, 1875-03-27

i 4HtBuSE IL a WCEC9nlO fl1tUIt NIei1 tllG
carly AtrIne n,ontla mean ,,rsng In roatity.
:. "A: koon hs tho frost has left tho ground and
thu snil has brcome acttlel,-i,n!cRs tifs work
Inns hcsn s'onc IN tic fall eround el'nu'd ha
rsked :o!oar Of tsasl', rrep9ta'"ry to srrcad-
iss is @ss: ' whsrrer sna ii'sf i',o fsc' III os saaay
,l,r earth 'tcehmrs tirm beforo
lln froat in mt: but. III MI l"sns "n other fas
an tho snil al"ayh romans Ha't until tl,e frnst
is entirely nonc. Wnt. tl,creiore. until tho
cart fs titm nntscr tho feet l'cfnre Snu COM
lncicc, nnil then tnnlsn all ready for work.
Oho strIonH rni7tako with thnsn ~i,D haFo not
Intimately studied tia nasrs nj HollH. IL that: IN
ti.oir uaEafna~a to have thoir crops carly, thov
rlow or dig wi,i1o yct Tho Itonntle s too wct.
This should never e ona nntiI TIM roll IL t1lnr-
nuEhly frasle. rr niicrin,hlo EASILY between tho
ius"ra. when It. will romnart Into 4
s, rn n'xs r., on ,5" hsjns 'r'Se c Van Il" n;as the
In mischief that rahitn: 10 rcI'niroa in
ycnrx. 1;escn,bur. Mnpv Earslr'.nfat will cos.
yofi .fotl''e to labor That o,,b will fraba a'"l
dissntrEraslo: aud u will DO lnnpy. Or frinh'o
according an It IL worked wet ar dry Therefore.
Wien i..is right. esizo the arporu''ity 10 ret il
tsaiy Tnr planting:
FROM r.iE 1t":;
ratn all trash. cf whatsoever kih.,-'tead Eras'.
leaves. fffcka. otc.-na room na the eod hecnnra
rn, enough, to hear the feet: nul1. II tho surface
II at all rough, rub It repeatedly viii, narrow
roller. such m may lie dfhwlt. by ono or
two men. Clean olr thu e:aveled roadH nn'i
walk. taking tho surface towards tho co't1c
trnm each gutter. leaving, Tho larger grave!
along tie crown. Then tlniph will, the rotlor.
THUS you may 1layo all tidy a!nnt tho place. mud
t1ie HUI. when II does Eorr, will Hoon start tho
yoltus Frahs Into efennnest.
" II ths t'ip anil hyactftli b",ta, and tlinso con-
taf,,fDg olhcr llarly perennial lntsbn. hate lnsen
narere.l .xtll mnlci, i!rol4, the winter. AZ they
sllon1l have been. resnosn the cuvnrng ns early
III 1,,aAih1e, nNess yor nish to retnrs! their
growth and tl,ia r. mt nf course. advisable.
4 - fat
III poasib!o. '''
Cnt, ;out a few pretty lntls for flowers III the
holtnw portion of tito cor1iors o. ~" walkn.
who're yon niny tnaBH bc:illlng rtAnta and ainnat
oworM Tor thoy sro all tho ofs ,afn'1T u
tlnle spent III beAntfsltlg the grounds IL we'll
spent: It. not on1y ata!H to tho CHARM Of thu
hol,ae, hut cndeara TIN children To- its pleasant
procncts, Happy tho man wllo oWnH VT home to
does ow,l home 'nnt neelcrts to brn,tifr It.
dcAoryes but littsc Of Lis fclosa aud nothing Of
roaterity,
. sEEn,s1l auA!.,. en.tss sEAscs.a1.r
is neeisng them eAriy. fnpon land fall-plowed.
soon ~ The frost leaves The ground sufficiently
no that the harrow, the drill. or tile broadcast
secder cati work w;:f,otit striking frost, work
early anl lato to got IN Tho CROP. But, Bara one,
bake and beeoNo lan'py. Yes, after The frost
hus anco loft TIC Roll.-sot bofoio for tho sub
seq,,ant freezing and thawins sot al right again.
