The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-04-02
FARM WISDOM.

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and women.
Little lambs should not be allow
ed to get the least wet, until the
weather has become warm and they
have attained some size and age.
The best farmers make themselves
acquainted with the requirements of
their soil, and supply whatever par
ticular elements that is wanting.
1t has seemed almost impossible
that wool should be lower than it
has been, yet Boston adyices report
a further decline of oRe cent per
pound.
Old seeds left over from last year
are often as good as fresh ones bat
must be tested for vitality. So ought
all seeds, whether fresh or not.
Permanent pastures, especially on
steep lands, are absolutely necessa-
~ to the highest success in stock
raising, and to attain the highest
fertility of the soil
Damp and mouldy cellars should
now be thoroughly cleaned out and
sprinkled with caustic air Stacked
lime to purify and relieve them of
noXious odors.
No truly wise man will place his
dependence upon one venture or one
investment; neither will the wise
farmer depend wholly on one kind
of stock or one eIop.
Mutton, lambs and wool--a good
combination for any form, as either
can be made profitable if properly
managed; but more so still if they
are all produced together.
It is ar-sighted farmer who
keeps sufficient stock to manu- fac
ture his grain and feed into NEST,
wool, dairy products and manure, to
increase the fertility of his soil.
1t is a good plan to start all early
plants in boxes in the house; and
then as soon as they are large
enough and the weather warmer,
transplant them IN the hot beds.
1t is worse than folly to plant
poor ruD down field to corn without
first tertilizing it thoroughly. In
no other way can the farmer expect
to receive a fair remuneration for
his labor,
1t is now time TO examine the
fields newly seeded to grass, to see
/ if there is 4 good stand or not; and
to SOW fresh seed if it is deemed
best. Clover seed should also be
sown in this month.
Over-feeding may pay the dairy
man who only wishes to keep 4 COW
while in the flush of milk: but the
farmer should avoid overlooking
his COWS just as carefully as under
feeding.
If the garden is plowed now, and
then again when the seeds are put
in, the ground will be more mellow
and more easily cultivated the
whole summer through, and the
vegetables will grow better.
No two varieties of vegetables of
the same class come to maturity at
the same time, and by planting sew
eral varieties fresh vegetables of
any kind may be enjoyed for a
longer, period.
Sheep and wool are not paying,
but there is no call for disposing of
them, as there is little else paying
at present. 1t is a dull time with
every branch Of trade, and the
flock interest is suffering with the
rest.
The blowing cannot be done as
well nor as easily without an i'm
proved pillow of the best make, and
it is cheaper to buy one than to
worry ..along with old worn out
pillow, which has seen service for a
quarter Of century.
Make fine butter and make ar
rangements to supply certain sfami-
lies at fixed rates. More money
can be made in this way, as many
families will gladly pay extra pri-
ces for regular supply Of really
irstraJe butter.
Feed. makes meat and manure
feed. So it goes on in a continual
round, and the man who breaks the
chain by selling of his feed, and
thus depriving his soil of its lawful
right-the manure-is unWise in
deed.
If well rOtted manure lis used the
potato plat cannot be fertilized too
heavily. Potatoes require the
richest soil on the farm, and a good
crop cannot reasonably be expected
unless, besides this, the ground is
heavily fertilized.
The farmers COW is generally
kept for the reproduction of her
kind, the dairyman's for the produc-
ton Of milk alone; the former
should be well bred, the latter need
not be. If she yields a large guam
tity of milk she fuIfills her mission.
A good dairy COW will turn the
extra feed into milk, while the poor
one will turn it into tat. If you
have one of the latter class,
which you are keeping especially
for dairy purposes, you had better
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profitable.
The largest profits and quickest
returns come from keeping stock in
market condition at all times, and
selling whenever you can make
money by SO doing. This, as
general thing, will pay better than
holding for s rise, as the market
goes down and up.
Flowing should always be done
early enough to turn the fresh
ground up TO the action of the late
frosts rnd spring rains. This will
mellow and settle the burrows and
the crops will not be near so apt to
dry out, as when the soil is turned
up to the hot, dry air after the
spring rains are over.
Ifsome of the profit of your farm
does not come from your horses it
is your own fault, and it should be
remedied. The question ofremedy- |