a nest egg for a rainy day. He had little cash, but he had independence. He paid his bills, he built and maintained churches. The community in which he lived prospered. The whole nation was better because of his prosperity.
-From the book Rural Roads to Security