Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-15
fumrr's department.
Fixed Facts in Agriculture.

Somebody has got up the following list of
" liked facts" i'll agriculture and for once, III
condensation Of the sort, has hit the right nail
on the head in most of them. They are for
an eastern latitude, and no western farmer
need trouble himself about What is said of man
factured manure, at least till he has learned TO
use his stock furnished from the barn-yard.-
PrairP Farmer.
|. All lands on which clover or the grasses
are grown must either have lime in them natH-
rally or that mineral must be artiliciaIly sup
piled. 1t matters but little whether it he sup
piled in the form of stone lime, oyster lime, or
mari
2. All permanent Improvement of lands must
look to lime as its basis.
3. lands which have been long in culture
will be benefited hy the application of phos
phatc of limc and it is un;mportant whether
the deficiency be supplied in the form of bone
dust, guano, native phosphate of lime-or mari
If the land needs lime also.
4. No lands can be preserved in high state
Of fertility unless clover and the grasses are
cultivated in the course of rotatioa.
3. Mould is indispensable in every soil, and
healthy supply can alone be preserved through
the cultivation of clover and the grasses, the
turning in of green crops, or by the application
of composts rich in the elements of mould.
6. All highly concentrated animal manures
are increased in value, and their benefits pro-
longcd by admiXture with plaster, salt, or with
pulverized charcoal
7. Deep plowng greatly improves the pro-
ductive powers ofeyery variety of soil that is
not wet
8. SubsoiIing sound land, that is land that
is mob wet, is also eminently conducive to in
increased production.
g. All wet land should be drained
TO- All grain crops should be harvested be-
fore the grain is thoroughly ripe.
H. Glover, as we'll as the grasses intended
for hay, should be moved when in bloom.
II Sandy loans can be most effectually inn
proved by clay. When such lands require linn
ing or marling, the lime or msTl is most benef-
c;ally applied when made into compost with
clay In Stacking lime, salt brine is better
than water.
13 The chopping or grinding Of grain to be
given to stock operates as saving OF at least
twenty-five per cent.
H. Draining of wet lands and marshes adds
to their value by making them to produce
more, and by improving the health of neigh
borhoodS.
Is. To manure or lime wet lands is to throw
manure, lime and labor away.
l6 Shallow plowing operates to imEoverish
the soil, while it decreases production.
II BY stabling and shedding stock through
the winter a saving of one-fourth the food may
be effected that is, One-fourth less food will
answer than when the stock may be exposed
to the inclemences of the weather.
lS A bushel of plaster per acre sown broad
cast,,over clover, will add one hundred per cent
to its produce.
10. Periodical applications Of ashes tend to
keep up the integrity of soils by supplying
most, if not ALL of the inorganic substances
20. Thorough preparation of land is Also
lutely necessary to the successful andluXuriant
growth Of crops.
81. Abundant crops cannot be grown for
succession of years unless care be taken topro-
vide equivalent for the substances carried off
the land in the products grown thereon.
p. To preserve meadows in their produe-
tiveness it is necessary to harrow them every
second autumn, apply topdressng and roll
them up
p All stiff clays are benefited by fall and
winter plowng but should never be Flowed
when wet. If at such plowings the furrow be
materially decpened, lime, mari or ashes should
be supplied.
"a. Young stock should be moderately fed
with grain in winter, and receive generous
supplies of long provender, it being essential
to keep them in a fair condition in order that
the formation of muscle, bones, &C., may be
encouraged and continuously carried on.