The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-21
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ROLLING LAND AFTER CORN PLANTING.

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ROLLING LAND AFTER CORN PLANTING
/ Rolling land after planting corn will pay a
well as good blowing or narrowing Indeed
the time spent in rolling down field pay
better than in almost any other way, whil
preparing for a crop. Many farmers who hay,
dropped their seeds upon the dry, hot surface
and covered it with earth resembling ashes
more than anything else, last spring, had the,
rolled their fields afterwards, would have seer
nice long rows of green sprouting corn abou
the time they were planting over.
There are two reasons why rolling produce:
moisture in dry seasons. One is, that the eartl
being made firmer, conducts the moisture from
the sub4soil more readily; and another is, thai
the ground, being made perfectly level, there
is little more than half the surface presented
to the action ofthe wind orsun, or from which
evaporation takes place. r--.-.-,.,
Another great advantage in rolling land is
the ease with which the land is afterwards
Cultivated Crushing down the humps and
filling up the hollows, leaves the ground in
such fine condition that the cultivator may
be started almost as soon as the corn begins
to "pecp" as there is little danger of rolling
heavy Jumps of coarse stuff upon the young
blades, ff - - .ff ----
In this respect a roller is of as much advan-
tage in wet weather as in dry. A roller can,
and in my opinion ought to be used on corn
ground in any kind of a season. 1t is cheap
Implement, can be made with scraper behind
to clean it at every revolution in wet weather,
A boy can drive the team and follow man
with the two-row hand planter. I can show
any person who wishes, two fields of corn.
merely separated by fence, planted Oh the
same kind of land, at the same time, and out
of the same kind of seed. One has been rolled
down, the other has not, and the rolled corn
is a foot higher than the other. No hills are
it has not been planted over while the
other has been re-planted, probably on an av-
erage of one hill in five. So much for the
planter on prairie soil l. Prairie Farmer
3l-2ft} = who is Responsible? 7slz-s 4
= The following is fromsthe last number ofthe
National Intelligencer. 1t is given by the ed
itor as from the pen of "a former member of
high Character There is much force and
justice in the views it expresses. ~ 49,
The country has. waited over month for
the House Of Representatives to organize and
proceed to business They have waited in
vain, and prospects seem to grow more gloomy
Now the question .recurs, who. is. responsible
rot who is to blame, for perhaps all are, but
who is respc nsible-for the non-organization
of the regular proceedings of Government?
We answer, the -Ad79sinistyati0B. Whati with
a majority against them in the House, and yet
Yes; an Administration is al
ways responsible for carrying on the Govern
ment and nothing but an organized Ectious
opposition in the majority, who refuse to pro I
ceed to do anything, can exonerate an Admin
lstration from responsibility. An Administra-
ton cannot fold its arms and say to the oppo-
stion in Congress, unite and carry on the Gov
or rather, enable us to do it without
our own aid. But there seems to be two op-
position parties, who neither agree with each
other nor with the Administration, or form
separately a majority. Can the 5Administra-
ton, than, throw off all responsibility because
they have not a majority? They are respon-
sible for an organization, and, if they are un-
able to bring other sections to them upon one
man or single principle or platform, they
must go to another section, or unite with an
,ther portion, or adopt anothercandidate prin7
,iple, or platform. And if after every honor
lble effect, they fail, they are bound to take
what they may deem the leastIof two evils.
md go over. to one or the other section for the
purpose of organization, or else to give up the
as unable to carry it on. This
would be the case with an English ministry
they could holplead the disagreement Of the
opposition or''their refusal to come to them. |
They must secure a majority or own thine
selves beaten and surrender the seals. Now, |
% far as regards the organization of Congress,
he parliamentary principle applies here with
ull force b Suppose the triangular aghtis con
inued till the session terminates without an
appropriation bill passed or an act done to
sustain the Government, will the Administra-
ion be exonerated? Can they evade respon~
ibility by repeating, Richardson ", Banks |
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