The Republican journal., 1875-02-25
Successful Farming.

An old farmer said to Us to-day. The
farmers do not do as well as they know"
They know much better what good farm
ing is than their practice shows They
know that wheat ground should be brok-
en- as soon as harvest is over, Yet it is
delayed They know that all lands not
naturally well drained would be greatly
improved by understanding, but they neg
lect it. They know that land can not be
kept i'll good heart and productive coudi-
ton without the use of fertilizers, vet the
practice of close cropping and the neglect
of the manure heap prevails While the
manure compost is the farmers bank of
wealth. it is let go to waste The plow-
ing under of green crops is known to add
wonderfully to the fertility Of the soil, but
few farmers practice it, 1t is known that
it is much cheaper to raise sixty or eighty
bushels OF corn on one acre OF land than
on two; yet this fact is neglected. and the
land is so worn by eXhausting crops that
it is often hard to produce thirty bushels
per acre. They know that stock that ma
lures early is much more profitable than
that which is Of slow growth; Yet they
stick to the old grades that require much
time and feed to prepare for market. in
stead OF procuring more profitable kinds.
They know that wagons, ploWs, harroWs.
reapers, &c, will last much longer, and
can be more easily kept in order when
carefully housed when not in use, and vet
they stand out exposed to the sun OF rain
a large portion of the year. They know
that stock carefully housed through the
winter require less food and keep in better
health and flesh than when left out in the
storm and cold unprotected, and vet they
fail to provide comfortable barns tor their
protection. BY neglecting these little but
important matters the profits Of farming
are wasted, and more than wasted, and
yet the cry comes up that farming don t
pay. There is no business 50 managed
that would pay. If the banker who handles
his millions every year should neglect to
look closely after the details Of his business
leaving as many leaky places as are found
on most farms in the country, he would
be bankrupt in five years. The manu-
tacturer looks constantly to every depart
ment of his business, working only the
most profitable stock, doing his work in
the best possible manner, protecting every
department from unnecessary exposure
and danger, and seeking the best market
at the most favorable times to dispose of
his wares, and he is successful. Only
those who do the right thing at the right
time in the best possible manner, can
hope to attain any great success. lndi-
ana Farmer.
LARGE CONTRACT. MONDAY Rock in
the Pacific Ocean, thirty miles off from
the Golden Gate, the entrance OF San
Francisco harbor, on which tho clipper
ship MONDAY struck some years ago, is
to be removed by the government, and
the bid of Col. Edward Moore of this city,
is the lowest He will leave in a few
| weeks with his men to remove the same.
There are 25 feet of water over tho rock
at high water, and it is proposed to make
AZ feet at low water over the same.
There was large number of bids, but it
seems that the Colonel's was the lowest
and he has the contract, which is SAID to
be fat thing. Portland Press.
H. H., II, /