The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
aeritultural.
Order and Economy on the Farm.

Without order on The farm, peace Of mind,
success and prof, are impossible. Watch.
fulncss and care are implied in this iorciblc
word order. WIN is the farmer that does
not know of serious accidents happening to
animals and crops for want Of proper care! /!
Some farmers are negligent Of their ami.
mails when a, grass, as IL no accident could
h,ppcn. We once knew most excellent
horse to get on his back in the iurrow OF
pasture field that was seeded down" with a
grain crop grown on Glands" or ridges
Sheep of good quality land what farmer
should grow any o,hcr) are liable 10 meet
with similar accidents-so, too, to be IN
jured by dogs, ETC., and for which care seems,
after all the experiments that have been
made, to be the best remedy.
The farmer should no, low his cattle
that are used 10 his farm work, to be scatter
ed unfortunately over his fields. In tho
most busy season II oftcn happens that
grea, deal Of time is lost in catching work.
Ing animals that are let out on pastures
while the men eat dinner. In the heat OF a
hot day, as at noon, horses and oxen would
do much better in the stables II supplied
with green food. For such purposes no
farmer should be without the necessary
quantity of clover to be used as soiling.-
we do not refer to that grown on meadow
land with grasses, but TO clover produced
on meadow land hearty mdnmtd. Such
clover will be succucnt, and while II fur
nishes highly nutritvc feed for working
animals, i, prevents them from having de-
sire to consume large quantities OF water.
Clover grown in the manner referred TO,
would produce the second season three crops.
After each cutting II should be heavily top
dressed. Ifthc pastures are bare from being
oycr-stockcd, or parched by the heat OF sum-
mcr, the cattle should be fed with clover or
other soilng. The value OF IL for increasing
the quantity and quality Of milk and butter,
will soon be understood by any person who
pursues such course. This system OF
practice has its influence in sdring lime.
If the fences are bad, or that cattle roam In
the woods, BY the feeding of special green
food in a particular place, thus causing cat
lie To conc in search OF IL, much time may
be saved. We know OF shiitlcss, disor-
derly farmcr-and perhaps there are others
ms well as hc-whO drives his cattle three
or four miles to be inilked, often when above
their knees in mud. lie has several horses
to spare, and milk cans growing rusty for
want OF use. He does not estimate the loss
arising from such a practice. His cattle
travel in coming home twice day to DO
MIXED, aud returning to the pasture, make
four journeys equal to twelve miles when
the roads are muddy the labor is much in
cressed-tLc feet OF the cattle become sub
ject to disease-whic travelling they arc
not feeding, aud consequently not supplying
the raw material from which to make flesh,
milk or bu,,er-thcy dung on tho road and
its manurial effects are lost to the pasture
and in addition to these losses, arising from
carelcssness or want of "order upon tho
farm" the time OF a man or boy Is also lost
n making the journeys referred to.-Uork.
ng Farmer.