The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-11-07
Greeley on Agriculture.

Democratic 'StrOngnOluS-SlNe Falfcnllu
1886 majority. ..i s5sgrls. t s-
Greeley on Agriculture.
Synopsis of Horace Grceley's Address
before the Duchess County Agricultural
Society, 1867: ~ paFaa
Most Americans who go to Europe re-
turn to disparage their country He had
been twice to Europe, and found that in
one noted particular we surpass the agri-
culture of all nations-and that is in the
style and variety of our agricultural Inn
plements. He met foreigner at the
Paris Exposition who exhibited scythe
three feet long and he asked him why
he did not make it longer, SO as to accom-
plish more work The man replied that
laborers were many and work was scarce.
Whereupon Mr.. G. recommended him to
cut his blade down to two feet, and make
doubted, however, that there was scarce
ity Of work. When the sewing machine
was invented people prophecied ruin to
labor but the result was exactly the op-
poslte. t...r..s.. II. sa- .l.a
More product from the same labor is
achieved on our Western prairies than
anywhere else in the world The man
who rides on his moving machine is never
satisfied with one step III progress, but
will go further. A plcw by steam, going
two feet down, is set to be made and
the plow will do it all yet, carrying the
seed and narrowing it in. You sec inn
proved hay-tarks to-day pitch off hay
They will soon pitch it on They plow by
machinery now in England, and we shall
soon do it here i.i.
Scion Robinson told The speaker that
moving machines would yet be SO adjust
able as to pass freely over stumps and
rocks but he did not want such an i'm
provem"rt a: this. The farmers would
then get lazy, and let their stumps and
rocks alone He priced the moving ma
chine chiefly because it compels US to be
better farmers
We do not plow deep enough. We
should subsoil He understood why We
had got into the habit of shallow blowing.
VIZ are the descendants of the English.
and Dutch, and various other peoples in
Europe, who have a moist country, where
bad blowing can be better tolerated.
Such plowIng was never meant for our
dry climate He believed the crops of
Duchess County would be increased one
third by sending the plow down deeper.
and doing the work more thoroughly.
1t should be done intellectually, too. II
Prof Mape farmer. Pat Quinn, is the
best farmer hlr. o. is acquainted with |
He raised large crops of tomatoes on the !
jersey soil NIr G. went over to his
farm early one morning, hoping to catch
him asleep but didn't do it. PAT made a
large proitfrom his crops; but complained
one year of losing 1890 for want of
brains. He employed two teams to take |
- crop to Brooklyn, and they were not
oullicivl.. II rff h ID sent one to Newark
from the Jersey City ferry boat to the
canning establishment, the whole crop,
large part Of which rotted might have
been secured. u 81 lv sl
Moist, swampy lands suffer more from
drouth than uplands. Good plowing wo'
help these Aside hill will be washed worse |
by heavy showers when plowed shallow
than when plowed deep. In Belgium
he found the cultivation of the soil
better than in any country of the world.
There they plow three feet deep. Mr.G.
is willing to begin- with two feet, but
thinks we shall not stop with this. Farm
ers ought to sell off half their land, and |
should increase their acreage downward |
rather than sideways. Farmers pay more
to fence their crops than they pay for all
other expenses besides, taxes included.
The fences OF Duchess County are more
costly than all the fences In France; for
there are scarcely any farm-fences there.
Mr. G. hates a pasture. He hardly |
saw pasture on his twelve miles ride
from Poughkeepsie to the fair that was not
a weed bed Ifhe could have sway, he
would not have a pasture in the State of
New York. He would have cattle kept
out of doors in summer, with sheds to
which they could retreat from sun and |
storm A sufficiently large enclosure
should be made in the center of the farm,
which should be shady and supplied with
water. 1s
We poison cur land by fences. They
are shelter for weeds. as we'll as vast I
and useless expense. We make another
serious mistake in not raising our own
bread. Mr.. g. does not like to see a
farmer going from Poughkeepsie with
barrel Of -four in his wagon. 1t is poor
policy. That is bad farming which will
not raise its own bread. Beside, you
get in barrel as pure, and sweet,
and every way as good bread as you can
make from your own careful raising. He
knew all the objections. The insects eat
up the crop, ETC., but he would not give
much for farmer who would be perma-
nently outwitted by worm. A little I
salt mixed with manure is destructive Of |
insect life Our soils get deceased. Ex
Governor Parker. of New Jersey, raised
wheat on land that included an old aban
doned highway. On both sides Of the
road the crop was poor, but on the road
it was good Mr.. G. killed the wire worm
on corn by moderate application of salt
4 few bushels Of salt is death to the
smaller verrflin.
Thorough farming is cheap farming. <