The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-07-05
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Imsr)yed Sys.em Of nu.blndry.
shall we see improvem'

When shall we see improvement among
all our farmers! We do not despair of
seeing it general, if not universal. We
see it already in many towns throughout
the State-and what is the result! In
MANY of these towns already an ddUdnce
| of from ten to twenty bushels per acre of
/ the various crops raised. This is encour-
aging, and should induce every farmer to
lend his aid. But perhaps some of our
readers will say, 'what do you mean by
| Improvement We answer generally
/ first of all, know what's the nature OF your
SOIL Ifgrains are your main dependence,
what grains are best adapted TO it. See II
draining is needed-and here lei me say
| it is much oftener necessary than farmers
who have not paid particular attention to
the subject suppose. If needed, see that
| it is done with as little delay as practicable
and we will venture to assure you. your
crop from this source alone shall be IN
creased from one quarter to one-half. Ii
you doubt, try it carefully on small piece
| of land, beside your land on which the
water stands more or less during the sea-
son, and if you don't realize at least one
quarter advance, we will admit that Tor
once, land that needed draining has not
been improved.
Select your manures judiciously and
apply to the crops that need the variety
you make. Would not this add much to
your crops! Who does not know that
often whole wheat crop is ruined almost
by an application offresh manure directly
to the crop, which ifapplied to preceding
corn or root crop would have sufficed for
wheat crop to succeed. Keep your land
thoroughly subdued and not let the weeds
master the grain. Itcosts no more to raise
Grain than weeds-and which is the most
profitable for the farmer! improvement
then can be had by carefully extlrpatlng
your weeds, and giving the grain an oP-
portunity to obtain all the neutrmert.
Be careful in the choice of your Seed
Noman ever succeeded well who neglected
this. 1t is a small matter perhaps you
think. 1t is! Let us see. Good and
perfect seed will usually vegetate and pro
duce much larger returns than poor hall
formed seed. 1t will not fail to prove true
as general rule that like will produce
like. and what a man sows that he shall
also reap.
/ Let your implem ents be ofthe best klnd'
and wherever labor-savlng implements
can be introduced to aid you, have them;
all helps to cheaper the cost OF Produaupn
and increase the profit OF the farmer
i And don't forget to have everything on
vour farm needed for work in its place
! when not in use, so that half the time OF
your men NAV not be taken up In running
LATTER the utensils, which have been left
where last used, instead of being left In
their proper place. Would not this be
an Improvement, if properly attended to!
Keep an account with your farm-yes,
with every field-and let 1t be carefully
charged with every expense and credl'
with its avails, SO that you can any time
know what is your condition, whether adj
vanc;nr as you desire, or whether the re-
suit is loss. Change your method, II
: the latter is the case, from year to year,
and soon you will find the crop and the
system of management that will pay; at all
events YOU will know where you are, and
it will be your own fault II you 10 no
bring your books to show the balance on
the right side.
Ifvour land is suited to fruit! Their
let the best kinds for your locality adapted
to market, be selected. The trees viii
grow while you sleep. 1t will be but {
I little time before they produce, and soor
YOUR fine apples will yearly find their way
l to the seaboard-across the ocean 1t may
be: and the balance sheet will be all right
e and you be in the enjoyment OF the goot
fruits of improvement. Is not this wei
1 worth trying.
Is the dairy your business! How mucf
Il cheese and butter do you make per COW
t Those who attend to their dairies as they
should, and select cows suited to them, arr
e realizing from 500 to 600 pounds ofchees'
). per COW, and from 200 to 300 pounds
e butter. Have you reached this standard
$ If not, it is not worth your while to maxi
the inquiry and ascertain what is the dlffi
S Guilty! Now is not that an improvement
which secures the return above given.
And now let us look at this matter per
sonally. Improvements are needed-cai
n be made-and shall they not be made!-
What say the farmers!-what say tn
: bows! An answer such as would be wor
thy of an American farmer would be
,oM try; and if you fry with all the light
which experience as well as science sug
S gest, w, venur, the prediction, you viii
succeed-and then an answer will be fount
to the question which commences our ar
ticle. AcRIcoLA.
III Wou,an