Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-20

work. Also let your wife have her own
way Just little, and don't try to run tie
farm and the house too. II men would
only think how valuable wife is, they
would always treat them as angels and as
they do during courtship. When house
cleaning time comes, don't scold, but take
hold, help her put down the carpets, and
see to it that she doesn't overwork herself
and when blue Monday comes around,
help her ur sec that she has help don't
get angry because dinner is late on Mon
day, but whistle, or sing, or read the
CoUithW GcticHdR and compose your
self you will feel great deal better than
if you scoldc1 your wife and made her
feel unhappy all the rest Of the day. Ii
you want any advice don't run over to Il
neighbor, but so to your wife. Another
thing men do which is unpleasant for
their wives is TO take them to town in
mid. winter, and if they meet farmer,
they will stop and talk with him for two
hours and forget that his wife is freezing.
Talk about women being great takers !
They cant beat the men when they get
excited. One more thing | almost forgot
to say is not to let your wife milk and
chop wood Just because she is farmers
wife. See that she has plenty OF wood or
coal not half II mile away, but near the
house. 1t will save her a great many
steps, and when you feel lazy bring in
water and wood, and it will revive your
spirits snd you will have Il clear cou-
science. Let her have the butter money
if you can't afford to give her cash out of
your own pocket. See that your wife has
good magazines and papers to read, and
don't be afraid to make it pleasant for her,
lFrom the New York 1rbuac.l
Last year there was an unusually heavy
growth Of grass, which was exhausting,
and at the time the meadows were mown
it was exceedingly dry and hot. The hay
ing season was remarkable, as there was
no rain for two or three weeks, and most
farmers gathered their entire crop with
out its being wetted. When this burden
of grass was removed from the land the
hot sun, with the absence of rain, must
have killed many of the roots. There
was very little aftergrowth to protect the
roots and to renew the plants. If the
winter had not been very favorable with
the snow covering the surface, many
meadows would have been entirely. in
stead of partially, destroyed. Another
fact is, the moving machines cut closer
than the old fashioned scythe and leave
the roots much more exposed to the heat
of the sun, and the liability to have the
roots killed is therefore much greater. In
n dry time it would be great deal better
to set the machine higher, SO that the
stubbin would protect the roots more.
The longer the stubble the more it would
shade the ground, and at the same tims
the Juices in it would afford moisture to
Lee gtniD la MI N mr. n M -
green stubble would help to keep up the
vitality of the plants until they would
make renewed growth, and SO protect
the crowns or tops OF the roots. L once
DESTROYED Il whole field of orchard grass
by cutting it too close so late i'll the sea-
son that there was not any aftergrOwth.
The same condition would iniure any
kind of grass. It would be a great bene-
| fit when meadows are mown in dry time
t1 SOW plaster OF even salt upon the sur
face. Both would attract moisture, and
thus help to start new growth, particu-
larlv the plaster, which not only would
attract the moisture, but also ammonia
from the atmosphere, and thus doubly
benefit the meadows
In consequence Of the prospective light
er yield of grass, fodder corn should be
extensively grown. 1t may be put in any
time up to July first, in this latitude and
mature, AS the present season is about
two weeks later than usual, we can reas.
ouably expect proportionately longer
time for ripcniug in the fall. Every far
mcr has some piece Of pasture or thin,
light meadow which can be turned to q
good account for fodder corn, and every
farm will afford manure enough to enrich
1t by scraping the barnyarl and gather
| I'M, ,rtt i-tn al in Il stf
places The ashes will so good ways
and i, will pay, II there is nothing better,
to purchase commercial fertilizers for the
fodder corn. 1t can be put i'll SO rapidly
that the time required is OF little account.
When the ground is plowed, harrow II
until it is imellow, and where there is n
, drill, take ont teeth enough to make the
rows sufficiently wide to run cultivator
, between them, OF lay the ground out in
furrows from two aud half to three feet
wide, large corn requiring wider rows,
and scatter the seed Ill the furrows. A
man can do this almost as fast as he can
walk, aud then the seed may be covered
by running harrow lengthwlse of the
furrows. If the ground Is cultivated rs
soon as the rows can be seen, no hoeing
usually is necessary, as the corn grows so
fast when planted late it gets the start OF
the weeds. On this account many farm
crs do not put III their fodder corn until
quite late III the season, as they save labor
by so doing The seed should not be put
III too thickly, as ii greater weight of stalks
+ and far more substance can be had with
thinner seeding. Some allowance must
be made for waste of seed, but two bush
els is ample Tor an acre, although most
r seelsmen recommend four.