New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-30

fertilizers are useful in the hill, or to
give newly-seeded grass a start, he all
ways prefers for main dependence
"well-rotted stable or BARNARD ma
nure, even though it is bulky, heavy,
and rather costly in its application"
Clean Up the Rural Homes.
From the American Rural Home.
1t does not require much effort to
love the country in summer. The
earth is then carpeted ingreen in vari-
GUS shades, or with the golden hues of
ripening vegetation. Flowers and
fruits contribute to the glory Of the ru-
raj landscape and the multiform foil
age of forest, fruit and ornamental
trees are ever subjects of interest of
study and delight. Nor are the
forms of the leaves more wonderful
than their colors; although all green,
no two species are clothed with foliage
Of exactly similar shades.
To be sure, the rural landscape is
not all beauty; rural life is not with
out its drawbacks, even in summer.
At times it is too cold forrapid growth
OF vegetation, or too hot for enjoy
ment. Prolonged rains saturate the
soil, making it damp and muddy un-
der your feet, or protracted droughts
scorch vegetation and embrown the
lawns, meadows and pastures. I'm
mixed Joy, unalloyed pleasure are
found at no time, under no conditions
or circumstances. But, after making
all due allowance for the darker
shades OF rurallife, in the growing sea-
son, we are convinced that the farmer
who owns and cultivates we'll a good
farm, with means to employ all need
ed help, out of doors and in, is about
as well situated for enjoying life as it
is possible to be, in this selfish and
suffering world.
But when the time comes, in au-
tumn, for annual vegetation to die,
when the herbs wither and life de-
departs the leaves and the brilliant
coloring that marks the first few DAYS
Of death has faded, the beauty that
remains in thevegetable world IS more
g memory OF the past and a promise
OF the future, than q present joy We
know that from the roots Of the with
cred herbs there will be resurrection,
when spring time comes, and we know
that the buds which grew out beneath
the fhllen leaves contain "the potency
and the promise OF fresh leaves an
other season.
But it is conceded that the country
is less attractive when nature has doff-
ed her summer robes and in nakedness
enters upon winters sleep; when,
1.-THE melancholy days have como,
The sadest Of the year"
But farmers can do a great deal to-
wards relieving the dreariness Of win
ter. By cleaning up, Sticking up, and
putting every thing in good repair, the
farmers home may be made quite at
tractive, even in winter. First: re-
move from the roadside those infrm,
broken down, utterly incurable wag-
ons, carts, racks, sleds, plows, cultl-
vators, moving machines or reapers.
The roadside is not proper place
for an infrmary for discarded or de.
crepid farm implements and machine
ry. II they are worth repairing send
them to the shop and have them put
in good repair and then house them;
# not worth repairing, make bon
FIRE of them and sell the old iron.
Second: if weeds of any kind-bur-
docks or other docks, thistles, golden
rod, daisies or any other weeds have
been permitted to grow up and 60 to
seed, repent OF your shortcomings,
cut them down and burn them up,
and promise your better self that they
shall never be suffered to grow there
again. The farmer should have his
rOad-sides 50 smooth that he can NOW
them with his machine and then there
will be but little difficulty in keeping
down all foul weeds. If your road
sides are too rough for moving, and
there are weeds and shrubs along the
road fences, remove the fences, grub
up the shrubs, and pillow it all up to
the roadway this fall, and then either
grow potatoes on it another year or
summer allow it, and when subdued
and leveled, seed it down and keep it
moved with the machine.
Third: ifthe weeds nave been suffer-
ed to grow up in your door-yard, or
garden, or along your sbarnyard fence,
Or in your fruit-garden, cut them
down, pile and burn them. They are
very repulsive to every one and add
to the natural dreariness Of winter.
We know very well how many tolera-
bly, good farmers, in their hurry and
drive Of the busy season, allow such
things to get the start Of them, but we
believe it IS inexcusable and reform is
needed.
Fourth: how IS it about the door
yard fence, and the front gates! are
boards and pickets al in place, hooks
and hinges On the gates and the gates