The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-03-24

lis the case. If analysis does not reject such
conclusion, it shows that it is but partially
so. But then says some believer in this
saying--" Other crops do not gro,O kindly gf
ter oatsi' This may be the case; for, gen
orally speaking, oats are grown on the poor
estfeld on almost every farm, and nine times
out of ten, without the least particle of ma
nure being appropriated to the crop.
Although oat-felds are mostly too poor to
grow anything-yet, if the season be a good
one, distinguished by frequent showers, ac-
companied by lightning, we frequently find
tolerably fair crops as the result. This does
not show that the plant is nordinately exac-
, ting in its appetite; but that, among other
things, itrequires moisture, and the existence
of condition of the atmosphere, calculated
to contribute to it ustenance-cslculated
to provide, inpart, and prepare its food.
There is no plant more susceptible to the
influence of drought than is the oat, and
hence the land in which it may be sown
should always be ploughed deep, for thetwo
fold reason, that moisture and fertilizing ell
ements may be economised from the air, as
but little nutritive matters are to be found IN
those soils in which oats are mostly grown,
as, by previous improvident cropping, their
virtues have been well nigh exhausted, and
especially is such the case, where ShaltosV
ploughing for long series of years have
been pursued. To ensure fair crop on
fields of such description, deep ploughing
must beresorted to; for the deeper the bed,
the greater will be the degree of moisture
that is kept up, particularly so in seasons OF
drought, when its chief source of supply is
a from the Transportation of the earth--a pro-
cess that is always going on, and its volume
regulated, ofcourse, by the depth and quality
the surface soil, as from the general indu-
rated condition of the >ubsoil, but little is
derived from that source
We have before shown, why the ground
should be planted deep, and we will say, that
if the land be sound-1,ot wet-it should be
}, both pIoughed and subsoled, If fploughed
only, the furrow should be inches deep
;, Ii subsoiled, also, 6 inches surface ploughing
will answer, with the same depth of subsoil
ing The practice of merely ploughing OF
4inches in depth, is killing to the land, and
injurious to the pecuniary interest ofthe far
mer-for, as consequence, he exhausts the
soil, makes a short crop, and decreases his
profits.
:, After ploughing, or ploughing and sub
soling, the land should be thoroughly har.
rowed, and rolled, the seed then sown and
! narrowed, or cultivated in and the job finish.
:, ed by rolling, and sowing thereon bushe
of salt and a bushel of plaster per acre.
With regard to the manures, we were SC
full last month upon this subject, as not to
need repeti ton. But to those who have nt
other resources we will say, that by mixing
. their barn-yard manure, with woods-mould
= leaves, and pine skaters, in the proportion
of one of the former, to three Of the latter
layer and layer about, and by mixing 3 bush
h els Of salt with every 20 loads of the mass
d will have manure that will ensure them {
;, good crop of oats, provided such compost i
e permitted to lie in bulk two or three weeks
is before being used, to excite decomposition il
e the more dormant materials. And we will
|, here remark, that poor soil, unaided by
a nutritive manuies; and ashes, cannot grow
n large crop of oats.
n QUANTITY OF sExD PER AcaE.-On any sol
fit to grow a crop of oats, we would not soV
|. less than 2 bushels of seed per acre. If thu
n land was naturally very rich, or had beer
of highly manured, we would SOW or bush
e els to the acre.
n DRAINING MARsHEs.--If you have a'marsl
d on your farm, and there is inclination sufi
l. cient to carry off the water, have it ditcheC
u and drained, compost the dirt excavated will
IN YOU. barn-yard manure. Next August,
ID your draining shall have relieved the marsl
Y, of its water, Sow it in timothy, or red-top
II according to its condition. or both combined
er and lay the ground work of good meadoN
h; of resource for hay and pasture. In secu
Of ring these things, you will also promote tn
health Of your farm, protectyour family fror
ID autumnal diseases, and set an example
ly your neighbors, whose benefits will be S
hit manifest, as to make them follow suit; an
Of thus, through your public spirit and enter
oil prise, you may be the means of changing tn
he appearance of your whole district--improvin
he alike its sanitory, and pecuniary resources
it; aud, as a consequence, the value Of lande
rk property.
q. PERMANENT PAsTUREs.--If you have a
ke old field that you have turned out to res
Is, and you desire to convert it into permanel
p, pasture for your stock, you may do SO by pul
to suing the following plan; plough it up ii
to ches deep, harrow and roll it, then SOW at th
rate of 8 bushels of peas, broadcast, per acr'
J. harrow them in, and roll. When they com
:. into bloom, plough them under, roll, an