The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1858-12-02
[rRoM THE AMERICAN AGRIcULTURlsT,l
Talk on Orderly Farming.

drawing a picture u INC oPPosl0, VIC 'Iooii :
stvle Of hnsbandry which has place and time
for everything and does everything in its place
and time: which seeks, in short, to carry on all
the operations of the farm in the best possible
manner 1t cannot be denied that very many
farmers back the quality to which we here alude
They pow and manure, and rotate crops; they
bnv. raise and sell stock and manage their house
hold affairs very much at hap-hazard, with little
forethought and method. We are well aware
that it is hard to resist the power of bad exam
pie that it is easy to do as fathers did before
rs and as ottr neighbors do around that untor-
seen circumstances viii arise to break in upon
the best matured system; we admit all this, yet
we know that it is best 10 reduce our style OF
farming to awell-digested plan, and to strive by
oll means to make circumstances bend to that
plan. BY firm resolution and energy, more can
be done in this matter than is often supposed
There is meaning in the old proverbs that " For
time favors the brave and that The lucky man
is generally the energetic and industrious man"
But now to our picture:
HeoM.-The orderly farmer takes care OF his
health. He does not expose himself unneces-
sarily to wet and cold docs not go with damp
feet and insufficient clothing; does not overWork
bimselfip plantiDg-tme, and in haying and har-
vestine: does not worry himself with undue
anxiety about the weather, or the success ofcrops
and 50 expose himself to the assaults Of disease.
He keeps his head cool, his heart cheerful, his
nassions under control and so builds up and
forifes his citadel Of strength that he is seldom
interrupted in his daily labors.
Buildinqs.-Look now at his buildings. His
dwelling house is not, indeed, pretentious; that
would be out of keeping with the character ofthe
man and of his employment; but it is comforta-
hle. convenient, neat. ltiSroomy, Ike his heart.
It isa good protection against all the vcissitudes
of the seasons. What spacious cellar How
well arranged for storing all kinds of fruit and
vegetables and the various other articles needful
in oodhousekeeping. And then, it isfrost- proof
and rat-proof and is kept as "neat as pm"
The rooms above ground are planned for conven-
fence in dispatching household duties The par
lor and living room look attractive; kitchen, pan
tries closets, milk-room, wood-house, wel-house,
cistern, sinks and drains are all just where they
should be, or as near to that as possible. His
barns and other out-buildings have no ginger
bread work about them, but they are substantial
suited to their purpose, and are kept in repair.
Fences.-Glance at his fences. Some of them
are the old Virginia rail, but they not suffer-
ed to become tipsy some of them are post and
board, and here and there hedges are beginning
to appear He is not yet perfectly satisfied with
and hedge-pIant for permanent farm fence
The buckhorn is hardly thorny enough to turn
castle; the hawthorn is liable to several diseases;
the thoru-locust is rampant, and needs consider
able care but answers tolerably well. The Usage
orangeis just the thing, if proves hardy enough
for his climate. He is giving it a thorough trial
But whatever kind of fence he may have for any
field, he does not suffer it to become dilapidated
Good fences he knows, have much to do in MAX
inc good neighbors; he values his own peace Of
mind too highly-saying nothing about his crops
TO leave his fields exposed to the inroads of vie
cious cattle Broken rails are, therefore, re-
placed with new ones, and if a board gets off, it
is soon observed and nailed on again
Mode Of TT71age.-Noticeh his mode Of tillage
As a groundwork of the whole, he has drained
his low swampy lands, and not those only, but
other parts of the farm which were found to have
snperabundant moisture at any season ofthe year.
He was systematic even in doing this. 1t would
have cost to much labor and money to have un-
dertaken all at once. So he distributed the
work through several years, doing the most i'm
portant first and the remainder as time and
means permitted. And the work pays as it goes.
Thorough blowing und manurng go hand in
hand with draining The skinning system he
leaves for others has plows are ofthe kind which
go down into the soil, not merely scratch the
surface. No natures are wanted on his prem-
ses ; they are never so highly concentrated as to
need dilution by exposure to rain and sun and
wind. Ifanvthing ofthis sort is needed, he thinks
It best to incorporate with them muck or straw,
and to lay them up in heaps, under sheds or in
barn-cellars Nor does he confine his work to a
single season. The well-prepared field is sown
or planted with good seed, and then it is well
titled throughout the Summer The cultivator
and hoe are kept always bright, the soil kept
mellow, the crops always growing, andthe weeds
kept in constant subsection.
Implements, Seeds and Stock His selection
of these is worthy of notice He likes not to
make farming unnecessary drudgery. Hence
whenever he can find machine that viii econo-