The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-02-03
FARM IND HOUSEHOLD.
PRESENT HINTS FOR FARMERS.

any dealings, on the first of the year. A
good idea, as I think, and worthy of adop-
ton by all in every land. Particularly
should remember all small accounts, and
those who are living at distance, and can
not call on us in person for their duties.
If we are farmers, as suppose a major
ity of the readers of the Telegraph are,
this is the best of all times in the year to
review the failures Of the past, and take
steps to avoid them in the future. A great
help in this is diary, the fuller in partic-
ulars the better. Once acquire the habit
of penning a few lines at the close of the
days labors and it is no task. Besides it
is most efficient help in distributing the
mind. My friend, if you do not now keep
a diary let me advise you to begin in Jan
uary, 1872. My word for it, you will be
surprised to find so much information con-
densed in few lines. You will acquire a
habit Of conciseDess, of directness, that
nine times in ten will show itself in the
general management of your business; for
it will set you thinking, comparing, rea-
soning from cause to effect. The Ameri-
can farmer thinks as a class perhaps more
than those of any other nation. Still there
is room for far more brain-work.
How satisfactory to any farmer must be
the knowledge of the fact that in a few
moments be can tell what it cost him to
raise one hundred bushels of corn seven
years ago, what he got a bushel for what
he sold, and what the average price he had
received in the past ten years. So with all
his crops. He who keeps compact, con-
else diary for few years, will be able to
tell just the crop that one year with another
pays best. If he is observing and has fail
ures. as almost all will have more or less,
he will find those failures noted and the
probable cause for them stated. In this
way diary enlarges the mind as it ena-
bles one to definitely remember more facts
than he otherwise would or could. How
ever retentive our minds may be. we can
not recollect all we see, or all we hear; but
the pen will fasten the fact where we can
call up the subject at our leisure. For
years have kept diary; l have quite
pile of books that have been filled in this
way, and not one of them would exchange
or sell for four times its cost, and this |
think you will find to be the case with all
who keep them. If it were not taking up
too much valuable room. l would like to
tell you just how much work | laid out
upon piece of corn in 1864. Suffice it to
say the piece contained eight acres, was
interval land on Tiffin river, ten years
cleared from heavy timber; nine years seed
ed to grass; soil sandy loan. The whole
cost of raising that crop was fraction less
than fourteen cents per bushel of ears, sew
enty pounds. The corn was nearly all sold
in the village, one mile and quarter dis
tant, for sixty-fve cents bushel. This
was the best paying crop Of corn ever
had. Other crops have cost more than
they brought.
Almost all farmers have back door
where the soap-suds and dish-water are
thrown, and think the largest half have
no foreground drain. Reader, have you
such place? Is the ground bare for two
or three rods, producing nothing but bad
smell in hot water? Take the advice of
| an old farmer, and do not let another
spring pass without setting out near the
| foot of the drain, or edge of the waste land
thrifty grated apple-tree. l know of
several such that produce one year with
another more apples than an ACREAGE Of
six trees in the orchard, and the apples are
fairer and freer from the marks of insects.
| In few years one such tree will pay
you good interests on the acre of land sur
rounding your buildings, and somehow, in
hot weather much of the bad smell will
have disappeared. No disadvantage in
that.
have chest of tools, and for MANY
years have been in the habit of fixing up
my different farm implements some plea
SAINT winter days; and some stormy days
work in the shop. For years 1 have cal
culated to have ali my tools perfectly re-
panied and ready for instant use by the
first of April coming. l do not advise you
my friend to do this. l only say that this
habit has saved me a great many dollars
l am growing old now and my farming
days fear are mostly over, but l would
| be very glad to suggest some things, where
by younger mon might profit from my ex-
perienoe. With heavy pork at S4.60 per
hundred, wheat $1.30 per bushel, oats 33
cents and greenbacks almost as good as
gold, old prices seem coming again, and
little things must be looked after if we
would prosper.-Germantomn Telegraph.
PORK CHoPs.-Cut them rather thin,
and cook them thoroughly. They are
more savory if dipped in yolk of egg,
and stewed over with sage and onion
finely chopped and mixed with bread