The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-28

II any one wants ocular demonstra-
ton on these subjects, let him or her
examine the condition of neighbor-
ing vineyards and orchards, and see
how sagaclous enterprise generally
prospers when turned in the direction
we are now pointing.
| But recOllect in planting orchard or
vineyard, sec that your work is we'll
done, even though it cost you more
than you have ordinarily been accus-
toned to pay. It's a study worthy off any
farmers attention, the way good vine
growers plant their gfounds-deep cuI-
ture, thorough communion ofthe soil,
are Indispensable for successful vine
growing. The quantity and quality
of the product, and the consequent
profit, being proportional to the labor
bestowed to the first great duty of tho
cultivRtor--thep proper PREPARATION of the
soil.
These later remarks are, of course,
applicable to all crops, though the re-
suits may not be percePtible in such
marked degrees as in the case of the
vine and other fruit culture.
CLOVER AS MANURE.
A few weeks ago IN Ohio subscriber
of the A9ricttLtu1'ist wrote me in regard
| to the best time to pillow under clover
| for manure, wrote him that / had lit
| tie practical experience in the matter,
but theoretically the best time was a
week or ten days earlier than it should
be cut for hay. DR. .Voelcker's investi-
cations CJournal of the Royal Agricul-
tural Society, Vol. s, part 1, 1861 indi-
cate that when clover bursts into flower,
there is no further accumulation of MI
trogen, but that, on the other hand
there is rapid formation of sugar and
other carbonaceous substances. To
cut clover for hay, therefore, as soon as
1t bursts into flower, would be waste
full practice, but IL is just the time to
pillow 1t under. We get more nitrogen
| by allowing IL to grow longer; and the
more succulent it is, the more rapidly
1t will ferment and decay in the ground.
wrote to Mr.. Geddes, one of the ear
lest and most enthsiastic advocates of
clover, requesting his opinion on the
point. In reply he said: Pillow under the
clover when it is ut full growth.
But your question can be much
better answered at the end of
long, free talk, which can be had
here. ! have many times asked you to
come here, not to see fine farming, for
we have none to show, but 10 see land
that has been used to test the effects of
clover for nearly 20 years. On the
ground, 1 could talk to a willing auditor
long, If not wisely. 1 am getting tired
of being misunderstood, and of having
my statements doubted when [ talk
about clover as the great renovator of
land. You preach agricultural truth,
and The facts you would gather In this
neighborhood are worth your kno wing
and worth giving to the world. So come
here and gather some facts about clover.
All that 1 shall try TO prove to you is,
that the fact that clover and plaster are
by far the cheapest mRuures that can
be had for our lands has been demon
| strated by many farmers beyond Il
doubt-so much cheaper than barn
yard manure that the mere loading OF
and spreading costs moro than the
plaster and clover. Do not quote me
as saying this, but come and see the
farms hereabouts and talk with our
farmers"
or course went, and had capital
time. MIR. Geddes has magnificent
farm OF about four hunred acres, some
four miles from Syracuse. 1t is in high
condition, and is continually improv-
ing, and this Is due TO growing large
and frequent crops of clover, and TO
good, deep ploughing, and clean and
thorough culture.
We drove round among the farmers,
"Here is man, % said Mr.. g., "who run
in debt S45 per acre for his farm. He
has educated his family, paid off his
debt, and reports his net profits at from
g, 600 TO 81, 500 year on farm of 80
acres; and this is due TO clover. You
see he is building new barn, and that
does not look as though his land was
running down under the system.o The
next farmer we came to was putting up
new barn, and another farmer was
enlarging an old, one. Now, these
farmers have never paid dollar for
nd.their lands certainly do not dete-
riorale."
From Syracuse went to Geneva, to
see our old. friend John johnson.
"Why did you not tell me yop were
coming ?" he said. 81 would have met
Inf Ill ole A.,
see you. l want 10 show you my wheat,
where L put on $50 pounds of guano
per acre last Fall. People here don't
know that 1 used it, and you must not
mention it. II is grand"
1 do not know that ever saw a finer
piece of wheat. 1t is the Dlehl variety,
sown 18th September, at the rate of1M
bushels per acre. 1t is quite thick
enough. One breadth of the drill was
sown at the rate of two bushels per
acre. This Is earlier, "but," said Mr.. :,
ttthe other will have larger heads and
will yield more."IAtter examing the
wheat we went to look at the piles of
muck and manure in the barn-yard,
and from these to splendid crop of
timothy. sit will go 2N tons OF hay
per acre, !" said Mr.. j., "and now look
at this adjoining field. 1t is Just as
good land naturally, and there Is mere
" fence between, and yet the grass
worth cutting"
"What makes the difference ?" I
asked.
aLr. johnson replied emphatleally,
The poor field did not belong to him.
II. Harris, IN AnleyieGn Agricultural
81. ---.e.-
a GENTLEMAN who went over the
Erie road to New York few days
since relates the following
ssIn the smoking car a political dis
cussion arose. Among those present
were some twelve or fifteen Jewish
merchants from Cincinnati. All OF
these but single one proAounced them
selves strongly for Grant, and one pro-
posed taking a vote in the car, which
WAS done, and resulted thirty for Grant
and seven for Seymour. He and the
Seymour man, with third to see fair
play on both sides, then proceeded
through the entire train and pOlled the
passengers. The vote stood q for Sey-
mour against 40 for Grant. The Repub-
lican Jews were Immensely delighted
and enthusiastic over the result.
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