The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-10-16
Agricultural
Save 10 all.

All your grain, and hay, and straw
and all the other kinds of fodder, W.
mean. Don't think, because your grain
and hay are plenty, there is no need OF
saving OF all kinds Of slovens, SLOW
enly farmer is the worst. "A whistle
n,oy be made of pigs tail, and SLOW
enly farmer mag be Il successful one I;
but the rule is that slovenliness tends to
poverty and unhappiness, and it certain
iv establishes IN children who witness 1T,
which in the next and next generations
tends in the same direction. Then let
us say to farmers, let your first rule be
"Neatness and Order in all your farm
ing operations" And during all haying
and harvesting put this rule into prac-
tice.
In the first place when yougo into the
hay or harvest field, let your scythes be
sharp, that they may not require'a quar-
ter of your time to whct them, and slip
over a quarter of the grass at that. 90
but, we haven't any grindstone, and it
will take 50 long TO go ncighbor BIS
to grind, that guess we'll let them 20
this morning" No grindstone! Bet
ter get one before you 90 another stey,
andnot depend on ne ghbor b. After
your hay and grain is properly cut and
dried, do not let them be wasted in the
field 1t is an easy matter to she'll out
a bushel Of wheat to the acre, and leave
two bushels more in the heads, scattered
over the field. Here is three bushels
to the acre thrown away AMI We may
venture the assertion that there is that
amount Of waste in many and many an
acre of wheat that is harvested through
out the country; and we venture the
assertion also that it would not cost tn
price OF one bu5hel more to save the
whole. In fact, work mat generally b.
neatly done with less la or than if done
in a sloyenly manner. The grain should
be cut clean, before it is ripe enough t.
shell, and laid straight in the swath !;
and the raker and binder should not BE-
in such u hurry to keep up" that he
cannot rake it clean and bind it tight
and strong. Then in pitching on to the
load, and in TO the NOW or on to the
stack 1t should tt, hanllelas if an at.
tempt was made to see how much thrcsh-
ing it would bear b fore its time. After
ali this, if wheat heads i'll remain in
TIE field, few hours work with one of
Dtvidson's horse rakes will cure the
whole. Pshaw!" says some farmer
" there's no use of being particular
what leave in the fell the hogs will
get" We don't believe it is a profit
able way of feeding hogs.
So of hay. There will doubtless be
enough left this year in the fields
in the corners of fences, around
grain fields, &c &c, to keep the stock
several weeks in the winter. Hay is so
plenty this year that probably great
deal will be wasted and it is SO plenty
that farmers will be very likely to take
but very little pains in saving their coars
fodder. 1t should not be so, for fodder
is always Of sufficient value to more than
pay for saving and it is common thing
to have great scarcity in the spring
after great plenty in the fall, just be
cause Of this difference and slovliness il
saving it. We say, then, save all you
grain, and all your fodder; for this yer
saving will make a large share of tn
profits you will rcaliz.. Wyoming co
Mirror.