The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26
Agrifnltnral.
-NIan.lrlng the wheat crop.

ManOrc holds tho same relation
to tho farm that steam does 10 the
engine; il is the force used 10 nc
complish the desired result. Let
the one fail on tho engine and the
wheels stop, let the other be tsith
drawn from the soil and lis useful
products rapidly and constantly
diminish. If the farmer cannol
mannro every crop, then he should
consider fromr which he can best
afford to withhold the fertilizers
If he designed growing a crop Of
oats, followed by one OF whca', il
would not be wise to apply the ma
nure to the oat crop and give Don,
to the wheat. Ii would not pay AZ
well; the crop OF manure would b'
sold in a cheap market So, too, II
might be injudicious to manure u
crop Of potatoes aud have none Il
apply to the succeeding grain. Th,
season in which manure should b,
applied, the stage Of the crop. and
the depth at which it should he
placed, are also topics which the
farmer should think much about.
Many consider that if manure IL
only buried in the soilit is enough
no matter whether it be deep OF
shallow, whether the subsoil be
firm or leachy, if the manure is il
the earth the crops, they argue,
will get the full benefit OF it-som,
time or another. Bat this is not
always true, and it is certainly
more scientific and profitable farm.
ing TO apply manure--not to in.
crease the general fertility Of til,
soil with a view to beDclliing sew
eral crops in succcssion-but to
directly augment the yield Of u
special crop. This course will
bring the m st profit, for products
which command tho highest price 8
are thus largely increased.
Doubtless most farmers will as
sent TO the assertion that the wheat
crop needs manure as much as any
other one, and pays as well tor its
liberal application. But the prof
its Of this operation may be greatly
varied by the manner in which it
is done. Flowing in manure deep
ly will not give as good results as
placing il on or just under, tho sur.
face. II is less labor for the farmer
to piow in tho manure, for it is ca.
sier to haul il on q hard surface
than over freshly plowed ground
And then il is out OF the way 9th,
harrow and the drill; but wher
burlod dccpit does not nourish The
young plant in .ho first growth
and impart 10 it strength and siz,
TO endure the approaching winter
Nor does it mulch the surface ant
protect the tender plants from hcav
ing frosts and blighting winds
Tho rains in their descent wasl
tho soluble elements downward'
and away from the searching roots
Surface manuring rcverses thes'
processes, and is more rational anC
productive Of more immediate yisl
bio results.
We'll fermented barn.yard man
ure is good enough for any crop
and tho best manure for all, bu
the trouble is we can't get onougl
of it. Whether tho wheat grove
can afford TO purchase and us
fertilizers is question which h
must settle by experiment and ob
servation. Lime may often b.
used with great profit; plaster i
beneficial in some seasons, an
salt returns q liberal profit if SOW
on rich lands in hunius. Fertile
ors for the wheat plant should b
applied before tho seed has germ
mated, as II general rule, at leas
before tho spring begins TIL
preferable time Is just before SOW
ing.--RVrat New Yorker.