Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-24

Having been just aud generous with the
earth, the next proposition would make, in
answer to the question. :" how can farmers
make the most of their toll o. is this = The
whole profit OF Farming lies ia the difference
beiween good crop and poor one.
The difference in the outlay between a
good crop. and poor one. is small. Let us
see: Whatever your land is worth, the in
terest ON the money, the taxes on your land
will be the same. whether you raise little or
much. So, too. your outfit in teams. plows
Crags and harvesters, costs rs much for tend
ing poor crop as good one. When a man
has procured land, team, implements. seed,
and is in the field, il Gusts but q trifie more
labor 10 put in crop in prime order, than TO
put it in poorly. The same is true with re-
gard to the harvesting of good crop. When
you have procured reaper. and team, and
hands, and are in the field, the differeEce
between reaping crop that will yield ye"
% bushels per acre, and one that will yield
Is bushels. is small. Say your reaper cuts
10 acres day. il will hot make more than
two hands difference, or about so cts an
acre. The ten or even five bushels difference
between good crop and ii poor one is almost
clear profit i'm the one above the oihcr.-
Right here is the profit in farming, if there is
any profit, for poor crop will cost all it is
worth. And then, there is the satisfaction OF
a good crop, which is more than all. There
is a delight the whole season long, in looking
npon fine growing crop. While poor one
is continued eye sore.
The whole profit, and the whole delight Of
farming, as said, lies in the difference be-
tween good crop and a poor one. Every
thing turns upon securing good crop and a
poor one. Every thing turns upon securing a
good crop how then cah this best be done
From what have observed, more depends on
the time and manner Of so'cing than on any
thing else. suppose you have fertilized your
lands and plowed deep in the fall. From my
observation in this climate, would earnestly
urge to sow wheat early in the moisture of
the breaking up of winter. Wheat will GER
inmate and grow at a very low temper allure
if il has moisture. There are peculiarities in
this soil and climate that are worthy of no.
tice and render early seeding important
We.have warm, sandy soil, especially in
tho valleys which favors early sowing and
have observed since have been here that OF.
ten after the breaking up Of winter. and the
ground once becomes dry, we have a period
of drought which lasts till the middle or lat.
ter part of May. / have known this to be
true four years in succession. | have been
told, in one instance. of one weeks differ
ence in seeding, evidently making eight
bushels to the acre i'm favor of the early SOW
er. Rolling will be of incalculable value to
a crop in the matter of coming up well AMI
evenly especially il a drought sets IN after
sowing. 't
Oats are frequently light crop here. from
the fact that the farmers do not get to SOW
them till after they are through seeding
wheat. and the winters moisture is gone -
Then if rain does not come. much seed fails
to germinaie.@ If the ground becomes very
dry, it would pay TO take time to pillow and
SOW Immediately after the plnw in fresh soil
Dotlis aud there il no tronble about their
coming up. How far am correct in these
observations 1 leave practical farmers to
J, DE. 1t am correct, then the putting in of
the seed. seasonably aud we'll is the key to
your success. Sd far az your agency is con-
cerned. Put in your seed for good crop.
and look 10 God. You remember Mahomet
and the camel: g Friend. lie thy camel AMI
then trust it to- Providence" Do what it is
thine 10 do. then leave the issue.to Cod
Have yGIrplans laid be really. What you
do. do seasohabiy, do Well. Greet the open
ing year with faith and hope. Clasp hands
with nature and natures God. and you will
not run in vain, nor spend y,h r strength for
naught. Fa A COUNTRY pARsoy.