The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-03-26
From the Iowa City Republican
March.

From the Iowa City Republican.
March.
The whistling winds of this clustering
month only prelude the sure approach of
those "April showers" which are said to
bring May flowers" Not thirty days
will have passed; ere the busiest time Of
the Farmer shall arrive. April, the
month of plowing and narrowing aud seed
ing is close upon you, Farmers.
ARE YOU READY?
That is the question, are you ready?
You may perhaps wonder at such an en-
quiry, but it is not an unimportant one.
Upon your readiness for your spring
work, will depend very much of your sue
cess this year \ few Us may be fatal
to your wheat crop. For the lasttwo years,
a weeks time IN seeding wheat would
have saved us thousands Of bushels at our
harvest Many a field was left unplowed,
or badly plowed last year, because farmers
did no. improve the earliest moment for
beginning. Shall we repeat the perform
a c. this year? Good wheat or bad
wheat, good corn or bad corn, for this
year may, probably tctU, depend upon the
promptness with which you begin your
work, and the energy with which you
push it.
We propose to note a few items which
require your attention in order that you
you may be ready.
HOW ABOUT YOUR FENCES
Are the old ones carefully looked over
and put in order' 1t is possible that an
army of prairie racers may be turned loose
upon you by the vote of the in:elligentt)
citizens of johnson County. If so, you
will need fence of extra quality, if you
would hope to get enough returns from
your fields to pay you for all your hard
work. Perhaps you have new fences to
make. These dry days of March are the
very ones you should improve. Do not
put off the beginning, but ~ at them, that
they may be off your hands, and off your
minds before April comes. Are your
fences ready?
ARE YOUR TOOLS IN oRDERI
There are your pIows and harrows and
drills. 1t is more than possible that
some Of them have been carefully housed
ont doors, exposed to the driving storms,
and drying winds, and frosty days and
nights of winter. If so it would not be
wonderful if they had the Bronchatis or
"Sque0hs" by this time. Have you
thought about them or will your first
thoughts of them be upon the morning of
the day when you are ready to use thcmy
If so, it is more than probable that the
first use of them will be to send yon to
the blacksmith, to get a new bolt, or a
new clevis, or new something, thereby
wasting day, and perhaps more, of time
more puiuabic to you nor, than at any
other time OF the year. Then there are
your harness aud chains. How about
them? How will you like it if that
plowi"g harness breaks in the first fur
rows. "You'll tie it up with a rope .
Well, I've no doubt many Of you will
| How would it do to repair 1t properly
now, during these idle win er evenings
How is your supply of small things, such
as extra bolts spare clcvis, &c, &c -
| The want of some of these little things
may, often does, spoil a half days plow
ing. How would it do to invest Il few
shillings in them noo, and save a few
dollars next month. Look at yuor tools,
brother farmers, land see that pth ,espccs
! to hem, you are ready.
YOUR SUMMERS WOOD.
Is this hauled home, and good supply
cut for your springs burning? Remem
Der, every mans time is wolth dollars
next month, and the month following
| Do not icaste time next month in cutting
wood which ought now to be ready fol
the FIRE.
YOUR SEEDS,
How about these: Have you secured
W r.ux n.-