The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-09-26

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driss sst he this. soil saaa ths plant
JIM manages - live By dssvisg tho lit
As aesss's II ~. .gss fso. ahs Dir, and
dsistisg in grasdily {tAs dow which
hlbloPsa IL. Add y ahv Ne fset that
! th>b u. 9aePer ~ al ~ esil n, more abundant
y lths d! si!l'assss y q, gse~th +, ,hey plant ;
/. salserthst ths ,vsea seeds,: which will
20 .sattered abroad oa the. els.nest
eult1red srosad in the autumn, arc by
deep plowios put down 70 far that they
cannot sst up in season . compete with
The Jouss plants Of the growing crop,
and yss have abusdant reasons for deep
,plovipg with no argunsnt on the other
side ave indolsnes and tb. desir, to
spare ones team. But one acre Of deep
plowisg will in long series Of years 10
this climate produce as much as two
aeFss Of shallow plsving. Therefore work
the team the sane aud plow less sur.
fsss than before. Ifyour so,l is % ,hia
that tho plow at any depth turns up
the 'ssad aud thus makes the surface
poorer than before, yea srs on the
~fssg fasm, and shs sooner you change
yosr lseaeion the bstssr. Neither herb
nor tsss nor animal eau flourish on =
thin hungry ssiL The time nay como
vsss, With . d.assr population and
bstter nssse Of fsstiliaing, such l.ads
may b made T. bud an3 blossom - the
soss, bst now, With our thia and seat
Isssd lopulasisa, sad tho countless
wealth 4 ,sstoll millions Of virgin
asrss yst - b, brought under The plow,
n,a' esaast;'1srd - lad . Starring,
ssssstaia life spss.asoil 70 thin th,.
he ess only. ssia.sh il surface. Bu.
~ shssad ns>, - seas advise, in order
e shield hsn d'ssght, plant our corn
asa vhs>t d>yn q he bottom Of the
pleviss. seeds,e grsv quickly need
=. b plsesd asa, The surface. They
vill ~ad their reefs dsep down a. the
dry weather brings the need of moisture.
Plants have q wonderful power Of adap-
ting thsnselvss 70 situation. They
psrhaps exceed man ia this respect,
though the gsauiss Yankee, who read.
lily taras his hand to anythiog, from
makiss wooden nu,msgs to tunneling
mouotaies, il not easy to beat.
No work at ill of sAe brain imple-
msat IL required to eonvines the farmer
that crop Of weeds and crop Of ooro
OF wheat cannot Be successfully raised
upo, tle same srousd the sams sea-
cor. Not only do the weeds draw
from the soil the strength needed for
ths useful Drop, but BY shading tho
grs.ad shey efsstaally prsvelt any
growth bot th.ir ova. Look 1t any
fsM II esss whose owner has lsit it 70.
for iseli, and sss how me.ser
. ssep T. he Essalt. I an sorry to
ny that 6tear,s CsuatJ affords ,bund-
AIT example, If shi kind. Tie hardy
wseds are tho true children Of the soil,
and l.ft to themselves will occupy
every inch of 'its surface, oro~ding ont
the wheat and corr, step children which
yos sssk to introduce. Nature abhors
vasaat spaces, and 10 The struggle for
sxiateass fosters Tho native tribes to
the exclusion Of oil Others. Weeds
nesd no protection from man. Their
seedss's exposed to winters cold and
s1maer's heat without injury. They
sin b deep buried in tho soil, or ex-
posed upon . rock to the bleaching
wiads for years; even then give them
. chance sad they spring forth hardy
and vigorous, % that 10 our short Min.
nssea season The fowls Of the air may
lodge il their branches. The State
Geolesiss Of our asighbor State of
Michigan has theory that seeds have
lenainsd in II. earth from former
gsolosis ago perhaps buudrsds Of
Thousands Of ysen, - that now when
the Earth u throws out from any
depth bssv ths surface, plan. lite At
!oaes commences upon il. 1. is a
theory that rensias - 30 proved.
Bat yer yin aad every n.. who has
had .xpsrisas. il ft.nti.r, life aver
Eisg that vhss shs soil is broken up,
vss4s aiAsriss from any i. al Ii.
Wild ,esioa arssad viii suddenly
spsisg p see.iaaly aesias. all possibil.
i,J 4 tA.ir s..d b.i.s b.ough, from
The hundreds ef miles away whore
such weeds are growing
+ The naa sdsss net live in Mime
soaa vhess eye il no. er.t;aed 1t the
sight Of . el.anly cultured fold OF
garden place from which the weeds
ase bani.Aed - a.tsrly q. the snakes
from ireland By the ever fImous St.
Pstrisk. Praise in no stint.d measure
comes from the lips Of the locker on :
He Il : ,horough going man see his
held.! Would you have your eh.r:
aeter .had high among your .eighbors
fo< thrift aud good management !
Clean culture yosr fields q the first
step: But, says many . farmer, il
takes tee much time 70 80 into these
nisstis; l saanet afford il. Now il
Il bs ts,s thae Il hkss more time, it
will pay = narrow the area 70 be esl-
t;vAtsd, ard Do the vosk veil. The
,ias,eassd prodlstioa % aers viii pay
III ~ An. 'uzs,k. But I deny that j,
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