The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-08
$urmers' Column.

tanning TO agriculture, h~lNOHnury, or
horticulture, Send ia the result NJ
your experiments
-.EverythiDg pow indicates that We
shall have bounlilul crops and plenty
Of good tluit, Then let every farmer
hcstir himself, aud commence to pre-
pare and co.opcrale iutrlligcntIy aud
earnestly with nature, 10y seeing that
everything IL ready tor spring, AMI he
certain " have all fences IN good re-
pair,
1t is Of the first importance tOWl
'NerN farmer should have every kind
ol work ON his farm done il the irsl
possible manner. Tho crYln! evil wIlh
II great many is, the slip Srod Stale ~
which the most Of their farm work is
done, This trouble Is pntWDulIN arIa-
rent on aim J,t every Farm, aud the re-
suit is that such farmers are always Ia
a hHrrl-conslantiy bclInd time, cv-
rrything suffering for attention at the
light tlmc-ull from the miserable bat,
1t OF doing things improperly, sInvenl'
and without proper care and rrilrc'
ton Hence the importance and ne
crsslty OF seeing tna. everything l.
done right aud done we'll, II NoU
mike u gate. II Ceice, Il hoe hald,r, n
a ditch, or pIoN field, lett be done
wei, Apply the min To it, anl see
that it is no halfway work, to he cone
over and over ugaip, The mial must
he active, the brain must work, the
plans must hp good, and then the
cuti0n is easy. and with IillIr ril ri can
be done well. The wisdom OF this al
vice is obvious to every one The ca
sual observer can readily see ll' ncces
siLy Of reform IN tins particular. 1t is
also Of vast moment that employees
and choppers should he taught and re-
quirrd to do theft work srn>ihlN, aud
To do il well. All farm work sllould
be done with intelligent carr-lhor
ough and complelc-Impr'vemrn $
should be convenient, substantial end
durable THIS applies as welt to little
thinAs rs to greater, ana II made n
standing rule, the result will manifest
itself in the ease and success with
which the farming operations are
handled.
Farmers, deal justly, fairly and
firmly with your employees. Max"
contracts with them plain, fair
and full. Let them see and know that
you intend to do right by them, and
require the saInc from them Impress
upon them sentiments Of honesty and
fair deAlin.. Let them know that l"u
will require ell lent and faithful SIR.
vice, and that You will pay or settle
with them equilably for the same, Let
your engagements with them he
straightforward sni right, and then
carry them out firmly. Dlscountc.
nance any and every proposition ON
the part OF an employee to revoke or
abandon his contract with your neigh
,or. IfNon tnrsue this course, all viii
lc benefited.
Nov IS the time to he ,ricrtiu-
your seed corn. As You iecd your
stock, select every good ear aud lay /,
aside in a safe pIa3" for lhrl purpose.
and when planting tiue e mes YOU vii
have \ fac selection from w,uCl To 4rl
your seed corn. 1t is very Important
to have the irrN' seed cora. rs wet II,
other seed. BY II conr Of TIL, klud
YOU wilt greatly Improve The Qnali,E OF
your corn, ant largely increase the
rirld a crop planted with good seed
comes up and grows otI decidedly bet
ter than poor seed,
The present outlook for the pro-
duclng farmer is very cheerful indeed
The prospect is now that there will hr
an arti { demand Tor ali his surplus
products at good prIres. "A war III
Europe would "n'l INTENSITY that lie
mani, an that went now is highly
probinlr, snd tur Iuil and -la.ua'lon
IL tht> couulr, is bouni To cuIur To IN
end soon, aud then reaytIun VII, rXcr d
in iorce the depression. So cheer up
and STIR up, but keep out of debt.
Don't be IN u harry to sci vonr
surplus meat while green, but turn it
into nice .acon. Ii will nring you a
good price alter a while.
A farmer with broad, liberal views
Of his occupation. whose eyes and ears
are always open, willing 10 accept and
use every fact that zones to him, ~
matter from what source, is Il man to
he admired and respected, whereve"
Won fnd him He stands 10 deliuhtful
contrast to the man who biinhlv and
~obstinatel, refuses all all, and SCOTS
at all authority which conf cts With hi>
methods or contradicts his opinions.
There is science in blowing as well
as in other things. When all things
are properly adjusted the plow should
make its Iurrow in smooth land almost
without hriug held. II YOU have t.
,uId it on the bar or IN the share, or
bear on or elevate the bundles to make
it do it's work, it is done at the expense
of power both of man and beast, which
should nv all Means he avoided. By a
proper adjustment Of plow and harness
the strength ofhoth man and beast are
preserved. and the work always better
executed.
There is economy in using only
the best and most improved imple
ments. If you find that you can get
for a few dollar, a pillow that will do an
equal amount of work to one you may
have, with one hundred aud fifty to
two hundred pounds less draft. then
,,, - lao oil mama and Soul yn,, old