The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-08-11
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planting PoTAToEs IN rHE FALL.-Mr.
E. o. Bundy, of Oxford. Chenango county,
n. Y, writes to the tennessee Farmer that
he plants his potatoes in the -fail. obtains
larger crops, and larger. earlier and better.
favored potatoes than when planted In the
spring. His method of planting is as fol
lows;
"select piece of dry ground. prepare it
as for spring planting any time in the fall
when the ground is in good order, taking
care to plant the potatoes a little deeper than
in the spring planting. Throw shovel
full Of coarse manure upon. or. e ID better.
in to each hill +; or, better still, cover the
surface of the ground with a coat of straw,
where mice are not to plenty. The straw
helps to protect; the potatoes scarcely need
hoeing or plowing.'
Mr.. B. says he has raised potatoes in this
invariably free from the rot. and at least two
weeks earlier, and two or three sizes larger
than in spring planting.
JACOB STRAwN's PREACHING AND PRAC-
TECH. S. Olcott, when he was here last
fall, visited Jacob Strawn. We find the fol-
lowing in our drawer, which We clipped
from his report of his visit:
:" Since 1881, Mr.. Strawn recollects
but two failures of the corn crop. The
portentious word has often been applied
to results which were actually to be ascrbed
to the shiftless management of some prairie
farmers. He says he breaks his ground in
March, as soon as the frost is out, and in
April plants so that by getting ahead of
the heavy spring rains he secures crop,
where his neighbors have often failed. In
winter his farm tools and harness are all re-
paired and made ready for use, for he is too
| shreWd a business man to suffer himself to
be overtaken by work in a hurrying season,
when be is unprepared to get it out of the
way. As he saws himself, in a published
article, ''Look at our neighbors in the
spring, about the time their corn should be
planted. They get in great hurry, getting
ready harness, plows, and almost every
thing belonging to their business. Busting
around. going to mill, getting part of a
load of wood at time, for they have not
time enough to haul full load, they are SO
extremely hurried to get their corn planted.
If they would keep at work all the season.
we would starve the lawyers and whip the
doctors. When it comes rainy, bad wealth
er, so you cannot pillow, cut and split your
wood. Make your tracks (roads) when II
rains hard, cleaning your stables, or fixing
something which You would have to stop
the plow for, and fix, in good weather. Fix
the gate that is off its hinges, or weather
board your barn, or patch the roof of your
house." La other words, Mr. Strawn
would have his brother farmers do as he has
done, and has given notice publicly, that il
they will scru pulously observe his direc
tons, he will guarantee success. His offel
he touches in the following quaint terms
do not fail to get into bed by seven, and
roll out early and attend to business. There
is no morning so dark but what you can do
something, if the will is there. For heay-
ems sake, and that of your wife, children
and State, let US all try it for three years
and if your creditors see you are trying
hard, and making tracks in the right place
they will have mercy on you. Ii they vii
not, come to Old Jake, and if he has it il
his power he will help you. Remember
you must take his advice all through tht
piece. ''-Prairie Farmer.
FARM CAPITAL AND ITS EMPLOYMENT
There is lesson in the following narration
quite as good as anything we could write
and quite as important one as any we conit
teach. We hope it will be read carefully
and needed:
1.-THE late Mr. Blackwell, OF Dishiey, wa:
not only an eminent agriculturist and breed
: er of stock, but very wise and shrewt
man, and his neighbors were in the habi
of resorting to him for counsel and advice
On one occasion an old friend went to paJ
him visit, for the purpose of explaining t
him his position, and at the same time beg
e ging that he would recommend him wha
e to do. He had lived all his life upon hi
5 own farm of 1000 acres; lie lived very well
: but he had never saved a shilling. He hat
r three daughters, and the Oldest was abou
! to get married he highly approved of tn
!. match, but the intended husband expectet
4 some portion, and he had nothing to Civ
him. Should he mortgage his estate, 0
D what should he do ? Mr.. Bakewell begge'
e of him to spend the night with him, an
S promised the next morning TO give him tn
e result of his cogitations. Accordingly, tn
e next morning when they met at breakfast
: Blackwell said, Il have made up my min
q what you ought to do: give your son-in
e law one-fourth of the farm, keep the re
: naming three fourths, and do not part wit
any portion Of your capital and stock, an
Q work the remaining three -fourths with i
e Do it better than you have hitherto done
e and your income viii be rather increase
e than diminished His friend followed hi
e advice but at the end of two or thre
II years, another daughter would be married
b and the perplexed father again resorted
Is his friend Bakewell for advice, under tn
IT new difficulty. Blackwell coolly said, he ha
?, watched his proceedings. and seen their II
suits he must do IN this case as be ba
], done before = be must give up anoth'
/ fourth of his farm, and keep the origin
IT capital and stock. The father seemed som'
70 what puzzled, but as the first experimel
a had succeeded. be determined to try il
1T this case also. Last of all, the younge
a daughter was TO be married and, in utl'
despair, the poor father paid another Wis
y 70 Dishley TO explain his perplexity.-
10 Well said BakeWell. tell me honest
re whether your income has diminished b
sri having reduced your farm by one-half.'-
se The father acknowledged he thought Il ha
aF not. Then said BLACKWELL. You must gi'