Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26
Sprirrltrral.
Hints TO Farmers.
DO NOT PLow TOO early

DO NOT PLOW TOO Early.
In MANY localities. there is much danger
OF s.artIrg tie Ilcw early. Wien one
farmer secs a nergIbor plnTing, he Otter
feels that be must start bis pl"w also. Blu
d. not re in a hurry wait until the sou J.
r, ady The land where Indian corn Is e
grow, il often pIowed - early in the season
that weeds and grass have got good starr
when the se' d for the crop Of grain If planted
The onseauence il. more than double The
laHor is required TO cultivate the growing
crop tiaD Is necessary when the ground v
not plOwtd too early. IL one has piece o.
ground VII. re Canada thi-tl. OK eye daI~it :.
and other nOxinus weeds have hIth, rtO b rn'
sway pile on the manure and defer plOwng
Entil late seed time: then emf 10y an eXtr'
team r two OF reighbOrs, break up tie
gruund neatly and put in t. g seed as soon a
practicable Before a weed can appear tie
Young corn rows will he inviting the horse
hoe The labor Of cultIvatipg crop on sucI
ground. il managed in this way, will BE-
amazingly light. Do not pillow heavy Itna
until the sill is in a condition TO crumhle
nicely. When the furrow slices roll Over
like huge sIats put y, or come up IN grt a.
eli Dr., let tie plOw remain at rest. II tb'
furrcw slices, as they are turned up, crumhl'
to fine at ms, that soil will continue mellow
for lorg time aud the fine r"otlets "l
craving plsut~ will spresd rapidly as deep as
the Ilow war driven.
BAFD.N THE MUSCLES OF TEANs.
TIE n. cks and mu. cles of teams need to be
hardrned gradually, by means If little laho.
every day. A team T. at as dine ut littlt
work during the lung winter, will be in az
unsuitahle condition TO draw the plow ever
for slf day; while another team that bar
haul. d srw-l"cs wood, bark and stones, all
int. will H.. in, IA TlgyE a
dsy without inconv -nience- W hen a l. an.
j. first attached TO the pl"w, tic plowmaH
should not ate MT to do muTe than halt
days Wrk, daily, during u, e first two >
thI'e days. See that Il e collars fit comfort
ally To- d e J erke Of the uin,als. LIT Il,
uIJer hrne rtTaJ he adjusted and read justeo
VI u the c,.llzr and hame> Fl tine neck. 81.
II at Il e tack ban%s are not shUr- ~
CT ale tie al mails lack LIT Il e. " "
srrHIs he let out, IT buckl,d up, until Tho
tTac's III play lousely IN tie lcwer ends ~
the traps. zee that tie b W. and yoke Fl
the uecks Of the oxen neatly. 1t too lon
make new key hOle~, add wreathugs uI
II e top Of the yoke. IL tie bows ar; To
" Idle. wind large uT small rope, as may hs
rtquirei, around one or bprh hranchrs Of tho
how. heluw tie yoke, and cover the Who'll
with strong canvas and over the canvas.
fssten piece hather Let thr team r. r
mluut' al every through, ana thtlr muscie e.
will suon he pref AIRED ior a eady pull at tie
pillow. But il a lr, sh team be put thIougl
Tor day or two. ef"re their Inu-c,s are
hardened. IT,, If limits will lie stiff ned to suct
a degree, Il at tie animals will never recover
their accustomed elasticity.
Do NOT MAKE GARD roo EARLY
The aspect of garden will make seven To
fifteen days DIFF renee IN the proper time Tor
preparing the soil and putting in the SEED. Ii
some SOLE are spa ded too early in the SEASON
the PARTICLES Will settle cump1cty together
before the root Of pants have spread to hall
the desired extrnt; and plants will not grow
as tLIiitIly g. il the soil had not been wOI kec
so early il the season. As 8 on as n 1xiuus
weeds b. gin to appear, it will he time TO plan
some Irts Of garden vegetables. The seed:
of others should not be put in until tIt
ground has be come IhOrOu .hly warm' d. II
some Tarts OF the garden, two or tire crop
OF weeds may he destroy'd by raking the sur
face before seed time Seeds will germinat,
sooner in soil just epaded, than VIII, plcnte,
where the seed-bed has long been wanting 70
tie seed