The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-04-30
FARM EXPERIENCE.
Fonts Observed, Contributed. Cola
ted and Condensed.

Other things being equal, the
best seeds bring the best crops.
The four requisites-good land,
good seed, good tillage, goodmanure.
1t is said that whole potatoes are
better than cut ones to grow early
potatoes.
If the clover seed has not already
been sown, it should be sown the
first calm day, as clover seed re-
quIrcs a good deal Of moisture
for termination, and after
ths spring rains are over it will rot
be so sure to grow.
It is claimed that alfalfa makes
good pastures for stock of all kinds,
especially for hogs. Alfalfa is con
sldered perennial in its growth, and
if properly treated will not need re
seeding for many years.
Cropping the orchard generally
does not pay and is poor policy be
sides. The trees need all the
strength that is in the soil, and in
plowing an orchard ii is slmost i'm
possible to leave the surface in
proper condition again.
Young and growing animals are
the NEST profitable for the farmer.
After an animal is three years old,
unless wanted for work, milk or
breeding purposes, it should be dis
posed Of in some way, as unprofta-
bic to feed longer.
Before purchasing fruit trees one
should know what varieties are
best suited to his climate, soil and
market, and not depend upon high
Iy colored descriptions of the varie-
ties which the agent or nurseryman
has an interest in selling.
If the small and understandable
potatoes are boiled and mixed with
milk and bran, or meal, they may
make the very best Of hog feed.
Although the hogs will learn to eat
them raw, by little coaxing, yet
the boiling and mixing with milk,
dish water and bran pays quite
well FOR the trouble.
The best means of increasing the
fertility of the soil is to not too run
the ground too closely, but allow it
some rest and some of its growth to
remain on over the winter to pro
tsct the roots OF the growing plants
and toe keep them from being
thrown out by the freezes and thsw-
ing. Most soils, if drained, and
not run toe closely will become bet
ter each year; but if pastured and
cropped too much will soon not be
Werth paying the taxes on.
a roller is one Of the lndispenss-
BILE farm tools to insure the best cul-
tiYatioH. On meadows which have
been tramped with stock during
wet weather, tie roller is of great
advantage in smoothing down the
el0ds, and on the grain fields which
have been thrown ap by the frost
in pressing the roots back into the
soil. On fresh plowed fields which
are hard and cloddy the roller can
not well be dispensed with, if ease
of cultivation is any consideration.
To raise early roasting ears plant
one of the extra and hardy varieties
as soon as the ground becomes
Warm-nO sooner-on q very rich
and warm soil. Some lime aud
good deal Of rich stable manure,
and keeping the cultivatOr and hoe
going, at least frequently enough to
keep the ground warm and mellow,
are necessary aids. The corn for
this very early planting should al
ways be sprouted in the house, as
often the ground is too cold to ger
inmate plant germs.
One OF the most valuable crops
is field peas and oats sown together.
They make a large yield of nutri-
tious feed, suitable to for selling,
ensilage, OF for allowing too be ma
tured and threshed for grain. Oats
are sown with the peas to support
them, SO that the crop can be cut
with a reaper. About two bushels
of peas to one of oats is the prspOr-
ton in which they are generally
sown. The crep must be cut be
fore the peas are ripe enough to
shell, or large proportion of them
will be lost.
1t is said that it is sometimes
hard work for the farm hand to pay
for a cow, but it is observed that if
he once gets it his comfort and
prosperity are manifestly greater
from that time. It is true and no
one can doubt it, would it not be a
good splaR fors the farmers who
have a good faithful tenant hand to
let him have a cow and pay fort it
in work as his family necessities
will allow The man will not for
get the kindness, and will be 3 more
faithful hand from that time on,
and will take more interest and bet
ter care of the farm stock from hav-
ing an animal of his own.
A Writer in the Orange County
Farmer says: If there is anything
that ! would keep clear of, it is an
excitement, 3 fever, or q boom in
relating to agriculture.
do not believe that an investment
of 1000 forms in a single tulip, or
$4,000 in single COW, is ever a
good investment for a sane, sober
man, and I believe the agricultural
press of the country Is at fault when
it lends It's influence to parties
whose object is to work up any
excitement in prices of farm stock
Of any kind, whether it be fancy
cattle, fast horses, silk worm trees
or Shanghai boosters. Men fall
into holes fast enough, without
having holes dug expressly for
them to fall into.
The Rural New Yorker becomes
rather enthusiastic over the value
Of geod hand, but nevertheless
gives some pointers about hiring
hands which may not come amiss:
in hiring help on the farm look well |
to to their habits; a smoker is liza
BILE to burn your buildings; a care
less man will waste and destroy