Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-01-02
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prenara fnY Spring.

for sprinr and summer labo-. Sec that
al. of your tools are III order, such as
pluws. forks, hoes, .iio yes, machines, &c,
and everything that YOU will want for Use
through the busy season That is now ap-
preaching. Can yorLnot think of sene
little Job that will want doing very soon2
AID Why not take time by the f,relock,
and do it immediately, rather than put it
of, until necessity compels you to do the
work. Did not see your plow .nd har
row lying by the ioAd-si4e, not long
since, with one handle out of the former,
and a anunber OF teeth ont et. be latter,
tt their vacancies. flied with pieces Of
word. Now is the time toshave those,
teeth replaced with new ones. Aild the re-
lnaildrr of them we'll sharpencd, SO as to
Lav. The ground in good condition to re-
ceive the crop; also that missing plow
handle replaced All Of these things can
be looked to at present, and perhaps re-
paired bv The smith or mechanic, for less
monry, now, chan they could be when
work is more plenty with all of them.
b. patting your farming utensils in good
order at prescut, when the most Of farmers
are not very busy. you mt on y save Ia
b,r Dat have the satisfaction OF being
ready for work ut amy time, aid, conse-
q.iai:y, instead of work driving yon, you
drive the work.
it is practice too com'ron among far
m.rs 10 lay a,say Il broken implement. or
dull scy.he, leycr hisiking it would
want 10 be used amy more until Il par'ic.
u!ar kind of work is to be performed, ard
,henile quest ION arises, where is that toiii,
hoe, rake. cyi;le: or machine; and is it ii
!: condition 10 be used? If it is, well ard
rood If no;, Il great effort is nadc 20 have
i; rt;,aircd, aud perhaps ilc job not ha'i
flashed in !. wo; knaii!ikc mauller; and
,!i n The work ha: bad coinmciceci, i!
everything mad been in or.ler, might ne
ca,n,!e,e:i, in many Instances, ;'ci'':c tie
broken tool c.,ii,I bs n.cndcd, IIere.i>
uilc instance r',t Of many that nigh; be
rci,rre,i 20: wil::e, u person, by proper
care ;inl inaii:g -"i:.it, Can carry OF far
laius successfully.
i.ave seen ilgl,ers HAT had equal chan
ces when they commenced business; the
one i, always complaining that farming
never can be made proii,abie-but this
man is always, especially rainy days,
found n. the village, or corners. putting
III; Havana, and seeing which can stretch
tn. truth the i'uriieSt without breaking
thcstrins; while. onthe contrary, the other
person is diiigrut il business when any
Important work is to he done. and Oh
stormy days. is either found in his Shop
repairing some broken tools. or putting
them in order for pleasant day; ant
when this work accomplished the libra
ry or rcaGingroom is resor;ed TO, thu;
storing his mind with useful knowledge
pertaining doubtless to agriculture ant
the news of the day. There are many
farmers that take agricultural papers, ant
generally make it 4 point to examine then
thoroughly: but when they come TO !
piece that is not applicable to their case
many of them will either lay the papc
one side, or turn the leaf over quickc
than usual, without knowing what idea tn
author intended to convey, and by so do
ing remain in ignorance on whatever sub
iect might prove to be Of great value t.
them, if it had been read and rightly con
sidered.
The next thing to be looked to is you
team. eet!at they are we'll aud healthy
end in proper condition to perform tn
labor ' on require. If they are poor il
flesh, and YOU have not the material t'
@dt them i'll good condition, buy of You
neighbors, or some ore else, and hav'
them in good working order before yo'
commence hard work. A man that cal
culates to do his springs work by itedin:
little or no grain to his team, is la5orint
under great disadvantage; as know b,
experience, that good span Of horses fec
"a quarts of oat and corn mcal per day
will thrive with careful usage, and no
only be in better condition when the worl
is over, but will perform the same labor
in the same time, that two teams fed only
on hay and poor feed would do it in. Th'
same is applicable TO mules, as well a:
horses. 10 farmers tia! have not ths
money to purchase grar, let them pillow
tar their neighbors a few days; and by sc
,doiag. they car accumulate enough money
TO bug. | will say, in conclusion, see tha
you are wsil prepared for Spring Labor
and by so doing, you may save many dol
Jars By the operation.=~Rural Southerner