Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-09-10
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Work for Autumn n.
AL SEEDlNts.


TIL SEEDING.
Land from which early crops have beer
taken should be sown to grass as early il
September as possible. If sown immedi
ately, clover seed will probably grow an,
live through the winter, and give one o.
two splendid crops of hay next year. Fo
and which is in fair condition. August i:
probably the best month of the twelve for
seeding to grass alone, but If the land i,
under high state of cultivation, Septem-
Der is equally as good If not better than
August. We do not want It to get large
enough to need cutting the first year.
Always apply some manure at seeding
time, and the nearer it is to the surface the
better. Our grasses are very Strong grow
ing plants, and are capable OF taking full
possession of the soil and keeping it, but,
when small. they find many kinds of an.
nual weeds that are stronger. Most of our
cultivated grasses are perennials, aud do
not naturally make a great growth the
first year. while many such weeds as
NORWOOD, pig-wesd, heart's-ease. smart
weed, and several kinds Of coarse, millet-
like grasses are ANIMALS which grow very
rapidly. and come to maturity in very
few weeks These are Troublesome COM
panions for our grasses while young. and
10 give the grasses a start We should al
ways supply dressing of manure al seed
ing time. Ashes are excellent where
clover seed j. sown, aud any Kind OF barn
yard manure, If fine and rotten, will push
grass along in its early stages. The new
fertilizer from the slaughter houses are
also excellent for giving grass start.
They act very quickly, and are altogether
ahead OF coarse. crude manure, for this
purpoSr.
FALL TIoUGHING.
Green sward which i to be planted next
wear may be ploughed now, and if the
plough J., followed by the Shares harrow,
once ia two or three weeks, 10 keep the
grass from coming up between the burrows,
the practice j. good one. II no after
cultivation can be given it, perhaps it
Would do 10 let the ploughing go till later.
We much prefer the former course, for we
thru have field next year a. clean and
easy 10 work a. old ground. while the
snar1 al the bottom Of the inverted fur
row> Keep, The ground light and lively.
w like new ground best for nearly all
crops. but We want it a. fine aud free from
weed, aud grass a. an old field. Scptem-
Der often affords more leisure for plough
ing Than October or November and the
work is more likely to Ice well done. let
THE time be early or late.
DRAINING AND CLEARING.
Draining wet land and clearing of rocks
and stones which are in the way of eultiya-
ton are operation, which are always in
order on farms which need it. Now Is Just
Tie time to begin some job in the way OF
permanent IMPROVEMENTS OF that Kind.
Look the matter over carefully before com
meucing. Try to star; right. We'll be
qua j. half done" Most beginners at
draining fAil 81 making the drains too
shallow. aud. if stones are used. by filing
Tie Liches too full with them. \ four
loot drain i, generally worth more than
- double oui which i but two feet deep,
while an open course at the bottom. equal
20 two or three inches in diameter i
equally as efficient o. If il were ten times
a. large Almost every one not familiar
with the working Of underdrains supposes
luc water gets in a; the top of the stones or
tiles. and that the nearer either are TO the
surface the more valuable they will be,
than which 4 greater error could hardly
he entertained An underdrain takes
water from the soil aud carries it of just
Is long j. there i more water in il than
il can hold in a state Of dampness. We
want our land damp al the time, but satu-
rated as little as possible. Now, soil
drained four feet deep Will be damp four
feet deep. and be capable of holding twice
a, much water. without being wet. As
soil drained only two feet deep. Deep
drains appear TO act a little more slowly.
but their action j. more constant, and. on
tile whole. they are much more econom-
ical.
People often err by making more drains
Than are required to carry oil the water.
They do not realize how much business a
rood. we'll constructed drain is capable OF
doing. There are thousands Of narrow
swales scattered over our New England
farms where tile water oJzed through the
whole width Of them 10 it, way, TO find a
lower leyel. One good. well made under
drain would leave the surface dry enough
for producing the be-; Of English grasses.
.Ancr a heavy shower the water comes
down through them now in torrents. aud
one would think that several drains. or at
lgA>. one very large one. would be required
Tor carving of such streams. But Il must
be remembered that now the soil Is full OF
Mater all the time aud can hold no more
50 a shower makes a great flood. but if the
land was drained thoroughly, il nigh
hold within itself, for a short time. ali thu
water which would fail during the shower
and pass il out gradually through tn
drains. No one should lag out grea
amount Of capital in draining before read
ing some Of the best books on the subject
or consulting those who are familiar viii
the subject. Il costs too much 10 max
mistakes through ignorance. Draining
aud clearing land of stones are operation
which may often be carried on tosethe
successfully. Ii saves one handling of tn
stones if they can be pat into the drains
last as dug.-IN. L. Farmer
NAMING; UoUsEs.-I like the Englis
habit of naming their houses il shows tn
importance they attach to their homes.
All about the suburbs OF London and
the outlaying villages l noticed nearl
every house and cottage had some apprt
pirate designation, as Terrace House, Gal
tree House, Ivy Cottage, or some Nill'
ETC.. usually cut into the stone gate pos
and this name is put on the address Of tn
letters.
How much better TO be known by yot
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