The Osceola times., 1878-07-13

bulbous root, must not be moved of
until there il good store Of nutriment in
the ba'b 70 secure vigorous alter
growth, but when he states the time OF
cutting he puts IL as when the seed i
10 the milk state and ju't before the
bloom h she'd"
On the other hand q writer in the
Practical Farmer says;
There may be advantages In cutting
timothy before the SEED fpsns, but TO
ny mind the Disadvantages overbalance
them. Stock msy like the greener hay
better, but have never seen II demon
strated that il is better Gr them. !
have before me an analysis OF this grass
by good authority, which shows that
there il nearly double the amount OF
real nutriment In timstby when cut
ripe than there is when cut green. I
can put my hay In the barn the same
day 1t i. cut, and have no fears Of musty,
burnt hay. Then . large quantity Of
seed falls to the ground 10 harvesting
and keeps the meadow renewed every
yesr. am positive that this alone will
pay for leaving the crop until q portion
OF Inc seed ripens. Anoihef argument
In favor Of ipened yrae IL that it suffers
le~ injury BY being cut. II timothy i
cut green about Jaly l. serious damage
10 the roots follows from the hot sun OF
summer. / do no, believe 10 moving
too ciosely. Very little nutrineni eau
BE- obtained from An inch Of the bait.
that might Be left, and which would
furnish the necessary shade for the
ground and protection 70 the young
planv. Moving too early and too eIO-e
has ruined many q nesdsw.
Over against this We vish 10 place the
fact ih., relish goes . grea, way with
man or beast and sosd goes farther when
1t Is In the right state 20 please the
palate II We can strike the medium
and cut according 70 Nr. Bzrlett's plan,
We save the plants and make good hay.
New ossss.
A good barn ID the next most iupor-
tant improvement on . farm. A man
never began 10 live right, nor TO accu-
muls,e means until be ha. b.rn ample
enough 10 protect his stocI, hay, grain,
etc. Instead Of building a
barn him sc!f, 0! later day. II /. getting
" be fashionable TO first mortgage the
firm for . coo or$ 1000, then build
barn by hiring everything done. When
the barn In built, 1t Is neglected TO be In
up the mortgage sweeps
the farm, and the man moves to town TO
become . drayman, an insurance agent or
. ssloonteeper.
More barns are the great want; but we
fear 10 urge our farmers TO action, al
most certain they will hire 1t done in.
ttead Of doing 1t themselves. To build
q barn forty BY sixty feet, with q good
nine feet basement, 1t only needs few
days OF a good mechanic to lay out the
work. The owner, his sons, or regular
work on the farm, do all the balance. The
times and the circumstances demand
that the farmers should do most of the
work on tteir own farm buildings, their
sleds, hanows, Jokes and smaller wooden
implements. The mortgages on our
farms are alarming. We hear from the
recorders from all parts of this state that
mortgages, beth real and chattel, being
recorded, are nearly double that Of any
former period Of our history. We must
70 70 work. Quit biring 20 much, but
push forward the needed work by the
help on the farm. From November TO
April, 20 10 almost any farmers house,
and you will be informed that the man
Of the farm hiss gone 10 town. This Is 10
much %, that sheriffs, constabIes, asses-
sor., or any other business man, instead
OF going to the farmer at his house, n,w
goes to town, and waits for him on the
street corners. This practice must
cease, or many farmers will cease to
be owners of the soil. There must
be more staying at home, and closer
attention TO business. There has been
an unwholesome departure from
the practice Of the past. Too much
hiring for the amount OF crops raised.
Too much expended in travel, visiting,
carriages, musical instruments, and ex.
pensive clothing. Too many agricultu-
raj implements purchased and left to rot
on the prsiries.
These things, with no barns to protect
the stock, the hay, the implements, or
the grain, and it is no wonder many OF
our farmers are on the down grade.
Commence at once to build good barn
but contract no additional debts in it,
erection. The production and harvest
ing the crops only take halt the year.
Let the other halt be closely devoted to
improving the farm. Build barn, and
II you do not know how. take time and
learn the Use of tools In that enterprise.
Many farmers do not know anything for
The reason they never try to- Iowa
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