Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-18
THE AGRICULTURIST.
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An lands. except light loans and sandy. soils,
ssvs the American 4qriculbrdEst, benefited by
FAN blowing unless they are exposed to wash
inc. Steep side hills should never be plowed in
the Fall. unless you SOW them Immediately with
grain or grass seed, to furnish roots for hold
ing the soil in place.
But all heavy loans lying fat, and clays, are
greatly benefited by Fall blowing. The teams
are generally in the best condition for blowing
at this season. They have had good pasturage
through the Summer, and, as a rule, have less
to do than in the Winter and Spring. 1t puts
the Spring work very much ahead to have all
the green sward turned over in the Fail. How
ever much of this may be done, the teams viii
have enough to do in the Spring, in carting
manure, cross-plowing, narrowing, and getting
ready for sowing and planting
In the Fall, the lands that are most benefited by
blowing arc generally in the best condition for the
operation In the Spring, they often so wet that
they cannot be plowed until May or June Now
they are dry, and viii erumble as they are turned
over
By blowing, they are prepared to receive the full
benefit of the action Of train and snow through
the Winter. There are no disintegrators like the
elements Stiff clays and hard-pans are made loose
and friable by these exposures. The more rough
and broken they are left by the plow, the better.
Then there are rough pasture swards full of brush
and rank weeds, and reclaimed swamps with thick
turf Of swamp grasses, that are best subdued by
tearing them up now. They freeze and thaw
through the Winter and little life is left in them by
Spring.
Besides this, blowing has an important influence
upon insect life. Many insects burrow in the earth
and if left undisturbed come forth with new life in
the Spring Flowing disturbs their Winter arrange
mepts and kills myriads of their larve. At this
season the soil may be safely plowed deeper than IN
the Spring. The inch two of yellow soil viii I'M
dergo important changes before Spring.
Use the Tanning MiII Thoroughly.
It will nav to clean grain thoroughly before cfer-
ing it for sale. careless dishonest man has little
reason to congratulate himself upon having sold
quantity of chaf cookie seed, and other foul stuff,
for the price of wheat Dealers in grain have sharp
ewes for ANYTHING that affects the market price, and
they readily detect willful careless neglect to
properlv clean the crop, and a reduction Of from
two to four or more cents per bushel is the conse-
ouence, 1t requires but few pounds weight Of
refuse among grain to greatly damage its appear
ance. An amount which would bring fifty cents If
sold at the price of wheat, will reduce the market
value of twenty-five bushels from four to five cents
per bushe thus enang actual loss, instead Of gain,
as some, by their practice, seem to suppose. Grain
merchants sometimes take advantage of the fact.
that foreign matter in grain deterioraes the market
value below the actual damage caused by IFS pres
ence. They put large quantities of poorly cleaned
grain through the tanning mill, take out one or two
cents per bushel in the weight Of foul seeds, etc.
and are able to sell the improved grain at four or
five cents advance per bushel, all of which might
have been realized by the producer, in return for
few hours extra labor.