Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-23


As winter il fast clipping by, every
good farmer will study out his cam
paign' for the coming eeason in aecor
dance with his means, his soil and his
supply Of manure, Having adopted a
plan, matters should be shaped Mt once
so 90 to carry it ont 90 tho very letter
with vim that is sure 10 bring success.
Just now every farmer should DO exert
ing his utmost efforts to manufacture
sufficient manure 20 fertilize every acre
that he may cultivate in spring crop.
II be SECS that the barn and stable sup
plies arc rot equal to this, coLspsst
heap should be started where muck, wood
mold leaves and straw may DO pulled up
together and let remain q few weeks,
whom dec0m position will have sufficiently
taken place 10 render tbs mass available
to the crops. IL the manure Is still short,
use commercial fertilizers. If you have
not experimental heretofore, and do not
know what kinds are most suitable for
gour land, better try special crop fertil
izers. II won't pay 70 farm unless you
put your soil in such condition that tho
probabilities are in favor OF more than
an average yield. Average farming does
nv Hhys tbiu ltI VII " 6lNlthi u WI AhAr
tile soil or, if the soil be not naturally
fertile, that it be heavily MANFRED. 10 is
crop that demands "a great deal OF food,
and it il not worth while TO waste time
labor and ssed unless there be in the soil
tho necessary plant food for COED crop.
And as such ia tho case il will not pay TO
permit the ambition Of having large
fields OF corn TO induce farmer To put
in larger acreage than he can manure
we'll, unloss his land be naturally rich In
laying out tho work for tbs year tbs far
mer should be particular and not over
crop himself. He shoHld know just how
much force OF man and beast he can put
into the Geld, and oalculats TO cultivate
thoroughly and well, allowing the season
TO DO unfayorsble an it may.
Rndeayor TO get in both corn aad oat
crops in time, a. nine times out Of ten it
is tho early crops that give tho beat yield.
or course we would not have the grain
90 into the soil before IL 10 efficiently
warm 10 encourage the prompt germina-
ton OF seed; but as soon as the earth is
warm enough TO cause the seed 20 sprout
and vsRstate it should be planted, and no
fears need be entertained about late frosts
uhHlhEIbE thb 'AObs A. II Nh" AAN0No ~
thS fall that must be avoided, if possible.
The seed is an important item to look
after, be IL corn, grain or vegetables.
But fow realize the great necessity Of at
tending 20 this matter, il order TO secure
satisfactory yield, or to secure either
improvement or perfection in seed or
vegetables. Every farmer should save
his own field aeedg and the greater part
Of his garden seeds, buying chat garden
seeds he may need from sssdSmen OF rep
utation, and not peddlers or grocery
stores. It has well been said that some
farmers profess to have no time 90 devote
10 study Of the characteristics, habits
sud nature of what they cultivate, and
vet they have time TO loungs at the
country store ard talk politics, Is though
the safety of the country depends upon
their opinions. While planning ahead,
this class OF farmers, at least, should task
themselves little heavier and soc If It
would not help them through the tight
times" they are complaining 50 much
about.