The Arkansas banner., 1849-03-13
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spring Flowing.

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 As the season Is fas' approaching when ilie oarih released rom winters icy letters, Is ready for the active operation oi the farmer, few facts in fela- 'ou to the utility of spring blowing as opposed cieit ponghhg, and the experience oi an old farmer n The matter of getting in spring crops may be oi some practical use 10 some of your readers | therefore TealiiiY lmpaTt the light which my long cX7euence enables me to-
 Ia supporting the utility of spring blowing. for ait except fall crops, have the strongest opposition lo cope with. The opinious of some ol the best agrIcalturlss of the day against me; the voice oi almos, every agricultural journal in the Union is opposed 10 me; article upon artcle line upon line and precert upon preeept has been thrown 10 the iaolie, through the medium ef other public ations, h lavor o tall blowing; yet with all thIs evidence ih laFor 0! IT, ,ie experience of twenty-five wears directly to the contrary will not allow me to become convinced ot l's utility. My rule in this matter has been ial blowing for lall crops, and spring blow Ing Tor all others, and have succeeded equally as we'll as my aeighbots who have adopted the system o' lall blowing for all crops.
 The manner of preparing ground fer spIng crops Is as follows
 For Wheat-I commence blowing as soon as the ground stry enough 10 admit of it. and piox from l'uf to hve inches deep, harrow enough to level it. men sow M ihe grain in quantities Gom two to three ot'H'ts The acre, according 10 the capacity of the '9 To sustain IT, and harrow usii il is well covered 4H' 'aeh % over Il with heavy roller. The pro- cess hot only leaves smooth, level surface for hsr- 'e''hg, ba' it also burics inc grain the same depth ana '@eeaseqaently (other circumstances being equal " S ready Tor harsesiing at once which saves what "1uti otherwise be lost in harvesting by shclling foF cofn-l delay blowing until nearly ready 70 piai and for this reason, when t is done earlier 'oa Aekleis seeds and roots sprout and grnv sooner ''@n they otherw'se would, and by the time tha, corn IS Welt out of the ground. they are SO large as W ~ impede the growth ot II very considerably. On 'He contrary when they are ieft until near planting 'He and ihen powed under, 1t kills the greater Al' o them and leaves the ground clean for receiy ih rFsaTd to fall blowing for corn. as far as my "Aletence sad observation go, Inc facts are certain
 "H4ns' L will relate one instance, tonching N P"nt ih winch this pruciple was directly tested ') "elsbbot hf. w, who IS a convert to the Ial 'R'as doctrine, m the spring of isi6 planted len ies ei corn aaiosRios tiefd n which had planted ,' sA"c nhmbeT of acres His gJound had been t3Ne' Inc iaii betole, and narrowed thoroughly ~ ~ tots panliRg Mine Mas preparea ateef,i,et. ta 'ne aooVe method of spring blowing for corn; in 'ey o'hfr respect the Two pieces were treated N'tily alike, and the result was received a yteld '''rFeh bushels more 10 The acre than he did Not .-''hel' however, WIlh thls tlial the same pieces we tested m the sane manner the ensuinq season "''h nearly tae sane result, both yields how. 'e'he about two husheis m advance ot the pre- 't'nS' probably owing 10 tie superior maune. in me corn was tended the last season
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