The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
AGRICULTURAL.
WORK FoR rHE srAsoN.


In every month, ere aught be begun,
Read over that month what avails to be dons
So neither this travel may seem to Be lost.
Nor thou to repent Of this triAing cost
TussEA.
In olr youthful days, one Of the books which
gave us the greatest pleasure 10 peruse, was the
quaint old poem, called "Five Hundred Points
Of Good Husbandry," by Thomas Tusser. A
beautiful edition Of this work has ever since
graced our library, and although our time Is
now very much engrossed with an exacting bust
ness, yet we occasionally find means to snatch
an hour during the long winter evenings, 10 de-
vote TO the perusal of what formerly gave
much delight In coming ever the lines above
we mig 1T profitably ask our readers, the peril
nent question of What avails to be done "
during this month, that their ''travell' labor
"may not seem to be lost
We will suppose your horses, cattle, sheep ana
swine daily well fed, housed, and cleaned /; that
your grim is being prepared for the market
that your wood pile is replenishsd, and such lOgs
as will be wanted for sawed stuff the coming
year are taken during good shedding to the saw
mill; that the manure as fast as the heaps sccu-
mulate, Is carted out to the fields and deposited
where il viii be needed in spring, and Il ths
weather be open, that peat, swamp muck, the
leaves Of trees, and al decaying matter around
your premises are added in proper Quantities TO
these heaps; that all the tools as time permits
being put in order; that the hemp and hax are
broken; that you are giving look to the or
chard and cutting out all decayed and dead
limbs; and If you care for early vegetables and
have time to cultivate them, that the hot beds
are now in rapid preparation in the gardens; that
you have settled all your accounts for the past
year; that you are kind and generous to your
mo- fuhh andS nall ehae,
with yourself and the world. Then what re-
mains to be donel II is this. As YOU have
time, review the numbers of your Last years
agricultural periodical--for no man can be en-
titled 70 be called a really good farmer, who does
not take one Of these cheap and highly useful
publications--and note all the hints in il Of any
value to you, and prepare TO carry them into
practice, during the coming active season. II
you have more time than this to give 10 books,
commence some one study closely bearing On
your occupation. OF these, there is great va
rtety. For example, agricultural chemistry
mineralogy; vegetable physiology and botany
arboriculture; mechanics, particularly those
branches which are connected with building and
the manufacture Of agricultural implements;
engineering as IL has bearing on ditchlng,
draining and fencing, natural history, together
with the anatomy and pathology Of the domestic
animals.
These are such things as the farmer ought TO
know; and he may acquire pretty good notion
Of them all by the tims he Is forty years ole, u
ne will properly improve his winter evenings
Then the mind and hand would work together
and at 30 great an advantage as TO surprise the
world. Whenever any country can show such
a race Of practical and scientific farmers to
work It's surface, its agricultural productions
will be quadrupled; and with morals to match
for these are pretty surs to 90 hand In hand with
science-the enjoyments and happiness Of those
thus educated would be multiplied ten iole-
Are not these things worth working for We
think so; and hope every tilsr of the soil N
America will respond to the assertion, and sxsrt
himself manfully to carry them into effect
As sure as the sun shines, that farmer who .
the most intelligent, and couples with that IN
telligence proper application and economy, al
ways makes more Of every thing under his con
troll, and reaps larger annual profit than those
who are inferior TO him in education IL traly
said, that 'time Is money!" may We not aca
with equal truth, that education 10 also money
II then, there De no higher motive on the part
Of the tillers Of the soil 70 enghten their minds
and increase their understanding, let them 90
solely for their worldly intsEsst-Amertssa
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