Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-03
WHAT WELL MANFRED WORN
OUT LAND WILL DO.


Judge W. W. GoOdpasture had, last
season, on his farm in Overton county,
Tenn, near Livingston, q fine crop of
hay from q small tract of land. From
four and half acres, sown in timothy
and clover, at the first cutting the Judge
took 81, 900 pounds of hay. At the Sec
ond cnring (the same season. about 15,-
900 pounds were obtsined-making 49,
900 pounds in all. The clover and
timothy were as high as a mans waist
and very thick on the ground and about
equal parts of each were soWn.
This crop was raised on land that had,
as the phrase is, been sworn out, and was
considered poor land, having q clay sub
sofia light clay loan
On about two acres of this land hogs
had been pastured and fattened for two
years. On the other portion of the four
and a half acres stable manure was
spread broadcast quite freely. On the
part fortified with hog manure, the yield
was better than on the other part. The
previous year this ground had produced
heavy crop of oats, the clover and timo-
thy having been sown with the oats.
If our farmers would pay more atten-
ton to the proper care of hog manure,
instead Of allowing it to go to waste, as
too often happens, they would reap a
rich reward in the addition thereby made
10 the crop. The practice of making a
hog-pen on the margin of some stream,
or on q gentle slope or side-hill, and
allowing the manure to wash of, shows
lack of economy and good farm man.
agement If well-to-do farmers would
fence in a few acres and fatten their hogs
there, they would find that the manure
would tell in the next crop raised on the
land and from that portion of ground
they might, with care and proper man.
agement raise seventy-f1ve bushels of
corn to the acre instead of thirty or forty.
An intelligent farmer, who has lately
made some observation on this point, says
that in his opinion the manure, if pro-
perly saved, will pay for the corn fed to
the hogs.
As stated above, on about two acres of
the Judges land, hog manure alone was
spread, and those two acres mad the best
crop of hay.
Another point that may be- mentioned
is this, that sfUer the clover has been cut
year OF two, the roots of the clover,
when the land is next plowed, will, with
out any addition of other fertilizers, fur
nish vast amount of manure. Prscti-
cal agriculturists, who have studied this
matter, tell US that in some way, the
roots of clover draw valuable plsnt-food
from the air, aud utilize it. The roots
also penetrate to great depth, and BY
pulverizing the soil, give the next crop q
better opportunity to receive nou-ish.
msnt.
Mr. Geddes, a practical farmer in New
York State, who has written several
lengthy articles on this subject holds
that clover is one of the best and most
profitable manures that can be obtained.
Besides, it is cheap, and no labor is re,
quired in hauling or spreading it, as in
the case of stable and artificial msnurss.
As renovator of old and partially worn
out lands, clover is recognized by all edu
Gated agriculturists as of prime impor-
lance.
Mr.. WILLIS GILLIAN who lost his lief
arm at the battle of Peryville, in tht
'tRebel" service has picked this season
with one hand, 5000 pounds of seed cot
ton. He lives near Mckenzie. How
much better has any man done with two