Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-13
= 4 Tribune.
SHAPE OF CULTIVATED FiELDS-A
NOTABLE SAVING
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Oae OF thc drst changes on my farm, 20
put 10 ln shape o make some money, wts
o. arrange the lots inteudei fof cultivation
80 that they should be- long ard rectsugu.
lar. a. much A. the Jay Of The land woali
permit. rather than square or irregular
shaped. No thought had hesn given 10
This saf rct. evidently, ~ those Who orig
lnally cleared up and laid oct The farm
they were willing o. work hard fof bare
living and their proft came from the rise
iu value of the lard. Again, thsy did not
have our tools o. work with. hence 10 dli
not make so much difference shout the
shape of los when one moved Win
thc scythc or cui grain with The cradle.
hc coui cut an Irregular piece nearly A.
soou A. hc could thc same ARA 10 a long
rectangular piece
Nos. wlth the twlnc hlnder ant moving
machine. 10 is guiic = tifrrrut matter We
csunot look fof profit to The rise In Naile
OF our lands. Al least not In the more set
tict Staies. ard then our wants are great
ID irCrcasef respectable iving nov
costs much more on this account hAn t
as ffy years ago - ~ must use our
wits In every way o. accomplish The most
with the east possible labor. in orilr 90
make the farm pay nowadays And thls
il go1i Coz us Muscles much used gr1N
sifong sni hcs'thy The same rule applies
to brains
Those who have not given This matter
or shape of nelfs aitsutou can hardly rr-
aUfs hoN important Il L. oar hCst lots
arc ah1ut sixteen BY sixty rof. hui A.
tarhrd o. one i1t Is a. irregular shspci
piece. nearly square. Nhlch from the lay
% the ani could not hc pai Into
ary better shapr. AMI 10 wts Too valua1.e
O turn ont luio the pasture - - have
some short rows to compare wiih the lpug
ONES ThIs piece Co talns one sut one
haIf acrrs. Last sprng 10 took ilsi twelve
hu4rs to r.n1gl that one aud one-haf
acre. Toe beat fay in the long part of
thr n.li Wr easily p.pnghci an acre ever
eve hoafs. of almost TO ani orc.htlf Acf's
lu tho sine 10 TOOK o. plough thc bad shhp
cf arrc ari q haf
Thl. makss gate q difference in N
rrst uf piuurhiug. ant lt - Nhout the sane
shcn harfoNiug. p,sntiug. cuitivaiing 90
moWInr in thr one case me time spent
tgrIng afolni ls ahouttgnNl to That spcut
I'M sexual Nofk iu the other hut Nttle lsso
Wtstct Oi oar ioug foss &c eau cu.ii'
Yatc ~ scrrs of POTATOES With foSs only
ttIrty.tH1 lnChes aphrt in tsn hours "Iih
ease. en- tlc short ruws prrhsp' Al ne
ttr rate of flaf srr,s lea the sane tine.
.ss ro reason My this plan vil uot nr
probable on iargc fsfms even more tnan
nn my Uftc one Win ffil cphnfr'
which ~ en- Tight where goni farmiug Is
rrscucri. there IT, no pred of fping auY
Nlrk crnssslse of she nrl1, not cFrn
p'nlgh.ug
TnrIf.nr thr11gh the cOuotrf boz macy
I'd 80 - ..HH.H HMnWu.HF
arnunf ari prfhsrs taklrg uq oi iusldc
fences mIeht hr greatly approved. Why
Isnt O. tnnef Thr farmer perhsps iuuni
thrm so whrn be- came oa the farm, or bis
ftfhsr thrm 80 hefofe hlm, And hc has
rnf stnnu-i O. thInk bow grestT thry
mIsht br approved Of pffhsrs hc - 80
fa.r that bel cauult Cos time tn 80 ai f
tIsau hr can 81, to make IIrIus nfsly,
l-t a'orc Improvements.
Rlt thls Is one 10 ttc yrfN ilurisiipn-
stones on which hc can bull up more
prodtabis sysiem of fafmice tbs Nhl
hrln ynu o. gcl Toto shapf 30 that yuu vi
uot uesi O. nc 80 bnsy. A. you all hc Allc
% accomplish morc ln the sane time ~
y1ur labor Ar you contsnt % jog along
IN the Oh stage cosch or canal boat when
vol trarrIf -. yuu Nant q fiie thiftf
ia forty miles an hour Al rshi, pai
whrnyl1 come home So if yuu cannot
hgrrt u1 tEe ola farm a little Ani get 10 e.
soing oa a galup Sngc.cotch farming
w.u DOS .np1,ft ralsay lsiog bat Win
better flrnIng iferc is % reason Why yoa
cannot surr1ani y0lfst.f Win mAuf oi me
lanur.rs arf couycnicncrs that yonr city
ffIsud- have.
Yoa wil have plcuiy o. time between
now ans ueKt spring % look lnio ihi.
rasitsr ard change or take up fences n
nd be. so a. 10 get cultivated nelis into
bast shanr that the Jay ~ thc lani VII al
mia Of ID ult turn oui for q swaic of
c,t swamp 10 even fcw trees. l Vii
tsl how to attend % them afterwari.
Your father vcfy likely c0nii DOT sn1fd y
Train ani c.csr up. or A. east Dc thought
be- coaiint. blt yoa can. loa cannot AZ
flrl o. work a Geld Ia tNo different pieces
I4st because ssAic runs through ~ loa
n1st drain 10 and 20 straight through
frl'rn .rt to sri. Noa wlil save vcry mach
In tme hy 80 doing and then The crops
ia, can be- raised ln that waste place vii
surprise you ard pay yoa twice over Tor
have spoken Of my hsids A. lots, bat
.trlo. would be- a better word % use ss
thsv are u0i fenced separately When u
coald b. helped. lusite fences should oe
avoided A. much A. possible. IL j. ositsr
to nov the roNcn and feed iu The barn
t.an - Keep up fences Ani have The land
trampled ny stock.
In .sme place. where the dslis are pas.
tsref one ytaf In rotation, fences AROUND
each frd seen 90 be necessary, but this i
~ onen the case. whe-c the farmer has
a rrasouah.e amount % pasture and ~ ".
.sif I would Keep al stock % OF cultivated
aslis I, Is easier 20 Jet them eat on The
r,Nen than o. nov 10, perhaps, oui thc
easiest way i not Alssys the best. IL i
,,.ler d .hske apples OF OF The tree than
~ pick them; % cure lsie-cnt hay Than
e.riy-cat; % raise q crop Of weeds than OF
er.in or potatoes. bat We all know u isnt
/ TIE best way 70 DO.
The grass crop will not DO its oest when
,hu.sd any more than any other crop.
/ Wouii yoa taru cattle iuto your wheat and
corn asld. % trample them ani eat the
erop down cioselyf No. Then give your
I srsss ani clover As good chance DO not
l sbass them because they viii stand more
than some other crops and stil Yield a
\ part ofa crop. The number OF lots needed
on coorse depends on the rotation follow.
ei Oarthlrty-six acres Of cultivated land
i divided into slx strips for our pariica'
lar rotatlon-Hhlch calls fOf chapter oy
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