Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-05
GREEN CROPS FOR TURNING IN.

Perhaps there no means Of improving land,
within the control of the farmer of limited re-
sources, more effective and economical, than
the turning in of green crops-and the publish
ed account Of the results of this practice are
such IS 70 ;!s!;!y the recommendation Of it to
all farmers who are compelled to adopt the
cheapest and most available methods of improv-
ing, or keeping up, the fertility of their soils.
Various crops have been recommended for the
purpose of turning in grecn-pcas, oats, corn.
rye, clover, huckwheat, &c. Clover, so far as
its enrching properties are concerned, ranks
among the very best crops for this purpose.
The heaviest crop of rye we ever saw, Cup.
wards Of 40 bushels to the acre,) was raised on
land where growth of clover had been turned
in. But, all things considered, no crop, we
think, has superior, if equal claims to buck,cheat
for turning in green. 1t is not great exhaus-
ter Having small, fbrous root, with large,
branching top, it probably derives near as much
nourshment from the atmosphere as from the
soil 1T will also thrive on soil where other
plants would starve and it comes into blossom
sooner than most other grain.bearing plants
TENDER, and the land seeded down with grass
or winter rye,-an excellent plan. BY this pro
cess, Mr.. John Keely, Of tIaverhIl, obtained, in
1899. forty.eght bushels Of excellent rye, Irom
23.4 acres Of land so poor that part of it wouic
not sustain a growth of sorre with which the
other part was filled, The following is par
of Mr.. KS statement
AT the close of June, 1893, while the sorre
was in blossom, plowed it in Immediately AT
ter heavy rain, and sowed upon the furrov
one bushel OF bnckwheaf per acre On the ct,
and 7'h of August, Immediately after hr,v
rain, and whlle the Suckwheal was in blossom
that was also plowcd in Ga the 18Th of Scr
TENDER. II was sowed with winter rye, m
whole piece contained nearly 23 4 acres, an
1t yielded d bushels I'll rye Of excellent q ,alll,
weighing 80 lbs. to the hnshe he preyior
crop on the sam" piece IN 1887. did not ayerag
quite 6 bushels per acre. Although this Gro
Is not large compared with other crops upu
rich land vet for land Of this poor quality, co,
slider 1t very large. Nor is this al. This ere
was not obtained by extra expense. Ia force II
land Ia yield more than It cnuid continue tn pr
dncc: it is only the fir, Of series of cror
which. if continued by the same m,naromeI
undouh'edlv will, in few years, lonhle It's fe
ty instead Of cXi,all-tiu1 lt--esperIally If I,
slubhle is plowcd in soon after the crop IS ha
vested. for this, with the weeds amnnos, H. "
furnish hid green crop, aud the scatter
grain, which would Otherwise he lost, will In
grow and very materially increase the first ere
crop the ensuing season."
Samuel Candy, jr,, Esq, Of Delaware. |
been cninenly successful in improving
workout lands by the aid, chiefly. Of ere
crops turned in. lie selected three fields co
Plet"ly exhausted; after blowing, he applied
bushels Of lime to the acre, and sowed "
rye; in the succeeding May, this was pillow
in, aud two bushels OF corn per acre so
broadcast. In the carly part of September,
corn was rolled down with a heavy roller {
plowed under, the ground narrowed, and SOW
with whea, early in O''ober. The yield fir
this was equal to that on land in good lilih. =
dressed with stable manure. Though ia,
fe'dS we're a, "the lowest ebh Of s,cril
wien he commenced the improvement, of ,h