The Republican journal., 1874-02-12
Farm, Garden and Household,
Treatment of Grass Land.
From the Massachusetts plougllman


EIaor Pi9ughman. | have Il field of ten
acres that is three quarters of mile from my
house, and is a very hard way to haul manure;
VI j. oak land and Very smooth and easy to man
are. | should like to have advice through the
Ilou4hman how can bring it to good bear
jjre condition. | should like your idea about
,.iouglting in clover
Yours with much respect,
SUBSCRIBER.
rloughmg in clover is always beneficial
when ii Is done ut the proper time, but it
is rather an expensive mode of improve
ment and when the crop is heavy as it
ought 10 be to produce the best results, if
%oe~ exceedingly against the grain TO put
the plough instead of the moving machine
into it, In fact it requires great moral
courage ANA an abiding tlith t" go at the
work with any nap.
We should incline to prefer summer
ttlloW. or if not 4 tull summer, II least a
partial talloN. which will aid very greatly
H. renovatc the soil If the grass roots are
healthy ana vigorous, a simple top dress
mo with ashes or some honest concentrate
,.l Gatiiizer. would keep it along in good
neJrina condition, but unless this is the
cIsc it viii require something more We
do not advise any top dressing, with any
material whatever. unless the roots are i'll
L.altb,- n,,,,litin, IfthnI- o,.n ,,nbn,1tb,-
tb.. Lattar WAX, l. In ,,lonuh tbnn nm. Int
,.,,st ,r nn,. G,.a.s la,,l. tIot have honn in
u5r a great while are lacking in phoS-
pilates, aud You will find that a light
prinkIing Of bone !neal over such lands
'1.t t,,n,I ,haf r,InlI Of n1,,. Grass Iand
I,cks notosb md th,t the appIication Of
.,bout lour bushpls ot. wood ashes per acre
o.,lI effect . ma,,vello,ls imnrovnmcnt ON
some lands that have been ton dressed
Min manure for several wears :, small
,,9tino of lime IN twenty bushels 10 the
,.ro Mn produce very beneficial results
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