The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-30
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Next TO mAnufing, frrqaen, seeding TO clover
aud grass seed Is OF the greatest importance in
making aud keeping land rich and productive.
Indeed when we consider the great advantage OF
= rotation In which frequent seeding Is important
As change, aud for growing large amount Of
forage To feed 10 make manure, as well as To on
ilir soil with clover and grass roois--i say when
We consider these objects and advantages, the
question OF frequent seeding seems to BE- Of at
least equal Importance with that u frequent
nanuring.
But both are closely connected The good farm
~ grows hay 10 feed 10 make manure aud seeds
down his land 10 grow hay. u there Is want
OF manure, there is generally lack Of hay TO
feed and make u aud consequently need VI
seeding more OF better, to grow more hay.
Flowing under a good clover sod Is one Of the
easiest and cheapest means by which land eau be
improved. The crop ofclover, II good, has nj.
ready been Profitable, aud M one thinks " maxi
Ing ahy charge for, OF account OF u good clover
icy aud yet Il 10 often Of as much benefit to the
land as moderate dressing Of manure. This Is
especially the case whrn the clover has made u
little growth, say from four TO six og eight inches
high, aud Is turned under while IN full vigor
have realized much benefit in this way but not
near 30 much NJ might have been secured had
tho advantages Of this practice been ~ well un.
dersIooi Al the beginning, ~ NJ this time Others
have also written strongly ia invor of this coursr
ftol johnson, Agricultural Chemistry, lagc
43i, says
This bury ing of Teccnl vegetable matter ia
the soil, 10 the form OF living aud dead roots Of
plants. u one Oi the most important amelioraiing
operations OF nature which j. always, 10 some
extent, goiEg On wherever vegetation proceeds
II il one by which the practical iaFiner il ben,.
hiicd unaware, aud Of which ion often without
understanding the snur,r ifoiu Nhiri, ihr a,ivan-
iagc comes. he systematically ntals himself In
If flta lfftll L.. lei.
view oi the improvement oi his lanl
u IL because naay are nu; sAi'c 1f the adyan-
iagcs Of this C1ugsc. AMI IL Is =. !iasy to lc over
looked "u account " ls ra.r aud small cost, or
rather freedom from COsi. thai wish To urge is
Importance on gfain afm'fs.
But ia order to Trilzr these advantages. il is
ncC, ssary Ia se,d "fitn. II iaud /, kept under
the plow rs lOug as it viii grow grain before Il
issctdri down. and kept - ptass long rs it
viii produce anA hay ur l'stntr 'clurr 1t sugnin
hrosch up. but litllv hrnrii Nil he realized \
worn cut aud run out sod Afford, but little fer.
uliNng matter t. iHiu uudri aud can do but
little good While I,owiul under % good clover
ley. with the ground well Tiled ia roots. two
at three times dUtiug the s..ui, tsi..d, will make
- very considerable impfo''u.,nt Ia the first
cnse the clover is all run uu' nLi most Of the
hnehis secured l.. iis gt"w ;h ltc used up by the
succeeding crops Of timothy aud June gfas.
aud these grasses, being rNhAusiing crops. im-
loNeTsh the soil besides w lille ~ the latter ease
there is large addition la 49, 'rr,ilii,. - that
hy only SEEDING at such ,tfl long periods. land
must grow pour, buiN Outstanding ali the manure
that eau be made is saved AMI appiicd, while l.,
seeding often. ia ~ jndiciuus rotation II croIs
18th the saInc pains in mak tx aud saving man
are land niay lie KEEP, improving At the same
time such rotation and impt,vrH- will secure
much better crols sud larger profits
But 10 secure these advantage. . liberal seed
ns is NECESSARY. II is po.r t,ouuIn, ioirt To save
IN this respect \ thin .crdin. gives a light crop
OF rather coafsr hay, aud light, open sod to
turn under, while l3hctal seeding will give u
heavier CROP 81 much better quai,, aud afford a
much heavier and richer 20 in IMPROVE the soil
In this sectien not less ihau righ; quarts should
be sOwn aud WHERE clover and timothy OF
mixture Of these aud son, other grasses is sown
IS better But in rotation where improvement
OF the soil is an object, Glove, should be the main
reliance. Then II soWn alone. not less than a
PECK should he put On fbiA,d With timothy,
the proportion should he TWO quarts Of slower 10
one OF timothy aud NC; less than ten quarts sown
Then clover il still the main crop, aud timothy
only. added 10 more fully occupy the ground aud
produce finer quality OF hay - Country Gcaii,-