The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-24
Golden Words to Farmers.

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A prize essay in an Eastern exchange
has so much pith and point in it in short
paragraphs. that we copy it in its en-
tirety:
In the purchase of farm, select de-
sirable location with Q good soil.
Plow and cultivate in good season,
and when the ground is not too wet
Fallow plow for winter crops, fall
pillow for spring crops.
Seed no more ground than you can
thoroughly cultivate and keep free from
/ weeds.
Keep up rotation of crops with
clover, and apply as much manure ev-
cry year as is taken from the soil.
Select the best seeds, and if you have
to purchase them, buy only of reliable
firm. even if Sou have TO pay an extra
price.
When you have good seed, save the
best and most productive.
Sow this in separate plot for your
future stock.
Keep this system up as long as you
can make any Improvement in your
seeds.
Select your seeds early in the season,
so you will have them on hand when re-
quired.
Strive 10 be ahead in all your work,
and be certain to have your crops in the
ground in due season.
Do not put of until tomorrow what
you can do to-day.
Plant corn, potatoes and cabbage on
rich ground.
Pillow deep and thoroughly, and pull
yerize the ground we'll; but give the
crops only shallow tillage when once in
the ground.
Tie more frequent, however, this
culture, with the addition of the hoe.
the greater will be the yield.
Use drill for wheat and rye. and
You will find little complaint about your
crops "freezing OUT by the vicissi-
tides of winter.
Sow oats and spring wheat as early in
the spring as the ground will work well;
the earlier, the better will be your crops.
Plant peas, onion sets and onion seeds
at the same time, the latter on clean,
rich or new ground.
Keep good stock; grade up what you
have, if you can not afford the best
Do not overwork your horses, and
never feed or water them when very
warm.
MAKE hay while the sun Shines"
prepare it and your fodder in proper
season and condition.
Put up sufficient to feed your stock
we'll; feed regularly and shelter your
stock from the weather.
Better feed your hay, straw and corn
fhon cnlI -. hui hat styrl
two birds with one stone''-you feed
your land as well as your stock.
Keep your farm implements clean,
bright, in good order, the woodwork
well painted and house from the
weather.
Keep the tires on your wagon tight
and the axles and harness well oiled.
A workroom with a few tools will
often save day of valuable time going
to shop, besides the expense.
On wet, idle Or wintry days, repair
and fix up; remember, SO stitch in time
may save you nine" A few hours
used In repair may save you from de-
spair.
Haste. as well as neglect, makes
waste"
early to bed and early to rise
make, . man healthy, wealthy and
wise"
Keep order; have "a place for every
thing and everything in its place."
1t often takes more time 10 find tool
than it does to do the work.
Keep your fences up and in good re-
pair.
When you build a house select an
elevated situation, away from the pond,
marshes and sluggish streams, if you
desire health, save doctors bills and
annoyance from mosquitoes
Raise neat and comfortable buildings,
but not beyond your means.
The first thing to be done afterward,
in proper season is to set out few
shade and ornamental trees and shrub
berry about and around the house.
Large grown trees should not be within
forty feet of the building or each other,
unless you provide for cutting out the
surplus growth afterward when they
crowd.
Set out an orchard at once on the
highest eligible ground you have, set
ting the trees forty feet apart each way.
In selecting varieties 60 to the
nearest successful fruit grower and see
what varieties succeed the best with
him, and set out these. Let there be
but few kinds, and these chiefly winter
varieties
Go into no new speculation in this
matter; neither be enticed by fine cuts
shown by the agents, but 60 to some re-
liable nursery and purchase young,
vigorous stock.
Set out few grapes, as the Concord
and Early Victor; cherries. as Early
Richmond and English Morello; black
berries. as the Taylor and Snyder;
raspberries, as the Doolittle and Gregg;
red raspberries, as the Turner and
Brandywine; strawberries, as the
Charles Downing and Crescent. These
varieties generally succeed; new vari-
cites can be added after more expert
ence.
Set out also. a few pears, peaches,
plums and quinces-such as succeed
best in your neighborhood.
A few currants, gooseberries and
rhubarb plants may be added.
BY so doing you will have plenty Of
all kinds of fruit for your family.
Store it up; preserve and can it; use
it freely, instead of pork. and you will
enjoy better health, live longer, be
more cheerful and happy.
| Head your trees when young to
proper height and natural form.
Trim them mostly when young.
The greatest enemy to the orchard is
the round headed borer.
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