, 1870-09-19
THE FAT. = AND GARDEN,


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ano advantage or Fail Flowing
| ss,e..,:. .orh seeding Down -Fhc.
Nccusur. @Acot"s u
| lrgox oun .np,cn, rr, =, ooa,,s,o,,,,,r,
l. cu.vr.,ov n, ssn, -
l. In the preparation of the sol, fall plowint
is becoming more and more popular. In or
der to do this, We must have more rosulal
rotation In corn, grass, and the small grains
s!uDoe land. p!owed soon after tho crop i:
taken on, has all the benefits Of tho old aum
mcr fa'low, and, II it is to be followed viii
corn, top-dressing Of manure and etirriD1
-of-the surface with the sulky cultivators
| Will leave tho land in most excellent condi
non 'or 'he crop. In this case, it mstter,
H'''e "oelnef the season Is net or" dry
ao are enabled to plant early, Tor we DO mo-
| uASo ~ "Als Tor the land to be IN condition Il
rlo", tot the deep tllAge OF the previous fal
mas permitted the surface wator to pass below
ano thns Leave the surface OF tho soil IN con
dlnon to receive these On the other hand
:. o.s' 'ne moisture F1ees up oy capillary A.
| Hse.'ons anu II the surface II made compact
" 'ne 1oler, there will be abundant moistnTt
10 ensure termination I have seen it stated
snat the good stand OF corn Of the present
scason ls mainly due to the more favorable
season. While this has had come effect, the
I more general adoption Of shallow planning
ana the use Of the roller, has no doubt had
the most to do with il.
Aue moro general showing OF oats in the
'aa.s part Of the state is having its effect
ca the corn crop. This crop can be sogn On
corn stubble BY the use Of the cultiyator
without plowiDg, thus giving the farmer q
longer period, and greater facilities for put.
| ting III the spring crop; ard in the autumn
allows him more time to prepare for his corn
crop. We now see mole or less oats On al.
most every farm.
.o,,n,l,: h ptae,'eo extends tho years labor more
as it il also found to make hottar ra.nrna
IN o .o"ao ~ A4ahe pette1 1eiu1As'
1hls mixed husbandty brngs ont the p1ow
sarsr., ,aoat, aa eH.enns Inc harvest through
intended for corn are better for fall blowing.
"a +his des+rora +bo o-,,1, .,5 80, ~ -
,..aa .s.sa4 Sss Lag eN"' ""o su'-"oAn' ~ q
In this We can cconomize labor, by having a
h. t,;. 11.n -. go ~. 49, ~ 'o .s1:a -.
1,hor b,rt % oftsn 11 H.. .. -.;ra ~ +,a a~,n u
casa t,a a,r1r -, - ~ tha sa.soa :. W. ~
mnst l,v he n ;5lanass for T. ,s;,, m. ~ ~
n1ow wet soccv land and tho n1,v;no n,rst
ho da1,raa r. ossa l. ia ~, ,,Iau,a 49, aS. ~,
M Win t,,o n1,,,;n9 sna th,,s ha,o H. s,, g.
~, raa5.. ~ ,.~,x s..-,.,ae >' ooAA
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SEED co1S'
ia1ee anoune OF eeeo corn was planted
as' ep1t's VI 'ai1c.loa not sultea 10 'ue loca-
tson anu LII case ol an carry 1rost' soma OF
thls WILL be seriously injured. 1t Is safer, on
me "hole, 10 pan. an cary maturing va7ety
" y. cofn' ana p" we nave less Sleio IN 1aVofa-
o,e seasoha' We nahe UP Oh Tue average
'te'o one seAi "t'A A'o'nef.
SEEDING DOWN.
ASHLAND, ILL.,, Sept -.
J. H.w ean chnSGe n1a,aa ~ n,as ,nto tama
grass, 70 that can cut tie grass next season for
nay nay or w9n 1t he best to nut on corn and then
:. uow can seed com rrouutl for ,ay mr. mas,
tufc M next asason:
on prn IN" as @ q h sp'1g Rr ne OF eaas
md raise crop7 II so, how VIII prepare the
land ,1o,o vou .nn ~, s.o,n,. ,,, ,..o -
on nat land ? F. T. MoRR1soa,
The only practicable method of changing
your grass is first to destroy the one you wish
10 throw out, and that can only bs done, in
case Of meadow, by tho use of the pIow, II
your prairie land has been pnstured you may
trench-plow it this fall, say seven or eight
inches deep, harrow and roll 1t before winter
sets in, and in March SOW it to timothy grass
seed, adding small amount of red clover, il
you wish. You will have very fair stand of
grass next haying, provided that the work las
been well done. You will use the roller as
soon as the land is dry enough after the seed
ing, but do not harrow it in the spring.
Your corn ground will not do for meadow
next spring, as tho surface will be too warm,
md then tho old corn stubs will be in the way
OF moving, even il you had the grass to cut.
In recent letter I gave the mode Of seeding
with tle cor1, cron. hut T do MT +1inl- +bat
- ~. III .e-A ~, W. : W NV tnt''A '"a'
You can SOW all of the small grains on newly
broken prairia land. esnac,nl1r if If baa lcon
...s1s -n.s, ' M. eree", - :. nAo oesn
much paatured. Ih6 best preparation is BY
treCcl-plowiDr as described in nraviona lot.
49, r, p,o'Ao"" 1s@-
lands for d crop in this manner, and do not
t}ip1, of tnr1;nr the a;nrlo f,rrow .
@s1'11A ~ III -n6 eno e'16io Au1to"'
TILE-DRAINrS0.
hava f;1a.i1ra;ca cn3 op -1.,soa will
.,' "A@ 49, f'e"aoa "4tu
them, but at present they cost too much, and
H. ~ -. s:,ds.." so - ,auus " 1oui ioas M.oe
IN the oncctaon or the drainage, and ploW
toward the centre every year: This
land. This mode of drainage costs nothing.
beyond the trouble of lavinr off tba lands
Aft.r , +;.,a w. ,,,,l, -. :. .,..,.,... A..
n1owinrs 1nt mt for tha f,rat half dozan
,c,ra. With onr cbean lands nnd dear 1ahor.
th;s nlan NJ draining ia we'll snited to give ma