Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-16
AsrifultnraI.
Worn-out Lands.
webster Farmer Club Disease Rensss


Webster Farmer Club Disease Rensss.
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The question for discussion was renova-
ton OF worn-out land.
X b. Mitchell opened the question and
ASST -ned three causes orexhiu>tion list,
shoal blowing; ID, light dressing: 81 hard
gruDbiny. Oar farms are degcneratiug
and will continue T. do 20 until we over
come these evils; we do not pillow our
ground deep enough 10 retain the roots and
moisture; plow deep, for there is goodness
in the soil to the depth of several feet ii
exposed to the action of the sun and air.
ID. Light dressu. Is another cause OF
poverty in our soil we Sell more from our
farms than we replace. This We must re-
verse, BY making more dressing aud apply
1t to our land TO renovate it; till less and
SOW clover and oats to plow in green: they
keep the land moist aud loose. aud make a
good manure; gather leaves from the for
est, use them for bedding. sc. prefer
leaves to muck; all green plants when
composted tend to keep mp or SUPPLY the
vegetable mould which our soils require
Hard grubhng is "A great evil by which We
rob the earth of that covering it needs II
protect II from the frost, and ts supply
mould to the earth, whic1 think is a g.
seutial as top dressing. thereby we save
our manure to apply 10 our grain crop
Mould contains a quantity of matter " Itch
is soluable in water, and it i probably that
the fertility OF a soil depends on the guam
tity of soluabe matter l. contains; and
ihItln this manure the al lent OF plants j.
prepared for absorption b. The roots. Last.
but not least. | would recommend thor
ough draining of moist, wet land. aud iced
isl n re-
quirc> Tor Cd.
u. ID. Collier. Am strong believer IN
deep blowing for renovation and crops
think it paws 10 pillow deep AT double he
cost Of >hoal piowing. | try 10 rrncw my
land by making all the dressing can oy
composing, ANA apply it II the >oil, not
bv TOP dre>>ilg. hui by cui walton. iiavc
used >uperpIo> phate quite rNien ivciy and
think have been wed repaid ior all my
iaVestis ttions in IL Have not noticed ANY
marked results Of plaster on my land.
u. ;. Slnhoru. fully endorse all that
Mr. Colder ha, said in relation 10 deep
blowing fJr the renewal OF our worn-out
md That i, The frs; step then be-
iirve it best. after We have made what
dressing we can. 10 buy some. for the dry
seasons have injured our grass roots aud
we must feed them. am opposed - feed
IN. moving land, from the fact that II re-
Quire> quite coat OF dre>>in-. or other
fertilizers. To replace the Injury.
J II. Jo dan keeps large stock and be-
Ii .vrs in consuming hi> crops on the farm.
winch affords hluI large quantity vi ia,
hes: article for rem walton iii, method :
TO start right by deep blowing. Does n"I
Hcuuic>cr with the modern svste a of tOu
dressing. hut bv mixing the dressing well
with the sol! by The Use OF culttvator and
a. "a.
u snine extent.
+ q. Libby, believe in blowing In
dressing; have renovated some pieces ui
woru-out land by the method; | tried thy
experiment on i piece Of land that had
been cropped ana MAS nearly exhausted
after applying liberal cost OF dressing,
pOwed ii in the depth of six inches OF
more, and planted corn. harvesting gooC
crop; the spring following plnwcd again
turned up what plowed ia the previous
var; sowed to barley with n good yield
an the first moving produced TWO tons o
hIr per acre; an favorable TO plaster ana
ashes. have used these fertilizer, SON,
with good results.
Rufus W >.nbprn and Wm. II. Wright
intend to rcnpva,c their farms by tran,
sporting muck from the muck bed 70 then
h., yard. thence to the >oil.
Henry Anui> j. 'lowno superpho>pha
prefer the same amount of money eXpcndc,
IN manure o. ether fertilizers.
Orrin jordan thinks that what land
farmer cannot keep under good ans
thorough cultivation had better be iurl.c,
out 10 pasture. Sensible,
Your reporter thinks tnlt II all the
grasshoppcrs that existed on his farm ii
early autumn. expired there, that super
phosphate and other fertilizers will not b,
required 10 produce boun;ifal crops tn,
coming season.