EARLY PLOUGHING.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 149, 22 April 1873, Page 3

EARLY PLOUGHING.

"Make hay while the sun shines" is a proverb which the farmer who. withes succen m In* avocation must act upon, both in it* literal and figurative spn«t l Simultaneously with the ingathering of one harvest comes the time for preparation for the succeeding one, and the closer he makes the one tread upon the heols of the other so much the better for the former. If he has capital and labour at hand sufficient to enabJe hirjoado so, it were well if the preparations for the nexi ce«r jPf op commenced even before that of the present year was oi the ground. We like to see the plough at work among the itandmg stools. It is a thing we don't often see hero j but when we do see a tanner smart with his work, he has at least our best wishes, and the chance — nearly the certainty — is that those good wishes will be fulfilled. These are the kind of men who get heavy crops almost every year, while the men who drive their work oft" to the last moment are the men who have light, or positively bad crops. The farmer who has the plough in its stubbles now is gaining in a variety of ways ; the «oil is in better order for working than it will be in the depth of winter; and if through the dryneas of the '•oil, the draught of the plough is a little greater, the horsed looting is good, and the work is more comfortable, both for mnn and beast than it will be later on If any part of a firmer' s land is nt all foul with seeds of weeds, there will be jet buflicient time for them to germinate, and, by being routed about, expelled from the land before seeding time conies round In fact, the advantages are so manifold and evident that it is unnecessary to dilate upon them at anj length. Every farmer should plough as early as he possibly can, even if by so doing he ploughs a little "feed" in. Hero is something tli.it is often allowed to interfere with earh ploughing; the stubble land is left unploughed as long a^ possible, in order to allbrd run for sheep or cattle. Where this i^ the case it is a mistake Not so to feed off the stubble limd, for nothing is more beneficial than to run stock oier it, as the vegetation they cat o lf, which otherwise would be turned under as manure, they return to tlio soil as manure in a still more beneficial form. But it is penny wise and pound foolish, as miiiiy do, to keep stock running on land after there hm ceased to be any tlimg for them to pick up, and thus spoil the dunce of a good crop the flowing jear by delaying ploughing operations. The •oouer the land is turned over, the longer it can he, and the more it e;m be tcruted before receiving the seed for the ensuing crop the better, whether curly or late cropping is followed. If early cropping is believed in — mid most of our farmers have found it to be the best — then e-irly ploughing is doubly important; and wo behovo it would bo bettor to delay putting a crop in for » time, rather than sow it before the land has been exposed for a certain period to atmospheric influences, for in this lies many of the elements of success. Before concluding outremarks on this subject, there is one point which must not be overlooked in connection with early ploughing. Although at this time of the year the weather is dry, it must be remembered fbat it will not bo so in two or three months' time. It is therefore expedient that, in land ploughed at the present tune, the furrows should be struck out deeply, and the ends opened with cross furrows, other cross-furrows being made at inter\als throughout the fields, especially if the * ork is long. These enable rain-water, if it cannot get down one furrow, to cross to the next, and so find its « ay off into the outside ditches. It 13 a work easily done, and performed nithout damage to the land 111 dry weithcr ; if left until the land gets Hooded, it becomes a fur more troublesome nutter to drain it ; the land is poached bv the liorips in striking the furrows, besides which, before tliat is done, the soil, through getting sour and clogged together, will have acquired qualities which will herioiuly militate against the success of the ensuing crop.— Canltrbtn-g Ti»w.

