The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-09-23
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\ RE,sEEDISg 80 q QE
o. ep-
ms In all
gn cultivated
PTN4Az )old lawns, old
pastures a4d meadows. When old
meadows fail to yield fair crop of
grass, let the ground be ploughed neat
ly by turning over every superficial
foot at uniform depth. If a liberal
coat of barn-yard manure be ploughed
in, all the better. If the soil is at all
heavy, so that there are many clods
and hard Jumps on the surface after
ploughing, let the narrowing be done
at time when the Jumps are suffi-
GENTLY moist to fall to pieces at
slight touch.
Some kinds of land will be greatly
improved by rolling the surface when
the clods are in a condition to
form q mellew seed-bed. This point
in the condition of hard Jumps of soil,
must be watched closely after a heavy
rain and as soon as they appear ten
der, let the roller be started. Then
let the yards be thoroughly scraped
and the-f fine accumulations be spread
thin over the surface, for the purpose
of giving the young grass a rapid
start. Let the loose stones all be cart
ed from the field and entire surface
be made as smooth as barn floor. A
/, few days previous to the equinoctial
storm, let the seed. be soWed. A
heavy rain will cover every seed,
where the soil is fine and mellow,
sufficiently deep to insure termination
and rapid growth. The object input-
ting al the seed just before Jul
noctial storm is, to avoid injTt the
young and tender grass from SSsAert
!. period of dry weather Young grass
will usually get such start during
the equinoctial storm, if the seedFbed
be rich and mellow, that the field
will be green before the end of the
growing season and if domestic ami
mails are kept off such young grass, as
they should DC, the land will yield a
bOuntiful crop of hay the next season.
Some Kinds of land will be greatly
benefited by top-dressing of caustic
lime or gas-house lime.
The Best Feed for Fattcnlng Cattle.
Bella SlHastings, one Of the leading
droYers. from Vermont, in supplying
cattle for the Boston market, gave his
experience aud observs8iOn iii Tela-
ton to fatteping stock, at late meet
ing of the Catalonia County Farmers
Club. He s. he main object of the
y farmer is to 80 the most out of his
fodder. 1t does notpay to feed grain
to q poor creature, one that does not
take Onffiesh rapidly. Farmers would
do better to dispose of such stock for
what it will bring, and procure AMI
mails of good style. Another impor-
tant point is, farmers do not feed
heavy enough. He would commence
with as much food as they could bear
at first, and then increase. In feed
ing twelve quarts of meal, the last
four quarts are worth twice as much
as the first four for fatteninaaQurpO-
ses. Some farmers cOmpl that
they do not get pay for what grain
they feed out. But he had noticed
that it was only those who fed light
thus complained. Whether the ami
NAL was to be fed q long or a short
time, he would recommend heavy
feeding. He knew nothing better
than corn meal the cob is not worth
much, if anything. The persons of
whom he purchased fat stock, who
were tue most successful, and made
it most profits Die, were those who fed
meal largely. If farmer has pota-
toes or other ts, it is we'll enough
to feed those lrt; but farmer
will do better exchange some of
his roots for corn, than to feed roots
altogether. 1t is important to feed
regularly and hot too often, as the
stock will eat and lie down and rum
mate. 1t is better to feed cattle but
three times day, and sheep but once.