The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-09
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| self, where ii number Of cattle Is kept
! IS one which requires vigilant watchful-
! ness and the exercise OF discriminating
| Judgment III compromising the rations.
Is usually very little. Labor is always
| dlsorsaniZed at the commencement Of
4 new year. and this. with the conditions
Of weather AMI Of the land. are not
conducive To much progress being made
If the weather continues fine and dry
plOwing may and should be pushed for
ward. Land which has been ont Of
crop. or new land intended to be brought
under cultivation, should be cleaned
| up. In doing this. see that what is done
is done thoroughly. Do not leave stones
and StumIs on the land to be hindranceS
| 10 work later. Ditchng and draining
may be done. and the repairing and build
| ing Of fences be undertaken. Farmyard
| manure should be got out as made on to
! the wheat. winter oats, and corn land
! though We do not advise the top dressing
! Of wheat or winter oats when the land
! Is frozen. as it tends 70 keep the frost
| III the land. Use the manure that has
| been most rotted for dressing the wheat
! and winter oats. and the fresh unfer-
! mented manure for the corn crop. If
| manure has to be stored in the yard. see
| that it is placed where it does not catch
the water from the roof Of the buildings.
| and let the site of the manure be where
| the liquid portion Will he conserved and
| not drain away Acid phosphate ana
| kalnlt may be protltahly mixed with
the manure in the heap as it IS made.
and this will both save labor later and
| make these constituents more available
| for the support Of the crop.
[ Make your plans for the crops Of
! the year, and in 50 doing take care to
| follow q system Of rotation which will
i NOT bring two crops of q like feeding
/ character on the same land two years
! together hore IS 10 necessity 10 leave
! land without 4 crop II order TO improve
| it. Indeed it is impossible to improve
| land a> it ought 10 be improved under
| such a system. Al land not under 4
crop of some kind is land wasting in fer
| tility in the South. The washing rains
! and the hot sun will carry off more fer
! tility than most crops. IN determining
| uron the crops to be grown make it
! Ioint to be certain that YOU Will raise
ai' the supplies needed for yourself and
! family and Your stock at home. Any
surplus beyond this can be readily sold
or he otherwise utilized in feeding more
stock fer which the demand IS likely to
be good. The value of forage crops IS
only now beginning to be realized III the
South In 4 few years time we shall
see the South a great Stock-ralsing and
feeding country, and with this and the
demand in the great cities for feed for
horses ard mules there Will be Il constant
,demand for all the fine forage crops
that cam be raised. The man who puts
himself into a position to meet this de
mand is going to do wise and profit
able thing. Already We know Of many
who make clear money out Of their for
age crops than out Of their grain crops.
/ GREETING THE CENTURY.
He will therefore prepare TO greet the
now century with hearts full of hope and
minds determined to share in the victor
les of the future, and to lay up for our
selves some Of the treasure yielded up IN
response to our labors each year from
out Of the bosom Of mother earth. We
will not dwell with idle thoughts upon
the reyerseS or diSappointmcnts Of de
parted past. but in the fullnesS of -tmerl-
can manhood. fired by the richness of
southern blood. will build new bridges,
or repair the weakened places in old ones
and stride ahead. bent upon the accom-
! plishment Of greater and better things.
! To every farmer who has succeeded let
| him strive yet higher to those who have
/ failed. let the IN determine to succeed. The
| way is open. the road is not long. Let
! the coming century while Yet in its IN
/ fancy chronicle the victory in favor ot
| the Southern agriculturAlist.
c. III. JORDAN.
| See that Your hogs are slaughtered as
| soon as the weather is cold enough. and
! lie careful to have all the animal heat
| out Of the carcass before sailing. Neg
| lect of this is the cause of much spoiled
| meat.
| See that the ice-honse is filled at the
| first opportunity. 1t IS not always that
| a second one comes in the South.
| Taking an inventory and valuation Of
all YOU have on the farm on the 1St
| of January and then keep 4 strict ac-
| count Of all Your receipts and payments
| during the year. In this WAY at the
| years end it will be easy to know wheth
| er you have farmed prOtltably. 1t Is
| also a wise thing to keep an account with
| each crop. that you may know which
has Laid YOU and which has cost more
than il has realized.