Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1857-01-08
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From the Rural New YORKER
AN AVERAGE FARM.

Good farms and poor farms have
been noticed and described. Let us
call the attention Of our readers to one
about an ayerage-one Of a class more
frequently met with than any other.
In so doing we may offer some sugges-
tions worth needing by the majority of
our farming friends4feB Of whom, we
dare say, go below the average in
agricultural enterprise. ni .rJod
1t has sOi of varying fertility
varying with its original character and
quality--haEing never, ike the good
farm, been SO managed as to make its
whole area productive. Something has
been done for its improvement, but
'sthere remaineth yet much land to
possess fields to clear and drain, old
meadows and pastures to break up and
re-seed, subsoiling and manuring, ETC.,
need to bring out its full power Of
growing food for man and beast.
The culture given the different crops
on an average farm is of medium
character. Some crops are sown on
well prepared ground, others are hur-
ried over and neglected, for, on an.
average, farmers undertake more than
they can fully attend to. Hence we
find imperfect and shallow plowing, in
sufficient or no manure, careless seed
ing and neglected hoeing and cultiva-
ton. There are weeds in some crops,
Others suffer from late seeding, others
are hurriedly and wastingly harvested.
The great distinction between a good
and an average farm, lies not SO much
in the soil as in the cultivation and
management Of the same.
f. The fences are but just up to the
necessities of an average farm, while
a good one is divided into suitable and
convenient lots by substantial enclo-
sures, either stone, rail, or board
fences, or hedges, cenformable to its
size, value, and situation. ..,os ! ~ e.
Fair dS1sgs-farmers are apt to
consider appearances, here-are gene
-IFally found on AM average farm. But
they are toe often independently ar
+ ranged and Situated, and inoutabuild-
3 ings insufficient to meefIithe wants d
tEetsteek, implements, anaffodderb foi
; shelter. nJThe' working horses are
stabbed, buteoWsand sheep often spend
, the winter outlof doors, or with only
!, the paotecti6n Of open Sheds The
? comfort and convenience of the house
t wife doEno receive sufficient attention
] in the preparation Of cistern, woodland
dairy rooms etc, while a farm Workshop
land tool-house are often unproYided
t The garden for fruit aad vegetables
i is seldom what it should be on an ave-
e rage farm, Lack of attention here
Edeprives the farmer and his family Of
! many a cheap, luxury, and subjects
E him to inconYeniences and expenses
r which might well be avoided. Good
garden fruits and vegetables promote
8 health as well as satisfy the appetite
1 Though they may not seem to pay as
e well as field crops, they really return
a larger profit. -3A21 9ai geo
$ lAn average orchard has received the
attention Of grating, but too frequent
e ly the trees are poorly cared for. The
!. farmer fofgets or refuses TO believe
4 that judicious cultivation and manur-
ling are as necessary to abundant crops
Iof fruit as to those of wheat and corn
s 1t has been demonstrated again anC
It again that Fruit Culture pays-stil
d our orchards are inferior in character
o Eand value to what they might easily
d be made by the selection of better
s varieties and proper attention TO then
culture and marketing. aiT nsasarq
e l., To conclude--the crops on an ave
Y rage farm, in a season like the past
n for instance, are often inferior and dis
q couragfng. Provision was not made
E for unfavorable weather, as it Nigh
n have been to a considerable extent
e lA deep, rich, and'welI- titled soil is thU
hFbest Security against the effects 0
d drouth. There is not sufficient atten
e tion given to the saving and applica
l. ton Of manure-and without rnaIur
e i've seldom have good crops. isssr so-
yh Let us try. then, 0leIepatetke aperae
p Ito briRg every farm as near as ma
is be to the hests This an can work q
'e I'VE by collecting and difusing in
formation on. the best methods Of eul
tivating the soil and farm management
generaIfy2@the farmer by thoughtfu
Z practical application Of the best ligI
!. y he can get0f all the means and al
! pliances Withia has reach for the m
4 provementvef; bis land. aYe sgsF
& sToEIEH VEGETABLES. - y
sSS Potatoes, tuFnips, and other Yegets
70 bles, should be stored so that they wi
be5aeceptable at any time during hth
winter, and Witho1t liability to injur
N from the e0ld. Nottha smallest potai
It, should be suffered to remain upon Il
ID ground; but every thing Of, the kir
q. Should be carefully protected. The
B, viii be Of incalculable advynta9e
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