The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-12-21
MARCUS WATSON, Printer.
asrirultural.
Farm Work For Winter.

terest and tho interest OF this oyer-huEdeDed
pauper-ridden city. You are in the regular
practice Of hiring in summer laborers from
the city, both men and women, al such was-
es as you may and Of this we do not CON-
plain-it il your right; but il is not right
,ha. you should employ them at such was.
es as only serve to ioed and clo,he their
families during warm weather, and as soon
as winter approaches send them back for US
10 feed here in the city ill spring. Such Is
the case, and ever has been, since the grea,
influx Of foreign immigration has cen,ered
IN New York. We have no doubt that ten
thousand persons who have labored in the
country the past summer, will return here
10 win,er-lo freeze or s,arve, or live rs best
they can upon chariIy-soup and ward relief
Many Of them must 50 live or die, for they
lay up nothing. even wien they might, as
provision against the wants Of winter. And
thousands will not lay up anything while
they can get aluis. house coal and the pre-
carious sub isience obtained by begging or
clamoring around the warJ-relief soup
kitchens and bread AMI mea, dispensaries =
We think we speak within bounds when
we say that the calls ofbessars a, our base
men, doOrlhaye averaged ten day for the
lasilyear, and yet they were universally re-
fused, because We look upon all such aims
giving rs only 50 many causes rather than
cures OF suffering famine. Just so long as
iha, class OF women aud children who clam
or for bread and meat can obtain it 80 easi-
ly, Just so long will the number continue 10
increase in the alarming degree !, has done
for few years past in this city. Now we
do no, ask The farmers TO take away these
sturdy, lazy besgars and support them, but
we do ask them to keep their summer labor
ers through the winter. We do not ask
this as a fayor-we claim Il as right. We
insisi nPan II thai na labore- has any moral
righ, to return from the country TO 10 win
tered in this city; and those who dispense
charity would do well to inquire into every
case and rigidly Gu, of every one who asks
for help this winter who live in the country
during the summer. The number would
probably surprise every one who pities the
poor. We contend that man or woman
who has been able 10 work for wages
such wages, too, a. farmers give-has no
rish, 10 ask for charity in the next six
months. II farmer cannot aG1rd to pay
wages in winter, he can afford 10 feed his
summer laborcrs, and he should do il, in.
stead o'discharging aud sending them back
upon the city. II is mistaken notion tina,
a farmer cannot find employment for labor
ers in winter. In his latitude full one half
the days Of the winter months are good
working days, and with very slish, ereeP-
,i0ns, there should be no los, time.
Now let US see what there il ior farmers
to do in winter. In the frs, place, Novem-
Der Is generally one Of the bes, working
months in the year, ye, We Judge you are
discharging all your hiTelings, male and ie-
male, from the way they are focking into
the city. Why not keep them a, work J
Let Us see a. what. Upon land ,ha, requir.
es 10 be cleared OF stone, 20 and dig them
up, or gather loose ones together, so thai
when light snow falls you can do more
hauling in one day than you could in three
days upoa dry ground. During the winter
you will have many good days to lay these
stones into wall. This Is one Of the bes,
months in the year to trim your orchard ;
and upon most Of your land as good a month
as any to set Ou, trees, either for fruit, shade
or timber. Every good day in November
should be used by every owner OF clay land
in plowing, because exposure OF the soil
to the winter frosis in as good as fair dress
ing of manure.
Any farmer who suffers Christmas 10
come upon him before he has go, an ice
house ready for the first good time 10 fllh,
is lacking good common sense. There are
bu, few farms in America where an ice
house would no, be worth double the cost.
The work ,ha, should always be done in
winter, but what is mos, neglected, Is getting
worst oi all farm economy. Getting out
wood. To neglec, this is, perhaps, :he
home and cutting up summer supply Of
and hauling fencing stuff is another kind Of
proper winter work. All the lumber haul
ing should DO done in snowy countries upon
the sled, but is often neglected because the
farmer has no I" herdsman." Most Of the
fsnce-builiing should be done in winter,
yet i, Is a kind ot work that is mos, neglect.
cd, because unnecessary TO restrain cattle.
We contend iha, no barn should ever be
bull, without n cellar, yet nins,y-nire oi
every hundred arc so built, To remedy
this. 20 to work in winier AMI dig and wall
your barn cellars. As soon as this Is done,
10 TO the neares, muck bed and dig cellar
in that. and haul potion Of !, 10 your new
barn cellar, 10 compost with your manure
heap.
Hauling manure Is another kind Of win.
ter work bu, mind and not drop Il in little
heaps to bleach and soak through snow and
rain. Pie ], up so as much as possible to
shed rain, in some convenient, spot, to haul
upon 'he,6eld when you want Il.
Every barn, too, should huve cis,sm.-
Winter is the time to dig il. ofeourse you