The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-01
WHOLE NUMBER 574
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Ahe seasons Alteri hoary headed ffosis a,
Fail in the fresh lap Of the crimson rose;
= esH the fprinS, the sahdaSf, = 'ss"'
The chilling putuma, sngry winter, ehsaes Ell
lheir wonsed hyerieS and the AMAZED World, =,
BY their inersss0, now know NOT which 10 Nhssh.r
Spring Is with Us At least IL name. Hos
many pleasant recpllecticns clrstar around
the very name Of spring. II ID snsees,Iss
Of soft airs and gentle breezss--of binsine
birds-Of buds and blossoms--of opesIae
flowers and green leares. In our northern
cline, however, we must wait patiently ssf
its actual advent, for .9
''winter ofthnsers in ihsisp sprine'.-.sa 81
chilling her ardor and causing us ell to re-.
peat day after day, the invocation Of
"come gentle spring, e,horiai mildness come"
An agricultural paper gives the following
hints to farmers; which we lay before our
subscribers, as worthy their attention; r.
"April should be busy month with far
mers. The wood is to be cut and split and
piled up. The posts and rails to be got
ready for; use. Tbs walls thrown by cattle,
to be repaired or new portions laid. /, II the
frost is out Of the ground, posts iaSfy BE- sei
and all the fences put in order. Farm itis
plements should be looked to, and every one
Of them put in complete repair. II new
point is wanting to a plow, do not wait tili
it is time to begin plOwIng, but procure one
now' SO that when team and men are ready
there can be.no delay. Get all the chains
mended, and overhaul the harness, end ~
you 6nd any weak parts. either mend them
yourselfor take them to the harness maker.
1t will be vexatious to have buckle draw
outor strap break while you are pIowing or
hauling heavy load Of manure, and have to
turn out the team and loose half day In
getting It mended. See, also, that the her.
ness are well oiled, and that collars and
homes and yokes all At we'll, 90. that when
YOU come to put them in motion, the work
shall 60 on rapidly and pleasantly to both
man and beast. The noble horse that exerse
his strength in our service, is entitled TO all
the relief that can be derived from we'll at.
ting harness. An easy, woll adjusted on
yoke for the oxen will contribute much to
their comfort. We saw come yokes at the
agricultural exhibition In Boston, last oeto.
Der, that might also tempt the patient or to
desire "to pass under the yoke." With
good harness and yokes and plows suited to
the work to be done, and constructed upon
scientific principles, it 10 surprising with how
much more ease to ths beast, and pleasure
and satisfaction to the plowman, the work
can be done. a'
AL kinds of stock should be we'll cared
for this month. The oxen shosld be 90 fed
that they may be in heart for the season Of
hard labor that is before them. The cows
must by no means be neglected. II COWS
are reduced In aesh in the spring. it takes
halfths summer for them to recruit, and Of
course the profits from them are small
Sheep requires special attention shis
month. A pint of oats a,day, or.a few tur.
nips cut fine, to each Of your eweS, will be
amply repaid by more vigorous lambs END
the better health of the sheep. See that
their pens and yards are Kept dry. lest ysu
hnd the fostfot among them. before yoG
suspect ii. March is consideted . trying
month for all kinds OF stock They have
been so long without green food. that they
begin to suffer for the want of it. n you
have kept portion of carrots or ruta. baaas
for this season. they will supply4he wsnts
Of the animate better, probably sthan any
other kind Of food.
March is the time TO fit up the hot.bsds.--
Every farmer may have, at trifiing cost.
few square feet covered with glass, to bring
forward at least some early tomatoes, cab.
bages and cucumbers. Dig out space 40
large as your glass will cover, about sigh.
teen inches deep. Add to the top OF this
ten or twelve inches Of horse manure, and
cover it with four inches of good soil, and.
SOW tie seeds, put on the frame and cover
with the glass. Or pile may be raised
without digging, and the frame set upon "
banking'up about the edges with the warm
loan and manure. 1t must be sig or eight
inches larger each way than the lrame.4a,g
When the plants grow 80 as to reach The
glass, the frame may be gradually raised
out Of their way, and in this manner strong
aud vigorous plants May be p1entifully sup.
piled. The nearer the plants are ts the
glass. the better they will grow. Raise The
glass in the middle OF pleasant days. and
occasionally sprinkle with the watsring-pos.
The fefmenting manure will keep the sell
warm at the bottom, and the sun will kssp
the top. and thus the terminating seeds viii
and warm soil and warm air. which will
put them forward some two or three weeks
earlier than they would come in the opsn
air, and you will have tine. thrifty plants e
set out about the time seeds ere ssuslly
sown In garden beds.
O1TThe chief secret Of cOmfort liss In
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