Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-01-29

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| Jan. 18th, 1869. =
Topic Of discussion - preparation
of the soil, selection of seed, and the
best mode of cultivation until matured."
N. G. PIERCE. Time is not misspent
in preparing ground for seed. In plowing
adopt the sentiments of the Club last
week, green-sward A TO 5 inches deep,
plowing coarse manure under, but +
would put fine manure on the top, next
time ] plow same ground for oats eight
or nine inches, leaving the manure be-
tween the two layersof earth. | believe
the side-hill plow the pillow leaving no
dead furrows and in sowing cereal
grain, or grass-seed, we canuot harrow
too much, in order to get good grass
catch, or grain to come well. Corn -
The best variety think is twelve
rowed Canada" kind, brought into this
vicinity by "Peter Mayo;" he planted it
on three-fourths of an acre, and obtain
ed sixty bushels; the same kind l plant
ed when / went in for premium a few
years ago. then rhad one hundred
and thirty-two bushels and twenty-five
quarts. Next year I raised upon an
acre one hundred bushels and twenty
quarts, after which l had three acres
raising on the first between eighty and
ninety bushels, second, between seventy
and eighty, and the third between sixty
and seventy. S. G. Underwood who
has kept the "Holden" variety in its
purity, planted some of my twelve row
ed side by side, and obtained from ten
to Fifteen bushels per acre more; it is
earlier.
JOHN MCNEIL. Upon plain-land.) }
I don't believe four inches deep will do
for me. plow six inches, and then
have dirt enough to work well, the sods
don't harrow up. | put my manure un-
der the sod, coarse strawy manure don't
know what to do with it upon the top Of
the ground all summer, believe it is poor
economy. / harrow my ground well,
the "rotary- harrow" now in use in Maine,
does the work better than anything I
saw. like the Holden" corn better
than anything have found.
HENRY FLOYD. t(Hill farmer.) In
preparing ground for seed, work it well,
plow we'll, never can harrow too much,
your grass-seed will come we'll and oats.
Inground we'll pulverized the small fbers
have free access to absorb all needed sus-
tenance for the healthy growth Of the
grain, grass, etc. ! plow sixinches deep,
put my manure upon the top, and in SO
doing / get better corn, grain and grass
than my neighbors who turn their man.
ure under. We must hoe corn we'll, can
hoe three times cheaper than twice and
the third time will add ten to fifteen
bushels of corn to the acre, fills out bet
ter. / know it for have tested it ex-
perimentally though accidental
CAPT. TIrcoMB. -Four inches deep for
plowing green-sward is enough. Har-
SOW well and have nothing in the way of
the tender corn root, or blade, and not
leave it in its tenderness to be .buckled
up, tied up, but in free mellow soil, so
that it may make rapid progress, ready
for hoeing before the grass and weeds
make appearance, and now in the days
of sharp hoes, long-cornered hoes, we
thrust them in and around, too closely to
the roots in eradicating the grass and
weeds, severing the little roots, and
spongioles of the corn, weakening the
vigor of the stock so in an after period
in running our cultivators down deep,
and near the hill, severing more roots
than we are aware off, injuring believe
the crop; for the health OF all vegetation
depends largely upon well developed
root.
ZENAs LORD. l top stock my corn,
it repens better. l thing loose nothing
in fodder, though little more labor
When ! plant my corn, in dropping
seed-corn. l take pains to scatter the
kernels, hoe twice, and do it light. l
plow five to six inches deep, manure un-
der. 1 reject the tops and butts of ears
of seed-corn when l plant, my corn fills
well. l get usually sixty bushels of corn
to the acre. l farm upon small scale.
Mr.. CLAY. Hill Farmer.) / am at
home in the field. have been here but
short time; formerly l lived in
Orange County. There always had
good corn, my neighbors did not. There
plowed about as deep as could, some
seven inches, am adopting the same