Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-25


first to the iwentieth Of September.
know very good crops Of wheat have
been raised that was sown much ia
ter, but In most cases Il has been ow'
ing to something peculiar. either Ia
the soil or the season. And In almost
al cases. successful wheat grower,
SOW their crops early. As TO the kinds
best suited 10 our climate and soil.
shall say nothing. as ono kind secm,
10 do the best In some localities, and
then seems TO deteriorate--and other
kinds appear 10 succeed better, and
my observation has fully confirmed
me In the opinion that u change from
another neighborhood Of only few
miles OF the same kind Is great nd
vantage.
As to the manner Of putting ID In,
this may differ very materially, owing
to a great number Of causes. Ifit 4
fallow. To plow Il deep and thorough,
either in July or August. and then 1
you wish 10 manure, put II on and
plow II again. Then harrow. and i
your ground Is still rough. then roll
then drill, for ! believe the drill viii
eventually suporcede In favorable 10
calities. broad cast II you do moi
intend to drill the July or Angus
blowing with a thorough narrowing
After manuring, II you manure at all
and then plowed in with a shovel
Iplow. Ifit Is oats or wheat stubble,
put on your manure. then plow It
deep and thorough, and harrow. and
Unnecessary roll. for the drill; II mol
drilled, sow broadcast while the land
! is fresh. and harrow in. IL sowed IL
corn. plow in with shovel plow. OF
with a cultivator. l prefer the for.
mer.
The next crop In which the farmer
engages most extensively in raising,
is that Of corn. Indeed. in grea,
many localities, and with great
many farmers this is regarded as the
most important crop. and upon the
subject Of this crop ! shall make q
few remarks-letting them pass fol
what they are worth with the corn.
grower. And perhaps there is no crop
raised in our latitude where deer
plowing is more essential than this
and especially in breaking up the
land. Il being thoroughly broke. he
old routine Of furrowing out commenc-
es. which Is usually about 4 feet apart,
aud then the dropping. And though
this is light labor, yet itrequires no,
only much care but a considerable ol
practice to do ii correctly. And about
the only way to get II done exactly
right. is TO furrow your ground both
ways. and then drop IL the way it,was
furrowed first; and II being dropped
correctly. Is n matter Of much impor.
tance in the cultivation of the CROP
II your ground is cloddy. you may
proceed TO roll Il Immediately after Il
Is planted, and whether rolled or not,
n furrow may be run one or both ways
70 advantage before the corn Ia up
This | have found Of great advantages
In preventing the moles and birds
from disturbing Il. In about three
weeks after your corn is planted. you
may harrow with one or two horse
harrow. ono or both ways. This be-
ing done. then you may introduce
what il called the bull tong. aud say
the deeper and closer you plow "a
your corn while young. the greater
are your chances for good crop, and
| feel confident TINT a furrow run both
ways before your corn Is up. either
with or without rolling. then harrow.
ed twice. then plowed twice. twice In
n row, and once three times In q row,
and then the surface levelled ~ much
as il can be done by the eultivator.--
That unless the season Is very unfa'
vorable. you win have fair crop cl
corn on almost any soil. And fur
ther, | think q system Of cultivation
for this crop may be so deep and
thorough that II will stand almost any
drought.
There are other crops grown TO =
considerable extentby the farmers o
the country. Such as the oats. thu
rye, the buokwheat, turnIps. DC, bu
lest | should be churged with being
tedious. l shall pass them by. leaving
II for the observing farmer to exercise
his own judgement. rs to the mannel
of cul,ivating them. Next in impor
tance TO q system OF thorough culiiya
ton Is the furnishing Of the farm with
the beat kinds Of farming tools. ant
indeed Il Is almos, next to impossibl,
to do Il without them. And1 thinl
the great improvement In the diIleren
branches Of mechanical business il
such that there Is little or no cxcus,
FOR not having them. And ills will
those as IL Is with most other articles
that the cheapest is the dearest in III,
end. As nm evidence OF this | vii
state that In the winter Of f84f hae
n common two horse wagon put up b,
q man that considered himself iirs
rate mechanic. Ms TO the wood work
ut that kind Of business. ! used tha
Wagon until the fall of.ie52, nea
eleven years. and the repairs upon |
did not cost me two dollars. Thougl
as much hauling, and that as heavy
too, was done upon II. rs perhaps an,
other wagon in the country. Then.
say, by oil means purchase the YER,
best OF farming Implements, for Il |
false economy 10 purchase those Of a,
interior kind but be certain TO no
store them In the big shop. that ha
neither sides or covering upon II.
And now that you have got you
farm cleared, your dwelling and othe
buildings as convenient as your mon
! ey will enable You TO have them, tn
next thing that should claim tho at
tention Of those who intend to max
farming n business. Is the subject @
stock, though you may have bee
paying some attention To this Will
the other Improvements alluded ;
have been going on. Now every Car