Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-10-19
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.'

METHODS OF FARMING.-There are
many ways of managing farm. Ev-
ery man is of course expected to have
WAYS of his own. His individuality
may show itself in the construction OF
house and barns, in the breed of stock
which he raises, in his personal ap-
pearance, style of dress, etc. Those
things, unless INDUCED to extremes,
do not effect his material prosperity
! There are other matters, however,
which concern his getting along IN the
world which will admit of little lati-
! tude.
A good farmer will take care of his
property. His buildings are kept in
good repair. There are no barn doors
off the hinges, no shingles off the
roof. His gates are in good condition
with proper fastenings He does not
climb over the fences because it is
easier than TO open a gate. HIS
| plows, mowers, reapers, rakes ana
harrows are put under shelter when
he is through with them. His waS-
ons are under cover. His buggy, if
he has one, is in carriage house,
clean and ready for trip.
The harness is hung upon a peg,
also brushed clean. The carriage
robe is put away from the dust. The
straw of his last threshing is nicely
stacked to carry his stock through in
case of a hard winter. His fences are
all in good condition, and do not en-
courage hungry animal to try to
break them. His orchard is well
dressed out. The prunings from his
orchard and vineyard are piled out of
the way. The woodpile is under cover
His animals have comfortable quar-
tiers. When Sunday comes he can
take his wife or children to church or
to see neighboring farmers. There Is
an air of responsibility about his neat
lv-dressed children, his tidy wife, his
contented looking horses. All things
point to his being good farmer, a re-
spectacle, substantial man.
The poor farmer shows his want of
method quite as decidedly as does the
good farmer his thrift and take care
of things.
The poor farmer has boards off his
barn and sheds; shingles off the roof,
and doors off the hinges. His fences
being out of repair, his cattle are
tempted to reach over TO get bite, y
breaking them down still worse. He
has no gates, or if he has any they are
nailed up, because it is easier to climb
a fence than to fix up gate every
time he goes through. When he moves
from field TO field he must take down
and put up the fence; he has no time
to make a gate. His wagons are left
under an oak tree for cattle to rub
against. and for the chickens to roost
on. He has no place TO store any
thing. His plows and agricultural
tools are either left in the field where
he used them last, or they are set
against the barn to be out of the way.
He has no woodpile, but occasionally
throws a chunk or two into his wagon
as he returns from town. His wife
and daughters often have to hack off
wood enough to get supper against
he comes home" He is always behind
about his work and always i'll a hur-
nv. He sows his grain after other
peoples is several inches high. His
plows are dull; his horses are thin and
his grain getting badly put in, he
only has half a crop, which he is
! obliged to sell soon as it is threshed,
to pay bills. He does not get time to
prune his orchard or thin out his
fruit, so he could get nothing for IT..
His hogs are of the razor-back breed
and will crawl through crack of the
fence and between the pickets. He
don't have good luck raising cattle
or horses. Pears like like luck was
agin him." He is tired of the farm.
His sons want to get him to go TO the
city His daughters want to learn a
trade, dress-making or tailoring. His
wife dragged out as though she would
welcome death as day ofrest. Moth
ing about him looks respectable. The
cattle, horse and hogs all have an
inhospitable, unsatisfied look. Even
the large yellow dog that at other
places fiercely barks awhile and then
Joins in the general welcome, here
only growls, and as for showing signs
of soy, he forgot how to wag his tail
years ago. All looks dilapidated and
discouraged, all because their master
never learned to take care of things.
DEEP FALL PLowING.-Th soil is
always drier in the fall than in the
spring. 1t is harder work on teams,
plows and men to put the pillow down
now than it is while the ground is soft.
But it is certain that if the depth of
titled soil is to be increased it is bet
ter for the crops that it be done while
the soil is as dry as possible. The
frosts of next winter will pulverize
this upturned soil, and if it has any
clay in its composition it helps to hold
the wheat roots-probably by keeping
water from soaking down, as a more
porous soil would allow.
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