Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-18
Farm and Household.


Farm WORK Tor april
The season, so far promises to be little
moro backward than last year, but we cannot
yet tell how it is going to turn out Womust
take it as it comes aud make the best of it..
Get in oats as soon rs practicable. The car
licr they are sown the heavier will they be.
Our outs are not particularly creditable to US
They do not come up TO the legal standard Of
thrty-two pounds per bushel, as a general
rule and the reason in part, is that We do
not cultivate them properly. In Scotland,
with moist climate and good cultivation,
they range from forty-two to forty-eight
pounds to the bushel, and though we can
hardly expect to get them up to this weight,
we ought to bring them up higher than they
are.
We doubt the expodiency Of laying down
land with oats Is MT it better to SOW your
oats say early in April, cut thon in July,
pillow again in August. and seed down with
grass seed in that month, or carly in Septcm-
Der? If we could be sure of such a winter as
the past. we should not hesitate to advise this
course but in want Of this assurance, we
should prefer to take our chance The labor is
not 50 very much greater, aud the amount Of
vegetable matter o be turned in with the stub
BILE in August is equivalent to II pretty good
coating OF manure. If You choose TO manure,
you could spread on the manure now, and
turn under rather shallow, say not over five
inches deep sow on the oats and harrow in.
The blowing of five or six inches deep in
August would then bring this manure near
the surface in decomposed condition, ready
to feed the young grass and give it II vigorous
and thrifty start, with a sufficient strength of
root to 20 well through the winter.
April brings the springs work fairly upon
u.s. We cannot long sit with folded arms over
Al 1 Loo l.. %
1t is to be presumed that the plan for the
summers campaign is all laid out and that
you know Just what is to be done. You will
not therefore need to lose much time in
planning out the work, or in considering
what to take hold of next. The manure is to
be got out the blowing is to be done at the
earliest possible moment; the kitchen garden
is to he laid out and many of the vegetables
sown or planted. Early peas must 90 in now,
and that paIsnih bed dug over deeply and
sown just as soon as the ground is fit for it.
II you laid down a piece last fall, the clover
seed ought to be sown now. The plows the
hoes, the spades and the forks must swing
with will through the stirring months of
spring Look out for good clean seed The
weeds that overwhelmed You last year skim
ming the cream of the profit on your crops.
will threaten the same inundation this year.
but it will not do. Better attempt half as
much ground and do it we'll than to suffer
the weeds to grow and ruin both land and
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