New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-01

machines: Ono Of each VIII answer FOR Eve farmers
Grass and grain be hired cat for rs cents
the board OF two horses and one man inclnded The
machine will cut from six to eight day. Joint
ownership in machines does not work we'll Reapeis
and mowers combined are not satisfactory The mower
requires faster motion than the reaper for this
combined machines break down. Grain binders as yet
are not approved The high price Of wire is one draw
back.
With 100 ACRES. four horses required. Such farm.
ers should own reaper. mower. railroad horse
power to thresh and saw, planter. suky rake
$40 and oil the implements Of the farmer on so
Mnch is said Of Comstocks rotary spader. i have
seen il work. It makes the ground fine eight inches
deep. -Four horses required. 1t cannot come into
general till 1t is made small enough for horses
OF till 1t shall be found profitable TO hire work done with
it, 1t costs 500.
Mr.. Sullivan. the owner ot.3oOOO acres. plowed or
dug 800 acres with this machine this Spring at the rate
Of ak acres dGy for each team and at the cost OF IS
cents acIe. This farmer is preparing TO pillow two
rows Of corn day with each team. He proposes TO
start in the morningthe will feed and have their
dinner at the end of the first row they will turn out by
shutdown at the end OF the second row. ~
talked with the boys riding tho cGltiyaiors They
told me they liked rows quarter Of mile long much
better than rows half mile and mile long, The
horses get rested If they turn round often.
My firm impression ia that the best farming will be
done in Illinois when the farms shall be reduced to 40
acres each. Then let everything gerden vegetables,
corn small fruits be planted in rows. These on 40
acres, can be quarter OF IN lie long. Mr. Dunlap has
tomatoes. cnbbagcs. respberries strawberries, sweet
potatoes and the like planted in Of this length.
They perfectly straight. / more beau,
tul sight on any farm With the use of the roller and
Staords cultivaor the cost.of cultivation is reduced
70 low point yas before convinced that tins Is ue
best way to raise garden vegetables. and had put 1t
in execution though not large scale. horse or
so will in this way do the work OF many men
Prof. Turner of Jacksonville has Invented machine
which viii break up, pUlycrize, sow wheat or Other
grains and harrow by going over the ground once The
one he has was made for HIS II Is similar to
Comstook's, though more varied IL needs some I'M
proyements. The wnr took off bis mechanics lie
related 70 what this machine did. field had been
in corn Jacksonville for 50 years. Finally u was
rented. badly worked, powed IN Jumps, and Wouid
produce than IS bushels OF corn TO the acre
This field was planted by his machine and the result
was 40 bushels to the acre.
does not yield so much one would expect One Tea'
son is as Il has been explained to me by those who
from -four to six inches below the surface in the shape
OF potash yrihed by sand rs to be insonble with
water; Dunlap and others claim that IL Tie sou ls
turned up 10 tins depth IN TIE Fall the air wiz decom
pose This potash when II viii be ready to be taken up
by the young plants providing Il Is not plowod deep IN
the Spring 50 as TO put beyond Their reach Severn,
farmers related to their Succcss in sowing Spring
wheat on ground which Is Tho sane thing Hence,
lard plowcd in the Fan viii by means Of The dissolved
anoe but il would rot 10 applicable 20 sos which run
together and harden unless there is clover ~ Keep u
open 10 tho mir
But there Is thing Of rreartor Importance regarding
prairie farming and Of which there can be no doubt
That which l. called humus which is similar 10 peat,
and gives the black color, contains few elements which
fchOlll alt tahcH UP ~! phn'a. i'Nt WIFI N"".l. a.
applied new compound is formed. and the result y
most wonderful growth. know Of no sol! on which
manure worAs such maryels rs on the black prairie.
Here and must not fail to add everywhere else the
application OF manure is immensely profitable, for pants
got al early start they shade the ground dry weather
does little damage, insects cannot keep pace with
the growth. and the plant natures In spite OF bad
srasoBs AID thousand enemies.
1 am writing what have learned by my own eNpe
rienee. and from what have seen on The firms Of
Ota Say this: raise one year with another,
grain, potatoes and more Vegetables 81 my
lcscrip on on ten acres VIII plenty 81 fDgnnro than
In ordinary farming can be raised hity acres. j
would add little manure in tie Fall, then pow deep,
In the Spring would plow shallow. and spread lLe
rest Of tie manure on the surface with barrow,
am moi ceriain but 80 prepared would be more
rrjf,aJie than the fifty when you take into account IN
teresL cost Of cultivation. teams, and the weer Gnd
lear Of tools well as Of hopes. an saying ths to
discourage large farms 10 encourage those OF 30 acres
OK less I AIN charmed with less saying II b those
who talk Of buying farms or Of coming West To large
farmers here have nothing but encouragement they
or their boys seated their cutvntOrs taxing ohK
bet Journeys aad ihoy are doing noble work. stu,
pcculator Bless their large hearts thcy intend part
y their farms for their boys and ghle ard aln oer
lain ito boys and girls viii get them Nor viii they br
worse for Il.
one word more about corn these posing days Don't
bank IL uIp-don Mt Work tho ground level Keep the
surface mellow and free from weeds II IA too late now
10 work deep when the brace roots start there i no
more 10 be done If there weeds SO through with
tho hoe but keep ont the cultiyaor hoa had better
burn vour pow TO ashes and old iron. than 10 be run
Ming through your ripping Up the brace roots IN
the early stages Of the plOw or cniYator cannot
20 through IL too Often In the latter stages They
should not 90 at all n G NJ