Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-05-19

iess WAN scfcuty OusueiS VI CotH W tne
acre. As soon as the corn was harvested,
the stubblo was loosened up by running
light horse pillow lengihwise through the
rows, the surface then smoohed with bush
harrow, and one bushel Of rye, with a suffi-
cient quantity Of herds grass and red-iop
seed, to the acre, was then sowed, the
ground again narrowed and rolled. The
crop OF rye was harvested in July follow
ing, and the two acres yielded sixty-nine
and half bushels Of excellent grain, and
over five tons Of straw. The grass seed,
sowed with the rye, took well, and the pres
ent season moved, what those who secur-
ed the crop judged TO be, two and half
tons Of the very best Of hay from each acre.
"Thus, with one blowing, with the aid Of
twenty cart-loads Of compost manure TO the
acre, have obtained two crops Of grain
aud stocked the land down to grass"
Ever since that experiment il has been
his invariabe practice to pillow but once
during a rotation OF crops. The turf is
carefully inverted and there remains through
the whole rotation the subsoil, or what
was before the lower stratum, remaining on
top, is amelioraied aud enriched by the &C.
ton OF the atmosphere, and the compost
spread upon il. The poorer soil below has
been gradually Brought up, by deepening
The farrov an inch or two al each sod. plow.
inc ,nb 7 no,;ced ,h,, Nos esnecisiIv nm
| 6elds ,h,, have heen for several years nm
de, ri. Ihs,aI hand the so,I il deem and
rich.
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out, and Judged, by those to whom it was
referred. to be 40 ions. when in the barn.
: The grass crop has been heavy on this lot
for hSe or SIX years since.
, This liberal use OF grass seeds has sever
al advantages to recommend It TO more
general practice among farmers. The soil
; Is completely hlled with the KIND oil Vegeia-
ton wanted, and hence the quality OF the
hay IS much finer aud rendered free from
foul stuff, and thicker and more valuable
turf supplied, with which TO enrich the
ground, when again broken up. Pariicu-
larry noticed that the grass'grounds on this
farm were remarkably free from those va
cant spots, and then large TUFTS OF grass,
which are so frequently seen on land seed
ed to grass by the hand OF Parslnony. The
quality OF the hay IN the barn also attract
ed my notice, as being excellent. II the
;, poor soil and thlnly set sward OF 1889 had
q IL Ia tons OF vegetable substance to the
: acre, the same field, IN its present improy-