The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-20
AG RICULTURAL,
Green lI0nWrinO.

by this term mean blowing under green crops
TOT the purpose Of increasing the fertility Of the
sOh. II Is awell-established fact that all plants
derive portion " their nouTishment OF substance
honi the atmosphere therefore any crop turned
under and allowed to decay must leave the soil
more fertile than II found H. exactly the amount
Of n0urishment which the plant received from
the atmosphere.
The main object Ia this kind Of manuriug is to
obtain plant which grows quickly aud pro-
duces large amount OF foliage without occupy
Ing the ground too. long aud at the samc time
drawing as large portion nf as nourshI1cnt
from the air as is possible
Bui the leave aud stalks are 40, the only beu-
Chcial paria "" want plant WHOSE roots run
deep, aud thus raised fTon = considerable depth
substances which are useful 10 vegetation, but
from theiI depth are not available 10 our COM
mon crops
The common mode Of gr,tn nanuting ia this
country Is the turning under u sods for corn.
The benefit derived from turning under still
sod allow grass to SfoW o. late 10 the spring A.
possible and Pot of blowing rs long as II will
We all know thu, corn Is vcry exhausting
crop, and yet A. a general thing Il receives no
manure but what & derived from the decaying
grass and grass roots which nrc turned under by
the pillow
Bu' there are various Jthet l,iauts which are
available for green manuring Ut which the SOM
mon or red clover seems best adapted 10 our eli
mate. II soon reaches iis growth has large
amour, Of leaves aud stems. aud its roots are
large and fhrous, aud run vrry deep. Rye also
forms a very good crop Tor green mannring, but
requires more time than clover is more eXpen-
sive and derives more Of ia substance from the
soil
Ia Europe buckwhrat yoragc rape, Setch
and turnip, arr used Tor this purpose
johnson writes That ia no other way eau
the same crop convey 90 the soil an equal amount
Of enriching matter as 10 tn. leaves aud stem -
One great advantage OF grcsu manuring is that
those vegetable suhsttuces Whtn turned under,
decomposc rapidly and soon ten-ii the crop
Another H. thai gain mauHf,i Va this manner
never falls 10 the ground through weakness OF
the straw but no matter how heavy the bead
II retains iis erect position
But We must not attribute all The benefit de
rived 10 the eaves and stalks tor she roots ia
SOM cases contain IS much bulk and nourish-
ment rs the leaves and stalks Il has been est.
mated that the weigh, 81 thu roots lett in the soil
by sod four wears old was equal to one twenii-
eth more than the weight ~ the grass grown the
fourth year
The best plan To bring = held under course
Of green manuriug is 10 apply the manure on the
sod Tor corn which should be- followed with
oats ia the usual manner, with a good coat Of
clover say eight or ten quarts 10 the acre. sown
among IL After the oats f. taken OF the clover
may be pasiurcd lightly during the tall. Mex;
year It should be- allowed t. ptow until three OF
four weeks before il j. time to SOW tho wheat.
hen the clover should be- we'll turned under
and allowed 10 remain until seeding time when
the wheat should be put in in the usual manner
By this plan the manure Is in good order 10
act on the wheat crop ~ soon az il is sown, aud
the green clover will strengthen the straw and
increase the yield Of grain
This has been ms practice iot several years 49,
Last spring sowed one bushrI OF plaster per
acre on the clover, and ihi- f,'. ! hall have a
luxurian, crop TO turn under Bn, expect to
pillow portion Of IL befnt. harvest and then
pillow again t'idllosl bciorr zee Hing with wheat
and grass seed next fall S.Hsfirln IN G,rmGn-
'o"H. Elegrlid