Four scats in the House ol Representatives are either Aiicnut or about to bo so. Mr J.T. Poacoeke, having been c.illeil to the Legulativo Council, lias resigned hii scat for Lyttelton. It i» probablo Unit tlic vacancy will cause a eontost. Mr 11. It. Webb, one of the representatives of the town in the Provincial Council and a resident, offers himself as a candidate. Nc declares himself a supporter of the policy of progress and an advocate for the <'«t.iblishniont of native Industrie?. It is rumoured that. Mr W. 3. Moorhouso would probably come forward, but he is believed to h.ive declined when made aware of Mr Webbs intention? The other candidates mentioned are Mr 11. P. Murray- Anslcv and Mr Sewell. It i« understood that the latter will not offer hiniHelf to the electors if Mr Ajncsley is a candidate i'or their suffrages. The other seats vacant arc Invercargill, JUisljn (Otago), and Nelson suburb* Two candidates nre mentioned for the first — • Messrs Cuthbertson and Wood. The latter was at ono tune Superintendent of Southland, aud has been in the Houne before. Mr Cuthbertson, who is editor of the Southland Times, is a " new " man. No candidates are named for Hosljn. Mr A. J. (not J. C.) Richmond is as yet the only person mentioned for Nelson suburbs. Mr Richmond wa§ member for Collingwood some jears ago. He is understood to be a supporter of the policy of progress. — Lyttelton Timet. An American adventuress, giving her name as Maria Graindorge, has been arrested in Paris on the following charge of impudent and ingenious swindling : — " She ap peared well dressed, and with a handsome baby in her arms, at the houses of ti ealthy Parisians, asking to see the proprietor. As soon as she was admitted to his presence, she Mould rush ut bun, exclaiming, 'Traitor! wretch! ullain ! have I found you at last ?' At the same time, the handsome ti&bj, having been trained for that purpose, would extend its little -arms towards the astonished gentleman and cry, 'Papa, dear papa!' It may bo imagined that ' papa ' preferred to give the swindler some money in order to make her leave the house. When she was arrested at her residence in the Rue Duvivier, no fewer than seven trained babies wore found in the house, also nine or ten thousand francs in money. Mile. Graindorge, upon befog closely pressed by the exawing magistrate, confessed that her real name was Oaks ; that blio was a native of New York j. and that she had been before at the Saint Lazare prison. The Paris Assizes found her guilty, and she was sent for seven year* to New Caledonia." A French physicianhas published alongdissertation on the advantages of groaning and crying in general, and especially during operations. He contends that groaning and crying are two grand operations, by which nature allays anguish ; that thosepatients who give way to their natural feelings, more speemly recover from accident and operations than those who suppose it unworthy of a man to" 'betray such ■yinptomt of cowardice as either to moan or cry. He tells of a man who reduced his pulse from one hundred and twenty-six to sixty in the course of two hours, by giving full vent to his emotions. If people are at all unhappy •bout anything, let them go into their rooms and comfort themselves with a loud boohoo, and they will feel a hundred per cent better afterwards. In accordance with the above, the crying of children should not be too greatly discouraged. If it ia systematically repressed, the result may be St Vitua'a dance, epileptic fits, or some other disease of the nervous system. What is natural is nearly always useful, and nothing is more natural than the crying of children, when anything occurs to give them mental or physical pain. Probably most persons have experienced the effect i of tears in relieving great sorrow. It is even curious how the feel- i ings aro allayed by the free indulgence of groans and sighs. Then, let parents and friends show more indulgence to noisy bursts of grief, on the part of children as well as other persons, and regard the eyes and the mouth as safety valves through which nature discharges her surplus steam. "

A Practical Spikit.— There seems to be no good reason why tho late Mr Horace Greeley should not continue to conduct the Nrw York Tribune. A " spirit message" from fhat gentleman, delivered through tho medium of Mrs J. H. Conant, is published in tho Banner of Light, and shows that Mr Greeley has lost none of that facility of expression whicli distinguished him when in tho flesh, for tho message ii, if we mj,y be permitted to siy so, almost tediously lona and not very intelligible. Mr Greeley begins by saving, "it isn't done ; it'« ju»t begun," alluding, no doubt, to his life, nnd not to the " spirit message." The medium here by way of civility remarks, "I am happy to ha\e you reach* us so goon after your departure ;" Mr Oreeley replies, " I am happy to coino so soon ; I have never departed." " Ilave you not ?" inquire* the medium. " Oh, no," rejoins Greeley, " only from the body that I had used too roughly. lam here to-day to thank my friends for their kind efforts in my bf half in many direeiom. I am hero also to say to those who hare faith in these tilings— and some of my frionds have, and if they please can make powerful use of what I am About to give — that I desire that my last will, made ■when I *as not strictly sane, should be rendered null and void, and that a former one, made in 71, ■hould be the will — my last will made as a sano man, in which justice, I think, expresses itself." Mr Oreeley then goes on to make some caustic remarks respecting " some of his spiritually inclined friends," who appear to b^ aaking themselves disagreeable to him by the narrow-mindedness in his present state. He apologizes for mentioning them in terms of disapproval, but he adds, " I am used to speaking the truth, post mortem or otherwise." He is not, however, without hope of being able to effect great improvements both in this world and the next. " I am," he observes, "in school, and able to loam, nnd ready and willing to learn, and will never bo satisfied until I huvo a sufficiency of this light to enable me to know what is necessary for mo to do towards earth and towards those dwelling in tho spiril-lnnd, nnd for myself. Good day." He then wind? up with the expression of a hope that tho firo of J3oston may prove to be a great blessing — a hopo w Inch is probably shared by tho insurance offices, but as yet has hardly been realized. — Pall Mail Gazette. Tho innocence of childhood is uncommon touching. A little toddler remarked to his brother last time I passed his way, " Bob, if you steal ma's jam, you won't ride in the buggy when you goei to 'Eaven." "800 hoo!" answered the big young one of the two, "I shan't want no buggy thore, became -because I uliall have wings, thore now ! " This puzzled the first little chap. He turned it over and over his mind a good deal, while the other wont on stealing the jam At list s.ivs he, " Yes Bob, but liow'll you net on lit moulting time ii you ain't got no buggy to rido in ? "

