The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-03-14
farm 5lofes.
Hints for w ork.

will resnlt unless prevented. Wash
outs of roads, fields, yards, etc. may
be aYerted by providing n number of
outlets for the water at the places where
it first gathers. Here it should be
spread in several channels and prevent
ed from gathering into n dangerous
stream.
Water fnrrows should oe carried be-
low level as possible, and there should
be so many Of them that mono will
overflow into others. BY diverting the
wash Of roads from the gutters INTO
small channels, the water charged with
lfertilizing matter may be spread upon
the fields. and damage to the roads pre-
vented.
Drains should be cleared of waste
matters. such a% leaves, aud other trash
that will interfere with the flow Of wa
ter. In digging open drains, the earth
should be thrown upon the side oppos-
tie to that from which the surface water
comes. In all the provisions made for
carrying off snrface water, the follow
ing principal points should be looked to
viz, give the water the easiest possf'
BILE channel; keep it in many small
streams; avoid anything that willpre>
vent epsy escape for the water from the
channels; provide an outflow iutn
stream or pond, or take car" that ii es-
caprs where it will do no damage
Planting corn may he begun in the
South this month. 1t is frequently
planted late, with q view to save one
working The early planted corn gives
the best ears. because these are we'll
forward before the hot, dry weather of
July can stop the growth; and the cult
waiting of forward corn crop does not
interfere with working the cotton. 1t
is mora convenient to have these two
kinds of labors follow each other than
to allow them to occur at the same
time
Shallow planting is preferable for an
early crop, yihenathe soil has not been
thoroughly warmed mp.
Fodder crops, such as corn planted in
drills, and milet, will be fouud very
valuable and one can hardly have too
much of them. These all go into ma
nure for the farm; and the more fodder
to feed, the more grain will be made;
and the more cotton there will be to
sell. BY planting these crops early.
damage by dry weather will generally
be avoided, or n second crop may often
he taken after the first is harvested.
Green fodder crops exhaust the soil
very little, but heavy crops reqnire rich
soil.
The corn crop may be greatly increas-
ed bv selecting the best seed, There
are varieties no coming into use which
have the habit of bearing more than
one cor to tie stalk. If we can grow
corn that produces only two ears to
each stalk. it will be easy enough to
produce 100 bushels per acre. 8n' it is
unsafe to experiment largely Plant
the main crop with what is known to be
safe. and try new kinds in small way
at first.
Improved seed like improved stock,
mus. be grown with special care. or it
will rapidly grow back to its original
state. In experimenting with new
kinds, every care shoald be given to
keep mp the vigor of the plant and
maintain the character of the product.
The use OF some active fertilizer ear
ly in the spring will be beneficial on al
most all crops. When used with dis
cretion, tn ese are very profitable. But
at this season only those that are per-
fectly soluble will be found available.
Where the season permits of early
planting, and this crop is already in the
ground, it will be necessary to keep
the sprouts slightly covered with earth
as safeguard against frost. By plant
ing early, and fastening growth
by frequent cultivation, the first crop
may be gathered in time for a second
planting. Where there Is easy conf-
munication from southern. fields to
northern markets, few crops pay better
than early potatoes, and in the N,rth-
ern States, early planted potatoes may
be harvested and sold in time to take q
crop of corn fodder, corn, or millet.
| from he sane land.
| In time no farmer will fail to culti-
vate the fall-somn crops, just as corn
or roots are now cultivated. We great
| ly need a machine for hoeing wheat and
rye, by which the produc, will he much
increased. At present only compara-
lively few farmers harrow these crops in
the spring, while every one could and
should, do so. The ground should be
dry on the surface before this is done.
although the frost may not be out OF
the sub>soil. The object is to. break mp
the crust aud mellow the ground.
Although spring begins this month.
for stock it is practically winter for
some weeks yet. As warmth increases,
some exercise in dry yard is useful.
When the melting snow or rain foods
the barn yard, the animals should be
removed. 1t wonId be advisable to
keep the Yards dry il possible, by
drains leading TO field where tho liq-
MD manure will be sersiceable. BY
some means the feet OF animals should
he kept ont of half frozen slop or mud
in wet yards.
In town in the vicicity of Dublin. o
teacher of Sunday School was en-
gagged in questioning his pupils upon
subjects connected with their previous
stndi,s in the Bible. At last, turning