The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-06
for the farmer.
HINTS ABOUT WORK.


,l.ce for everything, and keeping everything IN
Is place so work succeeds best when If IS right
Iy done, and at the right time. There are OeIS
and a worst way of doing it. One who mas Eet IN
considered his seasons work and has iiSt OF si
that has been done, will go right; one labor VII
succeed another with regularity, and eacn IT., W.
be well done. Every job should Tell -, nm
should be no making holes and hllIng I neHii
again on farm; no hand WORK Mhei - large;
can be used no small weeds left to GIUnM ~ in
no manure kept wasting by rams OF ' .,rorI,
the sun while crops are starving IOl II IIoyred 10
done twice over no cattle starved VI a. cot
suffer and fail, TO be restored AZ .honiJ he ahead
than they are WORTH everything sho"iJ iIo,rad 80
aud work nust be driven ana not ai1OH0" w
drive. The head must guide the Minus "."'s'
1y ,,- Get the best hands, and keep
them. When man has become useI 10 MS MoIA
ond his emp1oyer he is worth more thah stfah-
iTtra i "A way of making men interested
e tbeir work of satisfying their self-respeet,
treating them cOurteously and reasonably, CIV
inr them credit for success, while holding them
strictly responsible for failures, and above all
,,ay-inc, them promptly and literally. That will
make their work worth double what it would
otherwise be- As land advances in price, more
labor must be expended on it to make it pay a
nrotit and by and by we must have a settled la
boring class. We are now in process educating
this class of men, and must do it by good man
agement.
FLOWING, NARROWING, AND RoLLING.-Begin
as soon the ground is dry and mellow, and
SOW soon as it is prepared. Where the soil is
mellow it is not necessary to harrow before sow
ing, unless the drill is used. The use of roller
after sowing is invaluable at this season. lt
eompacts the soil about the eed, and levels the
surface for the harvesters.
BA1EY-A warm, dry, rich loan is the best
barley soil; but a clay soil, If well meIoweu anu
dry, will bring good crop. Sow two bushels
DER acre. with drill as fast as the land IS plow-
ed and narrowed, but if broadcast, use hall
bushel more of seed, and harrow. Roll alter
sowing, in either case, or when barley is TWO
inches high. Either the proved or the 6-rowed
may be sown: the first is the heaviest, and the
latter the higher priced in the market.
CLOVER AND GRASS sEED.-There is no better
crop to seed with than barley. Six quarts OF
clover and four of timothy is the quantity per
acre. Sow before the land is rolled. We have
frequently sown peck of clOver-seed per acre
with oats with success in every case, but never
used more than two and half bushels OF oats,
for seed. With this thin seeding the clover IS
not smothered, and in good ground the oats VIII
be heavy enough. Grass and clover may DC
sown alone upon fine mellow soil, and II the
ground is rich, may yield cutting OF nay IN
June or July. Orchard grass succeeds Wen IN
this way. Cohoon's broadcast sower VIII SOW
four acres with grass, clover, etc, in an hour.
OArs.-Soils that are moist, or newly plowed
sod should be sown to oats in preference to bar
lev Sow two and a-half bushels as early as
possible. No crop needs more frequent change
than oats, if heavy grain is desired. New seed
ada, New Brunswick, or Scotland is to be prefer
red.
PAsTUREs.-HarrOw old pastures with sharp
toothed, heavy harrow, scatter some fresh seed
and 200 pounds of fine bone -four per acre, or
give them dressing of fine, will rOtted yard ma
nure. A few bushels of lime and one of salt Will
he useful
PoTAToEs.-Early potatoes should be planted
as soon as the oats and barley are in. Cover not
less than inches deep, and harrow the ground as
soon as the smallest weed appears. Look out for
the Colorado potato beetle; hand pick unless
they in too great force; as last resort, dust
Paris green, mixed with 20 parts of flour from
flour dredger upon the vines, keeping the wind al
ways to the back so as to blow the dust from you;
or a Tablespoonful stirred in a pailful of water,
applied with a sprinkler. Take them soon
the first one is seen, and give them no chance to
multiply.
LIVE sToCK.-When hurried with work don't
forget the stock. For lice, apply linseed oil and
the curry-comb or card.
Horses should be worked moderately at first.
If the shoulders inclined to chafe, battle
them with salt and water, wash off the salt, rub
dry, and apply crude petroleum. This is heal
ing application for gals and bruises. Wash the
feet and legs when muddy, and wipe dry. Give
some bran oatmeal in their drink. Give cut
feed at noon, and long hay at night. Clean them
thoroughly at night. This is important to their
proper rest.
SHEEP.-Damp yards and moist pastures are
fatal to any flock. Dry clean yards and upland
pastures are needed. Steaming manure about
the yards is injurious. Ewes that are. sucking
lambs should be fed pint of meal, grain or bran
daily. The lambs will be the gamers Fresh
" alter and salt should be provided daily.
SwINE.-Nothing comes amiss to pigs at this
season. Fine-cut clover hay or well-cut corn
stalks, wetted and sprinkled with meal, will be
eaten readily. Roots of all kinds, will make
pork. But there is much in the breed. Choose
a pure breed, whether it be Berkshire, Essex,
Suffolk, or the Poland China, and now is a good
time to procure pair to commence with. But
purity of breed will not a substitute for
food and care. Pure bred swine will make more
pork from the same food than any other, and all
their progeny will be of the same character; that
is all there is in pure 'blood."
SUNDRY MATTERs.-Do not forget the garden /;
let it be plowed or dug and plenty of manure
hanled for it the first thing. No part of the farm
brings in so much money as the garden. Provide
clean nests for the hens, and remove all rubbish
where they may hide their nests Keep glass or
other nest eggs to circumvent rats, skunks and
dogs. Repair water spouts and cave troughs,
and clean out cisterns and cess-pOols. Provide q
heap of absorbent for the chicken Stops, and
make indoors and out sweet and clean with lime
and white-wash.