Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

Farm Work for April.

Z, kindle in us new class Of emotions o'
the mos, agreeable kind. The labor OF the
farmer leads him into the midst OF these
I,ndly influences. where be may mediate
uron their cOnucciion with h'. labor-, aud,
with hi. sprin.ins plants, r'se rapidly To-
ward. heaven himself. In this pleasant
Geld o!Iabor. then. lei Us see what !. TO be
done.
Ci,au SlrrounS,Hrs.-NothIng Is more
imrortan, than to make AOns pleasant and
attractive. aud the fr., step towards this -
t. make it, approaches clean. A. soon as
a., snow - %. the fro., out, and the sur
face settled. put the hoe and rake IN use TO
Gather up whatever ru5bi'h may have aecu-
mu,a,cl aSoai the building. during the
winter. In th. work you w,ll need short
i,5A rals. When this !. done, sweep the
lawn. aud i,.us a decree, that who-oe'er de-
6.c.uwith eairs, .ticss, blt. OF p'rcr. old
rac-, bones OF ssg shells, shall not only re-
move them instantly. bat be hnei dime ior
each offence. OF be posted on the walls oi
the bOuss, rs. a-.lo'en
Who ever approached farmhouse and
found around the buildings a neat little
lawn. nth 10 velvet carpet Of richest greer.
and no, q Ncrni,A upoa H, without thinking.
n not saving, "Thr. is tbe abode Of neat
ns-. and tranquiliiy-the graee- are Lsre,
lei Us enter and enJoy them -
II, Wcol P,ls-Do not allow this 10
remain unhoused ull midsummer. IL !,
money At interest, under cover. where iioan
receive = daily airing. Out Oi doors. i, i'a
bloieh in the surroundings, unless neatly
piled and covered With boards.
DroypHsi ~ M0rrns f'''d'.-whsre
cattle fed on mowin: grounds. last autumn,
li,tle heap. will be found. and unle-s scat
tered and broken 10 pieces, will be uneon'
Portable IN having time. Broken. and dis
solved sy rains. tbey become valuable fer.
,.liIer-. Gloss fall feeding. by the way. i'
. wretehed policy-.cAreely anything ''
more fatal to the grass it's much lax. con-
tinua,ly stripping plant Of its foliage. and
expecting ii to aouri,h. After grass >. cut
10 b. made into hay. the root. have 'uth
sisn, strength lett a. throw out HrS !'ara,
and the.c. IN turn. are wanted 20 inyisorate
the roots. and when the leaves are eroPi od
day after day. the roots are - weakened
that tbey cannot withstand the drought OF
autumn or the solI Of winter. and the grAs.
"ruu. out, as u l. called. Close fall feed.
ing OF moving lands. !. more costly than
feeding the stock on hay and grain.
Orrkaul Mauur,' III manure i. tobS
spread upon the .Ward and rlowed under
NJ matter how green and crude II 10, aud
all o,erhauling will only impair u. value
br such purross But II it j. to be spread
on .warl land after 4, is ploscd. it should
should be o,crh,ulei once or twice and
made a. 6nt a. possible, and then rlo~ed
under only wo or three inches. II fine. 1t
can bs more evenly distributed over the field.
and more conveniently and certainly cot
under the surface. The rains penetrate Il
more readily, and wash ou, It's ieriiliring
prorsr,ie, and convey them TO the root. OF
the plants. II 6ne, Il comes IN eoniac, with
a larger portion Of the surrounding miner
as. tringir: them TO act together, and thus
furnish .us'enance Tor the growing crops
On the Other nand. Il 10 is coarse, It re-
quirc. nearly double the labor To get !, un'
der the sol. and a considerable portion will
be letl on the surface. IN the way OF the Doe,
and drying up - IS 70 supply little to the
plant. iha, ned ii The acton alluded to
10 ihs rr,Ndlus paragraph is also lost
which Is an essential loss.
n. however. manure can be applied to
s,uthIe land in the tall. and p'osed under
,I Or eieh, inches, It may be Pu, on in a
Grade state. and ,c, tAiHk Asrs IS no oiAsr
rqy a ,rlick a osa . aYYi,a 'c,iA 50 ms'A
sirsg'ss,.
There ia little los 10 O'erhaulins ma
nurc heaps. ~ the escape Of the Ammonia
undoubtedly. bat THAI lOs. Is unimPoriani,
COMPARED 9th that Of u.ins 1t IN coarse
condition. - that IL cannot be intimately
mingled With the 'O,l.
FsHcS-SO soon a, the absence Of frost
will permit, make new, OF repair old. fences,
and do the work 80 thoroughly that 10 ami.
NAL will be tempted 10 commit - breach
OF the peacv." Animal. may DC educated
10 become unruly as well as humans, but
with good fences and a reasonable pa.igrase.
.ew will become unruly." Such as are
found to inheri, the " original sin " should
20 10 steaks and sirloins as soon as possible.
Poaohia. ..-lt used 10 Be Prae,ieed-Psr.
hap. 4. j. now with some farners-,o allow
cattle to run over the moving fields and
through the orchards a. soon as the snow
left the ground. Was il good practice
Why noi' Will some one tell US
Tie oai C,oy.-On land. that are ,uth.
eiently dry, /, Is advisable to sc, in oats as
early As possible. 80 tha, the work ol
seeding may BE out OF the way, aud that
the crop may be taken Oa the ground. and
give the young grass opportunity To get
thoroughly stabii'h. d before fr,elins wsa.h.
or.
DrsiAias Angus. aud september are