The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-09-03

Heating before the St Louis Farmers Club
on the subject of fall seeding.
Cereals and Grasses-There are two
species of wheat, winter and spring. The
preparation of the soil for the reception of
the seed depends very much upon the pre-
ceding crop. When it succeeds clover the
land should be neatly ploughed to the depth
of six or eight iuches, the seed sown broad
cast and narrowed in. If a good seed bed
cannot be obtained, the best plan is to har-
row down and SOW with drill across the
line Of ploughing
The Use Of Lime to the soil as finale to
the preparatory cultivation will be found
beneficial Lime enters into the consti-
tuition of plants and ANIMALS, therefore the
soil best adopted to wheat is calcarous
| loan, and hence the importance of lime.
Lime acts chemically and mechanically
upon the soil, it tears asunder the elements
of soil and liberates plant food. All plants
excrete matter deliterious to their system
which must be destroyed in the soil. Lime
| is the great preserVative. All soils are
benefited by its application, all aluminous
and alluvial and black looking peaty soils.
| These soils contain acids, which have the
property of preventing decay of vegetable
matter. Lime neutralizes the acids and de-
composition commences. In the selection
of seed, the seed should be round and
plump, with perfectly smooth skin and
| translucent color.
Preparation of ssed.-Prior to sowing
the seed should be picked as an antidote to
smut or red rust, etc. This is a substanti-
ated fact.
The best steep is sulphate of copper or
Blue Vitrol diluted with water Twenty
! four hours is the time allotted the seed, then
taken out and dryed, scatter ed, over some
even surface and mixed with lime to dry it.
Quantity Of seed per acre-From one
to one and a half bushels. The crop is al
ways benefited by the land being left in a
rough condition all winter, atmospheric
influence acted by winter frosts, says Lie
bry, are greater solvents in the production of
plant food in the soil than
in the action of the strongest acid known.
The depth to sow wheat is from two to
two and half inches. Heat, air and moi8-
ture are the great agents of decomposition,
termination being nothing more than grad
ual decay or conversion of the starch mat
ter to sugar that depth which more readily
promotes this in plants is the one.
There are only two or three species of
grasses which will admit of fall sowing,
Timothy grass, Italian Rye grass, Orchard
grass and Kentucky Blue Grass. The land
for these seed should be repeatedly har-
rowed and plowed, and rolled before sowing
the seed then sown broadcast and narrowed
in One and half pecks of Timothy seed
will SOW an acre; one bushel of Italian
grass will SOW an acre; one bushel of or
, chard grass will sow an acre. one and {
fourth bushels of Kentucky Blue Grass
Will SOW an acre. In the early spring tht
land presents a spungy appearance, anC
should be narrowed and rolled to cOnsOi
date the soil around the roots and preVen
too great circulation of ar around them.
Mai. Machine said he had few words t.
, say to his brother farmers on the subject 0
hatchets, saws, planes, adzes, and augers
and a small lathe to turn with, etc, ever
! farmer should have a sufficient number c
! these implements to repair his plOws AM
wagons and harrows, and they should b
kept in a house separate and apart, togett
. er with blacksmith s forge. In the winte
season all farm implements should be re
paired and put in order. Paints should b
kept on hand, to coat them to prevent tn
= wood from taking in water and wearing Ou
All implements should be gathered up an
= stored at regular place, and list kept {
=, them, by this means many a dollar will b
saved, in time and money.
Mrs. Rose Honeysuckle then made be
a. appearance with beautiful boquet of flow
!" ers, which she presented to the member
!" Mrs. Evergreen came with a collection
* plants. Mrs. Gooseberry with sample Il
L of fruits; of all kinds, all neatly put u
'e and with the recipes for the same, whic
60 she desired the society to try.
:, Mr.. Cleaner said he proposed that "
= allow the balance of the evening to the ladit
10 to give in their reports, as for himself
- had cleaned many an item, but wOuI
rather hear from the ladies upon the
~ favorite topics.
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