The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-24 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.

LIME CuMrasT, where required for early spring
application, should nus he in readiness. In forming such
compost, all ioirts of earth containing vegetable matter to
collect." into hill. mill mien! with lime. A small quantity
will fir duce • favourable e11..v0 when applied to ernes land in
need of It, awl well harrowed into the roots of the true.
Suite apply I irge doses of lime coinp.ist, well harrowed In.
before sowing spring corn, an I on Vni• 'Ogle, which
are generally iiiiiss.od with insects an I weeds, it often ha* a
very benedcial ardull in kcoplmc Iwo lioth pests, as well as in
promoting the early growth and ripening of the crop, lintels
for ...TO cold soils, a solsd pisolity of Wane salt should be
um toil In the compost, at the rate of from 5 cwt. to 10 MU
per acre, and even at the rate of at cwt. to *lute poor soils.
Ti'llSir ILASS.-1.10U,;li or rib a. the crop is cleared off.sither
6)- fuld.rig or carting to the lionn.tind, weather permitting.
Dry open soils are generally ploughed, but wet-bottomed Imid
may be kept drier by ribbing or " rafter-ploughing," sit it is
termed in some places. When water flows between the
stetche., the land shoubl be properly water-furrowed. In early
wawa, these snitches may be turned upside down by the tad
of the month or begaining of nett, and in late seasons up to
the ...ley fun .4 March, to c 5.1.111 the bottom to the weather,
and afterwards sumshel acre...* to ptepare it for illordiag.
WAreit Fraitoat, in wheat or ploorhod land., go oror
after every dorm or th tie ; even iii grao. land stagnant wafer
should not In :Ann. Exausiite also the drainage, al directed
last month.
lishoro. rinish planting, pleaching, filling up gam, and
dresno,f, (laps that cannot be tilled up by pleaching should be
elled up, if fonaiblu, front obi I.kani being stubbed up or
which are intended to be is, taking more to select healthy
plants. Where the gaps are wide and the hedge unhealthy on
side, examine the ran*, and if rot has commeueed, ills
better to stutib up the whole of the ustvouud. Treace Jeep,
manure and lime the laud when 11100 In requiral, sod *at
young quick.. Short gaps may be filled up with yeuall
plants in the mune way, but when the hedge is not peacbelli
the full'grown plants on either side require to be sniped eM
from thegap, to prevent drip," which invariably kills the
young plants, and the roots of the old plants should be cut
awn), .4) oof to rob the y tient: plant. Lest them. Where
gaps and r01a...1/Co. •teoCcan.focat Isp moorband or iosorticient
depth of soil, the moorland in the former mow shouldbe
removoil„ soul fresh boll applied In the Later to mom. depth.
Chalk acid some other rocks can nosuation bc dug out., noun
to
let down the roots ; and whin this mn be done It is prefernbM
to raising the hill above the commix. level. All hedge plants,
from being grown close together, sutler Irons two canoes--1111
Caere. Of drift and lout wwrction, and for tins • dreamily of
limo wall dor in is generally the at correct" c.
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