The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-08-23

Uses Of the Roller.
The first object generally aimed at in
the employment Of the roller, is to break
those cl1d- of earth which have resisted
the action of the harrow or, at least. t,
bury them in the ground. 50 that at the
next harrowing--which when thus buri
ed they cannot we'll cscap1--thcy must
of necessity be diminished ir size 1t
is for this reason that in countries where
the soil is very tenacious, and tiilagc
very carefully conducted, it is the Gus
tom, even after preparatory r'owing, first
to harrow, then to pass the roller over
the ground, and then to harrow again.
In such countries, land not treated in
this manner wouId be looked up,, pr
very badly prepared.
The second object of rolling is to give
a somewhat greater degree of compact,
ness to soil which is too light and
friablc, and to unite its component parts
The roller is perhaps nowh'r" employed
to so great an extent as it might be with
advantage; its action in this case being
highly beneficial, particularly in coun,
teractlng the bad effects produced on cx
tremcly light soils by the too frequent
use Of the plow, aad likewise in prevent
ING the too rapid evaporation of the moi>-
turc contained in the soil. This appi-
cation Of the roller is particularly resort
ed to on the sponGy soils of valleys; in
such situations, indeed, it cannot well be
dispensed with.
~, ,h,r3 -, IL, Al
applied, is to press down and make firm
the ground about newly sown seeds, and
to cause them 10 adhere better to the soil.
Som"timcS, when very small seed il to-
be sown, it is found advantageous to pass
the roller over the ground before the
seed is scattered, SO as to level it thor
oughIv, and facilitate a more equal dis
trihution Of the seed than could other.
wise take place. Where the ground has
been thu, lcvcIrd, those seeds which
happen to fall together, separate from,
each other; and it seldom happens that
two are found lying in one spot. The
harrow is then passed over the ground
and this operation is followed hy !, peat
ed roilings, which oilitcratc tive lines
drawn by the harrow The roller may
a'>o ne e"pioycd With advantage on soils
which are neither particularly moist nor
tenacious, after the harrow has been u>-
'' 70 cover the sect. las opcf7tton
serves TO press the earth ni'.s closely II.
10 contact win the so'd, "6'ch then
@ermiu9tes and springs up with much
greater roridity. Tie truth Of this will
W. W. p:n'',y seen ny oos,f' wing those parts
roiInr. tnr tL.n +ro ~,nI ,ons W..
y, ~ np;clI, pr.h.li, ..o w., ''"-
.nv.. ,1v -: tLc aT,'.,r n,'a,,,!,'l', ,,'~ l''7
which j. ci,,, +, ,In 81; ,,m.,,l|,.
rays nf TtIr fran, ,"ot,,ihr,, r,' a,,1 i3 I"3
;,torf-rin,, with ,Ln ,.raru,, ~ ' '.'a..' ,.''"
ton. Another advn1t,-c. J,r;voa ,ran,
t,is lovcI;nn of tbo sa;I J., I',.r'. :''
that the labor Of harvesting is .,rcatly
Iightcncd for it enables u4 to reao or
NOW much nearer the .~rnunI and at tnc
same time to keen our footino moro qnr,
The fourth great use Of the roller is to
cover with mould. or press aoainst or in.
to the ground the roots of those plants
sown in the preceding season and which
have been detached by the frost Soils
rich in humor. such as those found IN
valleys. sometimes swell mn in thc snring
to such decree that tho ron.s of ~,
plants contalncd in them are forced nm
In such cases, if a fall of rain d,ns NOT
speedily occur. the roller affords tho ori,
means Of restoring them to their nronrr
nosition
Lastly, the roller i sometimes, ,unl,r
cd for the nurnosc of dn,troy;n,, in.o.t,
which in;ure tbo vo,no ,l,n,, nnI
which. particularly durinc the n;obt
come mn f. the snrtoco "a sook ,ho;rtoo1
When ann)iod far this las, ,on,;n,ol
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r ,'o,.;lla .,,rors J., ,,o..,,,,l .r.0
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',p"' ''!'''s '','eu W.T." ar"o
points, 'he 'n'eh',oh ol "h,c, Is TO e1fect
d ''o'' ''" P'e'e o'''',on o' thc c'ouS, can
on'y W uS'n On very o'S sous ana "neh
!, proper ''me lnr Soccessfu' narrowing
ia, occ'' Son'f'a 10 pass J" mere ,he
so'i - a'S'i'ac'oa>' ana likewise contains
moisture, II sticks TO the points and be-
comes SO hr'"'y aI.'ssea between them,
'nat ,hc eh,'re SHriace Is soon covered
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