The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05
From the Farmers Home Journal.
How to Have n Neat Farm.

Take yoke of cattle Or span OF
horses, and put them to wagon or
cart. Fasten stone-boat behind. On
the stou,- boat put crow-bar, pick, a
hoe, spade, an axe, a saw, brush
hook or ccytho, n hammer, nails, spill. es,
a few tools of different sizes. a monkey
wrench, ana such other tools as you will
likely want, and drive along the side Of
every fence on the farm. If you come
across a broken rail throw it into the
wagon. Ifyou find a plow-point, cult
vator tooth, a broken reaper guard, a
horseshoe, an oil-can or an Old hoe, pat
it on the stone-boat and bring it home.
Stones may be thrown on and drawn to
some convenient place. 1t You come
across any weeds NOW them down; if
any brambles or brushes, cut them with
brush-hooK or axe. If board is
loose on the fence, put nail in it. Il
gate swags, straighten itup. If there
are any bolts in the gate, see that the
mats are tight. Take man OR boy, or
both along with you. You will find
plenty Of work.
If there is q plank bridge across a
stream, see that the sleepers are not
rotten. The hot sun has probably
warped the planks and they will need
another spike or two. Ifthere are any
sticks or weeds in a ditch remove them,
and throw out any dirt that may have
been trodden in from the sides by the
= cattle or hogs. In this way go ovel
the whole farm. Then attend to the
barn yard. P ok up anything that may
be lying around, aud put it in its proper
place. Boards that are Of any use
d should be placed in pile by theuselve:
under cover. Those that are useless
should be sawn, and split up into kin
ding, to be piled by itself in the Woo
shed. Ifthere are any loose stones il
the yard. draw them Gff. Scrape up al
the scattered manure or dirt, and plac
it in compact heap where it will fer
ment, or draw it at once on to gras
land and spread it. Go into the garder
and see if there is any rubbish Their
RHdC ouOulu NC icillOfCU) VI any Sllck
or any pieces OF boards OF tools to pie
up. Possibly YOU will find some ol
barrel-staves or hoops about. Max
kindling of them. 1t is worth one an
a half cents per pound. Old lmpl'
ments, machines, tools; &C., that al
worn out and Of no further use, ha
better be knocked to pieces and tn
iron sold. If there are any paris tn;
may be useful in repairing, they shoul
be preserved by themselves. This
true of the old woodwork as we'll as
the castings. Almost everything, 500
er or later, comes in usefuld on farl
But unless you have abundance Of roo
it does not pay to lumber up the pref
Uses with useless implements and III
chimes. Have all your bags mende
mark all the forks, rakes, hoes, spade
shovels, corn-cutters, Sc. Rub the
over with petroleum, and put them
their proper places. All harvest to,
and machines should be painted wi
petroleum and slowed away. If y
are short Of room much space may
saved by taking the wheels off h. ste
toothed rake and the poles and cult
bars off the mower and reaper. y
one who has not tried it will be astc
ished how many implements and Il
chimes may be slowed away in a sal
space. This will do for a beginnir
Then, when airy implement is done W
for the season, rub it oyer with petro
UNI and stow it away. When OF
things are in order, it is uparativ
easy matter to keep them in order;
still it is daily work. It is, howev
work that pays over and over again.