The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-16
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Ia The 1sass Of the 10th lnslan, we
copied from one Of our exchanges the
following paragraph
eAsto green manpring, Of all the plants
recommended, none Is 10 be compared 70
clover, This syery extensive wheat grower
knows and uses. We have known backwheat,
(which for blowing under Is nextto clover "a
is good effects various other grasses, and
exen maize two Or three feet high, 70 be
turned under hut the hitter, IS every one
might suppose, sonred the land and rendered
Il unrfodacsige until good coat Of lime bad
time 70 show is effects ?
A worthy and intelligent farmer OF our
county, who does not believe in the prae-
tice recommended in this article, sends US
the following as his s'ideas on the sub
jeet, but mot for publication, for fear he
s'might Be thought insane We know bis
modesty as well as his worth, and would
say that if there is any breach Of conf
denee in publishing his views, We shall
have to tAke the consequences, feeling sure
that our readers viii stand By 10 defend US
from al blame IN the matter The writer
quotes and then eomments
aAs to green mannring. Of all the plants
recommended none is 10 be compared TO
clover. This every extensive wheat grower
knows and uses.''
Every wheat grower 10 America, il
should have said. Every wheat grower 10
England knows 10 such thing and prac-
tees no such thing, and | believe il Is
admitted that more wheat, to the acre, is
grown in that country than in any other.)
He knows be can get very good wheat
after clover under any and all circumstan-
ces, even when the clover has been closely
grazed, still better wheat when the clover
has been moved once Tor hay and grazed
the rest Of the summer. He also knows
be eau get still better wheat whcn the
clover has been moved twice for hay.
But he knows he can get the rery best n
all when the clover has stood for seed, and
the whole years prpdue taken otf the land
No wheat grower in that country ever
thinks Of blowing in clover, not that he
thinks il would hut his following wheat
crop, but that il would hurt his pocket,
and hsrt his clover sack, and hurt his
manure heap, made IN that yard where his
clover stack would be consumed, or used
for beddingN i the clover stood for seed.
'sWe have known buckwheai (Which for
blowing under is next to clover in lis good
effect"
| can readily believe good crop Of
wheas could be grown after buckwheat.
But would that be SO from the blowing
under, Or because the ccreuf sctedi delights
in following, broad-leased plant. An
the cereals or narrow-leayed grasses, such
as corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats and timo-
thy, grow luxuriantly after broad-eayed
plants, such as clover, buckwheat, peas,
beans, rape, turnip, tobacco aud many
others. pretend not to explain, or even
know, why this is 50, but practice and OBJ
seryation confirm il on every hand. If,
sir, you would take the trouble to walk
along Port Tobacco Valley from the Ware
house to the Min Of Mr.. Cox, where the
land is uniformly good, you would see
several fields now in wheat, every one Of
which, last summer, was part tobacco and
part corn. The wheat growing on the
corn land looks only tolerable, while that
on the tobacco land really splendid. At
"Cedar Hill there is now the finest piece
Of wheat ever saw in any country, and it
is after two'crops OF tobacco in immediate
succession. Aud yet all thsse heavy
crops Of tobacco were Immediately taken
of the land, at least never heard Of any
Of them being ''turned under
Various other grass, and even maize two
or three feet high, to DC turned under; but
the latter, as every one might suppose, sonred
the laud and rendered it unprodnctiye.
Rendered it unproductive,r certainly
Of cereals, but not of broad-leayed plants.
l, for one, could not suppose that the
blowing in Of maize would asourn the land.
whatever that may mean. It has always
been said that the stalk and leaf Of maize
contain sugar, and sugar is thought to be
an antidotc to sourness, especially in goose
berry pie, what il may be in land It Is
bard to say. But should | ever become a
convert to burying valuable crops, which
| certainly shall not, corn would be the
very thing | should employ for that
purpose, seeing that four times the weight
could be produced in one quarter Of the
time
What better proof could there be ofthe
delusion Of blowing in green crops than
this failure, aud the lame attempt to ex-
plain il By sourness, a term, when applied.
70 land, that no one can really understand.
The fact is, after cereal, cereal does not
delight q grow, but after broad-leaf plants
cereals flourish TO the full extent Of the
goodness Of the land and the goodness Of
the farming, and rice ptrsa.
Ifany farmer having piece Of clover
uniform, both in clover and quality Of
land, will NOV piece twice and By the
side Of 1t pillow in the whole summers
grovth--if be shows the best wheat on the
latter, it would, in part. contradict my as
sertions. But / an, sure | shall never see
any such thing. Port T5bacco Times.