Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-03

/ AFTER HAYING-rHES Wharf.-The stone.
/ litter, for cleaning the mowings Of movable cob
/ BE stones cropping out Of the surface 50 as TO
interfere with mower, teider anu horse-rske,
should be used when necessary. Some farmers
have done this, others are doing So or are now
purposing to DO so soon, and the class we would
/ specially reach Is that which has not yet re-
solved 10 do so, yet may and should forthwith
/ Why longer NOW grass with hand scythe, when
few days work would clean your lots 70 that
your gras, may be cut, teided and raked by ma
chiuery, Such farmers now say, We cannot
use hay-makiug machinery because Of rocks
/ rocks as we have abundant reason to know. that
/ may be removed by a stone-iifter and a yoke of
/ oxen, and that, too, in a few days VIII you at
tend to it this month OF early in autumn? Is it
not for your interest 10 do so? VIII You not
thus be the gamers in the saving Of cost and Ia
Dor in getting your hay crop? We have before
called attention to, and urgei upon farmers the
great Importance Of attending to this step in
permanent farm Improvements Do not longer
delay or put It of Now is the time; this is the
age Of improvements
Not only is it the time to clean mowiugs Of
rocks stumps and other distractions, such a.
worthless trees and unnecessary old walls. fences
stone-heaps and lodges, but to drain such as
ing is attracting more and moreattention among
farmers but not a whit more than the import
ance Of the subject demands. Not only much Of
mow-land, but also Of the tillage-lani Of New
England and \. Y. State, would be rendered
greatly more productive and profitable, and 1t
the same time making them much pleasanter 10
work, by deep, thorough tile drainage. a subject
that We have often adyerted 10 in these columns.
II Is IN Old and trite sdage, that " a thing well
done is twice DONE nowhere does thi. apply
with greater force than to farm drainage As
rule, tiles should be pu; feet below the surface
8 - feet being the least that should be thought
Of. Let this be kept in mind by all tile-drain-
ers tile-drainers, we say, and would here add
that we have little or no confidence in using any
thing but tile for undertakings; the ditch be-
ing open, the best farm economy requires that
tile be laid before it be rehlled. Let these hints
and suggestions be needed, or at least let them
be poGdered
Now is the time for scamp ditching, muck
and peat throwing up therefrom for marurial
purposes. Nick the opportunity to provide for
a liberal compost heap, so essential to good farm
ing Save everything that can be used as fertil
izers for farm and garden; manures and every
thing that can quicken and enrich the soil, is u
timately, money in the pocket; or, what is bet
ter, what money can and does purchase, as fam
lily or personal comforts and Injuries; and, be
sides, in outstanding all such resources, cleanli
ness and healthiness are promoted, while an air
Of neatness Is manifest about the farmery and
homestead. Nov weeds, brush and briers in
hedges and by the roadside, rake them up and
burn them if they contain foul seeds; otherwise
put them into the compost heap, which should
be the farmers omnium-g1theTum, which signi-
fes miscellaneous collection Of things, a
medley
II Is good time to cut swamp grass, brakes
and polypody that may be used for bedding the
coming winter. Bedding is bedding in these
TINES. A suburban stock-breeder told US within
a week. that few months since he bought the
best Of English hay for SO a ton. and paid
SS5 ton for rye straw At the same time, for
bedding for his horses. Provide literally then
:or bedding, when you may do so.-BosioR Cul-
firdioT.