The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-18
FARM AND GARDEN


rains have a chance to pet II, ana me SHOWS
of winter come heavy and lie long the land
Sill become packed; and unless very porous
or charged with sand or humus, Will require
rcpIowing in the spring. If the soil is com
posed largely of clay, 80 a. to retain wafer
somewhat late, it viii put back the ploWlng
too far for spring sowing, which should, in
the main, be done as early as possible. Hence
il is best to plOw clay soil late ana IeaVc as
rough as possible so that the air and the
frost NAV have full play. But an objection
introduces itself here. Clay land should new
or be plowcd wet, and oplough 1t late makes
the chances against it of blowing it dry
enough. as the land late in the fall is usually
wet; tlcrc are exceptions, but we cannot AT.
ford to trust to exceptions. | know it is held
that the frost viii ameliorate the evil; and 50
twill 10 a certain extent But it will not, in
one season reduce harsh, lumpy soil to II
mellow condition. Every farmer in the pos
session of wet clay soil must know that Jumps
will continue for years, even on grass lands,
interfering often with the mower, But there
is this with late blowing Of clay land that II
wet, it is not then in Il harsh or lumpy condi-
ton The frost then or soon entering ii, as
Il will in late plowing, there is no chance tor
the sun and wind to dry it rs in summer. Ii the
winter is an open one If, further, there is an
alienation Of freezing and thawing, as is
sometimes the Case-l have known good re-
suits from such late blowing. Indeed, III
such cases ltayOring winters all SOILS VIII DC
benefited. Sometimes late plowlng IS cover
cd at once by heavy SHOWS, continued during
the winter or the greater part, the ground h1t
frozen at all, but packed and kept wet II
the snow continue till late in the spring, inc
,'-l,' 49, W. ~ ,,r ,yith If The cultiya
- ;nta lrm,,sthc nlow into
'o1 o"iy pIc"hs ~ iiSo ii,rl,,. ~ Inlncn to
aIrLte. l"'Iis w. ,,1 rronnnnt cases Of tbc
,,,a lad tLn, ourselves There is
Ia, i,,', ','c snii And 70 reduce
!.'uC orI,, 1avnIs tbo sIIr
u WIN lG It.tI I;cl, hats nf the hir ones
'Ty, ,,iII 1,a snc how much i de-
FROM IhI' II WIN W. oc''i wv wv onMnt tforJ
eilu.n5 ", Tan 'l' IVLaf ,hrn 9rn we TO doy
20 q, auSI ~ CLAW oo,r to answer were the
IL M"r.u ", ,r,,o,, ~ ,,aIL Lo host IN nIoyy
1'n,' "a lte., ", ~, ~ r1;r ~ i,,nodiotelv
"iu i."n .'l, 'ro. cranrc to mass oir
S,Ilc1 IL pu' 'I 40 IN u Ioy.nr
s SUPP" .i,, rot narEoi mot
."o' ~ WAL '' i,-t ~ ctrnJit,dn more or
"'N 40. S,C'f!' va" ,'r,,t1ii,,r rho norl,inn
less porous "I." ofth;. No
NOV Wa. ~, /; J;sc,,orl,od Nc fnrmrG
FoH,I So lc ""'r - ~, las
IN" 'c tH[IloH Io, ,.ot oolI o sown
CO. 2uc. l'nu can W tIn Jrofno%o That
IS the important thing here III prepares llc
land, on An average, about two weeks earlier
for work. am in favor of plowlng land
l'le III 'c .",I IL !, o ~ .ar. Thot fine
soil will he les, packed, no grass or weeds
will have q chance to start; it throws up toI
'hr frost, animal and vegetable life, and ena-
HE, the elements to act more cf'ectually upon
the loose, tlrown-up earth; it intertcres less
with other work. Some of our best success
la, been with land plowed in winter after a
thaw, the soil sufficiently dried to admit it'll
II was somewhat like very early spring ploW-
inc. with the benefits of winter added.
Where it is wished to manure land, it isl
best 10 pIow little earlier so rs to give
chance 10 apply the manure, which should be
done Immediately after blowing, or when the
Ground is dry enough to admit it. Spread
from the cart, and spread evenly
And now il is still to be answered what isl