Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-04-02
Grafton Industrial Association.
FLOWS AND FLOWING,

sion, spoke of the Importance OF the piow
as an implement of husbandry and the
great improvements made uponit during
the past few years, contrasting the piows
of the present time with those used thir-
ty years ago. He does his plowing in
the Spring. His soil is interval dry
and sandy. On moist stony soil, would
recommend fall blowing. Heplows eight
or nine inches deep, turning fiat FUR
row, then spreads his manure and cross
plows, burying the manure three or four
inches. Has sometimes spread manure
upon the sod, and plowed it under, in
that case does not pillow but six inches,
eight or nine inches being too deep to
bury manure, does not believe in leaving
manure on the surface, rs much strength
is lost by evaporation. After seeding,
the grass crop is better upon fields that
have been cross plowed. Has had no
experience in blowing in the fall. One
objection to fall blowing is loss of soil
by blowing away in winter upon fields
that happen to be bare of snow.
III. S. DAVIS. 1t viii not do to pillow
all soils at the same season, or at the
same depth. Light sandy soil, should
be plowed eight or ten inches deep i'll
thespring. Clayey soils should be plow-
ed six inches deep in the fall, the action
of the frost during the winter will rem
der the clay friable and easy to work.
Upon some land we are obliged to pillow
light, on account of the poisonous nature
of the sub soil. Gave an example in
his experience where the ground was
plowed deep, turning up a subsoil that
poisoned everything planted upon it,
and could only be remedied by again
blowing to the same depth and turning
the original surface soil back again.
Would use side hill pillow upon all lands
whether level or otherwise.
JOEL DAVIS ploughs in the spring,
never III TIC iaii. VI u Gull Ciop "oulu
delay blowing as long as possible. When
the proper season comes, would pillow
deep turning a fiat furrow, would spread
manure upon the surface and harrow in,
and plant corn Immediately. Isin favor
of using side hill pillow for all kinds of
blowing. Is strongly opposed to fall
blowing, but would be glad to become
convinced that that season is the proper
time.
C.S. WHITE spoke in high terms Of
the Lufkin side hill pillow, of which he
gave description. Heplows eight inch
es deep, harrows, then spreads his ma
nure and works it in with the cultivator
He formerly spread manure upon the
sod and plowed under, but has had bet
ter success with the other method. Is
opposed to fall blowing. Would on the
side hill, pillow in all cases.
Russell STILES is opposed to fall piow-
ing, would do all his blowing in the
spring, would delay blowing as long as
possible, and would get out the stone be-
fore blowing, Mr.. Stiles owns the town
right for patent stone digger For
merly plowed eight or nine inches in
depth but has learned better Now
plows five inches. Spreads and harrows
in the manure, leaving it as near the sur
face as possible. Turns a fiat furrow,
would use side hill pillow, and no other
, thus avoiding dead burrows.
j. d. PETTENGILL. Would use the
best pillow regardless of cost. Would use
none but the side hill pillow. Must differ
from all who have spoken in regard to
the best season for blowing. 1t has been
his custom for the past few years, to pillow
all his ground in the fall, both for hoed
, and grain crops. Sometimes plows again
j in the spring. By blowing in the fall,
the labor is done at season when farm
work is not pressing, and spring work is
thereby forwarded. Furthermore the
soil which is turned in the fall, has the
benefit of the action of the air and frost
during the winter, and is thereby reduc-
ed to better condition for tillage.-
Would pillow deep, but would deepen the
soil gradually. If the ground has never
been plowed but four inches, would not
Immediately turn it over to the depth of
eight inches, thereby turning up the cold
hard subsoil upon which nothing could
be expected to grow, but would bring up
the first season but one inch of new soil
which by exposure to atmospheric influ-
ences for one year, would become as rich
as the rest of the soil, aud perhaps of it.
self act as a fertilizer. This course
should be continued from year to year,
until the required depth is gained.
) T. HOLDEN, would not pillow in the
fall, because much of the best soil would
be blown away during the winter, if the
ground happens to be bare
STILLMAN THOMPSON believes that in
soil plowed in the fall great many
worms would be destroyed by the frost.
p. HOLDEN thinks that the worms