Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-01-07
WHOLE NO. 20O1.

after the grass is mown, and before being
dried at all, it should beraked by horse--
rake into winnows, and then put into
small cocks to remain till curing pro-e
cess has commenced-say one or two,
days-which can be ascerained by feel
ing of it with the hand; then turn one,
bottom upwards and place two more upon
it-ihat is, put three into one; let il re-,
main in that situation two, three, four
days, according to the weather, and your
hay will be thoroughly cured, and remain
green without loss of leaves. If the clo-.
yer is put up fresh, and before at all dried,
the rain, if it should chance to fall, will
not penetrate or iniure it. Let-the Sec
ond crop of clover grow up for seed, and
cut that with the moving machine also,
having on the platform as in cutting grain
and raking it off in bunches, thereto re-
main till cured for seed. ..
The first products of this field will be
used for stock, but the second, for seed,
will be for sale, and for an estimate of
the profits we will suppose il to yield p
bushels seed per acre, worth s5 per
bushel, which amounts to 1915.
Second. Field will be clover field the
succeeding year, kept entirely for pas
ture, the profits of which are chargeable
to the stock.
Third Field is planted TO corn, having
plowed portion ofthe clover.sOd in the
fall, 10 order 10 facilitate spring work
plow with double team, or three horses
abreast, 50 that the land may be plowed to
The depth of or 10 inches, if not deeper.
There will be aquantity of clover pIowed
under, filled with sted, which will vege-
tate when again turned up to the action Of
the atmosphere. Harrow and cultivate
well before planting; plant with good
seed and tend the corn well. and you may
safely calculate on so bushels per acre,
which should be worth so cents per
bushel, making the crop worth $3.50.
y i prefer 70 cut up my corn at the
ground and shock it well; use some of it
for fodder from the field after husking it
in. the barn, other portions may be husked
in the field and the fodder stacked for
winter use. BY having it cut and pack
ed, the ground between the rows of shocks
may be plowed in the fall in order to
prepare it for barley or oats in the spring
or both, as one may choose. Barley
should be sown early, and fall is the best
time 10 Plow the Ss0und for it, provided it
is well cultivatedand narrowed in the
spring.
Fourth Fiela-Aftsr corn, sow the bar
ley and oats, or both, as one may think
best, blowing not so deep as for corn or
wheat, so as not TO disturb the cloyerseed
deposited by the deep blowing for corn.
/ prefer TO sow one half the field with
barley and the other hslf with oats, for
this reason: | want oais for feed, and bar
ley will sell, and the stubble is little
better for wheat Than oats stubble- 81.
Is acres of oats yielding 40 bushels
per acre. worth 333.is 5000
Is acres barley, yielding 80 bushels
/ per acre, worth 60 cents, is go
Making in all the sum. Of $40 for that
field
Fifth Field.-As soon as may be after
the oats and harley are harvested, haul
out all the well rotied barn yard manure,
which should have been Kept under COW
er during the summer, and spread ii even
ly over the whole field, then Plow the same
depth as for corn and thereby bring up
the cloverseed, which viii vegetate anq
partially seed the ground-eulliyate and
harrow well-sow Mediterranean wheat
and you will have good crop. say a,
least 25 bushels per acre, worth 81 per
bushel, making the crop worth $3.50.
In the fall if it should not appear TO be
sufficiently seeded to clover (which would
be according 10 the state of the pasture
when plowed under) then seed the wheat
10 clover in the spring, say in April or as
soon as the frost is out of the ground and
it has become somewhat settled, then
roll, and with the assistance of the spring
rains the ground will be well seeded
again. -.a-i.aa
consider clover the cheapest and best
fertilizer We have, but, ordinarily, if i,lis
succeeded by wheat on our rich soils, il
produces too much straw and is apt to
blast. Corn is decidedly the best eropai-
ter clover. Barley and oats afterwards
will prepare the land for wheat, and the
manure plowed under very deeply does
not iniure it. r-
A farmer should aim to have every crop
of the best and not force any one to a
very great crop to the injury of succeed
ing crops. Hence it is that system Of
rotation well adjusted and strictly follow
ed always succeeds best.
The orchard, garlen, &C., may be
manured and farmed in such a manner
as to be as profitable as any other Ten
acres of the farm. Orchards should be
cultivated, but not Plow too closely or too
deep near the trees. Guard against mar.
ring the trees or cutting the roofs, Mulch
ing with straw is best for trees where the
ground is not plowed, which should be Al
least six feet from The tree each way. ,os