Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-05-25
Losses OF Farmers.

Farming, ike manufacturing and COM
mercial enterprise. Is subject to elemental
contingencies, against which no care or
foresight can shield him. In the case Of
the latter, the ixbors and accUmulations
of years are sometimes swept Away In an
heur by fires, floods, or advese gales on
the ocean or interior seas; b IL sf0imer
BY extreme aridity, undue moisture at
critical seasons of vegetation or plant
growth or by untimely frost. These are
losses which no precautions can guaiu
against; but there arc others to which
farmers are subjected which are trAceable
to their own remissuess. Thus:
First-ln consequence OF lack Of pre-.
paration for each vision OF farm work In
the season oft. If, when the time for
removing the winter accumulation Of ma
nure, preparatory TO spring ploughing, ar
rives, no vehicles necessary for the remov-
al of the former or implements essential to
execute the latter are prepared, delay nee
essarily occurs, consequently the business
OF one period Is thrown forward upon that
which should be devoted TO other purposes.
This is a loss, and sometimes very seri-
Gus one. to the farmer.
Second-A farmer may have everything
seasonaby prepared for work and still
fail of securing possible and desirable re-
suits nom n lack OF system In apportion-
in the several sections OF his farm 10 the
crops 10 which thy are best adapted.
! Mistakes made here are certain to entail
loss Oh the cultivator which a lit tie seas.
enable consideration would avoid.
Third-The farmer who lets his work
/ get the start of him In the spring, thereby
/ constituting 1t the driver instead of the
driven. Will be pretty cert1iL OF having an
uncomfortable summer and crop result
auylh ~ but satisfactory. II Is only by
I Keeping ahead OF farm claims, or fairly
abreast with them. thar loss can be avoid
l ed.
4 Fourih-ln the management Of manure
mistakes are sometimes made TO the detri-
nent OF land. and consequent dminutiou
OF profit to the owner. 4 sample case IN
point: A farmer had piece Of ground de-
signed for brag crop of corn. And drew
upon il aud placed In heaps liberal supply
| OF barnyard manure for the purpose of be
/ ing piowed under. To forward bushes.
the manure was spread in advance of tn,
/ arris al of the teams and plows. The own
4 -r. having other irons In the fires" want
ed the teams for other purposes. and tn,
/ result was that the manure was exposed "a
/ the &c ion OF the sun for two days
with the thermometer marking eighty de
grees. the ammonia escaped from the al
mosphere. leaving a parched mass witt
but little OF its original vitality remain
ing In ii. Here was q direct loss-a sampl,
OF many-chargeable to lack Of econom,
in the application Of labor In the deposit
ion Of manure. The right course. in th
case, would have been TO let the fertiixc
remain intact. till the plows were ready {,
start. and then 10 have spread but It'll,
in advance OF the implements. In thi,
way the ammonia, Instead of asccndin.
into the air. would have been retained Il
the soil. affordfng plant food in the season
proper for it.
The foregoing are but sample Of IN,
losses sustained by farmers for want q
conformity to the true principles of hu>
bandry and sound farm economy.