The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-04-02
From the Farmers Register.
OBSERVATIONS AND ROUGH EXPERIMENTS.
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els of puilverized gypsum, French) sown
at the rate of bushel per acre on clover
of second years growth. Soil, original.
ly acid and very poor; a light loan on
sandy subsoiI, well mared in 1924. since
MANFRED and altogether improved, from
product of bushels of corn per acre
1925 or 80. The clovercrop mean, and
June lst, freely grazcd. No benefit
whatever perceived on comparison with
adjoining clover not dressed with gypsum
On soil exactly similar.
9. Green sand. Atthe same time, in
the field, on similar soil, and on clover Of
same growth, one acre dressed with 4O
bushels of green-sand earth mot calcare-
ous) from James river. No effect pro-
duced.
3. In March, eight acres of good loan
marled lOyears ago, product IN corn sup
posed equal to 80 bushels, and wheat at
ter clover ls or 20 bushels, were dres-
sed with green-sand earth at the same
rate. Two beds left out. Clover in its
first year. No perceptible benefit.
4. SEED Wheat. Having seen old
seed wheat recommended, by several
contributors to the Register, of the crop
of 1910, the gram of which was very
good, small quantity was kept ingood
order and carefully guarded against all
danger of heating rsother injury. This
fall l2 bushels sewn in field of uniform
and good quality, and imme, lately ad-
Joining new seed of same kind (purple.
straw.) The sowing of both kinds COM
menced and finished inthe same day..
and operations ineverv respect conduct
ed exactly alike. Quantity to the acre
the same Is l-2 pecks.) The old. seed a
little weevil-eaten, notwithstanding every
care used in keeping it, but not enough
so to be much objec ionable. The old
seed longer terminating, and to this day,
December 3Ist looks decidedly inferior
to the wheat from new seed. |
S. Iop-dressing ,0ath farm ya'd ma
nu,e, and auitt unprepared leapes.-|
Eighteen acres of light sandy loan in clo-
ver Of I'd year, very thin and very unpro-
missing, was top dressed in April, ls4O,
with rough and unrotted manure from the
farm pen, at the rate of so to 100 BUSH
els per acre. This land was marled in
1890, and though greatly improved for|
before its product was 8 to 10 bushels IN
corn, and perhaps 8 in wheat,) was still
but of middlng product, and before this
manuring, would not have brought more
than 1s or at most 20 bushels of corn
per acre, or 6 bushels of wheat after
corn. The last crop of wheat, cut m
1889, after corn, was known to be only
% bushels of wheat or Q l-2 bushels to|
The acre. That crop however was very
much damaged by chinch bug. The tcpI
dressing was as coarse as any trodden
litter could be, many corn-stalks merely
mashed, but unbroken, constituted an
ayaraee of the manure of the farm-pen
trampled by cattle, and covered over
with the manure of the stables and hog.
pens every time they were cleaned out
throughout the winter, which was about
once week. The hog-pens were Prin-
cipalIy Uttered with leaves from the
woods. The effect Of the top-dressing
on the clover was almost Immediately
perceptible. In September the field was
fallowed for wheat, and in June of this
year 2s3 bushels of wheat, were cut from
It, equal to l6 bushels per acre, The
soil is decided corn soil, and too light
for wheat. But the most striking and
gratifying proof of improvement is the
frequent appearance of green sward in
many places, where it was not at all c, OBJ;
served prior to this manuring. This
valuable grass has generally made its aP3,
pearance in spots of the different fields
ALTERNATING, but this particular field was
too poor for its growth $50 as to be motto.
= edD even after marling, until it received
this top-dressing.
6. In January, 1910, about Is acres
of light loan, with sandy subsoil, in clio.
yer Of second years growth, top.dressed
with 377 very large ox-cart loads OF
9 leaves, principally pine.beards raked to-
gether in adjoining woods. The covering
was so thick that at one time it was
thought that the clover was in great dan
ger of being smothered. 1t however
came through and was decidedly benefit