Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-06-19
Plows and Flowing.

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Plowg Itrauks as the " central implement
Of Agrirul,ur, the fir, invention NJ the
tillcrs Of the soil. Il. origin has been sail
TO b. in the p,cl, and the earliest forms Of
the pillow are In nowi.c different, from it in
form and size. 10 apply the motive power,
make the handle a beam iur hi,ching On the
team, and add supplemental stick 90 guide
. il, and You have such pillow as Is now in
Use in many harharous countries. One
acquainted with ancient agricultural lit
craturr, could easily trace up the im.
Trorcmcnts, step by step, to thcPryseut day.
What Is the ohi'r, of plowinc2 one ob.
yet l. the inversion of the sod aud the
turning under Of manure, and Tor these
purposes probably no other implement
could be- invented But tins is but
small portion % what is required. II
's not alone 20 XIII the weed, and grass,
O. bury mauur5s, or even 90 FURNISH lrc.h-
turned soil wherein % place Doe germs which
shall grow in luyuriaut crops, which con.
s,itu,c. the ovnr,'y Of good blowing Large
plov,, turning wide AMI shallow fgrrow.
will show large days work, but that
work fails m ~ ullpurpos', most material
~. Flowing should thoroughly pnlycriz'
and loosen The texture of the soil, AMI
thus Admit of lrr, cir .ullii1n or AIR auI
moisture, which hy chemical action, dl,in-
tesrlts. or break, down the mineral p'r-
ti,ns OF ,lo same, 50 that they h' moro
readily dissolved aud taken zap hy ,hr roots
or plants" Toe mu object ol blowing Is
% pr.pIr, the sod, Tor yielding iis iali store
9fnu,rimcnt for che b'.t growth of the crops,
Ia y soil perfectly pi1wri and fully pre-
pared lor yielding 1t, support 90 vegetable
Ilr. a, ", have before remarked, plants can
appropriate. from Gar aud near, the nu'ri-
mrnt nc,!-l tor their growth. is dis
solved and roliy Tor their u-a-not hidden
in unbrokcn clol- or .lumhrrus 10 an IN
disturbed slbs,il--butawlit their action in
a irAhle and rrnc'rahIc state, whore every
hungry r,1tlrt, ssut oui % gather u1urt,a-
men, lor 10, parent plant, may huI and ap-
prugrintr 10. Ii, truly vuul .r.uI how
fuIl ol miuui, roots. thc -1,l, when 10 pro-
duc,s a luNurau, growth Of grain NJ grass.
ber1mc.. aud o., liner and deeper d, j., thc
-rr,isr the number and extent of the Gbr.s
which psrmcat, and iutrr.,yt IL. This is
true OF al vegetable growth, aud Will, the
leave, and fruit J.TcuI 80 ultimately on thc
y.,lr and cx,rn, or Che roots, these fact,
should always D. taE,u iut, consideration
anon. the object, ct blowing
FrnhiIity and depth OF .ltI are requisite
in order 10 receive Oh, flll benefit from the
application OF mruarys. Itisuo, Griilir,nr
.utsaucg, IN their cr1dc state that icrl
vegetation -,bry must Gr.t become init
ul,rly miHri with, or in fact part Of the
,1iI. Barn yard manure, especially. srcm'
u li,tle account while forming ,sih'rhyrr,
h.twegu the cl1I, ola half p'pw,d soil Il
o.. often dry AMI coarse, and rather Stunned
than cough, hy the r1o,lo,s sent ont 70
forage for suitable food 1t we'll Pc.
pared soil ha, any strength and virtue, it
aill readily WELD the same % plants grow
INK upon IL, aud poor land in rDpi tlIth j.
often more productive than better soil' les
perfectly prepared. The influences Of air
and moisture have freedom TO work, and
they are no lnc-ari, in gathering means to
supply tho wants Of Vegetation.
Orthc rrocc., OF blowing, we shall not
a:trmp, to speak in tai. connection. Adler
pens and more experienced hands, could end
ull scope and need ror their employment.
some part Of that which is sought IN the
use Of the pillow, can never be fully PERFORM
Cd by the present implement. II liIts the
surlac, soil by pressing against and harden
ins d, suhslil, and 10 fails, NOR, or less, IN
thoroughly l,o,aninc the texture OF the soil,
So that it may receive foil Ulti1n and dis
indignation. Whether any better Implc-
mlut can be devised, which, hy simple
means, at single process, shall fully pre-
pare the soil for the seed, is a problem for
tac inventive genius or the age, worthy is
best culsayor at solution. We throw out
these hints on pillow. and blowing, believing
the sahi,ct one in need Of better considera-
ton by farmers, lor in the present state Of
agricultural progress, and taking the coun.
try at large into account, perhaps blowing
{, more imporIec,ly performed than any
other part Of farm hushanlry.
Rural New Yorker.