The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-23
IL e. RFCULTTR.YL.
From The Dollar Newspaper.
Hints for the Season.

Cows Farmers are often too neg geni as
TO whs, cows they keep. This is not as IL
should be. IL costs no more to keep good
COW than poor one, aud the difference 10 the
profits would, al the end OF wear, amount TO no
small sum. Better pay s25 for q Gov that
will give twenty quarts Of mi k per day, than
Sl2 for one tina, will give cnly ten or twelve
quarts. Nov is The tine to ascertain which
Of your COWS are The most profitable, which
can be done by weighing the butter Of each
COW separately for week or so, which. 10 be
sure. in large dairy would be no small job,
but then the dairy map would find his bes, 10.
ieres promoted by so doiug.
THE GARDEN.-A,,cnd well 10 this impor
tan, branch OF agriculture. Many farmers
devote considerable attention 10 their gardens
wedding, hoeng, &C., in The spring, but as
the season advances they ueglec, 10 attend TO
them, the weeds get the start of yihing
else, and before the owner is aware, his gar.
den 10 well stocked, end the next spring won.
ders from whence the weeds come. II then
you wish to save time aud trouble, end have
smiling wife. devote few moments Of your
leisure time 10 The garden, and you will in the
end consider yourself we'll paid for the labor.
HAVING AS this important labor is at
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be 10 readiness 10 take the best advantage Of
the seasen possible by which be will be able 10
do much more in less time, and do it better.
han if he neglected ibis imporlan, element Of
success IN hay ing as we'll as other employ.
ments. There are some who neglect 10 Sc.
cure sufficient help 10 tine, and when hey re.
qure il, are often obliged to 90 several miles
to effect their obec' und to cap the climax
TO give their hands twice as much as would
have been necessary, had they taken time by
he ioretOp. Bestr yourseIvs, farmers, 6
stitch in time saves nine, IS an sdage that ap.
plies as we'll 10 this business Us 10 any other.
Do ycu wish for grind stone, scy he, or any
such implement, buy i, snd 10 delay tn you
are driven b. other aud more impof,an, bust.
ness. A liule attention TO such matters,
though hey be tu' uf,s, Will save much care
ard trouble shen III. hurry and hustle Of the
moving season srtiSes.
FARMERS SHOULD DEMoRE ConMUSIcATIyE
Although see mary valuable articles IN
Your paper, tending to advance and promote
the Cause Of agriculture. ye, there are ,heu.
cards Of sgfieuitutists Who might, u they
wcu'd, be OF essential service 10 their brother
farmers by communicating their expetience,
&c, through Tho " Newspaper" Some viii
say that they are not sufficiently nieiljg gen, TO
write for such purpose. Now. every lntell.
gen, and rtfsciing person knows, or ought 10
know, that seven eighths Ct our farmers havs
not had the opportunity Of acquiring know
edge enjoyed by professional men, and con
seqpenlly We have 20 right 10 ak FOR eIegsut
and rsfned productions. Only send us prac.
teal good sense, at'ifed IN that PLAIN gafb
which farmers so much admire, AID you vii
have he sali.fsclon Of contributing your
share to The stock Of agricultural knowledge.
ask you hen 70 be more communic4 i've,
and you vii be he means Of dong much good
to the present and rising generation.
KOssUTH.
/ 81. Lqrrence County, N. T., 1850.