Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-03-23

war. dan thar thcv are behind with their
labor. esnnot get on % The lanl % work
and are late about planting. Tbs j. the
rcsult Of a short season IN the spring ior do
M labor. and frosn The fact that all tie
work ofprsparing iand snd getting IN erops.
A. iron the nature u the case cIoEded into
a VERY brief period. Olten the land = iui-
perfectly PrvParcd. and the MANURE j. ~
fitted 20 bcconc food for plants. a. dat time
When thcy most need it. The remedy for
this = found m preparing an rnanurinc
land Tor grain and hoed cro1s in tie fan.
insteal 81 In the spring. The Arguments
IN hvor 81 tins system were vel stated. and
the objections reasonably removed by Hon.
=. Barnes la has remarks befo-u the Beard
o. Agriculture IN the ciiy-reported by Us
IN No. s % the present volume ct the Par.
mer-and they are worth tie close study e
every one Of our readers. Wcprcscnt nov
para Of The discussion bordering upon this
subiect. ulich took place beiorc the Mass.
Beard o. Agricultu-c IN 1864. ard found in
Secretary Flats report Tor that year:
90 DE. HAErwEtL: l can state one fact
that vii perhaps throw sosne Light upon the
question. Several ycars AGO ploughcd an
acre and bal, in TIE fan ia tie manner I
have described; 7 proposed 10 make
nurserv uPou half 81 o.. and put On fbe
niaaurc aaa sprc-l u upon tLe surface OF
the soil. bee thc frosfs followed 80 soon
fhai vas net able 90 work T. ins chang
e. my nind in relation 10 planting a uu-s-
cry. and in the sprng sP-caI an equal
quartnv a manure over the remainder OF
the Land. AL planted Il al with corn
Nhere the laanurc was put on Ia the fau
tie corn vas great deal tie best 7 coall
sec % in the rows. contrary % nv expecta-
ton. Tor I cxpccte that lad lost some
thing GA Tie manure. The acxt year tLe
LAND Vas sowcl wifh eats. ard couH sec
the line where that manure cane that pa
on IN the ialL Next year % Wa sown %
grass, AMI tAat line was seen three yea-s a.
terWaris. 1 am not sarc thaf there ucre
rot eircau'sfances connected viii 10 that
Was not aware 81. bat tAai vras the fact A.
u shovel .t-eif q my obsc-vatisa a. the
time ] trirl 3, one year Afterwards. Lal
u wa on q piece OF land over which Great
deal ol water passed. AMI lost some Dor
tion O.: the nianuru by tie wash. If isoni D,
unfer Tcculiar ci-cums.ances. where vour
So. 81 protected i-on viuds ana pa.brs
thaf % wih answer to i.ave che rsanr-c u--
On fhc surface.
Wal regard o. tLc system ! have spokcn
of, tae farrc-- a-c ne FRI situztion 20
practice g. There are % farmers in our
section that knoE of ulo have retained a
years s.ock ~ manure. They uouI o.
under thc necessity o. los ing one vear's crop
Of corn o. cet iuto Gle f,stem. For that
reasou ihcy -s-a.y put on in tlie spring tbe
insuure that rs been male lu-ir- th- ui--
IT,. Elt certainly voalI recommend fo
every farmer who raises corn. % have orc
years stock o. manu-c oa had. Lc can
possibly zee into that si,uaiion.
FEorFs-oE Aes-sU- Ih1ec o. opinion
O. express conserving tic mode Of anr,ivira
manure. Dos would s1--cs; some expert
MEETS which mar lc beneficial ia settlin-
The question lave beard disra.reI. Tie
Object q m1aar.a- ile a1l 81 % l1-lt O.
Furnish 'eol io- tLo r-lnts. No~ voula
Ike 'o know vlar 81 tte extent q tle root
bets shich -row from q Stalk of corn. t,r
dcr1 10 they 81 anI b1s widely o. tirv
s1r.als j. your manu. ,s % be- beuer.i
81 81. % r~st rrrctrat. g. fhc c1.c-t Ca
Which Che rooil-ts of fhe plant extend. a-l
al iae Sine these -..f'a's ere --st active.
Therefore. experiment. or-l,t 81, Dc mad.
D. which to asrcrrsi- bow srr- thr &C.
o.! ihe uare-e is f.il i- .le f..l ar.-r GER
tain i.u.e from the Period WIEN &C. isrst .-
tic rr'arc. Takes Jon krou fLaf. sou an.
81. Co., iinr u.r<inc .r t'.c dark. and I arr
rot aware from tLe ohsc-vat.o-s T Lsrr
hcar- hcrc. that 90 81 positively knou- fo
tlc srovrrs % corn. i1 bow much SINE Gle
roots rrou f' rarh ri depth. a-l sa-h d l.-.t
from rael s,a... ana boz h-. DEEPER All
viier thcv cz,-ud in slrce..iye weeks o-
months. and hov Lr re uana-c i.r.u,
fhaf growth. s' as o. flr--.l ri, every sssre
thc proper ro1-..h-ar-t t1 Gle c1-a. That.
br.ove. is ono of fic most i1fr-cst.rr o..
s.lerafa fo co. s-ri-1i,r-.s' 20 as-c-ta..
a. ~aat rate arl SHAT cltcrt thc rlanarc d.
earned dosa .at7 CHE ground. We or-ft
O. kao~ tlaf Cor every crop
.'iairc Farmer