The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-17
The Far INN e n.
CORN AND WHEAT ALTER
IAN NATELY. Nt

DlAN NATELY.
.. cO,nAs-I do not send you description
nror in which have raised my corn for a
DO "' n,s, because think my crops have
x S ,S., large, but rather from their uniformity
.uhicb is desirable object for every far
W .,ip all his crops 800,
,.,w;op from my barn.yard in the spring,
,;.,, Eve 10 forty wagon loads oflong ma
,ho acre. putting it upon wheat stubble
.Tng il evenly, and pIoughing il under at least
vines deep; then narrowing lengihwise of
'.o,o and marking rows three feet apart
nIanting six to eight quarts of seed Out
~" -. acre. from the 9Th to the goth of May,
III n,,,o The season. When up, leave but
# ,,r,io hill. titled with cultivator, and
mi 'Irte during the summer without billing,
| sS,yes by cutting up at the ground from the
~ "a ,hs tent h of September, and draw il off and
III hup to cure.
VI r1. land is then ploughed once and sowed TO
~ tr one and half bushel of seed TO the acre,
N we'll narrowed in. From the above manage
.,t nv corn has yielded for the five years, at
n =, .i,ty bushels to the acre, as ascerlaned by
4 ,ua,e measure; besides giving about two tous of
Fl ,ns 10 The acre. which calculate to be worth AT
4 &c, three iourths as much as hay.
Z Nv soil is gravelly loan, dry and warm; sub
n differing very little from the surface, except a
Ite more tenacious. One advantage in planting
Nm on whea, stumble is, that il is not as liable to
i injured by worms as when planted on sward
Ind, NV wheat that have sowed after corn h as
,ielded from twenty to venty five bushels to the
cre, except the past season which was quite fail
|e owing 10 the badness of the season.
Gsntseo Co March, 1912. M. N.
Editorial Remarks Emulation in Agriculture.
Ne call the above coed husbandry. Sixty bush
!, Of Indian corn and twenty-five bushels ofwheat
Re certainly very good crops, but they are oHly
hi enough If twice as much cen be obtained. Our
Esnd says he thinks uniformity IN the yield of
hos is very desirable 10 farmers; and SO do we,
Edled they are uniformly as large as can be
Mad Goblet says he despiseth man who is
Etp,ed with his condition. We do not like the
EI,ss of this expression; but we hold that man
lua siways be seeking to make good better and
II in all cases, for the very largest product, and
6,iss M farmer to be satisfied while, in a fair
N. his negnbor is SO much. as the length OF his
&eANSe,e him. We advfse every farmer, in the
sous sense of the term, to be content with his
3bdiOn and thankful for all the blessings which
Md gives him; but we advise no man to be salts
ID when he can honestly mend his condition,
PM that condition is mended, In the compe,i-
Es ofife, never cross your neighbor patti SO as
lake The road from him; never throw him down;
tre run over him il he falls down; never rejoice
ss him down; have the magnanimity to help
nuG but never try to lift yourseifby pulling
d down, or tying to stand upon his shoulders;
10 bin fair play and cheer him on il he comes
FIRST But determined to lack no efforts, if you
beaten, to come out first yourself next time
Mt mind the lazy dogs, who are always croak-
and crying out ''you II fall, you'll fall Those
Ows do not get their eyes open in nine days;
Iced never get them open: but are always lying
The way of other people, fyou get sixty bush
Ofcorn this year per acre, resolve that next
" you will get eighty. lfyour neighbor gets
hundred, then determine you will get one
ndred and twenty five. 1t can be done. The
reproduction is not yet nearly reach ed; and
ylcultural emulation, no bad passions can be
'n'ed; and mer. can be always determined by a
lndard SO exact, the actual measurement of the
0und, the labor, the manure, the expense, The
'duct, as to leave no question to whom the prize
Inc golden fleece belongs.
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