Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-29
From Tie Boston Cpitieator.
ON PLOUGHlNG.

hope our brother farmers have not all been
so much troubled as we have been TO find
a casl-iron plough that would do the whole
work ofcuuing and turning the sod without
the aid OF the foot Of a wrestler. This a.
musemeni of wrestling is now out Of dste
and the young may not take our meaning
but in ANCIENT times the best wrestler was
always selected TO hold the plough because
he could actively handle his feet TO aid the
imperfect machinery bearing that appella-
ton.
Now we have grown lazier or wiser, and
are DESTROYS of throwing all the hard work
on TO our hired men or our machines. that
we may not become TOO tired at noon or at
night TO read our long expected Cutiva-
Tor.
Ploughs for our plain lands require more
length OF body than most OF our cast-iron
| ploughs possess and we believe one reason
Tor making them so short was, fear that
long casi-iron mould boards, or rather mould
ers. would be too liable to be broken but
since they are made of better metal than for
merry, there is little risk OF breaking long
moulder with carefully usage.
Our lands that were in corn or potatoes
last year viii this spring be laid 10 grass, for
we need not 10 toIerably plain land, plant
more than one year before seeding down
with broadcast grain, not choosing to
disturb the buried sod That is wanted at
bottom to keep the land light.
Now how many times must we plough 10
prepare our lands Tor spring grain and grass
seed2 Shall we turn under all the corn.
stalks the sorrel. the grass, and the weeds
that lie on the surface then by second or
cross plonghing. turn all this matter up a
gain Tor fear il might rot and turn TO man
ure D. This is what we all formerly practis
cd, but can any one Justify the praciicel
We must not take the plough TO the field
in spring till the ground is SO dry as not to
be made into bricks, yet we wish to begin
as soon as it is fit, for the sooner We harrow
in our spring grain on suitable land the bet
tier Now we may begin 10 harrow our
ground day or two sooner than we can be-
gin to plough it, The harrow opens the
ground, lets in the all and hts the soil for
the plough.
! Take the harrow then, if you are impa.
,ien, 10 begin spring work, level down hills
If you made any last year. with your culti-
yalor. and then plough bnt once though you
maytal,e as fine urrow as YOU please.
Bury the stalks, the weeds and all the rub
Dish underneath. and there lei il lie till it
becomes manure Ii is all wanted below,
but none Of it above As a genera rule no
land should be ploughed twice IN the same
month Very rough land mus, be treated
differently. II must be crossploughed TO
take advantage OF the stones aud the liked
s,unps. But il is very absurd, in plain
fields. after we have laid the soil right side
up. 10 disturb il again before we take crop.
No unrolten manures should be used for
spring grain. Old and rotten manure. in
proper quantity, will do no harm, for ii
works immediately. brings your grain for
ward early, and !, oltens ripens before the
sultIy weather comes on or il is so Tar spent
before that lime it does no injury. Whereas
+ green manure begins to operate al the very
tune when there is most danger from the
rapid growth OF The grain--that is in July
and If it is very hot and sultry-such wea
Their as Ind ian corn delights in---the grain
grows so rapidly as to burst the stall k open &
lei out its juices They Aow down the
outside OF the stalk and form what We cal
rust upon it,
In confirmation of this doctrine we under
stand thu, this rust does no, make It's appear
ance in England. -Tha, is colder climate
and grain is much longer in coming to
periection than in our country. Hence also
( we raise better English grain in cool sum
mers than in warm ones, and few summers
/ yield. at the same time. our greatest crops
Of corn and of English grain.
/ Though we much prefer seeding down
to grass in September, yet lands planted last
year and prepared for spring grain this
spring may better be sown With grass seed
also in spring Ii we delay this ill fall and
plough in the slnbe of the grain, the seed
is mol sure 10 vegetate from the want Of
+ moisture in the furrow and we lose our la
Dor and our next summers crop. 1t the
soil is dry and inclining to sand few
, bushels OF ashes spread on an acre after the
grain is up, or before. will often prevent
the summer killing of the grass among the
grain, and will prove beneficial TO the whole
crop.
5 A Wig Shoemaker noo Senator.
Hon. John Henderson, Wing United
4. States Senator elect, from Mississippi, was q
+ shoemaker from SIS to 1921 in Brookyile
Indiana AT the end ofthat term. he wen
to Cincinnati went TO school a few years
/ studied law with Hon. Bellamy Storer; wen
5 South married rich; and is now a U. S
, Senator
/. The chap that wishes us to advertise hi:
= wife as having lea his bed and board is 10
formed we shall do no such thing unless he
pays for the advertisement in advance WI
l. : r.