Connecticut western news., 1882-03-01
FARM AND GARDEN.
Reasonable Hints About Work.

seasonable Hints About Work.
 The American AgT'icultatriSt for March says March is the first spring month, and by this time all the plans for the seasons work should be well matured. The farmer who plans little, often does but small amount of the work that pays the best. He should be fully aware of the importance of being ready for work when the time comes. In some parts of the country there is homely phrase, "Getting good ready" It is not scholarly, but very expressive. It really means making thorough prep aration, and in doing this there will be men to hire, seeds to provide, imple- ments to buy, and a general overhauling and putting in readiness of all the ma chinery of the farm. The matter of hired help is an important one, and requires much thought. There is a great difference in hired men; they range all the way from the thoughtful, conscientious man who is as much inter-
 
 was his own, to the shiftless, indifferent and sometimes bad man, who cares for nothing but his pay, and is not fit to have place on any farm, especially if there are children in the farmers house. hold. This is more important matter than many suppose. Aside from the danger to the morals of young people from improper language and acts, man who is not klnd to them has no business on place where there are children. One of the best workmen we ever knew utterly ignored the children, taking no more notice of them than if they were so many stones. We are not aware that he was ever unkind to them, but the little things soon became afraid to go 1 near him, and would run away when ever he approached. We would not have such man on the farm. Some men are dear at any price: while others are worth much more than the wages they are paid. Between these two extremes is the great mass of farm laborers, and it requires more than passing glance to engage the best men. The farmer who will be particular enough to have only good men about him, will also know tbat they must be treated as men, and from them he will receive, in return, the
 thoughtful services of men, instead of
 the bare labor of their hands.
 l Several things are to be taken into account in the purchase of the more expensive farm machines, and they are so much of personal nature that it is impossible for us to answer such ques-
 tions as to which is the best reaper, o1
 blow, or hay-rake, or harrow, etc. as
 many of the reapers and mowers and
 other farm implements are so near per.
 fection that the buyer cannot go amiss
 in choosing any one of a dozen of the most prominent. The character of the
 soil, whether clayey or sandy, level ol
 hilly, will, for example, help to decide , which of the various blows is the best
 Other things being equal, it is bette,
 to buy those farm implements that are made nearest home, on account of the greater readiness with which any needed repairs may be made. There are many
 implements used upon the farm that al ingenious farmer, one handy with tools can make for himself during storm,
 days, and at other odd times. If corn marker will be needed, now is che tim to make it, and not wait until the fielt l is ready to plant, and be obliged to de
 lay day in getting 8 marker. In tn same way the shovels, forks, whifie trees, etc, may be provided in advanc of their time of use. A great deal c
 this work of getting ready should s done in advance, so that when the bus a weeks of farm work come, they may b ] made the most of. Some errors ar 5 committed by beginning the regula s spring work too soon, in which eth
 more haste is the worst speed" Muc o work that is done too soon must be don ,i over again.
 r During the busy season soon to oper 'l the attention to headwork will here giv
 place to hints and suggestions that appl
 to the labor of the hand. By this we d
 not mean that less thought is now r s quired, but it is not so much a plannin ;, for the future as execution of the wor 7. on hand that now demands our attel i- tion. Winter is the season of peace, ;. c which every farmer should prepare ft n the war of the summer. The campaig l. opens this month, and until October W e shall be in the field, working out tl y plans that have been made. Up earl and late, the fight for the victory of = = great crop in 1882 will go on, and u . farmer will not be the only one to r l. joice in labors we'll rewarded. The ti le Ter of the soil can never be too deep a impressed with the importance ct h 'A calling, for upon it rests, as upon I . other, the prosperity of the nation, ar .ss the happiness of each one of our mi d lions of homes.
 i'd THE LIVE SrooK. The lack of prop
 care during the winter leaves the far 'd stock in poor condition in the sprin d. Any such animal should be we'll care .o for now. A mess of warm bran n-slt
 daily-a little ginger sometimes stirr' ", in-will be useful for COW. If calv as are infested with vermin they should ze freed from these pests at once. A mi s. ture of sulphur and lard, rubbed alo1 l. the spine and on the brisket, is effet
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