Evening star., 1861-09-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Sowing With Both Hands.

The way Of sowing grains, seeds, plaster,
ETC., II with good machine. For those VINO
do not use q machine, the next best way Is 70
sow with both hands. II is no more dltlcult to
learn to SOW with the left hand, than 1t was at
first to learn with the right; and it may be done
by sowing with the left hand exclusively, until
the work can be done well and easily with that
hand; then both may be used at once, and the
work accomplished twice as fast as when one
only is used.
In case of much wind, IL is an advantage to
be able 10 SOW with either hand. The sower
may SOW the usual way with one hand with the
wind; and, when going in the opposite direction
SOW with the other hand with the wind, as be-
fore. The advantages are, that the grain, when
thrown with the wind, goes much easier and
scatters more evenly than when thrown against
Ii, and that each arm does an equal share Of the
work; while In the common way one arm does
the whole, and often gets very tired and lame.
The most convenient way of carrying the grain
when sowing with both hands, is in a marke
basket, suspended in front Of the sower by q
broad strap passing around his neck. The
breast, or hold-back strap on a common double
harness, is just the thing; and if there is a snap
on it so much the better. The handle of the
Ia desired to set the basket down to put in
grain, or for any other purpose, it may be done
simply by loosening the snap without removing
the strap from the neck. When sowing with
the left hand alone, the basket or other recep
tacle should hang on the right side, with the
strap on the right shoulder; and when sowing
With the right hand alone, it should hang on
the left side, with the strap on the left should
or. Every farmer should have a set Of sowing
stakes, made light, straight and long IRON
pointed at the lower end, with white streamers
on the upper. An old narrow chisel is just the
thing for the lower end. A set Of just such
stakes are very useful in sowing, in striking
straight backfurrows, in running fence lines;
and, H saved, are always ready.
In sowing plaster have got along the faster
by sowing from the wagon. use a light Welsh
or Democrat wagon, with springs under the
box. Put in barrel of plaster, rig seat near
the back end 50 that the sower may ride back
wards, and SOW with both hands at tonce-taking
your plaster from a measure before you. Have
driver to manage the horse or horses, driving
by line Of stakes moving each over as you
come up The sower reflls his measure from
the barrel In the wagon while the stakes are
being moved. Two men in this way will SOW
thirty acres IN day very easily.
TO walk or drive in a straight line to stak e
or other object:-At the starting place, fix the
eye in the direction Of the stake or other ter
mination, and notice some object in the dis
tance beyond this range or line with the eye
and stake. Go towards the stake, keeping the
eye upon 1t, and the object beyond; and as long
rs the three are kept in range, the line travelled
will be straight, but as soon as the three are
utofrange, they indicate that the person NOV
ing has deviated from the straight line and he
may get back into line at once by bringing
himselfin range with the stake and distant OBJ
ject. A. BEED, tR DAIRY Farmer.