Connecticut western news., 1880-03-31
FARM AND GARDEN.

 Plougtnaaaa says: "I have asked my self, why it is that the mainstay of the farm (the young men) in many cases throw up the farm, forsake the old folks, and look to the cities for source of re- lief, in hope to find some other method of obtaining living, and in time the farm and homestead becomes deserted; the old folks in their declining years pass away; the sons that should be in their places to take upon themselves the re- | responsibilities of their fathers in maintain ing and carrying on the farm, are en- gagged in some other occupation and there by weaned from their birthplace (the | farm), and it becomes forsaken and in 8 little while 8 thing of the past; sad, but in too many instances, true. And here I am left to ask, why is it thus? I am forced to believe that the responsibility in part rests with father or mother, as the case may be the boys are not taught that they are part owners, and in time must take upon themselves the whole care of the farm. In too many cases the sons are nothing more than the hired men, drawing perhaps their board and clothes and perhaps a little pocket money, or perhaps nine months in the year the monthly pay of the farmland, ! thereby become discouraged and try their luck in other fields of usefulness. Such there are, too many cases, I am forced to | believe. And here lies the secret of the neglected condition of too many of our farms at the present time. What is the remedy for this evil? The young men in many cases fail in their new under taking, the farm becomes the property of others, so they are forced to shift for themselves. Heads of families, they find themselves without the means of support. If they turn to the farm for support they find they can get for their labor 1925 to $3O per month. For such there are many noble, capable young men, with steady, temperate habits, that would be glad to return to the farm, but for want of. pe- cuniary aid are debarred. Is there no way out of the trouble? Cannot our in stitutes find some way where these young men can find help? In this wise, let 9 society be formed with capital so that 8 deserving young man can select some of these farms and borrow of the society say some five or six hundred dollars on a mortgage, and thereby give them start in life, and at the same time redeem our farms and keep our young men upon them. It seems to me while so much is being said and done about the Irish land question, we have New England Land Question that needs our attention, for the relief of our American young men who would gladly take our farms that now lie idle, if the needed start in life was offered to them, and thus our farms be reclaimed, and we as they will reap the benefits. Let us have New Eng land Aid Farm Society and set our young men to work. offer this suggestion hoping some one will take up the subject
 CAUSES OF FAILURE WITH POULTRY.
 The successful and profitable keeping and rearing of poultry, either for home use or for market, and especially where they cannot have their liberty, depends wholly upon good management and upon strict compliance with numerous essential though simple requisites, any one of which being omitted, only partial success at most can be obtained. Some give due at tention to many of these requisites, and, for want of necessary facilities, thought, or information, omit others. For in- stance, one complies with all essentials except warm, dry house, yet wonders why his fowls do not lay in winter; while another builds good house, but with 8 northern aspect, or omits ventilation or cleanliness, or, perhaps, has the ventila- tion so arranged that the fowls are con- pelled to roost in constant draft, and he cannot imagine why they have con- stant colds, croup, etc. The house of another has no windows, and the owner, ignorant of the great benefit of the suns rays, wonders why his fowls seem to prefer being almost frozen to death out l of doors, rather than resort to warm but dark houses in daytime Another over crowds, which, with want of cleanliness, is most frequent cause of disease and | failure. Another so oyer-feeds his fowls that they get too fat, cease laying, and become diseased while another omits to provide the natural requirements which they obtain for themselves when at ib- erty. Another neglects the supply of clean, fresh water, and complains that his chickens are afflicted with the gapes. Another is unable to hatch more than three out of a dozen eggs, simply be- cause the nests are not made on the ground Another matches so late in the season that they produce nothing until 8 whole summer, autumn and winters ex- pense has been incurred in feeding them.
 Each one of the above either fails en- tirely or only attains to a limited degree of success, and each in his turn comes to the erroneous conclusion that fowls do not pay. But we confidently assert that few simple rules will, if properly ob- served, not only insure unfailing success, but that fowls, even when confined, can thus be made to pay better in propor- tion to their cost than any other class of domestic animals, and that the so-called bad luck we so frequently hear of is simply bad management
 THE FARMERS GARDEN.
 The farmers garden, says Alex. Hyde, should be larger than has been and still is the common custom. In the olden times, when only one crop of corn, peas, l atc was 1alantod and half O dozo,o ,,aosror