The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-10
AGRICULTURAL.
sEfptEe Bown LAND.


ing, probably, to tho rank, heavy
growth Of wheat. rye. barley. OF oats,
as the 0ass may be-, by which the
grass il eboked out before i has ~.
tanned sufficient viser ~ hold its own
against the crop with which Y Is sowh
AZ other times The severity Of tho
winter season may have killed out
both the grains and the grass, or they
may suffer from tho effects Of extreme
droutb. involving 4 partial or entire
destruction Of both. These aro ehsii4
aIties not easily provided against, and
when they occur IL requires more time
to repair tho damage than In agreeable
10 the farmer who has stock in want
Of hay. When tho failure In pretty
general IN a seeded field, IL would
seem 10 be good policy to pillow aeeiu
NJ a preparation Tor another trial, in
stead Of waiting the slow process Of
self seeding. as ID sometimes done
The end, DO sure, will be- attained in
time, If tho partial crop Of grass
10 cut late in tho season,
but 10 this way there IL Il
loss Of tho customary avails Of the
capital invested, which is rarely anss
taibed with equanimity by tho live
farmer. But partial failures of
newly seeded lands to return promptly
tbs expected crop OF hay, not nm
frequently occur from the parsimeni
BUSINESS with which the farmer hisz,
penses his grass seed whom laying
down his lands TO meadow This
article II Offer rather expensive.
hence the amouify allotted TO each
acre Ii 30 small that IL would hardly
suffice, did every seed g6rminate aud
continue to grow but If only one
fourth Of the amount does this, owing
to the drouth or, sstere frests, the
crop Of hay the frat season will not
DO worth the expense Of gathering,
"A better anl safer way II to segd lib.
orally, n peck or so 10 the acre, ia.
stead of half thai amount, and then,
# n failure occurs, the fatmef viii not
have the unpleasant reflection that 10
his own parsimouy IL possibly 10 be
attributed the loss to which no has
been subjected by tho failure Of his
grass seeding. ta.4 a''i
SOWING TIMOTHY IN AUTUMN
You arc pretty sure Of one thing If
yot SOW timothy with th6 wheat in All.
tamn, and that Is, tho grass will most
ly all grow and live, and your land
will be well stocked. Hence, d great
many farmers practice sowing grass
seed Mt the time Of wheat seeding.
but there Is one disadvantage attend
ing this time, which Ia the largo
growth the young grass gets In the
grain the next Spring aud Summer.
This growth, wo apprehend, on rich
lands andin fayoia able seasons some
times very materially ininres the
wheat. When grass seed has been
thiekly spWu early in The autumn, we
have seen sod formed among the
grain before harvest time. aud q great
deal 81 the timothy headed Now
this Is good thing FOR the stock that
picks over the straw in winter, but it
probably Injuries the grain both in
yield and quality In the majority of
cases we are ah eettainp getting good
stand of grass If we defer the sowing
until later IN the autumn than tho
time for wheat, The timothy does
not then get sufficient growth to in
iuro. the grain Sowing timothv seed
in the Spring would be far more sue
eesalsa, a, > .spme means, the crust Of
earth could BE brdken between the
stools Of wheat Where the grain Is
drilled this result could be attained,
on most land, By using n light harrow
The time win opfnG,we think, Whom
wheat Will BIO almost entirely drilled,
and machinery adapted 10 stirring TIE
soilnbetween tho rows will be as COM
mon az. the drill itself, SO aaposI
FARMERS HORSES IN AUTUMN
Farmers horses are often neglected
IN the perhaps we should be
justified IN saying abused The heavy
work of the season Is done. and.
though there are almost duly Jobs for
the horses to perform, il ID frequently
considered well enough to drop their
grain, and let them thrive .as, best they
can on the pasture. \ Another serious
complaint the horse would make, had
no the pow0r,Iis that proper and time
yeholtbr isnot furnished There IA
AeRreely u night, after the middle OF
September, during which the farmers
work horses should not be sheltered
in the stable. Preservation of their
health and economy in their keeping
demand this. Suppose it Is a cold,
windy, frosty might've will not dis.
opss the absolute cruelty Of exposing
these faithful servants OF man to a
furious storm--after feeding awhile
they become chilled, and resort to
running to get warm; they accomplish
their. object, but often at the cost of
stumble aud fall in the dark, "a cut
or sprain which puts blemsh, on
them for life, Then, being warm and
t !, rem running, they Ue inclined
TO rest aud the chilly air operating on
thelr heated blood aud relaxed sinows,
TENDS To stliien them, render them
splrltless, and often induces n severe
ALL A hatf4sa lpa ta1 -. M "a SEA