Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-11
THOROUGH CULTIVATION.

From the Essex Agricultural Socicty's Transac.
oons We select the following excellent letter " ich
IS Inc appendix to Mr. llunlngtOn's address.
LEXINGTON, December l. 1910
A harrington, ESg-Dcar Sir. The question Is of
ten askel' How can farming be made profiabel
answer by liberal manurug, deep and thorough pouh.
ing ana clean culture. will venture to affirm with.
OUT lear OF contradiction, that instance can Be cited
where iarmer who has MANFRED his grounds bi,IIr
made, Judicous use Of the plough and cultivated with
care has failed to receive an ample remuneration for
ule amount invested nay more, that has not received
greater advance upon hIs outlay than the ayerare
prnhl derived from any utAe- business One orc,, I'D
hcuy Is, that most farmers seem not TO be aware o.
the TACT that the greater the outlay TO a reasonabeer
'en "h'h sklIliuly applied, the greater will he the
Prohl' they therefore manure SIIplly ulou0h shallow
and the consequence IS get poorly p,i l,r tl,i ,l,
hs has raised prejudice and given a disroli.b e
TIE business Of farming, especially amnpp tho. va0
are m The habit and are DESTROYS Of realizing souos
more from their occupation than naked reluru Of s
amount expended
me farmer who IS 50 sparing Of his manure fla, he
can fe' Dat thiry bushels Of corn from an acre pe,s
u'e'y enough to pay HIM for the expense Of cuIpya
uOn, aud IA addition 10 this by the orii,,-,, ,I4 n
pioughug, bis field, at each sIcressyo r,,,", 80 d.
ierl"'iing his crops becoming less and less and ina
~" years ne lnds he must abandon his xausIcd and
""iu out hcids TO seek a subsistence for himself and
I"hiy Iu some other business or Il some other rcoa
"''' we Dah1 81 man has been less waslclul Of tie
bOuuiles Of nature
instead men, OF this scanty manurng Of ten can
IpauS 10 the acre which Will give him but th-ty bush
es OIL corn Icl him apply thirty loads This addition
al twenty loads, at the usual price Of manure IN lt,
p'Ti OF ihe country, will cost Aim twenty dollars Bu
e now instead Of thirty buslel. Of corn gofs sIt,7
bushels ana die Increased quantity Of s,oyeT viii more
t'' pay '"r nc excess Of labor required in cuuyaas
lu "',I esuHg the large crop over that Of the SINAI
ono lie mas thus added thirty bushels Of com 10 DO.
'I"p ny means Of twenty loads Of manure which attic
I''dl piIce OF ono dollar per bushc PAYS him DO me
"', crop IOt his extra outlay. HIS acre Of land .s
hd '' grass after taking of the com and lie effect Of
Hl' twenty loads OF additional mauurinp will lc g.fer
num- III me lowest estimate, three additional tons O.
nay DO TIE ifs three years Of moving H. worth f,eea
'D'.'fs ton 30 the field. Now look al the result Is
["e"l} oo.lafs expended for extra nauurug was ps.
TOT ]" We hfsi years cTopand al tie end of ,c wears
more ie Wi have received fouy-Gys dollars profit %
"s outlay Of thirty dollars and 10 addition 10 tIs Us
'1"A is improved, and pa much better condition fora
second rotation. There b, no delusion In this %,
F'a'h'a al result, Of the reality Of which any fruff
.iy s'u'y himself who vail take the trouble 20 maze
Tic experiment
t'N 100 iiem Of OUTLAWS can the farmer derive -
ample or 20 certain profit rs fJr h. erpendir4rs ~
manure To certain extent This has been most t'.'
angry Atf'Ae4 by some Of our West Cambridge .sf.
H'th. j. ~ not uncommon among some Of the lrmas
~ vat town. 10 pu' on their grounds ono hundIe. DOL
its worm o. manure 20 the acre and l7 more iosisf
'e' man "'f 10 gross sales n r,o5re tt,r ,sr .-.