The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11

become thoroughly Incorporated and
Will make available "a large part of
the inert plant food w. believe. aud
our belief is founded ,n practical ,N-
pericnce that murt aurfE uI trrti-
lizcrs might bc saved ol 81. 81
lime and much more l,es.s,.u +, 5ul-
proNement be secured.
Get our all manure from the stables.
yards and pens aS made. 50 long a- tEc
weather Will permit OF hauling on the
land. The best place - pnt this
treshlN-made dung is on the rr.tSe iaua
intended to bc broken for corn spread
the dung a. nAuled out and thus So
cure equal benefit all over thc field
Land which has not been under crop
and which it is desired to crop nest
Year. should now be cleaned un In
t-1.1@ this work do what you do
thoroughly DO no5 leave >tump~
and rocks standing in The field bat
pull them ont or blast them ont Nith
dynamite. Left in the field. they art.
only hindranceN 10 cultivation and pro
life sources of broken implements aud
tools, besides afFordipr harbariur
places for weeds and fuueous diseases.
fhe rocks should be gathered OF ana
be put on the roads especially th,.
road from the house aud barn to The.
highway. Break tchm small and
spread them the width Gf the road de-
sired. making the centre a little highc.
than the sides. Spread over th,. stones
q light coating of gravel or dry sandy
soil. and roll thoroughly after Il rain
This viii consolidate the work and
make Il road which viii last for years.
Plow out a good fuI1ov an each side
Of the road bed to TAXI. the water.
and see that this i let Oft III Ere
quent points 50 as to keep the read
bed dry. Water is more destructive
10 "a road than traffic over it,
The work of making and rcpairisn
fences should be attended to- Whcrc-
ever u fence can b. dispensed With
j do not heSitat" to cie:n i away. and
thereby save cost in repairs and r.
| neWai. BY a iudiciouS STRENGTHENING
of crooked fences and rearangr ucut
Of fields much cost may often be saved.
+ DO not. however. attempt 10 save las
4 dispensing with good outside bonn
! dary fences. No man properly utilities
] his land when uufcnct~l from his
neighbor'S land or from the highway.
Ills crops are always IN danger and
i his stock liable TO bc infected with
disease Fix gates into the fields and
! do away with bars. which are aI,NaNS
/ a source Of trouble. \ gate i easily
made, and when once made and prop
eriy hung, viii swing for years
The work Of draining all wet places
/ should now be attended TO. II Is i'm
+ possible to grow profitable crops ON
/ land saturated with water. See that
YOU obtain a good outfaIl FOR the main
drain, and then let the subsidiary
drains empty into this main with suf-
ficient fall 10 keep the mouths alWaNe
open. The mistake usually made in
i draining Il piece of wet land - in not
i putting down the drains deep enough.
/ 1t is the underlying water which does
the mischief-not that which fails OF
the surface Get this underlying water
off and the water falling ON the sur
| face viii soon get AWAY. Three feet
j, is little enough to 90 down. and the
drains should not bc more than five
or six yards apart TO thoroughly aud
quickly drain the land. IN draining
i q hillside do not make the drains to-
run round the hillside. but straight
up and down the hill. \ drain ruu-
ming round a hill viii only catrn VA
ter from the upper side. whilst one
running up and down VIII draw from
+ both sides.
See that you have an abundance of
feed put into the barns and sheds.
convenient for feeding the stock. -
/ that if stormy weather comes on or
+ your hands should take leave 10 on
4 Joy d long Christina YOU Viii not b"
i placed in a serious difficulty 10 keep
4 your stock comfortable and inprof-
ing.
/ Let the icc-pond bc thoroughly
cleaned cut before imDTndirg the
water To be frozen to fill the Zee hor~".
and see that all sources of pollution of
. the water are cut of. Freeing water
does not purify it. Ice made from iln-
pure water Is no more fit To be used
than impure water j. safe - be drunk.
In this issue and our last one will ~
found information a. to pc building
. of the ice-houec. If already built, see
that it. is made clean and thoroughly
repaired before storing the crop, and
have on hand plenty Of saW-dust Tor
packing the ice.
Have all tools and implements not
+ in use pat under cover. and Ief them
he cleaned and CREASED where needed.
VI \ coat Of paint should Ec applied -
all the parts lIOf running III lIf -Plt-
This viii make them last wears longer.
Farmers are usually most careless Of
valuable implements. AMI here throw
away much money which they might
save.
Make preparation 10 eni"v Christ
mas. II j. the one season Of the NcDr
which All Christian people everywhere
observe and no one has a better right
10 enjoy il than tho farmer. who pro-
yideS 50 much nf thar good "hcel'
which enables the rest Of mankind -
oe HAPPY Gather your families ard
friends around NCu. aud let al rn-
JOY some Of the best Gf the products
Of the farm