No. 6. 



Foi'ecast. 



193 



should be taken, when corn is dressed, that| 

 none of the offal, which contains the^ccdsj 

 of weeds, should be thrown upon the dun^-l 

 liill ; and if any weeds prow upon the dmiir-j 

 hill, or compost heap, they should be cut be- 

 fore seed ini^. ''\. Seed should be thoroufjhly 

 cleaned of all other nubstances, before it is 

 deposited in the jfround ; and, 4. Great care 

 should be taken, to purchase the best seeds 

 of artificial grasses, particularly when rye 

 grass is used. Many fields, atler being com- 

 pletely fallowed, and sown with grass seeds 

 with the fallow crop, have been found, when 

 re-ploufrhed, to be stored with weeds of various] 

 sorts, most probably from some unfortunate 

 mixture in tlic grass saeds. The seeds of 

 docks are often sown with clover, and those 

 of other pernicious plants with other grasses. 

 The seeds of weeds are sometimes brought 

 from the uplands in floods, floating on the 

 water, and are left in multitudes by the ed- 

 dies in particular places. 



ADVANT.^OES TO DE DERIVED FROM THE DE- 

 STRUCTION OF WEI.nS. 



Plants that grow naturally, among a crop 

 that has been sown, may be regarded as 

 weeds, or, in other words, as enemies to the 

 crop that is cultivated. The destruction of 

 weeds, therefore, must be considered as one 

 of the most important branches of the agri- 

 cultural art; tor if it be neglected, or even 

 but slovenly performed, one third, or one- 

 half of a fair crop, may only be obtained, 

 even from the very best soils. Besides, it 

 merits consideration, that if weeds are suf- 

 fered to exist, the full advantages of manur- 

 ing land, and many other improvements, can 

 only be but partially reaped. Nor is this all ; 

 the mixture of weeds in the soil, prevents 

 the crop from receiving the beneficial influ- 

 ence of the air; — augments the risks at har- 

 vest, (for a crop that is clean, may be ready 

 fiir the stack yard in much less time than is 

 required to harvest it, when encumbered 

 with weeds;) — and the seeds of these intru- 

 ders, deteriorate the quality of the grain. 

 Notwithstanding all the injuries thence sus- 

 tained, how many are there, who hardly ever 

 attempt to remove weeds in an efftjctual 

 manner! This negligence is the more to be 

 blamed, because, were farmers at the trouble 

 of collecting all sorts of weeds, before they 

 have formed their seeds, and of mixing theai 

 with rich earth, they would soon be reduced 

 into a soft pulpy mass, and in this way a per- 

 nicious nuisance might be converted into a 

 valuable manure. 



Health is the poor man's wealth, and the 

 rich man's bli.ss. 



Follow your business closely, and it will i 

 lead you to honor and wealth. ' 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 



Forecast. 



" CoPiider llio end." 



There is no profession or calling wherein 

 not only the energies of the body, but those 

 of the mind are brought into more profitable 

 requisition than that of agriculture. Those 

 who entertain the f>pinion that tiirming can 

 be carried on with reputation and profit, with- 

 out a good deal of sound refltjction and 

 tliouijht, appear to labor under a grand error 

 of judgment in the matter, for of all kinds of 

 business in which man is engaged, none re- 

 quires more sound discretion and forecast. 



During the winter, in addition to the cur- 

 rent duties of the season, of threshing out, 

 and preparing his grain for a market, and 

 taking a fatherly care of the domestic ani- 

 mals constituting his stock, he must lay hia 

 plans, and carefully and wisely dige.st them, 

 so as to enable him to commence and carry on 

 his spring and summer operations effectively ; 

 and all this requires a good deal of sound 

 discretion nnAfurccast. 



On the opening of spring, nature never 

 waits to accommodate an idle, careless farmer; 

 he must therefore be up and doing, for there 

 are scores of matters to do, and no such thing 

 as stretching out the time for accomplishing 

 them. There is the oats that can't be too 

 soon in the (around ; the Indian corn (the most 

 important and valuable crop which we pro- 

 duce) won't permit any delay or neglect in 

 the preparation of the ground, or of its subse- 

 quent treatment, without affecting his inter- 

 ests very seriously; the garden can't be stai-ted 

 too early; and the grass fields and fences must 

 be looked atler and attended to, at as early a 

 period as practicable; all these with a host of 

 other minor duties of the season, keep the mind 

 and body in perpetual motion, and show the 

 importance of sound discretion and forecast. 



Summer, with its numerous heavy cares 

 and duties, is down upon us almost before we 

 are aware of it, and generally before most 

 farmers are ready for it. Here is hay making, 

 corn dressing, and harvesting with numerous 

 other important matters, all requiring prompt 

 and vigilant attention, and all impatient of 

 delay. These are heavy duties, and the pen- 

 alty for their neglect is so .serious as to call 

 forth all our energies, and to brinij into re- 

 quisition a double share of sound discretion 

 and forecast. 



Now comes the autumn, when there is ev- 

 ery thing to do, and you don't know how sh rt 

 the time may be you will have to do it in. — 

 The winter grain must be put in nicely and 

 completely, or there is a heavy penalty in store 

 for tiie delinquent : the potatoes and other root 

 crops, the buckwheat and the Indian corn 

 must all be "fathered in and housed and taken 



