The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-16


s.rArB uron THH yAHa.
N n usf unr1mHlan b hear thgge
rIn msIs farming. ~, mlhef,
aftfmpa n mahe fafmlng M mf1H
f.sfiof. complain that fnFmlng dns
nfa pay. II puth easss sr lnses
flfaisd. II viii bs fHHd that The
a. nbIe IIes. M In farming A. ~
occupation. hut IN The farmer
himseff ia cistem had a pipe
smptying Into II Al The rate n ten
thousand barrels fer year aud bad
hrty small pijee dipehapginT Al
The rate N twelve Thousand barrels
per year, II would b. ~ reasonable
10 sspect the ciftetn b. b. filled
A. 10 look ff succes- on the part "
ncglcttful fafmef IL u an ex.
e~sdIneIy difficult matter ~ SUE.
eeed IN filling q vessel with water
IA In rnch q condition that
The fluid leaks awHy nearly o.
rapidly as II IL placed therein, and
every farmer knows II but, Al The
same time, that self.same farmer,
whose farm IL subject 10 continual
and numerous leaks, wonders why
he cannot succeed a. well as bis
neighbor does, or pirc complains
that farming does not pay. IN the
first place, commencing with the
beginning 81 the year, n u farmer
falls 10 procure and prepare for use
suitable quantity Of fuel for the
year, lie can mark down a leakage
which Increases In volume just IN
proportion NJ he Is obligcl 10 omit
more important work TO furnish a
temporary supply. To be compel
cd 70 suspend planting, hoeinr,
hayisg or harvesting 10 get q load
Il wood and chop IL isa drawback Of
a serious nature II Is a leak in
farming. Another leak is occa-
yiopsd by want Of care Of animals
during the winter, with 4 view Of
~conomiring fodder. An animal
that Ia not carried through the
winter in good condition will
hardly more than get up in good
nesh before tho approach o an
other winter, and in the case Of
COWS there 10 a great loss in value
and quantity Of milk, and in oxen
10 the amount VI labor that they
are able to perform, and in young
stnek IN the stuntcd growth which
cemss from poor care. Such d
practice is = leak 10 farming that
10 ssmstimes quite large. A case
comes TO mind in which the winter
was commenced with fourteen
calves, and the spring found only
seven alive. II Is q serious leak
that will allow n calf to slip away.
The application Of manure may B.
" injudicious that = large part o.
IT, virtue becomes unavailable
That Is q leak Of the most scriou,
nature. For instance, IT. soil b.
sandy or gravclly, IL manure i,
ploughed 10 10 any considerable
depth, its virtue is carried by de
scendins water 80 deep into tbs
earth ~ 70 be beyond the reach O
ordinary crops. Manure forms ,
very important element in tn,
farmers stock n business, and II,
lose 10 equivalent 10 an extensiv,
leakage. The proper cultivation o
crops Is . matter that presents il
self very forcibly to every intelli
gent farmer. All growing plant
abstract from the soil a certain
amount Of fertility, aud %, II crop
are not properly tended, the fcrtil
y is entirely m i~sdircctcd when !
goes 70 noarish weeds, 10 the detri
msnt ofthc Gu ltiyaied crops, am
this forms another leakage In farm
Ing. II crops are not harvested a
the proper time their value !
very much deteriorsted. Hay ma.
b allowed 10 tsnd until all III
starch, sugar and gums are cot
vsrted into woody fibre, wherein
the.samc Is not worth for feedin
purposes one.half what IL woul
have been II cut In season. Thi
causes a seriou : leak in the valu
Of the hay and In the effect npo
animals that are compelled 10 eat i
The cutting up or Ia rvesting
corr may DO 40 long del syed ~
almost wholly ruin the foidcI
whereby another Is occasione,
Large quantities Of refuse matcri'
that would add much 10 the ferti
ity Of . farm, instead OF bein
accumulated and utilized, Al
allowed To 40 TO waste aud ser,
no good purpose. Here Is an Al
other leak that has an Imperial
influence on success. Again, 60
fences are q necessity upon u
farm, both Tor tns protection
crops and " save tins In huntii
straysd animals. Any cause tn
takes the farmer and his employ
from necessary labor. Affects u
gensval sesults upon the princip
shat ltime 10 money" and iii
spent In search of estrayr i-so m U
Iaisov o. time for labor lost from
gitimsie farm work II causes
leak. Now. II any farmers Ia
any leaks " the Kind designate
1T them commence repairs ct on
sad Ia = years. experience un,
ne new order ofthings II will b.
insstimahle value In encourage
10 better things.