The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-20
FARMING THE CORNERS.
Many Little Things That N0ed Prompt m
Careful Attention.

S0b0u0s
A prosperous farmer being asked the
secret of his success replied. IL farm
| the corners" The owner of a farm
carried on entirely by hired help. came
home one night remarking: Il have
been doing to-day what hired men will
not dO-cleaning the weeds from the
fence corners" A thrifty dairy farmer
of our acquaintance proceeds with his
haying in this manner
After the usual .'bOut cut with the
! mower, q man with q scythe goes to the
! corners and along the fences where the
sickle bar has failed to reach. and soon
lays the ''scatterings" Of standing grass
upon the swath cut by the mower. An
other farmer always carries a hoe when
he goes to water cattle, or whenever
he has occasion to go to distant parts
of the farm afOOt. BY this Means his
pastures and fields are kept free from
obnoxious weeds and useless plants.
No grass is wasted under thistles out
of reach of cattle. These are three
examples of farming the cOrners
Some may think this matter of too
small Importance to merit attention.
To the majority Of farmers the differ
ence between a profit and a loss is in
saving the littles-is farming the corn
ers. The cheapest. easiest and simplest
way to farm the corners is to have q
strip Of grass either one or two rods
wide around every cultivated field.
This gives room for turning around in
blowing and in cultivating. il the crop
is corn or potatoes, and for tho
first round in harvesting small grain.
without trampling with horses or bull
wheel of machinery. The hay can be
gathered by four or eight rounds of the
mower and half AS many with the rake,
with a swing of the scythe in the
corners if the field is fenced.
II any one considers the hay he gets
from fence n insufficient to pay
for the time it takes to procure it, let
him stop q moment and think how
many fence there r IN his
farm that produce a crop of strong.
healthy weeds each year. Why? Be-
cause good grass. if left year after
year uncut or unburned, will soon
make a fine place for weeds. The
seeds get among the decaying grass
and grow when the grass roots are
killed by the same mantle that gives
life to the weeds.
Another corner that needs farming
is that big stone in the meadow or corn
field. If not too large. get it out this
fall; if it can not be removed. sink it
below blowing depth. if possible. II it
must remain. clear every thing from it.
Do not make it the destruction Of your
farm. In other words. do not pile
stones and rubbish upon it. and make !
it u lodging place for weed seeds; they
will terminate and thrive without cul-
tivatiOn. and M pretty apt to 60 to
seed. as the nature of their ro0t-bed
fOrbids an easy determination.
II you have stumps to deal with, pull
or burn them out at your earliest OPP
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Clumps Of struggling trees Or UNDER
brush should be taken out, root and
branch. that the fields may be cultiva-
ted without hindrance. II you wish
shade or q wind break from the clump.
clear and trim up. leaving only the best;
then care for these. that they may
Unless these unsightly clumps
are taken are of, they often become
for f0ulness to the farm.
The same car may be applied to the
large tree you wish to preserve.
Keep the limbs trimmed of well up, SO
that the suns rays may reach all the
under it at some time during
The day. This will enable you to get
Of q crop from under . tree.
Besides those in the fields there are
other corners on q farm that need care.
One is often found in the feed-bOx Of
The horse stable. BE sure the feed-bOx
1oes not leak; much grain is wasted
hat ought to help the horse do his
work. Another corner" sometimes
|Ound in the stable is the waste Of hay
he horse il allowed to get under his
'eet and then use for bedding. Have
1ou ever looked to this corner of your
The COW stable often has both these
vastages. Even though you are .
the investment Of q few dollars
or lumber and a few hours time will
nay big interest in the feed saved or
milk gained. Sometimes the corners
n barns are holes and cracks through
which wind and cold steal the animals
comfort and the farmers profit. How
'ver poor you are. farm this corner. if
nth stuffing only; and really. for the
this means will prove very .
A few nails and some old
'Oards. strips or poles will make q
which can be filled with :
traw, old hay or leaves. Stuff with '
If it be the best new tame .
lay. 1t will pay a large dividend. :
10 not wait; do it now. -.
There are many other cOrners about ,
he farm that need attention. Look .
fter the farming Of each Of them in l..