Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1860-07-05
stIrFIng the SCI anI 10


Stirring the Sell and muIcbfn
Successful horticultural praedct does
noa depend 81 naueA opsa' asy o18 lls
tcular item il culture g upon he babs
+ py combination Of all the essential els.
menss Of growth ia plants. II is not
enough that the soil be thorouehly pls
pared, and seeds or plants properly IN
serted future care and wen directaa
culture will very materially infuencs Tia
product. One of the chief REQUISITES al,
vegetation is the unimpeded access OF ali
and moisture 70 the roots Of the pIantt.
and IN some soils i is dificuls Is prsa
serve this favorable condition; olsys
soils, % account of their easy soiubilitV-
are readily consolidated on he surfaSs
during rains; and subsequent drvinr
winds and hot sun, bake Il ind cr1sis
through which young plants make slow
progress, and which retards 70 a certain
degree, the admission Of air to their :
roots. 10 maintain an open and comTni-
nuted surface IS therefore . special point
in clay soils. Hoeihg or otbefWise hfeakli
ing the soil is a necessary operation af.
ter the rain, and if performed al the props.
er time, wi require but little labor
Such soils should not be disturbed when
the surface is wet and when well eaksdi
it becomes dificu nd labOrious opsrt
alton. The period between sthe. s0ftenr
ingof the soil by the rains, and its crust.,
ing by sun and dro0shs will be found 10
be the most favorable and when s
proper condition is attained. the hoe or
cultiyator should h placed ID active opS,i
ration. To facilitate these cultural oper
rationss all plants and crops should be.
grown, on the drill system. the soil be-
between the rows can Be loosed d5e5
with fork, which IS the most efee
inplementfor this purpose has
for many years, gradually talipg Tie plae
of the hoe 10 the cnltiYation of GARD
crops
lnthe early STAGES Of growh ffssu
nQs Edfannrsc
dry
yails. The labor-saving system a
ing may Be Fesoriee ko. Ihe
etects Of nlaiCning newly plansed 1a
is now so well known that the pFaoli5s
is widely adopted. 5 lis effects are equsl
~ apparent in the vegetable garden. Ona
of the best potato crops we have seen
was produced IN this way. As soon ss
the young plants we're above ground, the
soil between the rows was deeply Ioosen.i
ed with a digging fork, and the spaos
Immediately covered three inches thick
with newly cut grass from the lawn.--
They received no further care, with the
exception of pulling up a few. weeds dur.
ing summer, and the crop was by actual
measurements found to be more than dou.
bic that Of the adjoining rows In MAJ
nprlng, preparation Of the ground and
planting, they were treated alike !; but
those that were mulched maintained 4
healthy growth during a severe df5uth,
when the others lost their foliage andr
pened prematurelya fraiei19 g1a3bssa
The early pea crops have also been
prolonged for several weeks, by mulch
ing heavily between the rows with par.
tally rotted straw; ID short, the produc.
tive capacities Of al crops wilbe increas4
ed, if a uniform and constant degree of
moisture is maintained by preventing s1r'
face evaporation.
Refuse matter Of various kinds, such
as chips, partially rotted leaves and grass,
weeds, grass, bark SLel2 can Be Used
for mulehing no beteer disposition car
be made. of the grass moved from the
lawn. spreading il thinly. al first, and ref
peating the application from time to tine
as the material can Be collectsd - - +
We have remarked obsvea tisat nIdicfs
ing is saving of labors and II is net Bbs
least Of Its Recommendations that it pre-,
vents the widespread growth Of weeds.
-Fdrns, and Gardener -