Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-12

that his cattle never leave it during the
period of winter feeding, by which means
ne saves all their manure for the nourish-
menfcfhis crops. His implements ofhus-
bandry aud food are ali carefully housed
and arrlnged in good order, so that thew
can be- bad when wanted for use.-FaT-
mef S Cabinet.
IHAVsET TINE.
There cannot be worse symptom in
the man ,gement of farmer, Tor indeed of
any other man whose business REQUIRES
prompsitude and forethought.) or a more
certain evidence that good calculation is
wanting, than the frequent use of the
words, | hav'nt time as a palliative for
want OF proper care, or success.
And why, my dear sir, have YOU not
time2 When you planted your corn, YOU
knew, or should have known, how manv
days work would be required to tend il
we'll, to hoe it carefully. and gather it safe
". Ii 1t remains out till the SHOWS come.
as we have frequently known a corn crop
to do. and receives material damage, there
can be no use m complaining Of the sea.
son, or saying | had not time to do other
wise.
Scarcely year fails in which farmers
do not suffer loss from being behind hand
with their business; their POTATOES are
caught by the frost, and they are forced
to feed on frost bitten potatoes for six
months; their garden plants are caught
in the snow, and half the profit of that
piece of ground is lost to them instead of
driving their work, their work drives
them. and they toll in the very fire to do
what would have been doue without effort,
had II been attended to in the season.
We know farmers who have this wear
lost from ten to twenty per cent on all their
crops by not having their work done when
It should have been; and what they have
done, has cost them more than work n,
the proper time would have done. Their
fences were not put up in the spring until
their cattle or horses had found the way
into the meadows or wheat fields; and
what is worse, acquired the habit of max
ing their way at pleasure from one field to
another. Unruly animals are truly the
curse of the farmer, and the men who
hav'nt time are always those the most
troubled with them. They did not get
their fields in order till the proper season
Tor sowing was past; why they cannottell :;
their on y reason was, they had not time
The truth is they were bad calculators =
they made no estimate oftheir means. and
OF the labor that would be required to car
ry out their plans, or such erroneous ones
as only to lead them continually astray.
Every farmer who has lived till he is
thirty years old, knows that in our lati-
tudes 1t is necessary that fall work should
be done by The first of November; at least
his corn should be safely housed his root
crops stored and secured against frost -
his buildings, barns and cattle wards mi
in order for winter; his wood house filed
with seasoned wood and every precau-
ton taken to secure comfort and prevent
loss during our long winters. When
these things are done, the thrifty farmer
finds enough to do, to prevent idleness.-
The man that has time, does much of his
ploughing in the fall, when his teams are
in good heart, and does not leave # I'm
spring, as the man who has not time Is
compelled to do.
What succession of fine apples Won
alwas manage to have" saws Mr.. a TO
Mr.. B.. "how do you contrive to procure
them p These are from nv own trees
that | grated four years since.'' is the re-
ply, "they are it is true, young. but the
produce is abundant" "Well. such an
plies are excellent, but somehow never
have any time to graft" Now we will
venture that A spends more time in going
to his neighbors for early fine apples IN
the course of every summer, than b. used
IN 2ropagating his fruit; and in the one
case permanent good is secured, while
in the other man is made but little be-.
ter than a beggar.
circumstances may occur to derange
the best laid schemes. No man is exemnt
from misfortune, losses or sickness but
unless something of this kind occurs, it is !
ioiiy' or worse. to plead in extenuation of
our mlscalculation or neglect, want oftime |
Whe3 a farmer has at his command all |
the time there is, he has no right whatev-
er TO calculate on more, or so to plan his |
business that he cannot accomplish all that
Is necessary at the proper time One of
the great secrets of success in farming. is /
10 nave every thing done at the right sea-