. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . poor implements, bony animals, weedy fields, and thin crops. 2. Lay out the fields in best order—so as to admit a systematic rota-tion, and to give ready access to every field at all times without passingthrough other fields. 3. Provide good fences and necessary gates—and valuable time willnot be lost in driving out intruding animals, nor crops lost by their dep-redations. 4. Furnish good farm buildings, to secure properly the crops, and toafibrd shelter to animals. 5. Select the best animals and the be
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . poor implements, bony animals, weedy fields, and thin crops. 2. Lay out the fields in best order—so as to admit a systematic rota-tion, and to give ready access to every field at all times without passingthrough other fields. 3. Provide good fences and necessary gates—and valuable time willnot be lost in driving out intruding animals, nor crops lost by their dep-redations. 4. Furnish good farm buildings, to secure properly the crops, and toafibrd shelter to animals. 5. Select the best animals and the best implements that can be securedfor a reasonable price. 6. Bring the soil into good condition by manuring and draining, andkeep it so by a judicious rotation. 7. Effect a clear and systematic arrangement of all the work, so thatthere shall be no clashing or confusion. 8. Employ diligence and energy, and adopt careful management. Pumping Water up a Slope.—Below is an inquiry published someweeks since, to which we have been favored with the following answer: Can I bring water 6 or. 8 rods suction by apump, if the pumpstands on ground 6 feetabove the surface of wa-ter in the well or spring 1Would it be better andcheaper than to build aFig. 175. cistern 1 Answer.—Lay the pipe in the direction A B C D, (fig. 175,) or in anyother direction touching A C D. C being lower than A, water will notflow back to it. Lay below frost. A. Spring—D. Pump—Dotted line,Level. ^c^-- ©c:^ OF RURAL AFFAIRS. 331 PACKINQ TREES FOR TRANSPORTATION. Several million fruit trees are every year purchased by the farmers ofour A large majority of these are conveyed long distances fromthe nursery by railway. Much of their safety from injury on the road,and their consequent success when set out, depends on the manner ofpacking. Trees may be packed so as to open from the bundle or box,after being tumbled over iron rails a thousand miles or more, as fresh,plump, healthy, and uninjured, as the
Size: 2388px × 1047px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, booksubj, booksubjectagriculture
