The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-09-12
TIE FARMERS COLUMN,
Sowing Grain by Hand.

DEOuucdSl, lllu uOU one man I'LL IL
score is able to scatter seed with
his hands as evenly as it should be,
and no man can SOW seed as evenly
as u good drill, or u good seed
sower. But in some instances q
drill cannot be used; and sometimes
ia seed drill is not at hand; and
sometimes SCORES of very good
farmers have imbibcd the erroneous
notion that, all things considered,
it is better to SOW broadcast and
harrow in the seed, than it is to
put it in with Il drill. Some men
may SOW grain as long as they live,
and they will throw i in ridges OF
strcaks. 1t is very important to
know how to SOW, even il Il drill is
used fer putting in most Of the
grain on q farm.
There are two modes Of sowing
by hand broadcast; one is by ridgcs
and .tHTor&, and the other is by
s'ahcs. a person can SOW much
more correctly Dy burrows ana naS-
cs, than he can by stakes, and can
SOW much faster, also, rs it con-
1a'3e5 m0eA time IN moving the
STAKES
a &ood-8'zed bag, with one cor
hcF Oh me bottom tled to the mouth
OF IT, LunS over the shoulder, Is
"DouO 'l!o n!o'G convenient thinG 10
SOW o9. o. lave Sfal9 at G2cA
o"t vi, ol VuG Acta, OF Il tho HGi' Is
,t'' i-o:c ,'''li IoI'I F0T' IC.IS' ti"'I :,
,I'c S."'' ili ~ V"G iil'"0'c oL It, Now
lnG"s"'I ,,i Is. Oh. Oh n'Il "n acre, ana ca!-
cul"I1 ,. "oo1o no" nVcN you dGSlre ,s
70 50" Oh an acre 90" A"llalG'5
0L " @lo" S'I9 ""iIo sowing inc
MN "grI' "N| IL 'aG P'opoFuol
sec5I'S I. 10 po "GouO F'&nC per acre.
cnUo'', @ VI 20 -. 'i''N' "Oo"' - NlucI ~
''G'I i,.I...' l,,I'.,i',.' ,I'.,.. ,,.,,,.. A..
;t -tI' ~ . '':'o" .'.'i' ., as rl INC ,}P oP-
.,o'',' :Io' :5l .:.Ss. a., Il , OI' ioo0 o" ,'
r''' a 81 s,g & ";.' i y'G ' n",I,' tr.,' I ,; ~oHS'
,',ga 40 :iI yiJ @ -" 81 u; ''',"3' ,'.9 r%l' I:,,
It 't', M . u l,,'' II Ht .IF'' ;e M 'o'o ~ "''.i
G,F onf TT, ,' t ", tIo 'I N ,Ig l Innts, ,ota
~ ~ G 'I, IG ''i 49, ,'o lo' " g, ;,i y I''"''o'' ~
'h W II0 o ," ia iaV "J"[, ff I n mt'. i'i4, ",
"( ,,1-1 I'tI'o' ,"" ;o II ~ f ''oeI o I ,nJ
tJot lJot ~, 1,' NV "'''''0 '''0 u '''0 "''''"
'''T' ~ 9o,,.;',. "o~;' .,41,, c,,
.l,1',, =" ',i"S' i e''iII. pS lu'loN' ~ ~
5.'N'', ,,."'' g., "'""9 'nrQW t1. 'ue S'Il" an
J,V"s ,,,.'o 'no ll",S III VI 'IIe Ie'u' Oo-
o"nG or" Uro m 70 I%i tIo SOW om lIV' I, 4hn. more
i,,. r', -! f, ~ ''G ''Itt' 49, =" ~ 'ntoW
M HEM, r"@5 t@.nnJ i,U'' ~ ''l"I "a 4G o '"n 10
i;, .r, "a, ~" thn "'"o ',' ''y ,,o S,",l
sup D4 .L'o o.i"> .I tII Ti ,'IG n.'Gt!9' ana
,,o~ G'vMcon t, 'tJ tl '''I','o G "l'o 'i!i7t[S'
III TUt" .. ooit Wv WV ~ i9'''' -'l''i>G
-''' o''''Ii'',io,jo ii'...J nv" " .'o ~ 'oW "'
y J',1 -" o"5" y. o''II ''0'Oas' """ en-
'''.' t 4It tI - 5N: 5:,, VIC SI"'I Su'" "
o"sv ,,,1 vi'a' ~ ,;I,i ~ Miii oo'il0 0o"" ''
''Tm's 80 3oIs.',e: III, c,
n;j !" 90m i iiS " ii'tIu'o tI I i''.io"o %'i"
'u''' "iI'''i' II tL'o .I pl?M p.,T 'I'S il0S
ocot l, u u4tlo 4 GortecIly' et WIZ pG just
'mu":y w Ivy % loe' 'p't1 l always
@ ~" JuSy T!o'cn lco' ~ " Gus"
20 ,"I u9u"iiS ~" more evenly oy
" S '''N'"S HOouO lilo"IS rom t"c''
iusc t4 ol INC i;..i SCLiP VnTV L AN sowing
L. iI nl"''etS niue "liete " SoTeF
snoi> sttN', a,l,i,. ~ iic on'J o'S'ii'"'o' HIS
; ram ~,t; c,ent{ =,
i o"9.i'ts ,,3.t ,no s."5'. t, '''t o'lG way Is
W no iio;C ,,;tl "Pp.o,eo e illeClloo VI vs. SOW
ny Mi:.l many i lS!liiGLs' E. W Hell
omi, o,n ID periorl,Ju Il. lliS InaLleF
,Gtio :li Ia 'tlo's . 'Ii"' n ouO 'no S'ounu
i, VA ,sn i'i''t No JuSD e.GSc.I lecC "PGr''
'nG I !c'G :r so"eF Ir"Nol III 'I'e maj rs,
'nG 3 IL ne commences sowing cast
!, tIo WE MG1' On Oh INC llortn ~ margin OF
mo I; nGIa' ilo W sI"r's .I' Il. lne eaSC emu,
T"'ei,m? II a. oit me a. ln"rSlh' ana casts
nc run W inc SCUM win ms
.y"jI yj n"liT' so"!nS up 10 tI!e hrSt
ii"rA' ! SoW' Wilch Ir"'ellniS 10
lie e"s!' lie WaIkS IN the marx ma, ana m,
."S'S :, MS sI"ln 20 inc SouVn WIN
ilS '9' h9l!' anu SO on until the
'llire Hcto Is HlllShGa' $3.50
SONIC lurl5'cT7 WalN III Vhe middle
uFEoM' "np h G"9V c Iho gram nan