The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

oed: a light roof and a pla-tered Or
double-boardcd ceiling. all these
are actually worth more than an
extra portion q food to an animal.
because. although when cold ana
chilled il eats themore. yctstthrxe,
poorly: while il Wcll housed. iii NIL
Keep sleek ana thrifty upon COM
parltINely Observation-Disclosures
'con ipriculturi>f.
There i a class Of farmers who
are constantly on the lookout for a
better place 70 20 to. Their farm,
are always for sale" and they
dream Of luNuriant lands N some
other part Of the country which can
be bought ''for il song" where They
imagine tley would DC more pros
porous, and enjoy life better than
where they now reside. Many Of
these men own mortgaged farms:
and for such men to desire To re-
move where they can own q free
farm: though it be far. far away. il,
but a natural manifestation To bet
ter ones condition which the hu-
man mind cannot resist. But
can these men 20. after selling their
farms, and be contcnrcd: This i,
q serious question. which no man
can answer Of his own KNOWLEDGE.
l0loulul fu1ucr.
a young man. a graduate Of
Dartmouth, and Il noted law stu
dent IN Merrimac county. Me-. who
had the misfortune to lose his
hearing, having settled on d farm
IN the West. writes thus Of the oc-
cupatlon he has chosen: There
isn't much glory on a farm but
you get a good, sure living. You
are your own master: YOU can't
starve or be turned out Of business:
and so far as the work is concerned
IN these DAYS of horse power. a man
needn't Kill himself farming any
than at any other business.
1t IS brains that win on a farm rs
well as everywhere else. and the
smart man IS going to ride. while
the stupid II goes on foot, in the
corn-tield as well as in the bar or
pulpit. | should like to have nv
hearing again, but | wouldn't leave
my farm again if had it."-Wus-
sachusetts Ploughmon.
The extra price received for a
superior article is nearly all profit.
And this is especially the Ease with
the farm. 1t costs no more to raise
a good horse than a poor scrub. No
more feed, care or time is required.
And if the plug horse can be raised
so as to pay expenses, there IS a fine
profit in raising first class horses.
The same is the case with neat cat
tie. In fact it costs more per
pound to raise such a steer as would
sell for three cents per pound, than
one which sells for six cents per
pound. In this case there are
nearly double the number of
pounds, and double the price per
pound, and yet the choice steer
takes no more food or care than
the other. In this case not
only the extra price IS the profit,
but the extra weight also.-I0Ua
suite Register.
Dig a narrow pit from L TO
IS inches deep, throwing the earth
all out on one side. From near the
bottom of this pit dig a trench of
sufficient length to hold II Or two
joints Of stove pipe, at such an ~
Gle as will bring the end away from
the pit to the surface of the ground.
Over the end Of this pipe set a COM
mon flour barrel or large cask, as
may be needed. and, having remov-
ed both heads, bank up around it
with a little earth SO that no smoke
can escape at the bottom. Hang
the hams, ETC., IN 1t, using some
round sticks to run through the
strings. Putting a Owe on the
sticks will leave space enough for
drauoht to let the smoke pass free
". Build a smoke fire Of corn cobS.
damp and hard wood OF sawdust, in
the pit. and YOU viii have a cheap,
sale dllU clllciellI olllOht Iol>c. Will
very little trouble. -Ohi0 FurWer.
The Scientific 1mericoa SAYS
that President Clarke. ofAmhcrst,
had a s~ix-acre lot. poor and gravel
". hat yielded but 4 ton Of grass
per acre. He ploughed it last fall
and sowed a ton of rectifed Peru
Wan Guano upon it and sowed it
in rye. The crop was a beautiful
one. and estimated TO be at least
thirty bushels to the acre. This
this crop a just before It ripened
turned under with a large swivel
plough running on an average seven
inches deep. This another ton 81
1uano viii be applied and the land
Sown II rye and grass. Il i est-
mated that the next crop Of rye
viii pay for at least half the eXpen-
fes Of the previous treatment, and
the grass viii be a perennial crop.
that viii increase annually IN value.