Pmxcn Bismarck — Our Berlin Correspondent writes under date Januaiy 25 :—": — " Only yesterday the Nord Dniche Allgtneine Zcitung was enabled to publish a most gracious letter whioh the King addre^od to Prnwe Bismnrck on his retiring from tbo Prussian Premiership:-- 1 Berlin, Jan. 1, 1873 — You are aware with what a homy heart I have com-, plied with your request, and released you from the duty of presiding over the Ministry of State. Being, however, aware what a severe trial, ]both physically and intellectually, the exertions of the past ten \ ears" must "ha vo been to vou,'l will not hesitate am longer to grant you the wishcd-for re- ! lief. Ten momentous jears have elapsed since, follow ing mj wisies, you assumed the lead of the Prussian Administration. Step by step your advice and umr energy have enabled me to develope the strength of Prussia and lead Gorman unity. Your name is mdeliblj recorded m the history of Prussia and Germany, and it is only just that you should bo rewarded on all sides b\ the highest recognition ot jour merit. If I allow you to withdraw from the Pru-i in Administration which you Lave conducted with »o sure and firm a hand, I yet wish 3011 to remain closely bound up with it, ns indeed is rendorud necessary from the intimate connexion existing between the Prussian politics aud the duties of the German Chancellor. By confersmg upon 3011 the Insignia of my high Order of the Black Eagle, ict in diamonds, I give you a frexh proof of inj lecognition of jour great worth, and my eternal gratitude. I trust that the partial relaxation from business which jouthus acquire will give jou that access of strength which jou hope for, and which 1 fervently wisk, so that you may bo enabled to devote jour valuable services to PruH-«ia and Germany lor a long tune to come. Your truly allectiona'e and grateful King, William.'" Ttmei.

An Evkntfi L Lifk.— The North Otago Times of Tuesday suji :: — •" Vn individual was brought up at the Kesulent Magistrate's Court, Lawrence, on Tuesday List, the bare (acts of whose history would form material for the most sensational of modern novels. His name is J.iques Fouon, and ho was born in I'aris ilurm^ the fiercest heat of the French Kavolution. He entered the French army as druiiuuer boy at the age of ten, ami was with Napoleon in tin* cistern campaign, and berved some time in Spain under Soult and Massciu. As a sergeant of the Imperial Guard lie proceeded with the Grand Army on their (Uastroiis Rus-iian c impugn On the return homewards with the shattered remnant of the Freneli army, he was dangerously wounded and left for dead at Leipsic. He recovered his wounds only to see the great Napeleon abdicate, and he followed his beloved master to Elba, where he was appointed to a situation of truit in the great Captain's household. Ho was one of the party who accompanied Xapolcan on his memorable escape, and took a prominent part in many of the events of the Hundred D.ijs. Ho was a lieutenant in the Imperial Guard at Waterloo ; and ill the last charge upon the Highland troops, had his cuirass smashed m several places by the bullets, and narrowly escaped being destroyed bj the Black Brunsw iekurs. When the star of Napoleon had set for ever, he entered the Mexican service, and took part in the War of Independence After that was achieved, he returned to France, tiud was engaged in the Cochin China expedition, and in the sack of the capital of that wealthy country , managed to secure a considerable amount of money. He then became a speculator in coolies at the Mauritius, and succumbing to adverse eircumstauce*, proceeded to New York, where he resided, teaching fencing for a living. Attracted by the gold diM_ov cries made in California, he proceeded thither, and started the first public house in Sacramento. He amassed a fortune of a quarter of a million dollars there, but loit all of it speculating. He proceeded from thence to Australia, and afterwards to New Zealand, and on Monday was fined 20s for cutting timber without a license." Too Bno\D At/tog kth mi — The dam-broad is known to be the ordinary Scottish name of w hat m English is termed a draught-board. A Scotch lady, newly come to London, and rat her too familiar with her own mode of expression, inquired at a linen-draper's shoo for a table-cloth of dambroad pattern. The cockney shopman, amazed at such a question from a ladj , answered : " Why, ma'am we have patterns pretty broad, but— a— a — but none quite bo broad as that." Cvlyle, now nearly four-score ye*rs .f age, has entirely abandoned wilting, but appears occasionally in society, and talks as vigouiosly as ever. He is often to be seen in the Kensington district of London, walking with William Allmgli.Mjj, the poet, who is one of the editors of Frazer'x Maaazhie.

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