The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-09

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tsrs The asnsrous ipqutsies now beinr
made on the subject 81 dax culture, sbos
Il tAat more general attention isbsine given,
i toh than ever befors, and IN ofoef ~
inset md answer these inquiries, tie psa4a-
teal expeiisnae soGas hnudssdS ar M.
growers in Illinois and the adjdininu.
.aslsssss sss, has been eb'sined thssuGh ) ssriya
" question: tent out for written answers, !
and hsSubsfApo1 a tAsm Aas been con-
dsnsed for This papsr. Il has been 90
complained At no little ,sxpsuse, and We,
80 sse1t oar country exohanRnG 11f1 takA
pains % widen the airsls o. readers by
ire extracts Or By publishing ths entire
Flax prefers . rich ga ady soil but will
90 we'll on any ground that is suitable for
wbsue Or corn es-t45 ,sssf
The rolling pniries of The Yves. ore
we'll adapted % It, and in ordinarily div
seasons i does finely On even our fat p1i.
riss, though when such = vet. season -
: ~ ths M occurs, II wifi prove j failure on
thsm anlces che land b undefdrained -
kxpsfiencA AhOMs that the land sHiAhsnfor-
y miles Of Chicago, produce large crops
Of both seed and Stsnw; numerous fields
Vi having yisldsl frsm isassssn % eixhteon
bushels che last yeax. Tia sairse ssun.
Try sbout Chsmpaig1. Dseatpry Hoo,n-
isgscn. Wilmington. md almost tie Wsst-
ia en- Norhwestsrn portrons o6 tAb asde,
- also large tracts Ia Wisconip, Minnos-l
ota and iowa snords he best soil ibr
Aax. i = e, s,...-
PREPARATION On SON. =
All exptrs1aaal taaSssv- unite in 81. I
tisg one thing n essential u succc.s ia
growing Asx-i. =. ''thoruugh prspsts- !
taoD q lhe ground By plswisg and hm-
= nsUine1 In NEST European countries il
b sown - tss.6 rstsor aAliev crop, where
Aaystem ofrotation d adopted, and st-1
& vsys followed BY whsst. When this is|
done the hnd should b plowsd ths sum
ri sss ifsviou md then rsplosgt1d 40
sssiy 10 ne srripg = the vsstbss VA
pssnit and we'll narrowed bsfoS sowink
n@ n ha9Sy nsnurinly ID % b dose. Il vi Do
Be better, 70 PIT . bon Arst, and thsn
follow thai With nsx, 10 which case HE
land should - dssfly plsusbed ID me
hl.1ds answer to Our inquiries on dlis
point hrgs majority Of farmss ny,
'slet il follow eors, and but one objec.
ton i urged against il, which j. thu. tho
cd ncots Ard aallp VI eors intsffepe vtth
tie sloss working Of the machine In cpt-
ting it. Ifti,oss ass arsfaliy removed,
vashsnk advise ,inrthe language Of our
replies, diet il follow corn, with deep
daUpk&iSg. I'll t1s harroS ing befors
sowing, until the 6xiTfacs is thoroughly,
Pulserized snd MAIDS as smooth - poasi-
49, 10 sov1so.
!. A 70 The tins kSsowine, it win Of
course vary with tho latitude and iocality:
but the general rule may Be- stated in ne
prssiss baggage Of several farmets--A.as
soon - the ground viii admit Of IT,"
ln tn southsrn part IF this Stats most
OF The Sod issOun IL sAsly = AlfSk-
II tbs esetral counties about TIE fst or
APdL while 10 orr northssn diskffcts,
and in Wisconsin, and Minnesota, from
he 3Ah'Cf April toahs -iOth n Nay is
Early enough gsasrally, tsst
Having prepared the ground q before
slatsd, nov broadcast, taking pains to
distribats tie sssd - evenly = possible.
The quicker tie ssod terminates and sp-
sYs6sAbove ground tie better, and there.
fore il shoam ~ 11N2sl dignity with .
little harrow or brush, and them rolled
The laryases osops l4ibea ID this 6Gpse,
have been By farmers who never harrow
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