The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-04
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from the Boston Journal
Eyery Day Thoughts About Every
Day Work.
nY A YOUNG FARMER.


BY A YOUNG FARMER.
I entered upon my duties upon the
farm the first day Of April. My pre-
deeess9r is called a good farmer, yet
! fouu5 many things had been done
that J should not have done, and some
things neglected that | should have
wanted done long ago. Now ] do not
mention this in the way of finding
tni ith him, for he has done better.
"a respects, than the most of
me1 luld have done in his place,
usually the case that a man
who rows he is soon going to leave
where he has been at work,
W rot do anything that he can leave
uudrl1. The man who does not ex-
ra stay loses all interest, and hay
ge .ot that, is worthless, or that IS
0eu he case. It was not so here IN
any cat degree, but as our plans are
lie same. our ideas the same.
~ a difficulty in making the
hat / want done break joints"
nat which he has done. This
eessary evil, directly resulting
from The universal practice Of chang
irg foremen in tho spring; / consider
that 10 is no time to change then. The
winter is wanted and absolutely need
ed upon all farms, whether large or
small TO prepare for the work of the
ensuing season, and the farmer who
begins work upon farm in April usu-
oily hnds fences to put up, and ma
nure 20 pitch over, (if there is any
upon the farm), and get out tools to
put in repair, land to seed down, and
a hundred small jobs to do, all Of
which ought to have been done before
this time Of year. say, therefore,
that The fall is the proper time to
make all such changes, and l never
wish q make such change In the
spring again, whether TO 60 upon a
iarm for another man or myself.
It is time to be we'll under way with
SPRING work To get out manure, If
SOU did not do it while the ground
was frozen, and plow it under as soon
rs possible after it is out, for q few
days hot sun, with the ground warm
undhrneath, will take the strength out
Of Che mass very rapidly. i suppose
such of you as have started hot beds
or cold frames have your cabbage, to-
mntoes, and other plants we'll under
way now. IL will be woll to give the
air ail day, and begin to leave crack
Opeu Of nights to harden them, and
acoustOm them TO cold. In a short
time you must transplant them into
che omen ground, and If you continue
Go force them under glass without
thia precaution, until that time, they
will be put back by the change so as
not 90 be- in advance Of those raised
in open ground upon a favorable To-
cation. Water them occasionally,
using / possible, rain water that has
been warmed by the sun. 1t is time,
also, IT'D most parts Of New England to
begin % put 10 some Of your garden
stuff aud fed crops.
III .ime to get In your first plant
ing poas and sweet corr. Lit you
have a warm southern slope they will
DO very we'll, and come to bearing at
3 time WheE they will be very desira-
BE for eating or marketing. / usual
IN plant about once a week, from
middle Of April to first Of June, or
even later. Early Cabbages may be
q NV be- own now In many locations,
also boots, turnips, radIshes and SINH
la crops.
,uoumbers and squashes may be
For,ed now by putting the seed in the
unt AZ side OF a sod, aud putting it I'M
der 4 class. 1 have found boxes with
ONLY one pane Of glass suitable for
that pose. Potatoes and onions
should 10 got in as soon as possible.
Don seant your manure for onions.
Tteg pay we'll for both labor and ma
aure when you get a good crop, but
IS fhere is not manure enough they
m not pay for the labor. 1t is true
nfaH crops to q great degree, but
come crops will live if they are half
Starved but onions will not. And
DOME be afraid OF running your pillow
toe deep for onions. If the subsoil Is
u9t good enough and mellow enough
to bear deep blowing, put anything
else on It besides onions Those little
6bg0us roots that you see at the bot
tom of the dry bulb, run down into
kbe rround deeper than do carrots
qnd. by Tho way, carrots are q good
ron TO be followed by onions. They
mellow I'D the soil to a good depth,
which is what is needed. But onions
~ best 10 follow onions, They are al
most the only crop that can be grown
TO good advantage many years In sue
ecssi0n upon the same ground.
oa are having another rainy day.
have busted myself getting up some
of INV ssed potatoes, and cutting them
~aadv for pianting. 1t has saved me
eor mich time in good weather, and il
+hcv are not used for fortnight it will
Il no disadvantage to the potatoes ii
fbey are spread out so as to dry little
withot heating; they will grow more
virorously, | believe, than it planted
;rsf as they are taken from the bins
the cellar. l give mine, also, q
eurinkiing ofplaster after they are cut
and uut a handful in the hill when
plant. 1t furnishes some food to the
potato, and keeps them from the risk
eff being injured by droutb, while Its
ent IS tritling.
Don't allow yourself to be so hur-
lsi by your spring work that you
eaunot end time TO break up a little
plal h the yard or in some place near
fhs house. for women folks to have a
Iitle flower garden, if they like flow.
rts (and what true woman does not)2
It viii take but little time, little ma
nure anl little land. AS for money
y1u may buy few flower seeds toI
chem, and take the price out of YOU
s1tacco, or some other luxury which
r-r. eui5y and your wife and daughters
En- lot But even If you do not, can.
not or will not spend your money fol
seed, you may be sure that they viii
have few plants, If you will only pre-
eara Inc ground 50 that they can work
o They will set roots, slips OF
seed of the Seighbors easily enough
at least of the more common kinds
aud they, perhaps, will be as hand