Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-06-15
Aaritultnral.
From ihs Gsneses Farmsr.
InnrnNanent IN faFmlng.

When shall we see improvement anon az
armersl We 90 DOT despair ol seeing j. seNe'
rsl. If not universal. We see Il already in ma
nv towns throughout the Sa'e-and whal Is 'he
result In many Of these towns already an
adrance Of from ten to twenty bushels per acre
of the various CROPS raised. This Is encoura'
gino. and should induce every farmer TO lend
his aid. BuI perhaps some readers o. tue Far'
,uer will say, -whaI do you mean by improve
men,l" We answer generaly-hrs' ol at'
Know what is your soil; if grains are your nam
independence, what grains arc bes1 adapted 70
il. See if draining is needed--aa1 here 'S' n'e
saw i, is much ollener necessary Ihan farmers
who have not paid attention to The subject sup |
nose. Ii needed, see that II IS done WIN as Il'-
te DELAY as pracucuble-and we wlIl venture 70
assure Won, your crop from this source alone
shall be increased from one-qusr'er 10 one-halI'
If Won doubt, Try il lcarelully on a small piece
or land beside your land on which water snnds
more or less during the season, and II you 90
not realize al least one-quarer advance we wIll
admi, ina, for once, land that needed draining
has not been improved.
Select your manures judcously and apply 20
the crops that need the variety you make
Would not this add much to your crops! who
does moi know that often a wheat crop is ruined
slmostby az application Of fresh manure dl-
rsctly to the crop, which if applied 10 Prece-
ding corn or root crop would have been Of great
value, and would have been sufficient for wheat
crop 10 succeed. Keep your land thoroughly
subdued and et not the weeds master the gram.
I.costs no more TO raise grain than weeds-and
which is the most profitable for The larmeri-
Improvement then can be had by carefully eG'
tirpalng your weeds, aud giving the gram an
opportunity 10 obtain all the nurlmeni.
be careful in the choice Of your seed. Nc
man ever succeeded we'll who neglected this,
1t is a small mauor perhaps you think. Is ~
Let us sec. Good and perfect seed will usually
yegetate and produce much larger returns thar
POOR half formed seeds. twill not fail 10 prove
true as a general rule thai like will produce like
and what a man sows that shall ho also reep'
Let your implements be Of the best kind, ant
wherever labor saving implements can DO miro
duced 10 aid you, have them; all helps TO cheap
en- the cost OF production and increase the prot
il of The farmer. And don't forget TO have ov
cry thing on your farm needed for work IN lis
place when not in use, so that hall the ume O
your men may mol be taken up IA running al'e
ihe utensils, which have been left where las
used, instead of being in their proper place.
Would not this BE- Improvement, II properly al
tended tol
Keep an account with your ldrm-yes, viii
every feId-and lot it be carefully charged VIII
every expense aud crrdhed with It's avalis, Sc
that you Gun al any time know what IS you
condition, whether advancing US you desire, o
whether lhe results sa loss. Change yourme!h
cd, if lhe later is the case from year to year
aud soon you will Gnd The crop aud the system
Of management thai will pay at all events yot
will know whore you are, and II Will be you
own fault if youdo nolbriug your books 10 show
lhe balance on the righ! SIDE.
Is your land suited 10 lruill Then let 'ht
best kinds for your locality, adapted 10 market
be selected. The trees will grow while yo'
sleep. It will be bul lilIlo time before the!
produce, and soon your fine upplos will yearly
ind their way to the sea.board-acr0ss th'
ocean, il may be; and The balance sheet will b.
all right, aud you be in tho enjoyment oil IN
good lruils Of improvement. Is not lhls wei
worth trying!
hedairy your businessl lIowmuch chees
and butter de- you make per GOVT Those win
attended to Their diaries us they should, end Sc
lecl cows suited to them, are realizing from iiV
10 six hundred pounds of cheese per cow an
from two TO three hundred pounds of butter
Have you rcuehcd this slondardl If not IS
moi worth your while 10 make the inquiry an
ascertain what is tho dliIicuItyl Now, is nc
that an improvement which secures the retur
above gyenl
And now let us look at this matter personal
ly. improvements are needed-can be made
aud shall they not be madol WHAT'S the a'
.mersl What say the boysl An answer sue
nswouldbe worthy of an American farmer wouI
be--lwiH try; and if you try with all the llgh
which experience as we'll as science suggest
venture The prediction, you will succeed--an
then an answer will be found to the quesuo
which commences our article. AGRlcoLA'