Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-18
Hints about Work.

history than t. the farmer
Hints about Work.
The first work In the spring, on c,lr own
farm. When the snow bcgius 10 melt, j. to
let Oh any water that accumulaie> on the
surface No matter how carctuIl, the
dead burrows aud outlets NAV hay. been
made In the fall. there j. always more or
l'S~ to he done In the spring, 10 provide
free e=ress for the wafer. A few hour
work With hoe and spade. at this season
will of IN let 81 thou .aud> Of gallons 81
water. which otherwise would soak into
the soil and Keep j, wet and cold for sever
al week.
Bnrifg, taking one year with another. J.
well paving crnp on good land aud Ia the
hands OF those who know how TO manage
u. But 1t i poor crop on poor land.
careless. sloVenly farmer. whose lad j.
poor. Wet and foul. should not attempt to
raise barley. Oats will pay him better
or rather. he will lose less A. rule the
earlier barley can be .own the better i
But -iili more important point J.. to ct
the land in cool sondit GU. Il cannot ~,
too fne and mellow. On very rich. mellow
soil. sown early. ~ bushels per acre
drilled IN. j. sufficient seed; but ou aver
age good lznd , bushels j. none too much
Ia Engltnd. the best barley i grown 90
light. sandy land. made rich and fru b.,
consuming a turuip crop on the land The
previous winter. hy sheep: but Doe ihi-
country our heaviest crops are IA >rd on
soil Of a more loamv character The e.
sential point on these heavier soils H. IA
get them thoroughly hnc aud mellow the
wear or fall previous. Barley i sometimes
>own on clover sod hgi unless II VA
ploWr !.>i tall, II = not goud y an \.
q rule. barley j. >uwn Oh corn >tuhbit.. aud
j. followed rs winter wheat
oats Do mo' require a, careful cultur.
and nice Judgment - barley. bot they vii
well repay far belt treatment than th.N
generally receive. They VIII sIuW VOL "n
land too mucky i"r barley, aud great
crop j. sometime obtained uu HEAVY ,laN-.
We believe $40 thick serdin. Tor thi. ,tup.
] aud would drill In not ls-,. than ) hasb.l.
! per acre. OF l-2 bushels. .. >owu broad.
cast.
Pms should be sown .ari, II ga sod
Hand. We should p.ow A. ~oon a. the !r,.t
wa oui ct the ground. and arm ia il.
seed. > bushels per acre. A. fat a, the "a q
/ was plo"vd and harrovee. Aiter drilling
! roll The land smooth. Two bushels II
/ plaster per acre, snwn before or after the
T peas come up. a. most CONVENIENT. usually
prove bCucaClal
OJts AMI pas soirH fogsGAer j. a favorite
:
aud ln good order, and The crop !, snW II
4 early. great amount q valuable fo.l,tcr
. aua grain may DC obtained per acre. W.
Would so1 : - tushcl. p a. and >
bu-Acl. oats per acre. They can b. 500 d
together with an ordinary grain drill but
| II - necessary 10 see that they are well
mixed Ia the drill. Roll the land after tie
dril!, and pick ef everything that would
| interfere with moving mac hine On ron h
| Land they are troublesome crop TO har.
| 'esi. but VIII n The land Is 50 smooth that
hc machine can be set 10 run A. close a. a
mower, they eau be cut and delivered In
bundles with seli-rakins reaper
Irldtoes We are Inclined to think tina,
farmers seldom plant their POTATOES cary
enongb. IL planted carrier aud deeper.
aud the land was narrowed repeatedly
with Ihomas's harrow before the potato. .
come out OF the ground. aud aiierward.
iaf less hoeins would De required and " e
think better ) ieid would be obtained
HTr0tciRg HiH.er HAeaf j. practice We
would earnestly commend Man, farmers
are afraid tina; the barrow will pull up the
wheat but such l. not tie ca,e. Il III.
land i dry. good heavy. forty -toothei
hAfro" VIII destroy many weeds. break
the crust, sir the soil aud grca.h benefit
the wheat
CiortT SEED can be soNu on The. snow i,
when the ground j. frozen hard enough on
the surface 10 make good walking. Bu,
when The wheat !, 20 Se narrowed il 4,
necessary II defer sowing clover and grass
seed until the land is dry Harrow nr..
then LOW the seed. and, II necessary. roll
afterwards. IL Tkomas's sinoothlu. mar.
row Is used. sew the seed first. and then
harrow II in Our own practice Is to SOW
eishi quarts o! clover seed alone per acre
- awf -saa.
good aud liberal seeding. II the land
l. ! teuded tor pasture. we would add one
qua Of white clover aud four quarts Ken.
tuehy bluegrass. This is heavy seeding.
but We think Il will pay
| NdroNiH1 Hedd0ics and PusErfs il oft.u
very beneficial. and We are surpfised that
the practice /, so generally neglected Pa,
three horses 10 a harrow, and yet on and
ride. Harrow the field both WAYS, and
/ p. II necessary.
Horses that have had little to do dur n.
the wlnter, and have been kept principally
on straw; should now be fed more iiberali,
aud gradually accustomed TO work r.,
them be well groomed. When brought Il
heated, rub them dry. Do not suffer them
to be blanketed in The stable. anle,s yer,
much exhausted from hard driving. In
this case put on blanket, and rub the leg,
ears' etc Nine-tenths of all the complaint
III horses are caused by indigestion and
consequent derangemen, OF the bowels. =
o'erMofk' improper feeding. exposure "a
chilling wind when heated, ill-yeuti.a,ed
stables and want of grooming ar, the CHI,
causes OF indigestion in firm-horses Fo,
coilc we know OF nothing better than an in.
Iettloh OF warm wafer and soap. Ii thi,
d'es not afford relief give two tablespoon.
tuls OF laudanum in warm water or all, q,
WHISKY. II the pain is very severe. civ.
Tour taolespoonfuls OF either In addition IN
the laudanuin. Ii this does not afford re-.
hei' repeat the ether every hour, and re.
peat the laudanuIn in four hours. Blanke,
the horse, and set three or foar men 10 mi
him vigorously-legs, ears, belly. etc
fomentations of hot water on the belly
are excellent.
'o~s'-Ireat them gently. Card freely
water regularly, and feed literally. Moth.
ing is better for cow at calviny than good
nay and warm bran mashes GIVE ali thr
Ter the cow will drink but for a week
after caiHing take the chill OF 1T amert.
cdR Agrieuiturisf
10 CURE EARAcHE.-Msny persons are
frequently annoyed with tie acme OF main
which recipes for the cure OF have often
been published, only to prove failures In
the worst cases, but there 5 a remedy
which well-known physician always en-
| ne has never known 10
Tail.
ms remedy Is Arnica, which Is also it,.
dispensible In cases Of cuts, burns. bru,s-
rs, etc In the case Of earache as soon L,
any soreness is felt in the ear-whicb feel.
ing almost always prscedes the regular
"ache"-let three or four drops Of tiucture
Of arnica be pourd In, and then the ori6ce
filled with little cotton to exclude the Air
and in short time the uneasiness is for
gotten.
III the arnica Is not resorted to until
there Is actual pain. the cure may not be so
speedy, but IL Is just as certain II one
Application Of the arnica does not effect
cure, IT will be necessary to repeat il. it
may De several times. II is Q sure preven-
tive Tor gathering in the ear, which is the
usual cause OF earache
We have never yet known any harm or
Inconvenience to attend this use OF aruica
though il the spirits with which il h made
are very strong, 1t may be diluted with =
little water. - the spirits-not the arnics
win sometimes canse dissinsss Of the
hsad, which u anpleassnt.-Ee.