The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05

farm gives its first crop of clover,
twelve acres, which is disposed of in
three or four days, after which twelve
acres Of wheat are quietly bound in a
day or two. Fourth, the last of June
or the first of July finds twenty-four
acres of timoth ready. With mowers,
rakes, hay leaders and hay unloaders,
six to seven days will readily dispose
| of it. Fifth, twelve acres of wheat
now drawn into the barn in a couple
of days. Sixth, the oats will now be
cut. Seventh, after a short drying
the oats are to be taken to the barn.
A few days time is now at command
to pillow for twelve acres Of wheat, to
make improvements, OF to visit.
Eighth, by the last of July the second
crop of clover of and one-half tons
per acre is taken in two days of actual
work. Ninth, wheat manuring and
general work will fill the time to sec
ond week in August, when the second
crop of timothy is taken quicker than
the first. Tenth, by September l, the
wheat crop is all matured. Eleventh,
September IL, the twelve acres of corn
is put into small stacks Of 6x4 hills in
order to save good fodder. This will
be a weeks work for the men.
Twelfth, a part of the force of four
men will harrow and put in the wheat
in the course of two or three days. A
little before this date the COWS will be
dropping their calves for winter dairy
ing. Warm barns will admit of this
practice, while available time and high
priced butter at this cas- demand
winter dairying. Thus butter for o.
tober and November will divide the
time of farm help some. The thir-
teenth natural division of time finds
our four men husking the corn and
carrying the fodder to the barn. This
will require from the middle of Sep
tember to the middle of October, while
carrying on the dairy. In all of this
work the owner may be expected to
aid, although his services may not
have been calculated as necessary. He
may be expected to do enough to fill
emergencies and to make good any
possible under-estimation in these fig
ures. Fourteenth, or for the last of
October, and all of November, we have
only the blowing of the corn and oat
ground as necessary outdoor work.
Time will now be available for repairs,
improvements, collection of manures,
visits, ETC., etc. Stock will be coming
to the barn in November and requir-
ing care. Time will be all we'll occu-
pied. Possibly warm barns will invite
dropping of the lamb crop at this time
for early spring sales. The winter
months will keep the men busy with
100 shotes, $50 sheep and 100 cattle,
including COWS and in addition dairy
ing. It must not be understood that
we winter spring shotes. Never will
a pig pass Z to 8 months of age in u
system.
With warm barns two crops car be
raised yearly if desired. | have esti-
mated no one crop. Two crops of
fifty each will be good practice. The
years wood for all the families (the
laborers have houses on the farm) is
to be got up. T%hreshing may be done
at this time. 1t is better done during
rainy days in the fall. Experience
teaches me that this system is better
for all parties than good crops of
wheat and corn requiring periodical
rushes and idleness, requiring also
waste in fodder values nearly equal to
grain sold and fully equal to it when
fertility of the farm removed is in
cluded.-Journol Of agriculture and
Stack Breeder