Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-07-12


A rule have lad dovn ior myself i ssv-
e. 20 s0v eats ~ishost so-ing clover Sod
With a. even thoash iaiondvd % succced
a IN The FAll With a crop Of wheat. which,
however. is net often the case. a. I prefer
leaving tbe eat ssnbbie untouched. AMI the
ne2i season nov Of abe 6rst crop o. clover
foF hsy. AMI surn under The second crop IN
fuii blossom. Tor What j. sill better. par
tally uPs.) .or mAnurc. ~hich wiih the AL
Of something 70 s0PPls the rrquirc,. Phos-
plate. MI be suficicni 10 rake good crop
OF wheat
u the prev q clover seed b, no; mere
than ten dollars per bushci. I SOW il anicng
all kif,ls Of gran rurPoscly % De- used tor
manure. and consider q ihc cheapest frrsiii-
Ecr and 'bc best PulvcriEed that can BE- ussd
upon Land.
Many iarncrs SOW cats wiihout sowing
clover among II. Which. afcr the crop -
taken 81. leaves the whiie naked oats stub
BIZ. ard nothing rise. 20 shclicr the ground
from The scorrhiny sun. AL vhich appears
% burn the gTound raeiio~. The Cround
Is thus lch 80 exposed sor several weeks.
until he sksicion oi manure thar has heen
washed I'D re-vashr for several uon'hs
o. drcu-hing rains. l. hauled out ard
pioushcd undcr for a crop 81 wheat
Il ordinary seasons Of ran and sunshine.
from the frst Of April % the 6r-f 81 August.
more than three pounds % clover top and
roots VII grO- in a square ,ar,l Of crouud.
Suppose spare yard 70 produce only two
Pounds q clovcr-toPs ouI roots. ~hirh.
multiplied by $50. tie number q square
yarls 20 an acre. wiii amount 60 f1ur and
hall tons o. the acre Of vegetable matter.
that abstrac;s nothing from the sol and
borrows Hugely from the atmospicre.
Whcrc can Nc End manure a. 50 chap
rate. and a. an expense a ONLY abont one
dollar pr acre. Distributed 80 evenly on
the land uiih such liitic iroubic AMI cosfs
pccomposcd clover acts uscChariralr in
psisvrizins AMI loo>cnins the soil. All me-
chanicaiiy IN Furnishing rab,iiarn for r.ia,fs
and Il Is much 20 Dc wonacrcl a.. thaf Il =
not more excessively usrd by aruiers a. a
means o. rcnovate a1d keep up ihc Fertility
%. he sod. lCor tsrrnantown Tclcrra-h.
a NV Ina, roR Hov~I~G Portrrr
4 correspondent Of the American Arricul-
turist give novel plan TO- a roultrv
housr. L consists Of li-hi bu ding Z "
9i~st. ard Z Il be, Aigh. without floor.
and st uPon wheels or rollers. Three feet
- one end open iafh vork. and thc -en,sia-
inc ~ feet Psffiiionc1 oH-ihc par.ition
couirg tosn within q foot q The ground.
cnriosins SIT feci. Tie enclosed poriioa
r Tor tie roos;s and nesf boxes. Tie
hoase isscsigued ior fhccn hens. and E,
20 hc sct on The grass and novel 49, length
every DAY. TIE writer states thar such
house d IA prariical operation. nd works
Ucii. ihe aivania=es beng that TIE forls
srt fresh grass every day. thai they thrise
better IN snail ihan n large dorks. that
they caa thus D. kept more clcanly AMI IN
better heaiih and ,hatby moving tic house
IN sny .ocaiitr on the promises. % tias ),
may he shcliered OF exposed in warm or
cold wcaiher. . more even tcm0craiurc can
bc maintained. The hou.c j. o. D. proviI-
81 9Th Windows and deer. an car Le
made ornamental o. othcruisc. 20 suif
TASTE.
The idca Is novel. anG - sLosld jadse
not bad ore either Me Farmer.