The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-04-11
THE TRIBUNE.
FARM AND GARDEN.

that may reasonably be expected from
any soil depend much upon it's depth
We doubt if there is one garden in ten
where the soil has been stirred and pre-.
pared to depth sufficient to reap the
full benefit from its cultivation. Not
long since friend of ours purchased a
small place but few miles from this city,
and was fattering himself on coming into
Immediate possession of a first rate gar
den, as it had been under cultivation a
long while. What was his surprise,
when commencing operations In the
Spring, to find that in this old garden
that had been spaded for years, the soil,
although rich on the surface, was not
more than eight OF ten inches deep
Vegetables will grow or at least will make
an effort to grow in shallow soil but if
you want good vegetables of a thrifty
growth, you must allow them generous
luxuriant soil, of sufficient depth, in
which to revel.
A garden soil should not be less than
twenty. and we prefer twenty-four inches
deep: and this depth. where it does not
exist, can be attained by trenching. In
trenching, or sub-soiling. all the coarser
vegetable matter, with coarse manure and
good soil, should be deposited at the bot
tom; the ii ner portions nearer the surface
and the cold, barren subsoil either remov-
ed entirely, or thoroughly pulverized, and
incorporated with an equal quantity of
fine well rotted manure or compost. To
prepare a garden soil in this manner re-
@quires good supply of vegetable sub
stances and manure. But few square
rods thoroughly prepared to good depth
will yield far more satisfactory crops and
with less labor, than a large garden cul-
tivated but few inches deep. Those
who have paid little attention to the mat
ter will be surprised to find how far the
roots of plants will penetrate the soil in
search of those life-g giving properties
which their nature requires
The field and farm, as well as the gar
den, might be ploughed deeper than is
usually done, and the good results would
would surely show themselves. The best
crop of wheat we ever raised was IN this
The land was an old sward, on a moder-
ate slope. In August we turned the sod
with heavy plough, commencing at the
foot of the slope and turning each fur
row down, letting the plough run as deep
as would turn the furrow handsomely.
Returning, we let the plough slide over
the ground, and changing the guage of
the plough, let it run in the furrow the
second time as deep as it would work:
thus throwing several inches of the sub
soil ON the top of the inverted sod
By this operation we travelled across the
and back again, twice for each furrow.
With a side Hill plough, one half Of this
labor would have been saved. After the
ploughing, we gave it a heavy coat OF
barn-yard manure; mixing it thoroughly
with the soil. with light pillow that would
Al ,o1 OIL 10 har
The crop of wheat was noble one and
and clover, has yield fine cut Of grass
for several wears since. We are partial
to deep soil, and where it is not of good
depth, whether in field or garden we
would adopt some mode of deepening it.
In turning over heavy sward for corn,
it might with advantage be treated as in
the case of the wheat referred to above
NJ Y. Observer.
PoTAToEs.-If experience is a good
schoolmaster, the following from writer
in the Name Farmer is worth needing:
Having raised potatoes sufficient for
my own use and commonly some to sell
every year for siXty-tive years, and hay
ing tried various methods and expert
ments, and made progress, / will state
what I have found to be the most pro
ductive and remunerative course, viz:
First To break up sward ground iii the
fall. early or inthe first part of October.
Second. To plant about the twentieth
OF May, or sooner If the weather Is warm
or later if not dry; to spread manure on
the surface and harrow it in Immediately
before planting.
Third To plant in rows three feet
and half apart and in hills two feet
apart
Fourth. To make but shallow holes fol
the hills; put III two pieces OF a medium
sized potato in hill with 4 small lump
OF lime, sufficient to make spoonful
when air slaked
Fifth. To hoe the ground well the last
of June and throw spoonful of plaster
or handful of ashes; or a mixture OF
each Nothing more will be needed or
dinarily. till harvest time.
By pursuing the above course, I have
always had good yield, and my pota-
toes, for ten years past, have been of a
superior quality, the net proceeds iifty
per cent more than formerly by spring
blowing. Ny man put more lime IN the
hills last spring than | had before used,
and the potatoes are better than 1 even
saw before, very smooth, Of the OronC
kind, not scar or mark upon them; and
of large size.
1t is true I am but small farmer, OIL
in fact not a farmer, being past labor; but
| was bred up a farmer and when young
cleared up farm of fifty acres and man
aged it with good success: raised two
hundred bushels of corn, wheat and rye
In 1901 with my own labor OF by eXchang
ing.
CURE FOR SCAB on SHEEP. Il. Greer
of Peekskill. n. Y. sends to the Countr,
Gentleman the following cure for scah OF
sheep:
10 ID pounds of tobacco add obou
> gallons of water, and boil strong. re
ducing to ID gallons, then add > l.
o. salt petre, ) IA or blue vitrol, l.
or white rreciDitate, , gills of common
soft soap, and | gill salt-all boiled to
gether. In putting in the soap car
should be taken when first put in as T.
foaming over, which it will readily co
and should be over slow fire, or wher
it could be readily hauled off from TIL
fire. From one to one and half gills !
sufficient for sheep. Part the wool o.
the back IRON the nose to near the roo
of the tail, and pour the liquid along tn
back, which will run down the shoulder
and sides of the sheep.
Feed plenty of sulphur and salt, t
cleanse the blood Once doctoring ha
made effectual cures. although | apple
it twice, as mine had it very bad at a
interval of about two weeks notwithstand
ing once might have been sufficient
PROFITS OF CHEESE MAKING.-At tn
recent meeting of the Massachusetts
cheese manufacturers association, a
West Rrnokfield the several Eactnries ra