Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-21
Culture OF Oats.

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spring work is performed Its no wonder,
in view oC these facts, that It often proves
poorly remuneratiyc. and that it has ac-
quissd the uame Of being cHhaus,iue and
injurious to the soil. The ipinry and eN-
hausti1n, we are c1ns,uinei,to believe, are
MOI, frequently the consequences Of ill-umcd
and imperfect ullage 90 though, without
doubt, a large crop Of oats or any other
srai0, j. grown at the expense Of the fcriil.
" ot the s,il
lll.timci and imperfect tillaec, we re-
marked, cNhaus,s aud iniurcs the soil II i,
but reasonable TO suppose that poor clayey
sol, such n is very often devoted 20 the
production Of oats, is injured by blowing
when 80 wet that the furrow seems thick
mortar behind the plow, $, far as any
crumh'inc j. concerned or when so dry
that it turns up in heavy lump, and clods,
baked beyond the rover OF any narrowing
90 mellow. And the ELECTS Of such tillagc
are often f,lt for ycars-arc irlt until hy
lll plovinc and thorough c1p'sur, - the
frost, above an standing water, the soil j.
again pulycritel and broken down. I'm.
perfect tilag, j. OF but little benefit 20 the
soil. shallow pl1wins-a mere skin.decp
scratching OF the surface, expos, what little
of fertility soil NAV possess, o. the wash
ing or rains and the burning oi summers
heat, with far less Of growth evolved than
che greater depth would produce, and that
growth at the expense Of the sol. Imrer.
feet ,i.,ace, too, allows many wccis 10 steal
from aud poison thc land and the crop
but we will not further consider this branch
yi the subject in this connection, though il
j. one we'll worth the attention Of every
farmer.
Cat, flourish well on almost any kind Of
soil, properly prepared and sown in due
season. The quality ot the land, Of course,
influences :hc p-slus;, and the greater is
fertility the better the crops. Manure NAV
be applied directly, a' it cannot be t, most
other grains, without inducing too grcat
growth OF straw. Ca a medium s,il. under
favorable circumstances OF culture and
season, the yield i, frequently large, u.s.
p,yaliy Il early .5wu, aui warm moist
weather favor, their immediate and rapid
vegetation. We have s,eu lArc, products
On mucsy clays, on srl,eliy and chy,y
l5ams, on heavy hlt w,il-Irlinrl clay., on
sandy .li.s, as wcIla, on pure muck, though
the grain is light weight generally on sotI'
OF the latter description.
Thorough aud careful preparation Of the
soh i, not lJ,; upon thc o,t crop. The
largest crop, are generally grown alter corn
which aas been highly manurei, aud .om,-
time, alter barley, plowius. perhaps, IN the
hll aul ,,,lins early aui heavily Alrieui
grow So bu,heI. pr acre, on barley ,,ubh!,,
r,1wios iu the .prius, aud oS,r 80 bushels
on another lot in oats ,hc previous year
thc co.t Of rs,luction in neither instance
exceeding ! . cent. PR ou,iel In all ris,s
oG large crops, ", find that %, soil wa. ia
god heart and w,ll.,lIl,I, and tha,a season
without extremes OF wet or jrouih favored
thsirrrlIucuon. Probably one reason why
oat. seldom Do well on recently inverted
-ry.n--warI. j.. that there is not that fue
ul,h needed TO give an early and rapid star,
90 the plan;-alway- requisite in the case
OF quickly maturing grain crops.
In rg.ari 70 the amouut ot .,cd required
pr acre, a .iGcrrncc OF opinion prevails
oats, some say, will tillsr like wheat and
rye, but the product Of the side shoots i,
inferior and d, d. thought better to SOW .ui-
Gcisut .rrd 70 cover the ground. Prom thr.c
90 Eve bushels arr commonly sown, though
some think two sufficient. On rieh sol
W., woald s1w four bushels. ON poor one
thrc, would be a plentiful supply-would
furnish a. many plants a. the strength of
tle soil would support. some varieties Of
oats require less seed than Others, but the
question of the best varieties is as yet un-
settled there are such variety otresulis rc-
ported, that one can scarcely judge whether
variety, treatment, soil, or season. had most
influence on the product.
While the demand for cat. remains ne at
present. limited in amount and character,
We would not advise farmers u 3 very cx-
teusiysly into their culture, bu, We would
ri,i,, them 70 giy, them better treatment
than heretofore, believing that it will be
found as profitable a. any advancement with
In their reach. Country Gentleman.