Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-15

That which is best for oats or peas, T.
Each Geld for the first year ought to be
appropriated to the crops above mentioned,
and after the fashion now in use among far.
mers, except in case of field A. By this
plan,, thoy will at all events still get as much
from their Eve fields as they get at present
In order to render the thing most simple
and easy Of comprehension, | shall suppose
myself to be again obligid to take woln-
out farm in the autumn of 1849. The first
thing that should do, would be to divide
the land into six fields, by proper fences with
communication from the barn-yard to each
field, and from one field to another and |
would then take for field A, that which ap-
peared best for green crops or roots would
collect all the manure which | could find in
or out Of the barns, | would take up the
flooring Of the cow-house, stable and piggery
and would take out as much of the soil I'm.
derneath as could get, for this soil is the.
essence OF manure, one load of it being as
good as four or five loads Of common dung
The portion thus removed ought to be replac-
ed by an equal quantity of ordinary soil, Or
if it be possible, of bog Garth, which might
be removed when necessary afterwards.
The dung and other manure thus collected,
should be placed on the field a. in Scpten.
Der Or the beginning of October spreai with
care, (as fast as it will go) and covered w
| in a shallow furrow.
In spring, all the manure made daring the
past winter should be carted to The field
placed in heap, and twice turned. All
bones should be gathered and broken up with
hammer, all coal and wood ashes, scrapings
Of sewers, the dung from the fowl house and
the contents of the priyy, should be collected
and made into compost, with dry loan or
bog earth. This manure may be used for
that portion of the field devctad to cabbages,
potatoes and turnips.
Manures are of the first importance to the
farmer, and he must do everything in his
power to increase their amount. The syse
ten here proposed is calculated 50 az TO iu-
crease the quantity Of manure in proportion
as the soil becomes improved. The farmer
/ ought not to sell particle of this hay or
straw, because these are the principal mate
rails for manure and consequently, it Is in
hnltely worse to sell the manure itself. The
manure thus economical will suffice each
year for the field which is 10 receive the root
crop (No. ~
The greater variety there is in the crops
Of this field the better it will be, provided
the soil is suitable for them. Thus, this field
ought, as nearly as possible, to look like a
kitchen garden,
SUCCEEDING CROPS
have done all | can for field A. [ have
weedcd and MANFRED it as well as | can and
after having taken Ito crop of roots &C. this
year, and the crop Of wheat or barley next
year, leave this field to rest until the other
fields have been improved in the same way.
In the following year the cultivation of the
different crops will be according to the follow
ing order:
Crop No. . wheat or barley in the field A.
Crop No. 3 (hay) in the field b.
Crop No. 1 (pasturc) in the field c.
Crop No. 5 (pasture) in the field D.
Crop No. 6 (oats or peas) in the field T.
Crop No, green or hood crops in field
f, and 50 on, changing each year until the
seventh, when crop No. will come back to
field A, and the whole will then be in d good
state Of fertility, and free from weeds.
The above system has been proved to be
capable of restoring old land and extirpating
all weeds. 1t is economical aud does not
require more capital than the actual system.
Or rather than the present absence Of system
requires, 1t will restore fertility to the soil,
and maintain it by the products Of the land
itself Manures got from other quarters of
the farm itself are always expensive, and, at
a distance from town, are often not to be had
at all. 1t is simple and easy of application
1t may be said that six years is long time
to wait for renovation of the whole farm; but
| will replcy that know of no other means
by which it may be done in less time, from
its own resources; ann it is worthy Of OBJ
segyation that the land is improving every
year. / he produce is larger, even for the
first year, under this system than it is under
the present mode Of culture; and from year
to year the land is improving, field by field.
and is producing more and more, so as to pay
the farmer better than it does at present, and
to rocompeuse him doubly afterwards, when
the whole shall have been improved under
system Of rotation.
10 Color STRAW CoLoR.-White clover