Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-09

Attention 20 Growing crcp,.

AhtNAkANu " NANNAAa NANVas
Crop. are moe, benefited by cultivation
during their Early stages. Weeds can then
be most easily craiicatcd and the soil stir
r,d, without injury 70 the roots of plants
which Il is wished TO preserve. Thoroughly
@ cralicat, the plants of some weeds, 90
which one rrolif, parent will give birth, Is
auattcr of no small trouble and expense
Tho inercase Of some srecics Of noSious
weeds, is almost beyond conception, and
when permitted 10 mature theJr seeds on
soils under cultivation, and well fitted f1r
their support, they aro great evil, and a
source % no small trouble and annoyance
to the farmer, % say nothing Of the injury
they inl,c, upon bis crop.
The farmer should bear ia mind that every
weed which grows in hi. s1il, takes iUr its
support more or Ices of the elements which
arr roIuirci f5r the perfection Of the crcp,
which DO cultiyatc, Hence itshould b. an
established rule 60 give crops the undivided
possession Of thc soil from the tim, Of their
gcrm,naiion tilI they have reached maturity.
II j. an e1csllcu, plan, therefore, 10 60 over
the ca;tivatcd fclls and land. late in au-
tumn aai eradicate every we'd that eau De
found
In the management Of potatoes AMI Indian
corn. the uss or the hoe can b. dispensed
with, TO grya, degree, IL proper imPl,-
msnis are ussd instead. A neglect % sub
.,i,uis horse labor i5r manual labor, in this
section Of thc country, is one reason why
tie expense o. cultiya,ins corn and other
LgoI crops il greater here than in Other sec.
ti5us In many instances, ,vo-,hirls Of
the labor now bestowed with the Doe night
be saved, With no loss. aud in s5ns cases
even with advantage % the er0Is.
I, it no, enough that farmers avail them
selves Of all the aIyantases which chemistry
Afford. in is application to their art i; is
no, enough that they learn how TO save and
apply their manure % the bcs; aiyantasr,
or at wha, seasons and g. what depth thcir
soil. should BE- cultivated They must p,r-
form as many operations oi the hru by
machinery a' machinery can be made % per-
form 70 advantage.
by machinery we mean all mechanical
c5utriaucss which, combined with animal
labor. may bs substituted f5r manual labor,
and NOR, powerful operator with il, % as
greatly % increase DO, Iruluc,i,cness. lr
on, man cultivated as much corn. and cul.
tivatcI IL we'll, With one h1rs, attached 70
thc cul,iat0r, as another cll;.yatgs with
f,e hoe. 10 the hands Of Eve men, the horse
earns she net rr5dus; ot iye mons labor fJr
tle employer
S'in various other operations O.! the farm,
mashincs can DO the work igr a small Per
cynas, oi the cost Of manual lab5r
Ga loose. sandy and grly,,Iy soil. 1t {.
necessary % stir the surface only while crop,
az growing, if proper care has boon taken
In the preparation Oi the soil before plant
ing 4 hshs sharp.to5,hel harrow might
De- used here % advantage 1; would des-
troy almost every weed, as &, might De safe
~ b. run ei5-. 90 the young plants. But
in tenacious soils, that arS liable 10 become
too consolidated 90 aTsrl ,le mos; favorable
h,u Or sr,wins crops. ii .. necessary 20 use
s5me implement tLat will loosen the soil 20
depth sufficient g couutsraci this tendency
TO c5mrastness, and by 10, frequent us,
brsak ug ,be bard eFas; oF prsvsn, it from
forming.
Alsr crops have reached large size, it
would n0s be safs 10 stir ,he coil to as great
q depth ia cleaning them from weed. "a. ia
their former cultivation. To cut % the
root. Of the corn BY the p'ow, after the
plant has tassclcI out, is injurious, especially
If done IN dry time. Al deep cultivation
should be done whilo crops are comPara-
iiy,ly small. FRYE, JK.