Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-10

cuHtiv&Se WIN Huuence 10 Hog
e inSthe field restores the land q a
great measure. Grain should be hog
ged only after maturing, or it will sour
when the stalk is broken. a,F r. Il
The compost drill may be used to
profit and improve the soil. Itdepos-
itsthe compost with the grain in the
soil, and pays in the production of
wheat, and is beneficial to clover or
other grass sown on wheat land. 1s
Compost that will payis made of L
part salt 6 of lime. mix three months
before using and when ready for use,
add 3 parts ashes. Another compost
is'inade Of an arm full of oak leaves,
small shovel of lime or ashes, and
one of loan woods earth). l think to
leech manure from the stable in hop
per, like the I've hopper, only made
larger, and mixing the liquid with
wheat bran until it will not absorb any
more, then dry in the shade, stir often
when dry, SO as to SOW with drill,
ready for use. The composts of lime,
salt and ashes and oak leaves lime or
ashes and woods soil, may be used
probably to sow broad cast on wheat
and grasses. You all know stable
manure to be valuable as an improver
of the soil and to spread early in the
spring on wheat and grasses. 1t leaves
but little of its strength, that which is
detached by the air is absorbed by the
green crop, and as the rain lecches it,
it passes into the soil and nourishes
the plant through its roots. Wheat
straw, tobacco stalks, corn stalks, oak
leaves and dry grass all are good for
the soil. Tobacco stalks are excellent
for young fruit trees; little lime is
also good. Be careful to plant a few
trees every year; also plant a few
grape vines. Ivie's Seeding and Con-
cord are good kinds, hardy and pro-
lifiic., If you have no orchard, plant
one; also the smaller fruits; they are
useful, healthy and profitable on the
farm. Wood ashes are valuable for
grape vines. Land Plaster is profitable
to sow on meadow and tobacco. Sow
on meadow from 70 to 100 lbs per acre;
drop, before topping, in the bud of
each tobacco plant a spoonful, after
topping, SOW IS lbs per acre, Tobacco
treated in this way weighs heavy and
cures rich dark color. Sow hen house
guano on the tobacco plants when the
leaves are the size of dime for early
plants. The man that permits his
manure to sun dry, furnishes ammonia
to his neighbors crop who sows land
plaster. 1t also purifes the air and
conduces to health. We class land
plaster good for the growing crop, good
for the soil and beneficial to the health
of the people. Patrons, let us encour-
age the manufacture of land plaster.
Tits profitable at 16 dollars per ton,
and We ought to be able to purchase it
at that price. / have seen several
specimens of Gypsum from which it is
made. Be careful to get the right
kind and it will pay. To improve
your soil you must do your work at
the right time. Study to know the
right time, for there is the key to sue
cessful farming. Keep bright and
never despair or heed the blues, for
you have not the time to spare them.
We should only keep useful and
valuable stock. Keep good work
stock and feed we'll and water regular
ly. Berkshire hogs are the most val
liable kind known to us. A hog we'll
fed of this kind, from the age Of from
March until first of December will
weigh net from 200 to $50 pounds, and
eat about 81 barrels Of corn. Keep no
young pigs through the winter it
won't pay to do so. The southdown
sheep is easily kept fat, hardy and
good for wool. For pasture, sow rye
for early grazing, afterwards Craze on
orchard grasses and clover. Avoid
tramping your soil with stock when
wet. 1t packs and cements it below
the surface also when very dry, it
detaches the ammonia and evaporates
the fertile properties of the soil. Give
little salt to stock, while grazing,
often. It 10 beneficial and good
for the health of the animal.
Capacity of our best soil, it will! pro-
duce, if properly managed, for ten
years, the season favorable, so bushels
of wheat, 100 bushels of corn, 400
bushels of potatoes, four tons of hay,
If planted in either anen of these crops,
per acre. This Is about the capacity
of our soil to produce, handled with
our natural capacity to improve our
soil. t
The question now comes, why don't
we make farming pay? 1t is because
We have permitted our soil to wash
into the streams and basins that need
no soiling. Raise your own grass seed,
and be careful to avoid field garlic. 1t
grows like wheat and spreads rapidly,
increases both from root and seed. One
head of seed contains from 30 to 100
grains. / saw a field q few days since,
and within two miles of my place, so
thickly set with it that at first | thought
it volunteer wheat or grass. 1t is in
furious to wheat, milk, butter and
beef, all of which are favored by it
We should never use lime or ashes
with stable manure. 1t detaches the
ammonia so rapidly that it passes off
in the atmosphere. Lime and ashes
are useful when there is much vegetable
matter to decompose. 1t a ids decom-
position and corrects the acid of green
crops. | don't think the asid from
green crops very injurious after q
winters freezing. Guaho is too ex.
pensive for general use for the price