Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-02-15
Gooper'5 CIarI5sbIr9 Nsgisiff
From the American Farmer.
WORK FOH THE MONTH.
FEBRU AIRY.

FEBRU AIRY.
Although it is too early to commence
farming and planting in many Of the
the States, it is still full time to be ma
king the necessary preparations for manu-
sing; for without manure, it is impossible
" cultivate to advantage and profit, ex
Cept upon few estates. And as manure
is the farmers gold mine, we would en-
join upon all the pfopriety of taking ac-
tive measures, to secure supply to meet
all the demands of such fields as will be
o put in row culture the approaching spring.
Those who have the means, and possess
the faciIi,ics~fur procuring supplies of gu
ano, will of course turn their attention to
that best of all manures, but as there are
thousands to whom circumstances have
rendered Guano as sealed book, such
cmllurists should look around them, and
utilize every article, within the possibility
uf their acquisition, that can be converted
into n fertilizer. And there are but few
farms wherein there are not great resour-
COS Of fertilization, if pains be taken to
husband them; nor is it out Of place here
TO observe, that time and labor bestowed
in.the collection, and proper disposition Of
materials for composing into manure,
form the most profitable employments
that can engage the attention Of either
farmer or planter. Gudno, when procu-
rable at anything like reasonable price;
is, without doubt or question, the cheap
est, as it is most certainly the most efici
cnt manure but where il cannot be, OBJ
tanned, efforts should be made to obtain
domestic supplies from every resource
furnished by ones farm; for, of Ger
tainty, it is useless to attempt to grow
rcnUmerating crops upon exhausted fields,
without manure.
Corn PLAHTING.-The time has not
come for this work but in advance Of
the time Of its coming, we wish to adj
nlonish corn-planters of this un4eniuble
truth: There is no crop that g~OlVS M0k
requires TO be more H6eraLly-morc generous
!y teQ--than does tile corn crop. In every
tGnse in which the term can be consider
ed, che corn plant is vOracious FEEDER
And it is literally true, that Il renumera-
ting crop cannot be grown on.a poor field
unaSSisted by manure, and it is equally
true, that there must be plenty Of manure,
or the crop cannot prosper. What we
would teach by these remarks, is this,
that every planter should form the
8 resolution, to put i'll no more land
in corn, than he can manure we'll
and, in order that he may not fail in carry.
g ing out this becoming resolution, take
time 10y the fUrrIOck, aud accumulate the
necessary quantities and kinds Of manure
we give him this admunion.
WINTER PLOUOHING.-Ava yourself Of
the early part Of this month to prrparr
such stiff clay soils as you may intend to
put in spring crops, to be broken down in
texture by the frosts. If such Soils are
naturally wet, however, we would not add
wise you to incur the labor of winter
ploughing then but, instead of plough
ing them, TO drain them. And we wish
you to bear this in mind Never plough
stiff clayS while wet and saturated with
water, nor when very dry, but selected Il
period when they are moderately moist.
FENCrNa STUFF. If you have not sue
cecded as yet. in telling sufficient GUAM
thy of fence stuff TO answer all your pur-
poSee for the ensuing season, go to work
at once and complete that job-and, when
tciIcd, have it hauled to your barn, and
worked up into posts and rails, in order
THAI, when the time for making and re-
pairing fences arrives. you may be pre-
pared to proceed ON with the work with
Out let or hindrance..
FIRE WooD.--Should you have neglec-
ted thus far to cut full supply of fire
wood to last until next winter, bestr your
self, and have it cut at once and hauled
into your yards, and neatly piled up. so
that this great source o! comfort may al
ways be convenient when needed for
use.