The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-03-18
this effort, if rightly directed, will do

this effort, if rightly directed, will do
much to make you so.
A farmer must know little OF
every thing-mOre than any other
man whatsoever. Did it ever occur
to you that you must know some,
thing Of the laws of mechanics, and
that too. to apply in the commonest
occupations of the farm. For lu-
stance, in hitching to the plow the
shorter the hitch the lighter the draft,
other things being equal, but 100
short q hitch will increase the draft
by making the plow run on its hee'.
Look to this matter carefully. An
other thing connected with dralt,
which one does not have to be niue,
Of a mechanic to know, is that duli
tool increases the draft ana
sharp tool lessons it. so IL you
want the team to get through the
spring blowing in good shape see that
the pIowshare is kept we'll sharpen7d.
Sudden changes in feeding are TO
be avoided in the dairy, but eXpar'-
ments with different feeds or differ
ent combinations are always in or
der. The point to be aimed at IS not
merely to procure the largest product,
| but to procure this at the least Cost
Sometimes this can be done by sell
|
oats, corn, etc.-and buying mill
feed. In order to determine this it Is
necessary to keep close watch OF the
market fluctuations and to study the
relative feeding values OF different
| items. Every farmer who feeds
stock of any sort for any purpose
should possess himself OF one OF the
best and most recent works on this
subject Money is lost constant
Iy by otherwise good farmers, simply
because Of igunrance regarding the
best uses of food.
There are good many different
excuses Invented by farmers VINO are
not energetic enough to better their
methods. but OF all the foolish res-
sons for poor farming the worst Ii
that of the man who is afraid OF pro-
ducing too much. There IS no danger
of the market ever being overstocken
or the interests of farmers in general
suffering because each one Is DONG
his level best: but il each one does
not do his very best, then that one Is
surely going to suffer for it, and II an
entire community fails to do Its Des'
| then the community Will suffer. Inc
most prosperous agricultural com
munities are those in which each
member IS making his own land pro
ducs to the utmost, and where IN
dustry and intelligence go hand II
hand on every farm. If a man is toe
law. or shiftless or ignorant to farm
properly, let HIM admit it, but never
try to excuse it. There is no excuse
for il.
There is no crop like the corn crHI
for eusilage. Other crops may be
good for that purpose, vastly bette
than none at all, but when you ge
away from the corn crop and stu
talk ensilage you are getting away
from the main point at issue. Yot
can grow more tons OF actual nutri
r ment an acre by planting an'
harvesting corn properly, and specia
for that purpose, than you can by any
JUinC else that can be put in the sll"
The planting of ensiiage corn shous'
be done as early as possible, so as U
give it q chance to get well matured
We are about through with the foil.
OF putting nothing but green leave
[ md water in the silO. Plant Varletle
that grow to medium size, six inche
t apart in the row and three and one
? half feet between the rows, and yoI
: will get about all that an acre is capa
] bic of Welding Use slant-tonthet
2 harrow over this (and all other corn
as soon as it is up far enough to see
, and you will help TO give it goo(
I start in the world.
: OF course it is possible to keep cat
, tie on food that contains barrel.
. enough nutrition to sustain life, bu
{ when such practice is followe
' there need be no expectation of get
= ting a profit from the stock, for it cal
I not b. done. The valuable element
I OF the food go to repair the waste @
E animal tissues, and there is nothin!
( left to make a gain; but beyond thi
t point the more food aD animal can b
r made 10 take aad assimilate the bet
{ ter the profit should be, for the exces
J 1roduct-flseh, wool, milk, etc. /
2 Won And yourself somewhat shor
: az feed Ind inclined to give less liber