Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-07
agricultural.
Worn-Out Lands.
Webster Farmers Club Diseuss Removal
tom.

Webster Farmers Club Dtseuss nenoNa-
ton.
The question tor discussion was rem
ovation of WORKOUT land.
r. b. Mitchell opened the question and
assigned three causes OF exhaustion lst.
shosl blowing; 2d. light dressing; 81,
hard grubbiug. Our farms are degenrr-
ating and will continue to do so until we
overcome these evils; we do not plow
our ground deep enough to retain Ih'
roots and moisture; plow deep, for there
is goodness in the soil TO the depth d
several feet il exposed 10 the action oi
the sun and air. 2d. Light dressing /
another cause of poverty in our soii; We
sell more from our farms than We IT.
place. This We must reverse. by max
ing more dressing and apply il to ou'
land To renovste il; till less and SOW
clover and oats to pillow in green; they
keep the land moist and loose, and maxi
good manure; gather leaves from tie
forest, use them tor bedding. &c. pre-
fer leaves TO muck; AL green plants
when composIed tend 10 keep up or sup
ply the vegetable mould which our soils
require. Hard grubbing is a great evil
oy which we rob the earth of that cover
ing il needs to protect it from the frosi.
and to supply mould to the earth. which
think is as essential - top dressing,
thereby we save our manure TO apply to
our grain crop. Mould contains guam
tity of matter which is soluble in wafer.
and il is probably that the fertility oi a
soil depends on the quantity of soluble
matter it contains; AMI that in this ma.
nure the ailment ot plants is prepared ton
absorption by the roots Last. but not
least. would recommend thorough
draining of moist, wet iaud, and feed ou'
soil with such nourishmunl - It requil -
for food
D. ID. Colder. Am strong believe Ia
deep plowisg for renovation and crops
think il pays TO pillow deep al double the
cost of shOsl blowing. try to renew
my land by making all the dressing | cat
By composing. and apply it to the soil,
not by top dressing, bat by cultivation
Have used superphOsphate quite extern
sively and think have been well repaid
for all my investments in it. Have not
noticed any marked results OF plaster on
my land.
d. ). Sanborn, fully endorse all that
Mr.. Colder has said in relation to deep
blowing fOr the renew al OF oul WORKOUT
land. That is the first step; then l be-
lieve 1t best, after We have made what
dressing we can, TO buy some. for the
dry seasons have injured our grass roots
and We must feed them. | am opposed
to feeding moving land, from the fact
that il requires quite y coat of dressing,
or other fertilizers, 10 replace the injury
j. Il. Jordan keeps large stock and
believes in consuming his crops on the
farm, which affords him a large quantity
of the best article tor renovation Hi.
method is TO start right by deep blowing.
Does not aequiesce with the modern sys
TEN OF top dressing, but by mixing the
dressing well with the so BY the use oi
eultivatOI and harrow. Uses plaster and
superpho- phate To- some extent.
Z. u. Li5b)-l believe in plowiu. ia
dressing have renoIs ted some pieces ol
WORKOUT land by the method; | tried |
the experiment ON piece OF land that |
had been cropped aud was nearly ex.
hausted; alter applying - liberal cost OF
dressing, plOwed ii IN the depth of six
inches or mole, aud planted corn, har
vesdng good crop; the spring follow
ing | plowed again. turning up what
plowed in the previous Year; sowed to
barley with good yield, an, the first
moving produced Two tons of hay per
acre; am favorable 20 plaster and ashes
have used these fertilizers some with
good results.
RUFUS W. Sanhorn and VIM. II. Wright
intend to renoyare their farms BY tran
sporting muck from the muck bed 10 their
hog yard. thence 10 the soil.
Henry Aunis is down ON supsrphos-
phate; prefer the same amount OF mon.
ey expended in manure or other ier
tiliZers.
Orrin jordan thinks that what land
farmer cannot keep under Il good aud
thorough cultivation had better be turned
out TO pasture. lSensihle
Your reporter thinks that il all the
grssshOppers that existed on his farm in
early autumn. expired there, that SUI
perphosphste and other fertilizers will
not be required to produce bountiful crops
the coming season.