, 1860-01-20
agfieVl&ts.
Had Work IN Farming.

&oAo WORK In Eafm1ng.
u Is surprising how much muscular labor
hvAsted every year which might be saved,
OF better directed. This is true in all kinds
Of business, and not the least in farming.
For Instance: how many farmers toll on.
year SAer year, with scanty or imperfect
implements Of husbandry. The modern i'm.
provementS, which save much labor, and do
thaWOrk cheaper and better, they will have
nothing 10 do with. Improved varieties Of
Sod they hold to be almost without excep.
ton hupbqgA Draining and subsoil pluw.
ingare rpnked in the same catalogue, they are
labor lost; but mAnuring cold, wet land,
ahdrlcWingthem late in summer q few inches
deep, gathering scanty erops--this is not IA.
bOr lOstl Rotation Of crops, and mauuriup
land With rpferepce p the grain or roots q
b eeroWnion than, they consider something
Ike book hrming--a very dangerous thinG
We never could zee why farmers shouid
not think for themselves, and be able n
give satisfactory reasons for every process
they underake We meyer could sea wbv
ny oould not endeavor b improve IN Al
hruAng operations, The very best wav To az
everything and then do Il 50. L Is 'told Of
scnrtain backwoods farmer, who had NOT
yet found time to clear the stumps from M
nelaa that his boys complained bitterly Of
snelr troubles In blowing and narrowing
ne o,d fashioned : dag especially troubled
mem ~ ~ ffequent oyerturning while plune.
lng among The slamps, and needing 70 Be
g. riEht side up at every few rods. SBovsn
aid The euraged farmer one day. q take that
harrow over 20 tho blacksmith and TAI hib,
tomato all the teolh twice their present
length, and sharp e both ends, and VEN -
What that1l doi" The hing was done: ~
tech now pointed both ways ike no.
q revolving rake. ace up Bill. now
90 along" But, father, Il has upset agair
e bad a before" 'sNeyer mind hov ~
s'ght ahead, it win work well either side rp.
% nov what comes from little thiuklno.ii
And sure enough l. did work, and he 6eld
S., h.rpved n spite Of The stumps, We
m'gnl have selected q more diQnifed exam.
PIE ol ne use of head.work, but this homeIv
slofI Fll answer our purpose. , ~, "
N ne natter OF rotation Of crops there
= necd OF forethought and mana0.mept
sens ufheIsl neglect 70 manure le,esiv
oeanre % IT, eEpensivsness; thew ySni9
h.o % undondfaia moro extensively ana ~
.uo,oh riov their lands, 70 these tkinrS did
~ COS. more tina, labor and money than
ny think they can spare. Bat Il costs no
more % follow good system Of rotation of
clops than i does 70 carry on a farm witb.
oui any such plan. Yst such sysiem nav
orlng Ne iarmer three. .lnld greater ,ud ~.
- cropa Nor N deviiinf such = Dlsn. ~
,, 90 . depend entirely On hls own espe.
.,,ncs ur rglrltY- Boots apd aericult1rsi
Irln,la 81 a ha1d, conlaihihf ne ro1pIt
q o'prf mcps egpefiopoe and an ho iha.. IA
efaoad,ft sash ibl5fnhiioh 70 ths y M, Il
- ON 90. ASary Illde hoia uIork of M
- uoald pay we'll b would Day n Gem
ca'i'I.llr cAu,l ro1.root aasek.rrssS
u.rlda 1|.iIo. butter cups-d.isioa. IA
u.ai noi, eoud hlde their koads; and eruhs
u'fc.Holus and al manner Oh insoei- gonl3
~ l|ulnIlh n uot Wholly dir.nne.,
i Eold raT N iho lncraitod AZ ~ lo5-,.i
.....'.'I q =. Ind md IN more bouhlifSI