, 1860-11-08
THE FARM.

A6RlcCLTCRAL MEI4ASGI.
FA8 P7o,sing.-Evc1y fair day should new To
suployed tn plowin:. In the first place, thu
winter rains and ftosts will greatly assist iii
pulveEizins the earth, mud thus generally Insure
better crop next year. In the second place,
the ground is in better condition now than 1t
viii b. go early in the spring, rs planting
should commence. In the third place, there
Is no" comparative leisure; whereas; in the
spring everything Il done In hurry. Espe-.
ofally IN sowing spring wheat il fill rlowlfg a.:
great advantage Every aero plowel now ls
JUST 80 much time gained. The sowing can
commence several weeks esrlier than It would
be possible to plow md prepare land in the
spring; and It will also be much better PFC.
pared for the seed. IN order to facilitate th1a
purpose a. much Is possible, plow In ridges,
with the dead furrowa 80 opened u to, carry
OF surface water. This matter should bo sre-
clally looked after. Our experience in the
West has been this-an autumn favorable fos
plowinss, precedes ; fruitful keason, and ri:c
ssrsa- Keep the p1ow jogging. And keep In
mind, that plowins is not = boys work. L.:
ths boys husk corn, or assist in building win
ter sheds for the stock. Put man behind the
p!oT, and let him be in reality piosnan. If
tand is worth plowiug at al, from three t"
five dollars per acrs In value Of crops will de-
pend OF. how it Is done.
The S&a.s Fairx-It il u matter Of general
remark, that the Fairs, this year, were distin-
guished for fine displays Of stock; bu. for
nothing remarkable In the way Of tho fruits Of
the earth Now, every body knows that this
has been IN extraordinary Year for crops, TINT
they have lar exceeded an average season in
both quantity aud quality, that scarcely any
variety has been found wanting. Then why
this greater display of stock: Is it not be-
cause there'i3 greater emulation among s;oc!-
breeders than among mere farmers? Agricu.-
tural societies are not to blame (ur this 1t
must always bc that tine animals, particularly
hossrs, will attract moro attention 1t Fairs tinn
sample. Of grain, fruit, or vegetables. 1t tmust
always TIC that premiums On stock will be most
coufted We ailude to this matter non, sim
ply a. to . fact. At some other time We shall
suggest plan whereby, without tloin. iujus-
tce to any one, the tendency to neglect ayri-
cultural products At Fairs may to i great ex-
tent be checked.
Corn Uusking-These is tine for every
thing, aud this must be q good time Tor corn
husking. Leaving the crup out ali winter il
ruin0us policy. 4 very large portion OF the
ears arc beaten into Tie earth hy rain aud snow,
and arc spoiled. Corn cut up and shocked,
ulaJ, II the work il well done, be hauled llom,:
and husked as the fodder is nceled- But :lli
standing corn should be husked Immediately
aud put away in critts. Better hire men ut hi:;l
wages than leave 1t il the fields. About twer-
II per cent. Of the cora ciaterszi in this MANNER
Is lost. A good hnnd will husk fifty or sixty
bushels day. VIII his hire cost you twenty
pcT cent. Of this, OF twelve bushels? And then
in all probability Jou will have to hire him III
the end, after you have lost one-iitth Of your
crop. DO not put OF huskiug one tag longer.
i convenient way is, to build cribs In parallel
rauDes with wagon passage between. i:aise
them not less than = foot from the ground.
The bottom antl sides should be Of threc-inc!1
stutr, with one inch spaces between. Fiyefect
i wide enough at the bottom, aud the root
should project Il foot On nil sides, aud BE- wa-
ter-proof, uusk clean; that Il, do not leave
strips on the ear1.
.Ad,.ure Heaps-We do lot know Eve f:.-
neIs, no, not three, vino properly care Tor
their fertilizers. Manure should never hu
hauled to the field and dropped iu little wheel
barrow piles to await the time When it Is want
e,t-often from fill to spring. 1t loses not less
exposed to the weather, neither in the bar1-
yard nor in the ticlI. As i top-dressing, or
mulch, for meadows aud grass plots, 1t Is Of
little value, except when cuarse and oplv pnF.
tially rottcl. All the farm yard nlauusc should
zach day be carefully stacked under shelter,
Northeast Of the barn in this climate; at any
rate, not TO widwar4. 1t Is sheer nonsense Il,
talk OF making MANURE by Letting, cattle tramp
clean straw INFO the mud. Tie straw Is isS
!aore clear than dirty. The chemistry Of tl,.
dung heap should be taught By every farmer to
his boys. We do not know Of any at,rieultu-
raj knowledge of equal Importance. rlow
aad sow, IT you will, till you arc as gray as
MetAusasah, and unless you know how to eay,:
and apply manure, your llnt will bcqueath to
your children two worthless inherltances-
your worn ont farm, and your bad example.
Take the whole West together, and VIC are con-
tident ttlat two loads Of nnnure-it=t, vi:
mean-ior every one saSel- And What Is there
so repulsiye and vulgar about this question of
manure: It il merely d substance which CON
tains certain properties needed BY soils l.,
make them bring forth guod crops. Don't
turn up youF nose, young lasan-you, wemeau,
with cica1l white hands, 'snd law-s.sok i'f;ur.
you-don't turn nE your muse wAc,l We tali1
about dirt. What are the vegetables, grain,
meat, fruit, you cat: Dirt-authing hut dirt,
sou sit in tile dirt, sleep in tho dirt, and cas
dirt. The white linen 1ablecloth belurc you il
dit The beautiful, clean porcelain plate. W:
on which you place yuur food, WIS au. out .:
. clay bank last mouth. That bright steel
blade. with which YOU lin salt out OF lila: crye
tai Cup iclt IN contact VII. tug salt Only Tor
nt1ie Wnaie-a mere nothlnS IN tne worlds
ase-wlll y become usr1' anu very dirty dirt;
Even inc crystal cup, reduced to powder and
lnl1ea WIN water and lew other ingredients,
And If crystal is dirt, What are you3 Uusi
tnou art, and unto dutt thou shalt return.
You need not be ashemed to talk about your
sell-what you arc, or will DC, III the course Of
natures eternal el':tges,-for ty her immuta-
ble laws NC nrc but dirt purified from It's most
offensive PARTICLES for little season, and shall
soon return again to our original condition;
which was the most serious one experienced
IN America, upon all deeply ta1Iowcd ian,l
crops suffered leaSt On all s1b-soil p1owc'!
lants they suffered but I'ttlc- Upon lsuds III
deFdralned, subso1ied, deeply plowcd, aud fri
qacntly stirred, the growing pLnts Kept
a N Fttf mi