The Red Cloud chief., 1882-07-13


Formerly il was thosgti that edura
ten was not neceAAary-t0s . far1srs-
chabty 70 swing "A AZ. bold . pillow
baadie-ab oe. and swing sseythe TEN:
All mat wss required in . gesi farmer
This opinion has given way 70 . MGR,
enlightened one. Al the prrsast day Il
Is conceded that n well directed use n
brains Is worth more 20 The farmer thai
u~ndirertsd physical hbon. Both CON
Guei arr sin more effective where the
gfeSeest profit IL expected
One OF tho MANY elements of sus-s-es
in farming u in keeping posted UP with
The times. This in a great Measure mas
be obtained By reading q best a.n.
cultural journals, and ne who ID a c!osc
student . learn much that be can use
TO his own advantage. and Al small cost.
The, habituai ~carcicssncss which one
meets with among farmers, especially in
tse matter Of small things. h 10 be dep
rested. Many filings are allowed Ia
20 70 waste for wnnt Of proper care
Tbs farming tools are lef wherr las,
used, exposedtoth the changes Of weather,
and sooner or later become useless from
rust and decay. The natural wear Is
quite an annual tax, even wheel proper
Ily cared for. Some who are looked
upon "a good practical farmers do not
give the needed attention 10 small
things. and NJ q consequence 3 loss ia
sustained. Til, in par il owing to the
laxiiy in system and order which is -
essential in all kinds Of business.
Many farmers are greatly in error in
trying 10 work too great q quantity Of
land. having more than they can prop
erly improve and cultivate. All lan,is
that do not Weld sufficient to pay for Ia
Dor, interest and taxes. and are incapa-
BILE of improvement with the means of
the owner Except woodland enough TO
supply the wants OF the farm), should
be disposed Of at some price or even
given away rather than be held At n
yearly loss. which has 10 come out OF
the profits Of the farm This loss is
greater in most eases than the increas.
ing value Of the land. There are other
leaks that should be looked to: "a con-
slant dropping Don fills the cask."
Large crops are simply the result of APP
plying manure, which every farmer
knows, but many Of them fai! 10 give it
that attention its Importance demands.
Even where land is good. manure large
~ Increases the crop. This can he OBJ
tanned by different methods on the farm
without resorting 10 costly commercial
Fertilizers. All the waste of the house.
bold should he put into q vat or heap.
and deoderixed BY the Use of road dust.
which is cheap. The manure from the
hon -t,nt-n ant ,r,x,. .tA-,fI L.. .-.
posted. the hog-pcn should have watts
into which is put q iihaal supply Of
muck (Which is found on most farms)
together with leaves and other refuse
matter to absorb the excess Of liquid.
This makes a most valuable manure for
all kinds Of crops. especially corn. In
the COW stable. muck is valuable rs an
absorbent, and should be used without
stint. .strsH rs set s1!hseE h5F4c@rI
Prof. Stewart says muck NAV be com.
posfed thus: Forty bushels or one
wagon load Of dry muck. five bushels
of ~unleached ashes. one hundred pounds
of bone four. n hundred pounds Of
plaster. can he thrown into a heap three
months before using. and fermentation
will take place. As a fertilizer he saws
this is worth double that of COW ma
nue.. Ii may also be composted as
above. leaving out the bone flour. aud
Substituting five bushels Of unslaked
lime. The lime aud ashes dccomposc !
the vegetable matter. libcraie the salts. |
expel the acids. fitting il for plant food. |
One pint or more in a hill gives n Wig !
orous start To corn or potatoes. a few |
bushels Of hen manure added increase
its value. rs ! have known. for | have
witnessed its good effects. This extra
quantity Of manure can be- applied to
some poor knolly and wccdy pasture. !
the sod turned over, leveled and pull
yerizcd.. and the land cultivated in hood
till well subdued. then seeded
down. The same ground which pro-
.uced little or nothing Is now yielding
five to ten dollars per acre. above
cost. This plan strictly carried out for
n few years converts the non-pavino
land into n profitable farm. Tn ssurplus
profit the owner can use nj discretion
III out of debit in making improvements
VI ornamenting and Identifying his
grounds. and rendering the home more
cheerful and attractive.-Cor Country
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