The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-10-17

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This valuable grain 10 generally eblsi-
EaleI al small sxprnse. and produces To-
lrrahls crops an light sandy soils without
mGnnEr. there are some sections ofihe
roIsiry where the land j. cropped from
year 70 year. wiihou, adding any thing 10
lerlilize the soil: lhose who lllus Draw uls-
on their land. should he sAmonisLed by
The beggaily Amount ol Iheirerops thus pro-
ddeed, that d 10 ligse 70 pursue sdifferenl
course. There are thnse who give their
and aliiile rest and pasture in q Few in
Iermediaie years; bai as there j. no grass.
seed sOvn, and what liille stock that can
be kept upon il, do ncl leave an amsunI
Of manure snificien, 10 keep the soil in lis
original sia.e. we often see these tracts or
land in . rapid stale Of deterioration.
A deficiency Of manure is one apology
far This exhau ling mode Of cultivation,
while another reason, moe potent with
some. is. that /. lh.ir fathers and grand
fathers did so before lhem." which is Of
enurse conclusive. and nolhing more can
be said to them on the subject.
The object Of not manuring on acrount
off deficiency Of manure. IS a very good
one, provided all due diligence has been
used TO save every substance about the
farm convertible into marure, IN increase
the compass. heap. We do no, believe
there are many intelligent farmers who
viii be satisfied with 10 or Is bushels Of
rye per acre without manure, when from
35 to 40 may be obtained trifh: they will
sonirive snms way 10 make and save
enough for their rye field. that not only
the crop NAV be increased, but that the
land may also be increased in value; for i,
should be remembered that the cost the
manure and labor Of applying ], is in part
repaid by The increased fertility Of The
soil, and not BY the present crop alone.
We have known of Is bushes Of 6ne
rye being produced from an acre Of land
which had been highly maEured the year
before; we have also known nearly the
same quantity produced per acre on land
where heavy second crop Of clover had
been turned under early in September.
No doubt buckwheat would also prove a
valuable manure if turned un er for the
. the crop, Oa light s0ils, ashes would
also prove a valuable siimulani.
Every farmer who works il right"
will runtrive To have supply Of compost
or some other manure, 20 dress his rye
field, provided IL had not received il in =
previous crop.
II an old pasture or worn-out field is to
be sown doan to rye. il should be plow-
ed hy the Isl of September, or before: The
sward should be turned over fiat, and roll
Jed with field roller; the compos, sppli-
ell. sni thoroughly narrowed in wiihou,
disturbing the sod. and the rye sowed ~
usu at the rate RI! bushels to The acre.
Where there is plenty Of light plain
land, and il will be good husbandry TO
sow il down TO rye every third year and
pasture the intermediate years. II grass
seed is sown with the rye on the manur.
ed land, AFTER the crop Of rye is taken Of
she next season, the grasses will take the
plare Of weeds and furnish a good fall
feed, and by another season will make
gooI pas,urage: the roofs Of the grass,
when turned under FOR the next crop oi
rye, will greatly enrich The land and illus
instead Of de,eriorating il will increase the
fertility; but - here the ground is conlinu.
lily crnpped and no manure applied, MOI
grass seed sown, weeds will take full pos.
session, and in process Of time the land
yill become sterile and barren.
~. E. Farmer.