Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-04-13
AGRICULTURE
SPRING WORK

SPRING WORK.
VIC believe that the fertility Of mos, OF our soils i,
4 very materially affected by faithfully preparing them
for the reception OF the crop. The more we sir and
puFcuze them IA the spring, the productive they
viii prove. This is the general rule. There may he
cAcePuonS. but the rule and not the exceptions must
] be made the basis Of reasoning and advice Some
hints as 10 the way in which the working of the soil
and add TO It's fertility, WILL perhaps be acceptable to
. our readers.
Particles Of earth or particles Of earth and manure
that have been IN close contact with each other for
year have exered nearly all the chemical action upon
each other that they capable Of eXcriing So long
as they remain together they will change but slowly
II YOU break Up the soil thoroughly crush the lum1s
and stir tho whole mass well, then new particles are
brought together 10 exert chemical actions upon
each other, aud to change each other into food for
plants. Furthermore, such treatment Of the soil pre-
paros TO receive IN all parts the action of water air
and warmth. II spots are left unploughed the rains
Will work OF from these sidewisc through the softer
spots that have been poughed and in the hard places
4 neither air nor warmth work freely. These i'm
porian agents IN carrying the process Of vegetation
are therefore less available a hard, lumpy field than
1 IN one that is mellow and well pulyorzed
From these POSITIONS ii must be inferred that we re-
commend faithful plOughng, rolling and narrowing
request farmers to ask themselves whether their
haste to dispatch their spring work. they do not often
suffer themselves TO put in crop before they have
prepared the soil well good and profitable hus
handry requires. When ploughlng the land for spring
grains, II you take so wide Through leave part
of the soil unturned, If when the plough is thrown
GU, by corn stalks stone, YOU fail to black IN"
and 60 over the unploughed space again. then we be-
eve you do not take the most profitable course Let
4 the ground be well poughod Then, if our advice be
] taken, the roller will be applied all soils that have
tenacity enough 10 be at all lumpy. Break down the
Jumps or conhne them by using the roller, and then
well loaded harrow will do its work Of pulyerizing to
very great advantage 1t is well to harrow both ways
A double narrowing and a subsequent rolling will
ordinarily cover the seed sufficiently The roller is
apparently very important implement, which should
come into more general use. 1t gives TO the lands
very smooth surface, facilitates the termination Of
seeds by bringing them into close with the
SOIL and IN the heat o. summer is believed To be very
serylceabe to the young grass that had been sown
among the grams. A farmer IN Wcnham, where most
of the stubbles were killed the last summer informed
us few days since that he apparently saved his by
rolling his ground in the spring.
We believe to be good economy in this vicinity to
sow hay seed with grain in all cosos whether one in
tends TO lay the ground down not. The growth of
clover is worth for feed in autumn and for manure TO
the land the following season. more than the Of
D seed
Our original remarks for the most part are suggest
ed by our observation upon particular farm, and in
this neghbohood OF course they must be under
stood as designed for universal application Each
reader look the pecular,ies This own climate
and soil, before he properly Judge whether our ad.
vice is suited TO his wants.
There is present considerable difference of opu-
ion TO the comparative worth of northern and south
eTn clover We doubt not that larger crop of north
than southern be obtained the first year but
have little doubt that where the southern has
been with other grasses, that the second and
third crops of hay will be larger than where the
thern was raised. We have not facts enough within
our observation TO enable to give preference
to the the other in point Of eventiu profit.
There may be difficulty the coming season to obtain
northern seed for much of that which comes from the
north is supposed have been carried there from the
south If the farmers should find themselves furnish
ed with southern when they have asked for northern
they will not forget this suspicion, and will
not be hasty blaming the scotsman of this vicinity
who do the best they to obtain northern. and
yet fearful they may be imposed upon.--lNew Eng
4 Farmer.
4 BRIGHTON MARKET-MoSDAY, March 90, 1871.
At market 400 Beef Cattle, 80 yoke of Working Ok
en-, 80 Cows and Calves, $50 Sheep, and 300 swine.
About IS Beef Cattle and 600 Swine unsod.
/ Priccs-BeeC Catle-Former prices were not sus-
tanned and reduce quotations. viz. extra $3.50
and 6,7j. First quality 5000 and G25 Second
qu1i,y $3.50 and 5,75. Third quality, $500 and 3D.
Working Oren-Saes were noticed at $40 SIS.
SIS, S95 500 and $40.
Co,cs and Caices-Sales $50, S25, S2s, S33 $40,
and 500
Sleep-Lots at $3.50 $50 4,a5 and few extra GOO
each
.Srrnc-More Than two thousand were sold. Lois ,o
pcdde were sold mostly al for sows, aud for bar
rows 4 few lots at Is and IA and is and
8 Ii At retail from Ii TO g.
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