The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-14
Work for the Month or February

And box your silly ears.
Work for the Month OF February.
| In few weeks our farmers will be called
TO the discharge of those duties which to lay
the groundwork of their spring crops, and, there
fore, would implore them, as they hope for sue
cess, to do whatever they undertake well and,
whatever else they may do, not TO pitch their crops
| too large
| The desire of having the reputation of owning
the largest corn field has caused many to have the
least producing Among all the voracious
crops there is not that requires more food than
does that of the corn plant. 1t must have food
good, utrient foodand plenty Of it, or il cannot
prosper to the extent of its capacity for production
Give it plenty to eat, no matter howsoever coarse-
give il good culture, and it will repay the cultiva
tor with full and overilowing measure OF reward.
Stint it in nutriment. and it is to punish the
grudgng hand by which its food was doled out. II
requires, too, deep pulveri2ed bed to luxuriatc
I'M for in its natural propensity to send its aproots
deep into The bowels of the earth and stretch it's
lateral far in the surrounding earth, unless it
! finds plenty ol room, It cannot develop its vast
powers of reproduction.
| Wcthrow out these suggostion5 in anticipation
of the time of action, in the hope that they will be
be improved upon, and shall now direct attention
| to such things as claim immediate action.
| out. buildings.-If any repairs be wanting, have
! them forthwith attended to. II is trite but
| true saying, that ga stitch in time saves nine"
| The repairs being made, give them thorough
cleansing and whtewashing. Besides the beneii-
cial Influence which such publications exercise
upon health, attention TO such matters serves to in
crease the good opinion and respect of ones neigh
bors for however opposite they may be in these
respects themselves, they always admire il in their
neighbor. And then, the stranger, as he rides by
your gate, will instnctively cxcIam-" There i,rfs
a notable riring, and industrious farmer see ho,c
neat cpe,-y thing looks about his premises - And
again. really loves his home the better for every
we'll designed improvement which he may put
upon it.
Eencing g.--ll you have not enough already done,
push ahead, and have all the fencing you may
need felled, as after this month may prove too
late.
your fences grow up in bushes, brars, and BRAN
bles have your briar hooks Justify piled with stal.
wart arms until there.is not vestigc Of one left
along the whole line of your fences. Such encum
branccs are not only unaghtly, but subject you to
the ccnsorious spirit Of the wayiarcr, as he passes
by your premises they rob your soil of its fertility
and, by their shade rot your fences.
So,rng Clover Seed Sow clover seed on your
wheat fields at the rate OF II lbs. per acre. Ii is a
good plan to SOW it on the If not sown this
month, would wait until the frost is out Of the
ground, when we would SOW the seed lightly har-
row, and roll it in The narrowing will etiectually
bury the sccd while the narrowing and rolling
will jointly, benefit the wheat; the first by acting
as cultivation to the wheat plants, will destroy
weeds, while the latter will restore any plants
thrown out consolidate the EARTH and otherwise
benefit the crop OF wheat
And VIC are free to affirm, that would never
SOW clover upon wheat field, without sowing r
chard grass seed also; that, upon every acre of
such field, we would twelve pounds of clover
seed, and one bushcl Of orchard grass seed
sowing the clover seed first by itself, and the
orchard grass seed, in the opposite direction,
by itself; that, when We combined these seeds to-
gethcr, would delay sowing them until such
time in the spring as the soil was sufficiently sound
to prevent the poaching of the horses feet; and
that, in putting in the seed, we would harrow the
ground with light harrow, and finish the opera
ton by rolling. Clover and orchard grass, mixed
together, make a much better hay than clover does
aln rp1n 4
greater, and SO also is the autumn pasture much
more luxuriant and enduring tits objected to or
chard grass, that il is coarse grass; but it is not
SO, unless it be suffered to 60 TO seed, which no
grass ought. If cut when it and the clover first
comes into bloom, and they should be, il is not
coarse; the hay s more safely cured than when
clover lone is grown, and the pasture is exempt
from all danger of hoeving the cattle, to which
clover is liable Besides, the orchard grass will
protect the clover after the wheat shall have been
cut.
Ufnter Ploughin Stiff cays should be winter
ploughed.
Poultry of all kinds should be we'll fed their food
alternated occasionally, receive fresh water, and
have gravel sand, and lime, always accessible.
Gdtcs.-Let every field on your farm be provided
with good gate
i JVagons, Carts, Implements, Tools. Examine,
and have such as need il repaired.
Gearing These, if oiled oncca month, wall last
much longer than without this care.
Store Hogs.-Le these receive their food regu'
larly three times day, be regularly watered, have
IL,
bic to them; be provided with warm, dry, welllit-
tered od gings, and plenty of raw materials to work
up into manure
! Breeding So,cs-EAch breeding SOW should have
separate pen TO herself and be treated as tho store
hogs otherwise.
Sailing Of Stock generaHy.-All the animals
should, thrice week, receive allowances OF mix
turc composed Of equal parts of salt, ashes and
! lime. Wien to be had oyster shell lime will be
found best for this purpose, owing 70 its containing
| phosphate of lime.
! Mich Cops.-This month and next pariicu
larly severe upon stock, and ne your mich. cows
have to rely upon what you may give them TO cat,
| let your lowance al this season be liberal; hu
manity requires that il should be; docs your in
! terest. Unless you furnish them with the sub
to form it out OF, their contributions TO the
pail must be limited for although straw alone will
preserve them from positive starvation, il has not
that in il TO encourage the secretion of milk There
fore, if you desire To have full supply OF thit deli
cious beverage, of cream and OF butter, you must
give your cows good hay, and plentiful messcs of
succulcnt food. Warm sabling well Uttered stalls,
and daily cleanings Of their hidcs arc great pro-
motors of milk sccretions.
Young Stock, OF all kinds should be so fed as to
keep up their condition to that point OF healthul-
ness and vigor in which the sccrctions for flesh,
bone, and fat ensured in state alike undisurb-
| cd and>continuous Without this be the case, their
| size will be curtailed Good hay and moderate allow
ances OF grain should be daily fed out to them, with
occasional nesses Of roots; all animals, from man
| downwards, delight in change OF food What they
receive should be regularly given them at stated
| hours ui the day, which should always be accom-
panied by drink of good pure water, TO aid their
| digestive powers The better you feed them the
| larger will they grow the more and better dung
will they make; so that your proht depends upon
| the liberality Of your treatment.
In cay Hsiftrs and Goes should receive good hay
] thrice day. and messes, with meal in it, at least