Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-15
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p,au, Ter The Csmins sfA,ea'
- 60 s,ufnss that the huslness
y p !. sn.Ilv srstlod by Az good TAR
-. n uin be. 81 ne NeI'5, -
.-@,shs before any work can % -. -t.-I /.
-. isnA. and there - NJ sAl ~ ~
- f.rmer on employ l'oftl,.aa =. - ~.
-; - 81 Greater profit than n nlaAA', ~
-. a. the coming oAmP-aen, ~
- -, alroadv done ~. he siii'"d
- III make a map Of his lara. : ~ M.
- a - elaborate ; and, - lar =. 'i.s
-. n the farm J. conocfned' u =
-. ,,s.,..Ss,ry 10 employ q surveyor \
-, ,.-ue;l and ruler arr the oniH m
....i..,,tz tl,at are absolutely ns,1,-s.-,ts' .
-. i-ngth III the boundary and dlNi.ioi, .
- IN he placed OF with snineleh'
in - St.rt with some field that .
-. s,rare or oblong. Measure u
5;g.r.pt sides and mark Il down roughly
-, ,,,,r preliminary sketch allowing ono
~ NV tbe rule. for each fifty ieei' on
- II is sides. II the angles are nov
s,..,lv souare. make them a. nearly
80 a. Won can. Starting with TINS
IA a. a basis. measure and mark down
the fences which run out from ita sCuh'
dsry and which enclose adjoining h.ius,
nj SO add ON one field alter announcer
mil the boundaries Of the iarm ar
reacbed. II is easier IN this way 70 nv
tbe pro,,er proportions than 10 make tle
outside boundary lines trst Alter me
sLctcb Is finished, correct i as far as pos
sible and then copy it neatly and plainly
on stout paper ...,J
ovcr See where Won can enlarge OF
sl,er vour fields TO advantage-Where
FENCES can be Strengthened, and where
entirely done away with. See also what
will be the effect on the general character
az the farm Of changing direction oil
drains clearing off wood aud brush, &C.
Go over the farm with the map in your
hand until YOU have learned the exact
relation between the two, 50 that gi'uce
of the map will be as clear to you as .i a
view Of the land itself The map VIII
be valuable for all future time, without
reference to the mere changing oil
fences, &c.
II will be of especial service in adjust
! ING and maintaining a systematic rota-
, tion of crops. and with Its aid you can
Law your plans for the coming season I
{ work much more accurately and more
easily than You could without 1t. But
! map or no map, you should now, WINE
YOU have leisure, study well the whole
( Ground, and decide on every detail Of
/ your operations for next spring and sum
: mer-what land to break up and what tC
| Law down what TO plant to one crop anC
, what to another regulating the work o.
far as possible in such way as TO pro
r vide full employment for the whole sea
son for the working force you intend z
e keep and to avoid the necessity for hir
ing extra men unnecessarily. Remem
l her that your work Will be growled a
t the same time with that of your neigh
I bors. and that if You hire extra he'll
4 at all il will be at the very time whel
{ il is the most in demand and command
k the highest price.
1 Many farmers arrange their work fror
g year to year according to their temponr
e fancy as to what will be most profitabl
: for that particular year, but it Will b
e much better in the long run to adopt
d system of rotation and stick to it throug
: thick and thin, no matter what turns u
e in the way of q temporary temptation
change your policy. If you do decide o
y a rotation of three, four or FIVE or MOI
years, make up your mind where 20
o will begin with your first crop, what feel
:, will receive that crop the second yea
d the third, &c, and see that manur,
y seed, labor, and everything necessary al
If provided beforehand, so that when I'll
e spring opens and You are ready to taxi
y the field there shall never be moment
N delay that a little foresight might hay
|, prevented.
g Look over your live stock and weed OF
l. such as is worth keeping, renew in amp
lie time such teams as need renewing, hay
1t your harness and all implemen
is thoroughly overhauled and put In orde
b" and get everything about the farm in
state of perfect preparation for work.
If the leisure time of single month
IN winter were Systematically devoted
this work of planning and prepariI
a throughout the whole country, the in
provement in the average condition
ne our agriculture would be enormous.