New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-24
FARM WORK FOR WINTER.

ak it both for your oEn interest and the interest Of
this Ovei-buidered, paupeI.roden city. You are in
the regu ar practice Ct hiring in Summer lsborefs
from the city, both men end women at sdch wages as
you msy; and of this we do not complaint; is your
right; but it is not hight that you should employ them
at suCb wages only serve t. feed and cotbe their
families duri & warm weather. and as soon WIN err
approaches seLd them back for us TO feed here In the
city tin Spring Such is the case and ever hes been,
since the great infoI Of foreign mmgra ion has
tered in New. York We have no doubt that ten
thousand persons who have lab red in the country
the past Summer will return here to Winter
TO freeze or stsrve, or live as best they
can upon charity soup and Ward relief Many
of them must 20 i've die, for they lay up
nothing even when they might, provision az sius
tie vents Of Winter And thousands will not lay up
spytbng while they csn get a ms house GOAL and the
precsrious subsistence obtained by begging clam.
orig around the "ward relief soup-kitchens and
bread-and meat dispensaries. We think we speak
within bounds when we Say that the GALE of beggars
at basement door have averaged ten day for the
last year, and yet they were universally refused be
cauie we look upon all such elmsgiving os only 10
msny causes rather tban cures OF suffering IA nine.
Just 80 long that class OF women and children who
clsmor for bread and meat can obtain II 30 easily,
Just 80 long will the number continue to increase in
the alslDirg degree it has done for few years
past in this city. Now we do not ask the
farmers to take away these sturdy, lazy beggars
and support them but We do ask them to keep
their Summer laborers through the Wioter.
We do OF ak this favor-we claim it as right
We insist upon it that laborer has any legal
moral right to return from the country to be wintered
in the cit, and those no dispense charity would do
well to inquire into every and Tigidy cut off
every ere who axis for he this Winter who lived in
the couLhy during the Summer. The number would
probsb sprpise every ooe who pities the poor. We
contead that man or woman who has been able TO
work for wsgss-such ages too, as farmers glye-has
no gh to ark for Oh srity In the next six months Ii
a faImer afford TO pay wages IN Winter, he can
afford to feed his Sumner sborers and he should do
it nste al OF isCharg ny and sending them back upon
the oiy. It's mistak en- notion that farmer am t
find M 10 ment for laboreis in Win.sr 10 his lat
tIce full one hs The days Of the Winter months are
good no king days, and with very slight exceptions
thu re should he 10 lost time.
Now let us see what there is for farmers to do in
Winter. In the fist pace November is generally
one OF Vie best working mooths of the year, yet we
Judge you dischagDg all your hirehngs, m ale and
female from the way they are fockpg into the city.
Why Iot keep them al work Let US see at what.
Upon land that requires TO be cleared of stone, go
anc dig them up, gs her loose oHes together, 80
that WHEN light snow iells you can do more hauling
in OF day than you could. in three days upon dry
e.ound. During the Winter you will have many
good day to lay these stones INFO wall This Is one
Of IL be ST onths in The year to tim your orchard;
and upon most of your land as good month as any
70 set out tIees, either for fruit shaie or timber
Every good day in November should be used by
every ow ner of clay land in po wing because exposure
of the soil TO tie " inter frosts is as good as fair
dressing Of manure.
ANY farmer who suffers Christmas to come upon
him before be has got ice house ready for the INST
good time to fill IT, is lacking good common sense
There are but few farms In America where an lce-
house would net be worth double the cost OF hlEng
and keeping in repair, and interest upon tbs cos-
The work that should always be done In inter, but
IL most neglec cd is getting home and cutting up
Summer supply Of wood. 10 neges; this Is, perhaps
the worst Of all arm economy. Getting ont and maui
ipe fencing stuff is another kind OF proper Winter
work. Az the lumber hauling should be Done In
SNOWY countries upon the sed, but often neglected
because the farmer has no "herdsman.' Most OF the
fence building should be doi g in Winter yet II Is
kind Of work that most neslscted unneoes
SAW 10 restrain cattle. We contend that DO Darn
sboud ever be bait without cellar yet ninety nine
# eysry hume red are built To remedy this 90 to
vo,k in Winter and dig and wal your barn cellars
AS soon as this is dcne go to hs nesest muck bed and
DIG cellar in that, and haul portion of II 10 youI
lew BAN AZ, to compost "i'h your manure heap'
Hsuife manure is aDother kind of Winter work;
but nd al not drop it in title heaps to bleach ana
soak ihrough snow and rGin. Pie II up go as mach
o. possible to she'd IsD in some convenient spo' 70
haul upon the fed when you want It
Every barn too thoud have oistsrn. WiIteT If
tee tine to dig it. OF cou'se you have ooe no"
At your house. you have no. Jon are unworthy 70
be called good farmer.
IfNou need weli-sDd most farms do need on
oredg il in Winter. Dig too, every cellar or other
excavation th At will be needed 10 Sammer, before sum
mer cones.
Ahnve ell things dig much. Dig bitches Tor dram
inc land. whertve you can do 1t without to' muon
e.oo.r,e in the water in freezing weslher.
Cp,tipO bu,hes. trimming up WOOD land, taxing ou'
.tuups, blasting rocks, preparing ccmPos, heaP''
digging hcas 10 set out fruit trees, p'ePa ing 100
grsits, geite 10 mill and getting home o good supply
of -four meal AID horse feed - cary you through 'n'
Sp,ips work. can and shou be done in Winter.
Il We hsve not pointed cut work en'usa 70 say"
you that you can keep your Summer hieiinss
tie Winter, We viii Try sgsin. bu' we 'a'nH
have E, We reitra,e tbs, 1t Is your duty a. eorl
farmers. 90 d citizens, good Christians, who wooid
do unto others a. ye would TIA. they shoui' 90
you, ihst you should study how you may No P''A'