The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-01-17

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CoEINrH. Me- Jan. I. 1889. In a late issue
of the journal saw an item about ''ihe way
| some of our SEA captain farmers work. 20 |
/ thought to investigate the matter and see if
some new points ou farming could be obtained,
as intend to 20 at farming myself After read
| ING that item the Capt. referred TO was located.
and started at once to see him, reaching his
habtation six day after leaving Sear.po:t.
On reaching his place | found that the Capt.
Wa out in the woods for load Of wood. |
di-nautcd my horse. -towei away the rigging.
in the hoat>wain' '>-lochcr. and put the horse
into Tie forccaStIe. ! thcu went into the house
and sat down ana after waiting >host time
saw team coming with d lpg, less than fifty
feet long and not over five feet III diameter
On the after end was pile of ropes. watch
tackle, lui-t1ckle, a cap>tan bar marlinspike
etc. etc. When he drove into the yard went
out ana kept about ten feet from the log. and
helped bim 70 unload. AFTER getting the log
landed IL unrg4cd Ills hor~c put him il a
spare ~tatr-room and Covered him With 4 bed
spread, then reported himself As really for an
interview. As we were passing IL to 20 to the
house noticed on the wall clipping from the
ocean Chronicle" of Feb. 2Gth, 1854, which
read a> follows:
FARMING.
We are di>al,,t,.d WITH tbo -, ,pd h,vo dn-
eided 70 20 70 farming. Some -ity tnat sailor
eannol tan lhfn; hi! "" knGW hrtltF' and
Fir>t. huy i la,,n, arI l5rXf, tfarl 4. For .
small farm YOU viii want u ~ ~iN COWS, ten
oNeh'-of perhaps 1t Would he better to grt
be maJo from one COW th,n t,yo ',, fam. I'.
horses, six pigs, and if Your ncighbor> have
goo4 PA>'uIt-';'iri, "4g hundred sheep. This
hnv vmy fr,ni t.,1.i. ', m ~ -"
Among your H.out don't forget to ut bar
Ft, ol lir aNl ! htrreI n -r1Acr.
to abtI r,ch WI . f1.t 1on viiI know what
they ARE when they come lp, au.I, when show
~ ihGu' 20 lout hri-hhorN. net c'II peg Of
Aft,.r ,ftiu..tbro,',I, ,,itI, ,,,, ,,,.l.,, j..
ahead with your other farming. Get up at (
A. NJ. ana ten 'he second lnair to rig the head
lb"t "',, H,. ',, ''I ~ ~" ii'ilt
dav. Go ana bar,s.>, up The COWS And Oxen
always keep he r5W "n the weather size and
III 'nw.b,rn n, ,.r. i'' & " ~ Y" INK y
plough up v3llr Hand f,r yhnat oat~ ,.i,,j pnt;,
toe. It requires sood heiii~'nan 70 Steer 4
I1'',' H., ,,'.fj,' ;I, ''t''' "
tend to plou-h up. and run an dead fo Ircward
uhtii H"u get To the h"it'n it'n. "haul too
Wi ,I,.l ,,,,i va, ~; ,;,l '' t
which VIII set you to Win,Iwar.i. when Won
mus tArk sup and >tanI bak t" where You
III whdi.. ,r, ,i,;.I' N, WHY
through ploi!ghnr. hoo;, ou i, tha l,irrov ma
comb i "ui Nmo"th. Nhon ht-ht ramr>, take
ON H., I5 ,ii.,f III l 't' tI',, H., IL
side Now ret the uilIinu Jur, .,rI thp NO
mrn folks Viii strain it into l'tnS ana ~ct them
' ~" laoi" 81, >'''. 80 'naI
pans vreat care. ,nn~f b.. trl.r, .1 -. ..,t tn
shake the milk. nor let aHN Wafgr ,lrup iuio il.
~ ~ 5I 5I, M.'H"u iou'I '.' ''o" n !" 'Hoth
rlr ntNt morning aflrr ..,ya.bi.,,, nr, ..o
into the icd a2ain anu ni-h getting thr laud
rea'ty for seed. 1he manner NJ working now,
will depend on What soa ARE tp plaul For
GRAIN all you have to no. il tu-- wcI, am
not 2oin- 10 teli You all t'at h> to Ne done. but
We Know just hoW to dp it. TIL. rule for plant
liig 80 that the crow rjijiul IL Up tine seed l.:
for corn, lS in. deep. peJ> 1nl tt ans. III in.
squash and pumpkins. IT,. bat grnin >houId
be placed on top Of the -rouut. ~ thr crows
viii cover them da,p ruuu.h t"lug to dig
laEc m m-do,l ' cnrr or III ''.... f..n narrmrr- \,
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