The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-19
AGRICULTURAL


aration for possible contingencies, and
other failures resulting from poor bust
ness habits. The husbandmsn above all
other needs to take thought for the NOR
row. Harvesting, supply of tools, seed
and other necessary things, should be
considered beforehand. Perhaps the
most serious pecuniary wounds farmer
thus inhicts on himself arise from want of
preparation for changes of weather dur
ing the growth of his crops, their har-
vesting, or for the Winter care Of his
stock.
Scientific farming in its best sense is
neither more nor less than farming on
the basis of the best possible plan. The
first application of method is in choosing
q rotation of some sort the next is in
choosing the best rotation for the soil or
circumstances of the farmer and the
farm and the next in so planning the
work and stocking of the farm that the
original laying out and cultivation of
the fields, preparing and applying ma
nure, and growing and using the crops,
that one shall pave the way for the
next; and the last one shall give an op-
portunity for the soil to regain some
thing of what it has been all along CIV
ing up to the harvester. All this requires
not only practical knowledge of agri-
cultural labor, but knowledge of what
other farmers are doing, and the best
way of applying labor; and this requires
reading and study.
FAT AND FoRTY.-A fat lamb of 40
pounds is worth in May in any Eastern
market $40. Fat lambs do not come
ready for market in the month of May
by accident. 1t is your calculating
farmer who makes money in this way,
and just now he is taking long look
ahead. He is selecting hearty ewes in
good condition, these he will feed well
and regularly, keeping them gaining
little until the time of dropping their
lambs, when he may count on having
mostly twins, we'll and which will
grow rapidly and be ripe for the butcher
at the time when they will bring the
highest price of the season. But this is
t-espassing on the ground of Mr.. Ged-
des and he has already discussed the
subject wisely and well.
Regarding barn Easements, The Yer
mont Farmer expresses the opinion that
when properly constructed they may be
of great value for some purposes, but
that very few of them can be converted
into suitable stables for cattle. The
reason for this is that proper ventila-
tion is very difficult, if not impossible;
that, as a natural consequence, the air
becomes damp and filed with poisonous
| vapors, which in measure paralyze
every function of the body. The flesh
of beef cattle in this condition is un-
healthy food. and the milk of COWS is
exceedingly impure and injurious.
The editor of the journal mentioned
says he has had frequent occasion to
observe the effect on cattle of the re-
moval from stables entirely above ground
to those in Easements, and in every in
stance the growth and improvement in
condition was impaired if not stopped.
He further remarks that he has seen
animals wear their old coats all summer
until September, in consequence of be-
ing tied in these Objectionable depths
for four weeks in spring; and, in con-
clusion, he quotes Jurian Whine, so cele-
brated as skillful feeder of sheep, who
invariably observed that lot which
occupied a certain loft in a shed always
throve better than those in shelters more
confined.
The Southern Culticator contains the
statement of Georgia husbandmau
who by rotation of crops, turning under
green crops, and composing with his
stable manure what he can gather from
the woods, yards, and fence corners,
has greatly increased the fertility of his
fields, making each acre pay in its pro-
ducts for the fertilizing and labor be-
slowed upon it. He says some farmers
still continue the scratch system, going
over a great extent of worn-out laAd to
get three or four bushels Of wheat to
the acre, while he has proved by the
proper preparation of few acres that
80 to SO bushels may be had from the
acre. He promises that if the extended
scratching system was abandoned and
the stakes drawn into small area, the
space within them we'll manured and
cultivated, every farmer might have hi.
he would be independent of the cor1
and bacon of the Northwest.
Col. Colman of The Rural World, whc
thinks if there were no passionate mel
there would be no balky horses, advise
that the young colt be given over to
little boy of good temper. Let the chil(
play him; hang around him; lead hin
with halter; as soon as he is stronl
enough, get upon him, and let him wall
about at willard that horse will neet
no "breaking," but will come to hi
work like rational creature as he is
But when he is suffered to run perfectl,
wild until he has attained his grswtl
and strength, and then approached will
halter, saddle, and bride, he is terrified
unmanageable, and frequently tn
"breaking" results in breaking hi
spirit, his constitution, or his neck o
, he refuses to be subdued, and only yield
obedience to force, remaining alway
balky and vicious.
Mr.. S.,H. Spencer asks what will de
stroy or drive the cabbage worm. Fine
, ly dry Stacked lime, spread over tn
!, plants, would be good application, o
the lime might be slaked with water il
which some carbolic acid has been dis
solved. But the white butterflies wit
small round black spots on their wings
: should be caught and destroyed. Thi
would be prevention, which is alway
better than cure.
, This, The Western Rurars creed for tn
! farmer, is surely not bad one Honest
! of purpose in your inner life; probit
in your every day transactions intel
lectual culture for yourselves and child
| rem and strict husiDaaq man oempnt l.