Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-09
FARM MD lIOME I.
Isss.sae Water ys,acns


/ be tu,e has now arrived when the A.
teniion Ut The tanner shouid be given TO
this crop, which. rll rigs considered, is
the most important product Of the soil
throughout the whest growing region Of
the Northwest, from Isl 10 the 10Th day OF
September is generally regarded rs the.
most suitable time for putting in this grain
L Gown much earlier than this, j, is liable
- JOINT before the approach Of winter,
particularly il the autumn is favor able, aad
thus the v hole crop will be ruined. Doubt
less fcs,'iog may prevent this in . meas
urc, but there are objections TO this pract-
ice, particularly il the land is seede down
10 grass. Many of the plants will be pull.
Cd up by the roots, and the labor Of the
T lles will DO lost where cattle ere allowed
to tramp On the other hand, If the SON
ing IS delayed much beyoud this period,
the chances src that the plan, Will not at
tain sufficient growth 10 give it hatdhood
to withstand the approaching winter. A
| period OF drouth soon after sowing, would
be likely to put off the period OF sprou.ing
so iste tina. tho tonder shoots would fall au
easy prey 10 the first severe weather. Our
climate is o variable one. and the seasons
are uncertain. but period OF severely cold
weather some time in winter may be de-
pended on with very few chances Of hap
py disappointment.
The surest crops, and ordinarily tho
largest Yields, are produced on sod that las
been turned just previous TO the tine OF
sowing. About the LIST OF September is .
good time TO start the plor. Turn neatly
cut, .. aishi, vide, lap inTsow. shout eight
inches deep. Pas over 1t nov with rol-
lsr, 10 cTdtr 10 close NJ the spaces he
tween The burrows, and thus prevent the
s9s nsing up OF the grass Ii the soil is
not sufficiently rich, apply thin, uniform
coating cf well rotted manure, OK compost,
and work it in with the harrow or cultiya-
tor. BY this means On excellent drainage
is established at uniform distances thlou-
CHOU. tl,c whole field, ard en- excellent col!
IS prepared for the reception OF The sssd.
l. the spring, as the roots extend down
wsra, they come ii contact with the sod
chat has nom comm,ncei % rot, and thus
rfc=sTc lie sustenance they need fer tho
Ia-' Development Of the plant.
f-s9iNo F,r farmers BOYS. An intel
.gsit ind ihr.fty farmer says: " But fer
the CO operation Of III, boys | should have
tailed. worked hard and 80 did thew
Ihs eldest 10 near "a, and ether boys in
the nsishbothood, younger, have left their
parents; mine hsve stuck 10 nc when
most needed Their services attributed
this result II the fact that l have tried to
make home pleasant fur them. have
FURNISHED them with attractive ard usefnl
reading, and when night comes, and the
aay work is ended, instead Of runnipc
with other boys to the railway stst,on anS
soio'n'ng towns, thsy gather around ,ha
great lamp, aad b-come absorbed in ,beir
books and papers" suc, i .,hs,,,t;as,,
the testimony of flrmer who has lnovr
how hard the struggle for fsosinr on ~.
SOL without capital is. and how s,,',,h,s
and comparatively cheap are tie aids wl;ob
good reading brings 10 him.
EARLY FA1TxxiSc CT Hoes -rarmer.
who have not elFeady ccmmer ced to pre-
pare their hogs for market, should lose no
time IN doing SO. One week Of this favor
able weather is worth two wrecks in De-
cember. Many farmers who use nothing
but corn!or fattening. bsgiu to feed it as
| scoa as 10 10 in tsssel. Ihou n is has not
tho substance ofrips corn. sin swiuo thrive
worry we'll on it, eating not only the sof,
ears aud husks, bat also The l:aves and
quite portion Of lhr stalks. Care Should
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