The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-01-11
The Farnler,s Column.

hasn't hand memoranda of preced-
ing years opesetscns, and during
the long evenings of this season,
derives great satisfaction and profit
from "a reTiew 81 fhefn. He earefNIly
notes his Failures and traces those
processes which resulted unfayora-
bly,, as well as those which were
crowned with success.
To all that have not praetieed
keeping a diary of their farming
operations, we suggest, that they
inaaediasely aAaes1al1e the system
with the operations of this year,
and we are well satisfied that any
who persist in the practice through.
out the season, will not willingly
abandon 1t afterwards, for it's great
and many advantages and conve-
niences will be too manifest when
they begin the operations of each
succeeding year.
For the benefit of such as have
no better source of information, We
make the following suggestions To
get them started. Experience will
soon point out to them wherein
they can improve on the plan sub
mittel--what changes can be made
with advantage. Procure a half
quire OF large note paper and a
small piece Of hardware wrapping
paper, faSten together in the form
of a book, the wrapping paper be
ing the cover, assd you have record
book of twenty-fosr pages, Of con
venient size, and sufficient for your
FIRST years experience, al a cost of
ten cents The two first pages, if
not ia0re, will he lett blank for ref
erenre index. Then there will be
an allotment OF space, SAY three or
four pages, or eses, more If neces-
sary. for such remarks or notes OF
observation as to the live stock,
which may or may not include the
farm team, and will include, among
the many matters Of interest, the
attsount Of such property known to
he on hand when winter set in, with
a statement Of the adult and Young,
the male and female OF the various
kinds, also their condition, how
aaAy you are feeding through the
winter, how much you ase feeding
per head, the cost per head OF win
teiing, and when turned on grass.
Another such AN allotment of
spacewill be tor the farm and house
hold improvements, another tor the
orchard, another for the vegetable
garden, another for the farming
implements, another, aud the lafg-
est of All, for full notes of the crop
operations throughout the season.
A few suggestions as to this will
suffice, to be varied in the discre-
ton of the individual operator at
opening or during the season, Note
when you break each cut, its con
dition, whether dry, mellow, on wet;
whether drained on andrained !;
whether superficial Or sab-drai'ed !;
the amount OF manure bestowed
upon it, and whether spread broad
east, or applied for hills, or ia fur
rows. Kind and quality OF manure,
whether the land was trashy or
clean. at the time of breaking, and
if trashy, whether the trash was
burnt of or plowed under, and what
crop grew on the Land last year ,
At the bottom of each page OF
this space, in particular, be sure to
leave two lines, at Least, for the
purpose of entering notes Vt refer
enoe to that portion OF this book,
or another, showing the subsequent
treatment OF the crop planted IN
each respective piece, and again.
the yield, to be computed after haf-
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