The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
Putsin.irr Wheat.

A{.A AND bAbDEN.
Putting in wheat.
4 crop Of wheat is often only half as large
:. .honid be, from the faulty preparation
.. tuc ground. Manure and lime are sup
f.. ed a abundanty may be, but the
land Is pl0wed III such a manner that the
a fac. water is always about the roots OF
ac wheat, and the first frost heayes out
Tile plants 1t Is too commonly the case
Fat fields are plowed from the outside to
ire center, leaving as the consequence OF
few wears blowing, high bank around the
.rncc, and 2 hollow in the center of the
field. with four diagonal hollows meeting
srfc This gives no chance for the water
.5 Get away: it hes and saturates the sur
lace. Now let the field be piowed IN lands,
say I ! PAGES or % feet wide; there will be
K leai-furrow, causing drainage as least
araes deep at each OF these spaces, which
sill bring the surface-water at least below
tIa ieye! Of the roots of the wheat. Be-
sides, there will be a number Of water
courses which will carry off the surplus
" ter and by means Of connecting
rliPr0w it may be generally conducted away
from the field altogether. However much
may be advantageous to underdrain
AMI, IN many cases, from want Of the ne
.ry caniral i raa nor he undertaken.
@ .n. ba-r nos=igIe substitute must be
ul slrface-draining by means of
anl open farrows Is the best substl-
-7.E anI If fhis stTie Of piowins is proper
II performed, where the subs0ll is not re-
lnarkaJly retentive, the ground may be
ur dry enough T. prevent throwing ont
g-1tar hoye all things, the
, ~ ,I,,-;n.g around folds sbouI3
.s."-.i-,.d5 ,rba9 hat i n he soyn.
Hal. answer for snripc crops, bat bet
.l' raafpr ul3n Of MOVING, and one
.E,a gggllpd IN better condition.
nl a..il,- ,,,l,stiru+a1 Generally. il
.l.4l.f G,.-. MIN. aud f,rr-
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Cover seed.
scot viii he light crop this
a. spring Of 1870 was 50 dry that
.-aH4- Of acres seeded down with
oyer failed entirely, and thousands more
f.t not have been worth rcsoWing Tor
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a'fhy so"n on the land the tall previous
"" cannot expect u heavy crop OF clover
# from sch land. Those who nave any
'"r that viii yield even bushel OF seed
.' mere wn.d DC well to gather 1t. With
moving machine aud reaper platform,
IN ~ = = t'eiIllouslS ,il'o clie,'l
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~. .,,o,,.r onJ Iof3ino = droo, ~, 49,, 80
...l man Ill Lnl;nI Tho 10 ~, r.,l
,r - anJ i.oo,s , tbo oI (,,I .', 80
III ~ IN. , ,,lt al III + Iii Vii ca W.
...-. i.a.,.,lf. - IF ;nto 70 yr;ndron,s Or
,y..J ,o.,,er tbr sbNrt.iron cam he At.
...t.a III i iaw minutes. When there is =
.ar. Growth of clover. and comnaratively
rfl. Seed h #. If should h. cnred IN spci
v3v +. Il, preserve a.. much nutrimcnt II
M, clover ~ na~-iblc. Ne Shall then oct
.eF mi biv In +Lis casa +bo cIo9,2o,
al .,,.,,il H.. NOD IN tho ea,oa ,-a1 ".
ear. c'.ger bav. But when the fodder is
Ill no value. clover seed NAV be allowed t.
..ra-,.l 10 the sun AMI rain for DAYS o,
..,- without ininrv. In fact, il will
..-h aII the easier for such rencated wet
t.4~- ANA }ryinys when drawn in. how
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