The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
system on the Farm.


Southern Farm.
In every department OF labor the essen
tial to success is systematic method
System is especially needed in farm work
because thrift OF SO many living things is
| In the power Of tho farmer. There should
BIO regular hour for the feeding OF stock.
Animals soon learn the hours for their
meals when given regularly, and are i'm
patient OF delay. Bawlng. bleating or
squealing for an hour before each meal
does not hasten the development OF fat In
calves. lambs or pigs. AT other times the
food is given too soon. the animal not being
hungry and not prepared to make the
best use OF 1t. There should be a certain
honr at which to begin feeding In the
morning, aud a time at which to quit feed
ing at night. or rather evening, for We
don't believe In feeding after dark. except
in the shortest December days.
The farmer who fe IDS his stock by LAM
tern light during spring and fall months
will be apt 10 get croDs In late and pick
corn till holidays. The family meals
should not vary ten minutes from the spc-
Gifted time; neither should the men ever
keep meals waiting, Children should be
of TO school on time. neither too late nor
too early. They will be more apt to have
their lessono on time IL everything is regu-
lar AZ home. The work Is so much easier
to do when every one knows his time and
place; life is more pleasant and happy
times come ottener System preserves
health, for we know that worry kills more
persons than disease.
he much greater some years than others.
1t is safe to say that the fruits should
never crowd each other; this would require
the removal OF one-half OF the fruits In /
some cases while IN others four-flft
would need to be removed In order to suffi |
GENTLY reduce the number.
The effect Of course. is - increase the !
size Of the fruit that remains and to give /
room for development In perfect shape /
The actual weight Of the product may lie
reduced somewhat but this VIII be more
than counterbal,nced by the extra price |
received for the finer fruit. The greatest
benefit Of thinning is observed during the
years when fruit is plentiful. the man who
has fine fruit has no difficulty In disposing
n his fruits at the highest market price.
Hhio the careless grower who has neg
ec'ed to thin finds his fruit q drug on the
market
The effect OF thinning on the tree Is
frequently OF even moro Importance than
N the fruit itself The greatest drain on
he tree comes from the production OF the
ecds II from ouc-haH to four-hfths u
he fruit Is removed there is just that pro-
ortian OF tho seed which do not have 10
10 ripeued Hence. the tree might pro-
uco the same weight ~ fruit after thin
ing and yet he greatly benefited by the
-leration
We have plenty Of object lessons 20
how us the results of oycrbear,nc or
a;lurc 10 thin. Tho year following the
RE Vii bear sDarinEly. or not az all as
very common with The apple; IT takes
De- tree year in which to recuperatc
ma get ready FOR another crop Proper
liuuIne will largely remedy this defect
tree IS not overloaded with fruit II
$50 mature the crop Bnd prepare for the !
sNi year
Summing up the benefits Of pruning. We
eve first. Increase iu sizo and appearance 1
Z irrt second increase in prices oh
,nrl FOR proudet. third ready market a7 {
co. ult % having finer fruit, fourth IT. S
trcnts the tree in relieving it OF ripenng d
, many seeds thus giving n an opportu- =
liy 10 bear annual paying crops.