Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-04-20
AGRICULTURAL.
FARMERs. MnRk F0R ArRlL


as well as ms old Ones clam has cae and the least
neglect un this point may occasion ,scs which ycr
of to can hardly repay. Too ma.t sccu 90 suppose
ibai because the snow rs gone, and the sheep
are permitted 90 GO into the fields. "a Ncr} bad policy
80 i.l, scasouty tbc w1yl therefore, less aucuaus
necessary, and riat they may be safely permitted 20
'>hlrA for themselves Now no man who understands
Doc, true interests Nl do this lie is aware that ani-
mails &C. -Hd looking TO nuw as much ever, and
Is prnb3.ic at The ua'tcniiyo farmer looscs more
of DIS stock 90 April than iu any other month 90 the
year. Look then well 90 your animals, that tia,
oXpIes,ivcly. bat unfortunately too often appropriate
phrase porcrty struck, be not applicable your crca-
turcs. One great secret Of having first rate cattle
sheep, and swine, consists IN keeping them a first
rate condition al all times.
Piotrug DO not pillow when your land is not in
Fl, cond to work. Some soils, those OF a light and
porous al, ready for the pillow the frost
is out but there many of caycy heavy, rcton-
tive kind, IN which early blowing, or moving tho soil
while wet, would prove fatal TO ctop. Such must
remain until sufficiently dry to work without adhesion,
or the labor upon them Is than thrown away
To remedy such tendency adhesion, far as prac-
ucahe, they should be thoroughly undcrdmined, which
vii much reduce the period OF time in which they can
no, be worked, 1t is generally an excellent plan TO
pillow heavy soils in the al, while quite dry, as the
winters frost pulyeu'os them, and they fit to work
earlier than when left for spring blowing.
Spring can. Spring wheat, barley, and oats, will
succeed best when put into the earth can
be properly fitted for their reception Wheat when
sown late very apt TO suffer from blight rust, and
give an inferior kernel barley is injured by the extreme
heat Of summers. unless its growth far advan-
ced that such effect take place; aud although
oats will bear late sowing better than other grains, vet
every farmer is that his heaviest crops and best
! beUled oats produced by early sowing Some far
mcrs who raise oats, select their thIsy fields and
them late will admit the rpeuing OF the grain
This late sowing finds tho ground in state favorable
to rapid aud vigorous germnation; and the check the
late blowing gives the thistle enables the Young oats
to attain tho asccndcncy, which they usually maintain
through the season. This treatment is however only
paative it does not destroy the thistle; and spring
crops do more than any thing else to extend and per-
peuate this pest Of the farmer, We convinced that
summer allOws without regard to spring grains,
be more generally adopted by tlers OF the soil if they
would hope have their lands continue fit cultivate
Peas Next 10 corn, for making pork in est-
nation, ranks the pea; and IN clean soils crop OF them
may pTeCcdc a Wheat crop with advantage. Peas may
be sown early; it matters not how early as they are
rarely injured by spring ross, and they the
or fit to remove from the field where wheat IS 10 be
sown. Some important experiments made by Mr. Plum
mer last year. seemed to prove that peas might be sub
| eced to the action OF boiling water minute with
injury, but with the effect of destroying the larvn
OF the pea bug, which in the fall the time Of gath
erng but Just Just below the surface OF the pea and
! is killed by the heat. We hope this experiment will
be repeated, and should it prove successful will add
much to the value of the pea crop in this country.
F21r This is one OF the plants the cultivation Of
which is too much neglected. and which is deserving
the attention of all farmers We aware that cot
ton costs less than nen but is it worth mucli And
beside, is it certain thar tanners and daughters
will be earning any thing to buy cotton with, if there
is no pulling and dressing, and spinning laXl We
would not be thought lnseusIDe TO the charms OF mU-
sic; but have dim recollection of kind that SCUM
dod much more like health, thiit and economy, than
that of the harp or piano, and that hcm Of the
spinning wheel Flax grows best in a cold moist eli
mate, and hence with us requires TO be sown eary,and
ground moist but Where flax can be dress
ed by machinery, it can in many parts Of coun-
Try, the fax crop, taken IN connection With the seed