Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-04
Planning Work in Advance.

writes very sensible letter to the
Country Gentleman, in which he says
some things which will make good
reading for Centre county readers of
the DEMOCRAT. 1t is just as true and
good here as in Nebraska, and we
quote portions of it because it is an
emphatic endorsement of the DEMO.
GRATIS teachings:
l. want To urge upon those of my
brother farmers who have never yet
done SO, to lay out at once their
seasons work, and then stick to it rs
closely rs wind, weather and health
will permit. | am aware, from my
own experience, that such IA course is
always profitable. Another thing |
wish to mention in this place, is that
in working out plan, if one part is
likely to crowd into the time allotted
TO another, hire help and push it
through. In our Nebraska climate Il
days time will often add bushels to a
crop. Have tools, seeds, everything,
under your thumb, and in readiness,
and when the time comes, let the
seeds be properly sown. Determine
exactly how many acres you will
plant to spring wheat, oats, barley,
corn, potatoes and beans, even not
forgetting on acre or two of buck
wheat and turnips, and remembering
that the sowing and planting season
extends even up to harvesting grain.
The farm teams, unless in constant
use during the winter, cannot be
crowded into full days work in early
spring and be kept in flesh. A horse,
an OK or man should never be
/ forced into new work and expected
to do all he is capable of doing when
the muscles are toughened by use.
| A mans hands blister and his muscles
become stiff and sore when brought
into violent use. This stiffness and
| soreness often ends in rheumatism i'm
man, and in diseases to horses and
oxen, when by Il little forethought
and care all may be avoided. "Make
haste slowly" in the early season.
Experience in following 4 deter
mined plan will soon teach that much
valuable time can be saved in the
seeding season by taking advantage
OF odd hours, as some of us are
doing now in this portion of Ne
braska. In the afternoons the plow
or harrow is running, fitting the
ground for seed manure hauled, and
the garden cleaned Of all rubbish. In
fact, every thorough farmer can al.
ways find something to do that will
save time later when planting time
comes. Is sufficient seed wheat pro-
vided to SOW the given number of
acres, and is it clean and free from
foul seeds? Are the oats fit for seed
plump and heavy, and cleany Is
the seed corn carefully selected, she'll
ed and stored away ready for plant
ing? Are there sufficient seed pota.
toes and beans to plant the area
desired, and of good quality? Do
not forget the gardel; it is of the
utmost Importance TO the health and
economy Of every farmer, Are the
garden seeds good? If not, send to
some reliable scotsman, who prides
himself on furnishing the best, and is
enterprising enough toadvertise, and
at once order full supply. 1t will
be found more profitable for farmers
to buy garden seeds than TO under
take to raise them. 1t is, and has
been, my experience that seeds from
either of the above named houses are
sure, and worth to me far more than
any can purchase from the seed
boxes found in the stores and groce-
ries. My garden has paid me in cash,
besides giving my large family all
they can use, more than ten times the
cost OF the seeds purchased, and it
always should be the most profitable
part of every farm. If everything is
planted in rows, it need not require
more than half a day per week with
horse and cultivator to keep it in
splendid order.