Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-24
WHAT CAN FARMERS DOT

A great many things that they do not do
now. They can raise greater crops and
make more money. They can improve their
stock and save more money, and they can be
every way more independent and work no
harder Bot will thev9 ! think so. One
great thing ia the way of many farmers i'm
provement is that he never begins. Talk TO
him about improving his farm and he tells
you il is all very WELL but he is too poor TO
undertake IT, And one great defect in agr-
cultural publications is the fact that they do
not often point out the way whereby poor
man or farmer in slender circumstances
, can he benefited. We read of wha, is done
ard doing in Enpaed, but there Is but little
of English agriculture that could be adopted
with proht or advantage TO This country. We
now and then get glimpse of German and
French farming still there is but small por-
ton that can be Of use in new couniryweIc
pre- duce is low and labor high. Whatever is
done abroad thai is Of service to US. we can
do here, and that being so little it is eas,ly
known.
As a general rule. the land 10 this country
does not pro5uce half as much of any crop
ercept needs, as il is capable Of doing, and
1t VIII require not thild more labor 10 &c,
double the amount. The great secret or large
ludIciOus application of manure. And the
saving aud applying manure Is about The on
ly thing that We can imiitte to advantage, in
ioreiga agriculture. There are bot few far
mers who cannot double, in one way or anoih-
or, the manure now applied 10 their land
and that is the way for them to increase their
cfops. On wheat farms ter instance, always
pillow in GOO quantity Of clover. | have
but little doub, hat wheat land may be made
IN yield good crop and he cultivated l,r
/ fifty years 10 that crop alone, and constantly
| improve. ] know this IS agains, theory, but
! also know that II Is not contrary 10 prac-
ice. Sow clover every spring upon The
wheat, and apply plaster, then SOW upon the
young wheat plant, in the fall or spting from
| five TO ten bushels of air stacked lime. This
/ is contrary 10 all theory and practice, but
| Ihen il is nu, contrary 10 common sense,
know that we are told TO pnl on farm 80 10
/ 500 bushels, but still that DOCS not prove but
what less quantity would answer. Lime
/ is applied either q Kind Of manure which
( is to benefit the growing crop, o. else it is APP
/ piled upon a stiff clay soil 10 smeiDrale is
texture, and make il more melON In the
! latter case large quantity may be uselIily
applied. Bot 40 We have few farmers whnse
land needs such quantity. ! shall conGao
myself r. t'le smaller number Of bushels, and
( an annual application. Lime is an import.
ant constituent OF wheat, and II should there
I fore be abundant in the soil % mature a good
crop. The utmost thai could be taken U, b, u
growing crop would not probab'f exceed one
hundred pounds 10 the acre, .. less lhan ia o
bushels. The balance would rem,in in tie
soil in some shape. The tendency Of Oh mine.
raj mlnures islO sink 10 the soil 4 large APP
plcslion. wIlI ia time. be washed down - az
10 be beYond the reach OF ia, growing plant.
Now Then would II 90, be better 10 make .
IN III application and make it oGener Or
10 use The words Of friend with whom was
conversiog the other day, shall apply
'ne 70 my land ~ apply grease 10 nv boo,s
/ ifHe and often." Bot It may be said that -
small quantity can do no good. 40 zee Ia
he case VI gypsum,la that 80 smal, qqan-