, 1859-05-03

EEs1 ,:E.Ss My !. 1's
The w"al1c: Tho PAST "rcs has been very
sS'li'c t"r tarslr mp garden ""::, and ger
raj advantage III, '.rrl taAel, If it.
WINTER WHEAT.
some l,irccs ii wiisat :rc l",kins remarkably
VEL, Willie rvc,l tllr poorest are assuming more
:''"nslnS appearances. aud. III the whole, the
'v!:icr wheat ;na: lie said III premise Il goud,
average crop. II the same time III" area sows.
:, not large, say ab"ul l!ali the usual quantity.
SPRING WHEAT.
Considerable sIruy wheat has been suwn
That >ow:a early in March covers tile ground,
md presents one unhrekrn surface Of green
'o:rc farmers lIayc just completed .llrr SOM
:nE, and in many ca*rs lsayc rlowed the land
::4ls spring. In Ill 1hrse VT would ask their
'arr1ul observance Of tie difference Ut haryc.t
bet"crn the early and late sown, as it i, "ur
'':y decided opinion that the spring wheat
own early and on ground all-plowcd, or On
''"'n htubblc, will l'r found to yield the best.
Occasionally NC meet with gona crops on spring
;'i"" ed land, but VIC respectfully suggest tue
practice is lot u sat,. one
lie preparation f"r corn very extensive,
Id The favorable weather Of tic past wreck ll:s
'!!d much IL do. Everywhere the teams have
'':en busy III turning up the rich prairie soil
'"r tins favornc crop. which gives to Central
4''laolS It's well earned reputation ior beef and
:'"rk onr farmers d' mot like tn plant until tie
ground gets warm. say about the tenth, rs it
Will then come nj with vigorous shout. mud
.,r.w right :llcad.
POTATOES.
Ines" should nuw be in the ground, Us carly
piahlcd potatoes are safer from the rot than
III" late planted unes; those WIN have not
planted should lnsc nn time Nc fear our farm
eTs do not fully appreciate the value Of the
Potato crop, from The fuct that 50 little atten-
t"n is paid to it. The general impression that
t:irr require great dea! ut labor is rroab!y ut
Thu bottom Of il, but when properly manastd
IN tine, the extra amount of labor over that Of
corn Is but tritiins. We plant iu drills, cutting
The seed. and using abont two bushels to the
acre. Mark cut the drills with shovel or
corn plow, about four feet apart dropping sim
EIe piece. on which is one or two eyes, Ut about
eighteen 1ncirs apart III tho drill, cover them
Will harrow, or turn light furTow on them.
" lien VIC have land deeply plowcd the previous
laf' We riow them In. droppin. in every fourth
1uFror, but not plowin:. more than two or thrrc
inches deep Thi. leaves mellow bed for the
roo:s to penetrate. We leave tue ground IN
this condition until sumo few >ctts slauy them.
selves above thc ground. when We barrow
the land thoroughly with Il twu horse harrow.
This will kill the young weeds, mud leave the
land in excellent condition for the Young p|auts
We afterwards use s!sovclplow and cultivatcr
to finish tue culture.
TIE GARDEN.
. This should become Your especial cure. as
nothing adds more to the value Of rural life
than 4 good garden in proportion to the amount
Of labor required; therefore DO not nndervaue
either the vegetable Or flower garden.
Farm LABOR.
This IS abundant but u poor quality, the
country is overrun with people wanting work,
but most OF this labor is OF the poorest class,
worthless mud dissipa,cd, the refuse of the city
and Of the public works. Shifting from place
u piace. spending. their earnings ut the ;.ro.-
'no's ana begging their way IRON place to place
'1nonss the farmers; dirty aud ragged, unfit to
'c placsed in a farmers finally, und of course
lt' sc1t On. II would he great blessing to
he coultrs if tiIis CLASS of vnsranss should be
arrested aud seut to q county work-housc, to
'a'e them cleaned up and made sober.
11sE PROPHET.
on tue whole. the prospect Of the crop is !
'eiS favorable. We lave abundance Of rain, i
'e' 'hc eky is clear after The showers, which al |
o"s tae land to dry oil T. rs to work it. These
Fa1ns followed by pleasant weather are
liter I'LL the right kind for our soil.
Fruit.
Peach blossom buds were winter killed: the
berry is out in flowing robes of white; tho /
'ium spaFingly so, while the apple begins to
no" INC fea 1sntS oi opening b giving p!
promise Of an abundant crop. RrRA1.