Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-16

NEATNEsS IN FARMING.

We have sumew here heard the reu ark that with the
Hsud armer every things gives may 10 his business
thai utility all and appearance nothing hence You
not 10 expect nsansss abun his DIV sllinp his dor.
yard bein- up into mud by the arn wagon aud The
rnannre cart end the cunfguily of bams, pig pens and
kcieu. such veniepce and mol freedom from the
peculiar odois OF hog yard and rich mature heap. may
dictate.
Now. To speak bnn,ly Tins is all nonsense. Il 50
Happens. that ~ srming, nraness aud love nf order
which Prompts the farmer 10 clear his yard of broken
bsfels old huors agmens oi boards and sticks u woud
and Whatever ese d,aces and d.fles his premises al,
prompts him TO have place for every ing and every
thing IN It's place. which is calculated bear upon real
and substantial ptufr.
Some If The very hest with whom we are ac.
fuanied, whose eminent success and heavy profits sep
araie Them IN this respect in buJ dlstincness from the
resi- or lher nelehburs.are patterns OF nraness and
The touch Of their hand in the expulsion oil evey kind of
nuisance is visible all Their farms Their door.
yards show that the muster is si home;n The barn.
which Is not The huuse that all the butter aud
cheese manufactured is favored wl,h the siluva ex
hihiis the same neainess, where all the refuse If
other places collected tr enfiching IN due tine the
rest 81 the farm A farmer OF our acquaintance, with
l60 acres. in whose farm yard could scarcely disco
vera whp OF straw IN the wrong place, said %, dJp
attempt 10 make great deal fum my FARM expend ~
much IN IN efens, that my clear profits only
bout one thousand dollars year. Another of these neat
farmers. IN whose fields, cookie, docks and chess obtain
no ooihod, nor along whose itnccs solitary elder
or nellie Is ever seem rased twenty hundred dol
lars worth oi 1m produce al the prices of Si4 aud both
81 these farmers live in Western New York. where pr
ces are comparatively low, entirely away from the pecu
liar advantages Of market which nearness to great cities
gise.
Now, let one say that these remarks are made al
the wrong season Of the year. and that nothing can
d"ne tr neainess aud order Ia the winter. The same
general rule. IN shape variation, has an almost
u hnie number vi applications. The care of DOM ic
animsis IN winter, needs Pe-eneniiy the appiical ion
OF his rule. No animal thrive well in the midst ul
dirt Even pig DIES mol love dir for diri's sake-he
only happens 10 be So much of philosopher or rather
seic HAL he IS willing TO endure dit for the sake of
soil aud eoa bed IN summer for has been fund that
these animals thrive better and iaen much faster when
kept clean and ueN euyied
itofses and cattle are often neglected in cleanliness
we have actually known some who did not clean the
manure fr"n horse stables for months allowing it rradu
sy 10 'bicken under foot with the accommodating litter
Loot 10 fhisaness and reasoning duubess as the boy
oo NJ cDbed his air once month"; and asionish-
ed That such orinre and trouble from the
oe endured daily BY other people farmer " ho does
his chores can hardly afford keep his horses SO finely
as the gentleman Of wealth, no has man for no o,he
purpose; but every shsud have his sab. floor pet.
fscy clean at least twice day. once nj night be-
fore liiierng. and oftener would be better Rsmembe
that the Osner II 10 done The II is accom- plish
I'd.
There are many other particulars where nestness ma,
10 attended 10 in winter. Gate hinges sndQate issten
sngs Olen need repair that they may be shut like cluc
work. bsfds become oo~e on old barns and board fences
soois hecGspe awkward for use, and ieed remadeog
yenewing: and many other small Matters in doors an
ont. require attention. We are aware that 10 many
our resds, who are already examples or Others sue
hinis - the preceding are mi sppcable-to such "
can ny they need not sead ,hrm-hke the man VII
chiseed IN the slime At the fUfdine place. "When n
wafer eomes sbis /, is unsafe cSys.-.altany Gu
firssOv.