Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1871 — Good Farmers. [ARTICLE]

Good Farmers.

Herr is the secret of good fanning. You cannot take from the land more Ilian you restore'to it, in some Shape or other, without ruining it, and so destroying your capital. Different soils may require different modes of treatment anu cropping, but In every variety of soil these are the golden rules to attend to: Drain until you find that the water that falls from heaven doea not stagnate in the soil, but runs through it and off it freely. Turn up and till the land until yonr foot sinks into a loose, powdery loam, that the sun and air readily pass through. Let no weed occupy the place where a useful plant could grow. Collect every particle or manure that you can, whether liquid or solid. Let nothing on the farm go to waste. Put in your crops in that course which experience has shown to lead to success in their growth, and to an enrichment and not impoverishment of tlie land. Give every plant room to spread its roots in the soil and leaves in the air. And in all your operations endeavor to be a little ahead of your nnighbora—Farm Journal.