Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-09-24
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We again remand our readers that the
time for lying down lands to grass APP
proaclcs and that now is the time to prepare
the soil for the seed. Those who have
worthless meadows or slough-holrs are in
vItcd TO try the virtues Of loan or fine gravel
applied to the surface in such manner as
to destroy completely the old vegetable
growth. Two or three inches in dcepth of
covering will be found sufficient in must ca
scS where the surface of the meadow is even,
and the whole cost Of preparing on acre for
the compost manures which may be put upon
the surface will not exceed II dollars in cases
where loan or gravel may be found within
the distance OF ten rods.
We say, Tray an GCre-hdlf an ocrc-
one rod square,; if no more capital can be
spared TO make improvements in grass lands.
Remember last July; the dry weather had
10 bad effect on the low land grasses, but IN
many cases it improved them. Now is the
time if ever to pare off and make smooth the
surface of these boys for the admission of
other mattcrto warm and render them fertile.
The sods may be piled in heaps to be dried
and burned in few days after they are cut
and the ashes shoull be spread over the
whole surface. If these sodS should not be
sufficiently dry for burning this season; or if
they should be only partially burnt they may
be piled up anew in heaps as large as half
haycock, and after haying next season they
will burn down to ashcs-thcn these rshcs
may he spread over the whole surface and
the places where the heaps stood may be
sown with grass seed.
bitches for such lands should be dug par
rallied with each other and no cross bitches
should be made when this can be avoided
for they are in the way of the team which
may be needed in a few years to subverl the
soil and prepare it for new seed. If cross
bitches should be found necessary, they
should be covered drains and then they will
not obstruct the team.
Care must be taken TO cover up the old
grasses completely and they will soon per-
sh and it is not advisable to suffer an IRON
tooth harrow TO be used after the loan is
cartcd or wheeled on. A brush harrow, or,
Il 1t is mIry so as not to bear team, a hand
rake will soon bury sufficiently tie seed for
an acre.
on RENoyATING ENGLISH MOVING LANDS.
Many farmers have lands which bear a
small burhen of English grass, but they lie
so low that they cannot be titled to any pro-
tit. Hence they are allowed TO remain from
year to year, without producing enough to
repay the labor of cutting the grass. Such
lands should never be planted but they
may be ploughed in the latter part of this
month and sown again with grass seed to
very great advantage.
AS grass and hay are our most profitable
crops, We should neglect no means to I'M
prove them, and almost any of our old fields
may be renovated by means of the plough
and the harrow without going through lone
process Of tillage, which seldom repays the
labor. At this season our teams are strong,
and are kept AT small expense. An acre
may be well ploughed at cost oftwo dollars:
and if little manure is applied on the fur
rows, crop of pure grass will be ready for
the scytho by the next season.
Lands ploughed to be sown on the furrow
should be nicely turned and a roller should
be passed over the iuriows before the har
~" - ''N'' ''' 'piHllpSl manure should
next be put on and the ground should be har-
rowed lengthwisc with the harrow. and then
a little cornerwisc, but not crosswsc. In
tins way the burrows remain smooth and Law
well for the scythe. The grass seed should
be covered with the brush harrow, and the
roller may be again used TO make the whole
more smooth and to aid the negotiating seed.
We SOW nothing but herds grass and red top
seed at this season Of the year, as clover is
apt to be winter killed--hut that NAV be
sown on the snow, lift is wanted, and il aids
to keep down the weeds in the spring, and
to furnish feed for cattle.
In regard TO quantity Of seed farmers arc
not agreed; some use half a peck of herds
grass and some use three pecks TO the acre.
For ourselves we would not SOW more than
one peck of good seed and w. have found
this to be better than larger quantity.-Red
top seed is chafly and we use three or four
pecks TO the acre, mixed up with the herds
grass. We incline to think that most farm
crs will find it more profitable TO raise their
own grass seeds than TO purchase them, and
we hope they will this season prepare patches
for the purpose on which one kind of seed
only should be sown.-Boston Cuh,rofor.