Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-12-02
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Rotation Of CIR ops,

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the same crop. This IS Iillustrated
all over the West, by the deteriora-
ton of the richest land Whilst
one crop requires large quantity
of certain organic matters and but
little of others, different crop may
draw from the earth its substance
in inverse proportions. Although t
the cereal grains are all composed
of the same substances and in near
ly the same proportions. one species
Will flourish in the greatest perfec-
ton in a soil that viii scarcely pro-
duce seed, il planted with another
grain. But this is an exception to
general rule in the West. BY far
the greater part Of the land, ifpro- |
perly cultivated will yield abundant
harvest Of 4he staple grains of the
temperate lone. In consequence
Of the varidty of soils it is impossi- !
Die to lay dc wh rule th at will APP
ply to all Ian b. But geneI ally north
west Of thf Ohio river and the
States horde rihg on the south east
,Illl produced a i the kinds OF grain
III the temperate zone, more or less
abundantly, dependant on cultiva-
ton. On most land in the grain
crow ing States of the West the pro
per rotation of crops should be =
first, the field should be planted in
corn, the mkt spring sown in oats
or barley, III The anti mn IN wheat,
andt in winter in clover. This will
give three grain crops in succession.
In clover THE ground should remain
about two Y bars, which will make a
rotation of i've crops, viz: three Of
grainandtw , of grass. II the ground
has been rdduced by bad farming
and wants RI ,isipg, The oats or barley
crop should be omitted, and when
the crop is blowed for the las time
clover shculh be. soy n. The follow
ing summdr there will be a line
sward, whidh should not be pastur-
ed but plowh after harvest. The
vegetable matter thus turned down
andlef to decomposei lis equal TO an
ordinary dressing df bar4 yard ma
uure, and ismuch cheaper.
BIZ this on similar mode OF farm
ing, the aggregate am ount OF grain
raised on a given quantity of land
will be greaier in a series of years
than if the ground is cultivated in
grain without interim bsion. In ad-
dition 10 this, thereis less labor in
cmtirating the soil. Every farmer
knows that by farming lands in
grain crops fora long S cries OF years,
the weeds shring up a nd seed IN the
Iatte r part d the sum mer, after the
crop is aid by, and pollute the
ground to such degree that it re-
quires, pa rti fularly in corn, inces-
SAINT blowing until the crop is well
grown, to Keep the weeds from
obtaining the majesty and smother
ing the crbpl
Clover if properly b sban ded, has
a great tendd ncy to destroy weeds.
Its growth In the spring is quick,
and, by oyer4ladowing hoxioqs plants
partially smdthers them. If moved
in the latter bart of June, the weeds
are cut beford seedingand thus de-
stroyed. Ifhut again in September
for seed, such seed aB had sprung up
after the fl sd moving are destroyed
also. The Eecond year there will
scarcely be aty occasions to NOW the
clover to destroy the weeds; but it
n1ay be pastuted, and few weeds will
arriycat n aurity, if there is stock
enough k pl on the ground 20 eat
the grass. Tie few weeds that may
spring up vii be trodden down by
tie cattle or Otherwise destroyed be-
fore seeding
In the sprihg, turn down the cloE
yer and plant in corn. A few rotaf
tons of.cropsI lin this way will free the
laud of weeds and greatly improve it%
productivenesk. The clover cropf
viii be found Utmost if not altogethef
as profitable Is grain crops by ena1
bling the farmer to increase his stock
in number al improve the quality
BY good feeding. But farming, if
pro1eriy carried on, requires q sys-
t.matic division of the ground.
For Tic otltion We proposed, five
t:eids are required. In well managed
farms in some lof the Eastern States,
SIX fields are required, but on those
rye IS raised, Which il addition to the