Year: 1876

About Manures.


One thing the farmer can rely upon,
and that is manurc-and haply the main
thing in farming--not when he buries it
deep down in the soil and leaves it there,
but when he applies it on the surface
and spreads it evenly and finely and
closely on the ground If he applies
much, be may expect much; but if little,
little. a close calculating farmer can
estimate the crop pretty accurately if he
understands his land well. Worn-out
land that has never had much manure is
Especially calculated for this Here
manure takes hold at once and gives you
what it has, if not in one year then more
than one. 1t is the profit on manure
that the farmer must ever consider, Civ
ing you so much for so much /; hence the
cheaper the manure is obtained the more
profit


Manure is our gain, our wool, our
beef, etc The more we can use the
greater the profit, unless, like some COM
mercial manurcs, the cost is greater than
the product. 1t will thus be seen that
she farmer is speculator and he must
see that he gets bis manure cheap. The
dung, urine of the animals, and the re-
fuse of the crops, are not only cheap but
also applicable to all crcps, as they are
the debris of all


But still cheaper, and the cheapest
of all, is to grow heavy crops, especially
clover and the pea, and turn down. This
may be done with some of the forage
plants first cutting secured and the
second turned down. And remember, a
clover crop however heavy, is not ex-
haustive to the soil it tills it with its
roots long and thick, and close and
though a crop, say three tons, be taken,
the second crop of equal, or nearly equal
amount, may be turned down.


This crop, with the roots and mellow
ness Of the soil (caused by the expansion
of the roots) will be one of the best pre-
parations, but particularly for wheat
You thus manure your land richly, and
get a good crop while doing it, no draw
ing, no composting, no scraping, no saw
ing. The reason is you get it from a
free source--or the grain gets it for you
from the atmosphere. This is all
known yet farmers are not growing clover
as much as they should, particularly as
heavy as they should preparing the land,
sowing thick, and using plaster always,
and sometimes manure. as a top dress
ing, to give start There is little dan
ger of an excessive growth of straw at
the expense of the berry with the clover
manure, as it readily rots, and the roots
make a good distribution through the
land, making cold" manure or soil,
ready for the plant food, the land being
greatly benefited mechanically.


CRUELTY TO Houses AND MULES.
One of the most cruel things to be seen
daily on the streets is the tight and harsh
manner in which horses and mules, most
frequently the latter, are checked up,
till their mouths are cut to bleeding,
their tongues crushed out, and their
necks cramped; it is more hurtful and
painful to the faithful animals than even
overlooking and driving We have
seen elegant carriage horses in the
streets, standing for hours, checked up
so tight they could scarcely move their
heads, and in agony they would twist
and screw their heads and recks in va
rious ways trying to get relief.


En- passing along the streets, we have
more than once on seeing such cases of
suffering, walked up and loosened the
check-ren, to relieve the poor animal,
and had we the power, we would tie a
tight bit in the mouth of every man who
thus inhicts suffering on the noble horse


Coon ADVICE The farmer must keep
well posted 1t is a matter of great
economy that he be well supplied with
papers and magazines Not only his
county paper, which tells him of affairs
about home, but also one of the great
daiiies, which let's him look right out into
the world. At least one of the journals
devoted to agriculture should find ac-
cess to his home. One or two hint,
picked up through the year will amply
repay tie cost of the subscription.


Pay as you go. A man with cash. il
his hand can always purchase to mucl
better advantage than be who expects
credit. | have seen corn bring 81 Il
per bushel on credit of nine months
when the market price was only eighty
five cents.


There is no economy in purchasin
half-woru implements. They win /
continually out of order. The first wea
is always the best.


A FACT FOR FARMERS. 1T may not |
generally known that the seed of tt
sunfower is the most infalliable remed
yet discovered for the speedy cure


founder in horses.


The direction which we CLEAN from
brief article upon she subject in the E
sex Banner. says:


Immediately on discovering thi
your horse is foundered, mix about
pint of the whole seed in bis food, an
It viii perfect = cure.