The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-04
"A gricnlture.

THERE'S, no saving in close plant
ing. to the exclusion of the necessary
sunlight and air. ... d'@a''
That the ground in the hot beds
may not freeze, fill them with litter
in the fall AT the approach OF
spring replace this with manure and
go to work, without delay. -. 's''' '
The home product of fax might
be made to supply the whole demand
for fibre, and yet we import millions
of dollars worth of fabrics while we
waste'mOst of the straw. of millions
of acres of fax. ..,,..- -.
Killing,weeds is business which
is never done. Weed growth is not
over when the crops are cut, but we
relax our war upon them and they
take advantage of the fall rains to
grow lnXuriantly. We must pay up
for our slackness doubly next year.
Whatever rewards crown Our
yearly efforts, strawberries, honey
and pou try are sure money getters.
The strawberry grower may get a
greater profit from less capital in
less time than from any other pro
duct. His returns come in wnen the
farmer has but little else which will
bring him cash. aa.,l .. m.
1t is in the line ofintensive farm
ing that the reduction of cost is, to
be solved. Most men could econO-
mize in the cost of seed and hired
labor. If less land is used, and bet
ter cultivated, the cost must be less,
and very often the yield will be as
large and the quality of the products
superior. &c.
Oats in the sheaf is a convenient
thing to handle in the feed room
If you can keep the mice out of it,
lay by some for the feeding of the
horses; 1t will save thrashing, pro.
vide excellent food, and use up the
straw to better purpose than in any
other manner.
The deeper we can bury our drain
tiles beneath the surface the better
for neither cereal nor root crops dc
well below the water line. Lower
ing this water line few inches
gives the farmer n new farm, and
one more valuable than the first
The potash, soda, phosphorus and
lime of the first soil sink into the
strata below, giving him control OF
more valuable elements and more OF
them; and, too, there is avoided
that decomposition or surface vege.
tatiOn which brings malaria anC
kindred things to the home, and the
old doctor bills of autumn will be nc
longer to pay.
We seldom hear now of those
blowing matches which were helC
by our fathers at the time of the
county fairs. 1t takes skill to holC
pillow so that it will turn a furrOW
OF even width and depth smoothly
and handsomely, and it require,
even more skill to attach the team
to the pillow properly and to selec
the right kind of pillow for the un
dertaking. A pillow of poor shape oil
Il mistake in fixing the line o.
draught makes poor work and hard
work for both man and team.
An average of even half an hour g
day with his agricultural newspaper
would brighten any farmers MIND
in way he hardly suspects if ht
has never tried it. He who keeps
pace with his cOworkers in hus
bandry is the man who reaches pros
perity in easy stages, and who en-
joys satisfaction in every day life.
The man who selects his seed corr
merely from the best ears in his bini
makes mistake, for the ears h,
selects may be from the less prolific
stalks. Seed corn should always bt
chosen in the field, and the lowe
should be taken from the stalk
which bear two.