Show GET READY TVitb all crops It is quIte an item to prepare the soil to a good tilth and do the seeding or planting in good season It is often the case that a few days delay de-lay will seriously affect the growth and yield and as to a certain extent at least the cost is the same it is Quite an Item to use all reasonable care to have the necessary work done at the right time Good machinery and sharp tools in good repair are eseptial in performing the necessary work so as to be able to have everything ready in good season It is a good plan therefore to thoroughly thor-oughly overhaul the tools and implements imple-ments needed for the spring work and if any of them need repairing have it done in good season 1C new machinery is needed look after it in good season It is hardly good economy to wait until un-til a tool or Implement Is needed before be-fore looking after it It may take time just when other work Is pressing and be the means of getting a crop seeded or planted in good season and there Is always risk of not being able to get the machine just as it may be wanted Then the seeds should be looked af ten It always pays to get good seeds and to get in good season and the Us should be made out and the order made early Then when a favorite time for seeding comes the work can be pushed along With seeds as with implements It is not good management to be obliged to delay the seeding because be-cause of carelessness in not ordering the seeds needed in good season It is often the case that more or less work te necessary in cleaning up the land before the active work of preparation prepar-ation can be commenced at least the greater part of this work can he don during the winter or between now and the time It will be necessary to commence the work In the management of the manure the better plan is to keep it hauled out and not allow it to accumulate There IB no advantage in allowing it to lie in the stables er sheds or to be throw out in piles in the barnyard to waste Taking all things into consideration the quicker it Is hauled out and applied on the fields the better and if this Is i done it will save time in the spring Get everything done that is needed to be done and then when the season opens there will be no delay Amer can Farmer i v |