Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-03
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
RYE.

RYE.
If you have Rye to sow, the ground should
be got in readiness this month, the earlier the
better, and manure and seed got in readiness
to SOW about the first Of September. On any
tolerable land, however, if you use manures
OF fertilizers, wheat will probably pay better.
PREPARATION OF FALLow.
If You have a Fallow to prepare for Wheat,
commence it at the earliest date you cam
The objection to turning under growth OF
clover originates, we think, in postponing the
work too long, and not plougning deeply
enough The earliest period after the clover
is we'll matured is probably the best. II is
then in a condition to decompose readily, and
has the more time TO become assmilated with
the soil. The after working at seeding time,
if the clover has been turned well under,
leaves the seed bed compact and firm, an es-
sential in wheat growing. If the clover re-
mains until the stems are made hard in the
sun and dry enough TO burn the decomposi-
ton is much more difficult, and the proper
preparation much more uncertain. indie
pendent, too, of theory, all experience is in
favor of early ploughing. Another and I'M
portant practical consideration is the risk of
the ground becoming so hard that the work
will have to be postponed too late.
After all that we have heretofore said, il is
hardly necessary to press upon you the ne
cessity Of doing this work in the most
thorough mnnner. No team less than three
good mules or horses is sufficient to baeak
well-set clover sod, and we should not be
satisfied with any depth less than eight
inches, unless there is reason to fear some
peculiarly of the subsoil likely to prove
poisonous at first. Generally, we have little
doubt than an inch of fresh subsoil, if you
have good supply OF vegetable matter, will
prove more useful to your crop of wheat than
some OF the fertilizers which are sold in the
market. Give the ploughing your own con-
slant supervision, that 1t he not sighted in
any respect.
BUSHES AND BRIARs.
On grain farm there will be leisure now
to run over pasture and grass fields, and des-
troy bushes and briars. Mullen and other
such weeds should be especially attended to
before they ripen their seeds.
THEsHINo GRAIN.
Whether you think it advisable to sell early
or late, it will be proper to take advantage of
the season between harvest and wheat seed
ing to get through the work of threshing.-
Let US warn you again to have none but
careful, sober hand about the working part
of your machine. When necessary to handle
the working parts, unhitch the horses Let no
one but very careful hand be allowed to put
on or take off the belt. Have such amachine
as will not allow the feeders hands to come
in contact with the teeth. Have perfect,
solid platform for the driver to stand upon.
TIMOTHY SEEDING.
Put your land early in Thorough state of
reparation-ploughin well and narrowing
thoroughly, and be ready to SOW early in
September. 1t is a frequent practice to SOW
crop of wheat turnips where you mean to
SOW Timothy. You may thus geta crop of tur-
nips at no expense, except extra-manuring.
1t will be necessary however, to sow turnip
seed very thinly, and have it well distributed,
lest the Timothy be TO much overshadowed.
Timothy growing should, in our opinion,
however, be generally kept in rotation with
grain. No crop so soon infests the land with
weeds, owing to the fact that before it is iii
TO cut many weeds which may be growing
with it, ripen and scatter their seeds. By
keeping it in cleansing rotat on of not too
long duration this is avoided, while the crop
is benefited by change. II is not at all too
late too SOW Timothy when it il proper to sow
wheat, as 1t will not be expected OF course TO
make crop the first season. Ii we meant 10
SOW for a crop of Timothy, unmixed with
other grasses, we should sow on clover fallow
Immediately after the wheat is put in.