The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-19
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HOUSE, FARM AND FIRESIDE.
Most poultry keepers know that fowls
possess an individuality, and that they
could tell their fcathered pets among
strangers as readily as they could tell
their own horses among drove of
strangers. Not every one, however,
would be as willing 10 swear to the
identity of a chicken as of a horse; and
vet in a case in Connecticut woman
testified that "she knew her turkeys by
their walk, their countenances and
their manner of roosting."
To raise sixty bushels of oats to the
acre, plough the ground in November;
be particular TO turn it all over; then
IN winter give light coat of manure,
spread evenly, from five to ten loads
per acre, according to fertility of land.
Early in spring, as soon as the ground
is dry enough, SOW the oats and work
them in with a cultivator, going over
and then across; level the ground by
going over once with a harrow, and
roll, il desired, thus getting them in
early. A late snowstorm will not hurt
them. Ifnot put in the ground early
the ground gets hard.
Farmers, do not be deceived by the
cry, by our large city dailles, of such
an immense crop of wheat in the West.
This is gotten up for a purpose. While
the clopis fair in some localities, large
in others and poor in others, this cry is
started for the purpose Of stimulating
the farmers of the State east of the
Mississippi river to rush their wheat in
to the market at beggarly price Pc
fore the Western wheat is harvested.
Once in the market the "cornering"
and specializing business would COM
mence in earnest. With the present
poor prospects for corn there is no rea-
son why farmer should crowd their
wheat on the market.
At this season of the year when
cultivation and harvesting of farm
crops claim the constant attention of
farmers, and when excessive heat
makes hard work so depressing, there
is danger from overwork with the
ambitious farmer, who has crops.
Probably one half of the farmers of
our county work too hard for the
good of their health, and very often
it is entirely unnecessary. Farmers
who have a number of workmen I'M
der their supervision can usually
accomplish nearly as much by their
minds as by their hands and with
less fatigue. There is much in the
management of farm laborers, and to
direct ones hands so as to accomplish
the greatest amount of work in the
least time is one Of the secrets of sue
cessful farming. The farmer who
tolls necessarily through the day in
the hot sun, OF perhaps in the rain,
besides doing chores morning and
night, finds little pleasure in life
And be realizes less too, from his la
Dor than he expects. A more sue,
cessful farmer will hire his hard work
done, and keep himself fresh and Wig
orous, and his hands encouraged, by
performing less work himself and
directing and showing others.
SMALL FARMs.-Says writer in
the Brighton Gazette: One Of the
most marked and striking features of
present conditions throughout the
country is the tendency toward small
farms. Things have been taking
this direction in New England and
the more thickly settled States of the
North for long time, but it is only
within few years that this has come
to be the case in the South. There,
under the slavery system, large plan
tations were the rule, but this is rap
idly becoming changed. In Florida,
for instance large portion of the
land is becoming utilized for truck
farms and raising of fruits, This
business already demands very ex-
tensive transportation facilities, and
the "Land Of Flowers" expects bye
and-bye to be able to supply the
Northern market with an almost I'M
limited amount of early vegetables
and fruits. This year, tomatoes,
green peas, cucumbers, and other
delicate vegetables were received here
as early as the first of February, and
strawberries at fabulous prices very
soon afterward. In portions of Flor
ida, vegetables may be raised every
month in the year. Whether in Flor
ida or upon Long Island the best re-
turns are found to be derived from a
small area, highly cultivated. Year
by year the number of farmers who
own very much more land than they
can properly cultivate and upor
which they are hard pushed to pay
to pay the taxes, is diminishing, and
the number who have small farms
and better still, who own them fret
and clear, is increasing. It is goot