Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-12-09
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Fixed Facts IN ARrioultnra.

Fixed Facts in Agriculture.
l. All lands on which clover or the grasses
are grown must either have lime in them natu-
rally or that mineral must be artifcially sup
piled. Il matters little whether il be supplied
in the form OF stone lime, oyster lime, or mari.
2. All permanent Improvement Of lands
must look to lime as its basis 90 s''
g. Lands which have been lOag in culture
will be benefited By applications Of phosphate
OF lime, and it is unimpoFtant whether the de-
icieney be supplied in the form Of bone dust,
guane, native phosphate of Inns, eomposts OF
fsh, ashes, or that Of oystsrshelI lime, or mari
If the land needs lining also. .a.e .fs=
4. No lands can be preserved in a high state
of fertility unless clever and the grasses are
cultivated in the course Of rotation.
5. Mould is indispensable 10 every sOil and
a healthy supply can. alone be prsseFEOd
through the cultivation Of clover and the
grasses, the turAing in Of green crops, or BY
the application Of oomposts rich in the ee-
ments Of mould.
6. All highly concentrated animal manures
are increased in value and their benefits pro-
Ienged by admixture with plaster, salt, or pull
verized charcoal.
7. Deep blowing greatly improves the pro
duCtive powers Of every variety Of soil that is
not wet ID Il -.i) 5ag
8. Sub-soiling sound land. that is, land that
is not wet, is eminently conducive to increased
production.
9. An wet lands should be thoroughly
drained. @ H 70
10. All grain crops should be harvested be-
fore the grain is thoroughly ripe. f4.a a..
IL. Clover as well as the grasses Intended
for hay should be moved when in bloom
II. Sandy lands can be most effectually i'm
proved by clay. When such lands require
lining or narling the lime or mari is most
benefci ally applied when made into compost
with clay. In sIacki ng lime salt brine is bet
ter than water.
13. The Chopping or the grinding Of grain
TO be fed 10 stock operates as saving OF at
least twenty-five per cent. H ass
Il. Draining Of wet land and marshes adds
to their value by making them prodnce earlier,
and by improving the health Of neighborhoods.
Is. To manure or lime wet lands is to
throw manure, lime, and labor away. ila
G. Shallow plowing 9Psrates TO impover-
ish the soil while it decreases production.
II. BY siubIing ard shedding stock through
the winter a saving of one-fourth the food lnny
be effected that is one-fourth less food will
euswer than when such stock may be exposed
! to the inclemenoies of the weather. a H-'-
l8. A basbel of plaster per acre sownt
broadcast over clover will add one hundred
! per cent TO its produce. -.-.-.-... ....-.
10. Periodical applications Of ashes tend 10
ksep up the integrity Of the soil, by supplying
most il not all OF the organic substances.
20. Thorough preparation Of land is absn-
lutely necessary 20 the successful and luXuri-
ant growth OF crops,
81. Abundant creps cannot be grown for
succession Of years. unless care be taken 70
provide an equivalent for the substances car
ried off the land in the product grown there
on. Ell 4sa.r i-4 ae-.. -
%. To preserve meadows in their produc-
tiveness, il is necessary TO harrow them every
second sutumn, apply top-drossing, and roll
them up.
%. Allstia Clays are benefited By fall aud
winter plowiigs, buL should never be plowed .
while they are wet. II at such plowinss the
furrow be materially deepensd, lime, mari, or
ashes should bo applied,
n. Youhg sgock should be moderately fed
with grain in winter, aud receive generous
supplies of long provender, it being essential
| to keep them in fair condition, in order that
| kI6 tOEhdttOu u lIuhGiIf UVuGss 6ACss may W
encouraged and continuously carried on. a.s,o
25. Mich COWS in winter should be kept
| in dry, moderately warm, but well-vsnlilaied
quarters fed and watered three tines day
salted twice or thrice a week have clean beds;
! be Surrisd daily and in addition TO their
long proYendeF, should receive suoculent food
morning and evening.
26. Full compliments OF tools and impc-
menta Of husbandry intimately connected
with the success Of the Ausbandman. 7..t.
q. Capital is not Only necessary to agricul-
tural success but can be as properly used in
farming as in any other occupation.
2S. Psnctuality in engagements is as neo-
essAry to the Hgrieulturist as il is TO the meroh
ant.
90. Every husbandman should carefully read
and digest matters connected with bis busi-
ness his success being as dependent upon
full knowledge Of its priHOpes and details, as
that Of a lawyer or physician with a knowl-
edge of the science OF law or physie.
So Wheat, rye, oats, and barley should
never follow each other in q course Of roia-
ton there should always be an interve-
ming hoed crop between them.
81. Weeds should never be permitted TO
mature their seed on farm, bat be pulled up
or cut down as often us they show themselves
such being only eiiectual method eradeatiug
them. To insure this result the ground should
be planted in cora, and Shat kept clean.
30. Ting and labor devoted to the collection
Of materials to be converted into manure arc
the most fruitful sources OF profit in the
whole range of farm economy.
49, The orchard to be productive Of good,
fair fruit, requires to be fed as much as does
Geld OF grain. The soil Of each requires that
the substance abstraoled by the crops shall be
restored. The soil should be kept clean and
open to the ameliorAting influences OF the sun.
the dews, the rain and the air tha bark OF
the treo should be kept in healthy condition
by scraping when necessary, and by alkaline