Soino years sfnco. farmer In Central Illinois
worked q faTgo farm that was not anbsllsidc! l!y
division fanees, except ono through tho middle
Of tho farm and ono Oh each side. Theao woro
\ milo apnrt. and consequently tho flolds-thoro
waro four of tllem-contained 4 aoction of latd
nach. lie ha3 been sottlnE in Ills wheat At hrcl.
would permit. His ueightors-not.le Of 'them--
E.ad prophcslcd MI kinds Of bad luck. 1t would
frecxo out, or drawn out. or blast, or. at any
rate, come up wehk. Ono day, vllo on1agal
overseeing Iowar-mncliIe sowing anil ttrl,,E
6r tsanA narrowing,
:. THE roL1.aw,Sa D1aLnuuE
occurred between hi,naolf entl 4 noiEhbor wbo
was passing by;
s1ealowmau, what on nirtll arc you t1oin'
tliero7 Sowin' what It'll .fyeezo. won't It ?"
~ thought 1t would not. Hinnll not row
It mill the frost WIS woll out anil t!,s ground
acttletl.:'
.,"Wont tie yronn,! bike ?"
mp tl!!uk not, il it froezes aSa'h and It
p1ohaGly will"
!" Int won't tito 6ao,l iut?'
% OF c0ut4e IL Mill."
Howin' for?"
y 'l3eeause on tho earth IL tho proper p!aco to
seed ln.l first rotted?"
"Well--,-o; hut, Of co.sae, I didn't mean
tllat Tut roslly, ia II right to SOW spring wheat
= tho winter for they uny you sowod aome III
"oh II 1salay yes, and loft It Il. that, YOU would
mot ho convinced CONG aud hes,"t
Taking tho 4keptlu to portion of lilo fold
hown IN February no shoTed hira tho grains Of
to apront. Going 70 anotllor part Of tho field
so9n with rye tho previous Oclob0r, but Which,
fot tho want ol rain, lad not como up tho provi
otls smsunn ho slowed hilh tile rFo sprontol hnlf
al! Inch, stated ths conditions. ai,d add
CT: ~ could al*ays 20 mt, in
other wheat ryu. III tho fall, that It won lip
dormant during tho wintor, crop will Of couran
bo assured from leaving, and consequent win-
ter-killWg." Tho nc!ghbnr was convinced Ut
once.
Ile farc,er then nsked hin, ir ho l.ati not no.
ticatl that uurs of corn trnmpel or plowed into
tin ErnluL IN thu fill would wntpr ill right. 4r,tl
nnmc nvnran,ltiy ihthu spring u,tl eren ata,s4
frost.
t'Uh ycs?" replied tito iu1ircr, "atis1 ]
hive dfton wondered ii it. Lut i,uyer !earilud tlp
lesson now taught ms"
'"Well"' said tho farmcr, "tl,ere aro morn
orora loss w nesleeslnE TO SOW and plant III
rcoplo plant or sow in certain stage OF tho
nioou; others, again, by ecrtain Of the old
alnishac etgns, or upon cortafn liked days. but
aolsip'o mon plant and BOW wAen tho Hlgi, y
is, when tho condition OF tho soil Is right. I
hhro A!Maya rsactlcod sowing wheat OH fall
plow1uH, anu Defore tho f1oat Ind loft the
ground !! possible: GOT eArlior ripeni.g, ~ .
rule, and en,ly,r!penod grain y ge!iorally
Haso y from ma,'y unfayoEablo contingencies
operating against q good yioltl, or to which ma
turing crop is subject. AL our ceroal grains
originally rcqnred 10 be Ho~n III tic nututnu 10
nlasn1o . crop. ly sowing 10 lato III autumn that
the sccl did not germlnato until hpsing, they
LaYe beeii gradually changed into spring W.
r,etteH. Anil thus l,avo become annaas. Ii all
farmeta wore thinking .neA, or inquse!s Into tho
REASONS Wi.y, az you anil ] are, 1t would not DO
many yc9rb untli tic w!loto System Of cultlsa-
tis,.i wnn1u Efa cl,angel for tho Loticr."
II guess ynu ate right, Atontlowusan," hsannt.
ed tho hsafer. :" ali glad tor wl,at I've loarl,-
oil, a'ui ESPECIALLY for that i.lea Of asking the
feaHun wty."
N4kTSG lHl.r.EDflE HITTER.
fyriHtfpFat Ei!ir 4f Tn LMrajo Irihttl,t; Hn}
6stshsh ~ a!lgun. b,t not grassopper-s,itIttryt
hntfs you issiia to uhk ue suns; l, ot rl.rsr,
that " always ".'nan's mi, YAnk.ea privilege. III
phrase tell R'ut.Aaspnan how Gilt Ejgs nutter ii
Matte., ,,-
ter ot very superior quality, male In tllo most
csoa,lly manlcr; that l.as mover beou oyoraaltct,
ovdr-workoa,' Or ,oycr-lenscd !; and that Ii 70.
rolsel by the dealer iu nearly or tuito ns 3lrtn