The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-08-19
Farm and Househo
Farm and Newspapers.

Farm and Newspapers.
we have been fte1ucnay ssrpAse:.
Is see how many farmers, we'll to dc
! in worldly riches, neglect or refuse
to take some good newspapers tor
the benefit Of themselves and FAM
lies: .qhey: seem to thaM AltAt,they
have no interest in the dp'ngs o. the
outside world;. TINT they have to
deal w,tir nothing except tho lana
they plsw, ,or the stock they feed,
and the children they are rearing III
ignorance. They forget that they
are part Of the great human family,
placed upon this orb to work out the
plans OF the good and wife Creator,
and as such have no right to dam ~
. the great streams Of progress.
The laws Of progression are as rH-
alteraU|e rs arc any others in nature,
and he WHO impedes these laws Wit!
an offsp,ing-cl,,l.lren, uneducatcd
aud besotted with isuoronce-com.
,nits sin which reacts not only OF
himself, but on his defendants fos
long years in the future. .,r ~;
Newspapers are made to spread in
tellisence and to improve tile morals
Of mankind. III farmers, above all
men, they should lie q necessity, from
the very fact that they afoin BIN i'll
his isolate condition tile only means
of mixing in the bnsy, scenes Of life.
Man in hermit state becomes q. per
sonitication of misunderstanding for
nobody and nobody caring tor him.
Development comes alone from as.
sociating with our fellow men, and
appropriatiug to ourselves the adj
vancemeht which they. make. NJ
firmer should Ito without this social
schooling, both for his own good aud
that If Ills CHI idrcn.; and in no way
can lie obtain it So fully and 90 cheap
II as; through tic newspapers and
8 periodical literature IF the day !; and
l he who 1eglects to receive, these adj
vantages depriyes himself Of light
and lives oiit lis life in worse than
heather darkness.
finin,,s the soil.--1 believe one 81
our greatest mistakes III the farm on:
sincss is made in our undue haste
when sowing and chltiyatins our
crops. We are in SO much hurry to
, get tho seed into the grouud that wo
r do not take time to properly lit thy
soil for its reception. We plow the
A land; run a pulveriser or harrow owe!
D it once, SOW or plant tho seed, and
e cover It as quickly: as possible. Some.
times We do not Do as much as this.
9 | / have known 4 man to plow heavy
+. land for oats, and SOW tho seed OH
' the burrows. OF course the surface
T. was very rough and broke" nothing.
$ hut a succession Of ridge. aud ,,"l,eAss,
!. and large ctods utterly unfit, to re-:
\ tc,vo tie seed. But the farmer was
G 10 hurry and coul'l tot stop tp JAR:
tow tile land before sowing. Planting
/. il very often done on land that IL mol
i half fitted. And, as it wonld be natu-
d raj tn expect, Il paa who 10 iu toe
# mnch hurry to get his land IN gooI
e order to plant is generally IL t'N
# great haste to thoroughly cultivate
. the growing crop. He runs tue cult
}. vator or horse hoe between the row
!. once or twice during tie season, .ant
If thinks this is all thai, lie can afford I,
T. do Rut hero In makes d great mis-
:, tahe-one of the greatest mistake
70 which no cat, make in his whole By
sr sineess. BY thia ,conrso: lie. great.
" liminisl,es liis crops and reduces hi
!. profits, for tho profit ii farIii crop
lies ia a large yield per. aero, 4
is email yield only pays expenses. An.
a it is the haste with which tho land
i. prepared and the neglect Which y
i, crop receives which occasions til
I. low yields Of wliicl, 81 many farmer
.ir complain, and which, bars tile way Il
r. success in their b,isi,!ess. I an, con
in tinEe.t, bGtli ~ experience and OF
q. se;rvation, that it ia useless to rt
m lover our land. We onght not I
as plant more than wo cad c,il.itdt
Of thoroughly. II NO have, already s.
t. too large All area plahtcd, let Us Bit
he extra help and cultivate tie crd
q. well. Another year nc c;,,t plan
Of less. Less planting and n'"e cult
y. walton would be a good motto f.'r IL
' average farmer. Tile soil c06tait
many Of the elements II plant t'jc'
Int It must Ut rulvtri!ed tcfcte Il
crop can really obtain them. ri
:, l1u$r We make tie soif; the nicer Il
Il bed in wtiiclf to put tic seed, Il
Jar easier and fastet the plants can 81
-. tain their food. The More we cult
ert tate The coil, tie Guer We make
II. the faster OR crops will grow. I'll
&C. ii d principle Of which we have be'
vi. shown rs take the advantage; but b
tor which, we ought III understand al
res apply. 1t certainly lies at the &c
Tvs foundation, Of economical and gu
PC. eessful cnltivation:-Olio fafiher:;
hat! A Map Of Your fasm.- prolat
'ns very few who lave not tried the =
y" ~, pertinent have any idea Of the utlll
: : VI y complete map If the tarm. Wi
'i e. such ciiart before linn the farm
'te' eau direct lis workmeD to any p.
an al : Of his premises without tho possi1,i
ma ~ 81 4 mistake. He can phIn !
!! on trove,nents aid estimate tliefr I.
:'o1 1t his leisure, Instead II sgeudi
= nG g hnK i day in going over Ms hsr 4
W. the purpose. Any man With 9 1T
''nE fueeiiaity and patience can draw ~
al map. It slfouht bc abont two I
". VIC square, or !argcf II Desired, and dfa'
!! .c, !. Il;on thick card .bOard ii prevent
'ens Being torn Of ,lelaeed,i and should n
resent every field, pasture and wot
!St ii Scll IL all the fences, roads
u Al