, 1874-08-08

.au t.as uatl 1nht'o Observation-Disclosures Hi
% To III i.,tn ses 70 matte farming tioro profitable
"'te w i1shePh tlo work Of too firm /; in short
y, ,ro,, Owe a rIow ron -Btl.1Ss )
nnr no W. as 1nnsco, as "A fa9tor ot value. wit
c,, o'I ann,oyod i1nplon,ents farming 1nny booon
;sno; "u att; lot tue ha1d toll fs. to grent oxtous
uiiaptnHoa Hlth, niid we hnvo tne to bljidr MI
p'a' A. now beht tomanago onr crops. 49,
Anamat tteioEsr-ncauosy may 'bo. .tnrned over /
a.s4Enst, mud Bowh to wheat III tho section alapt
eu ~ ~ ~. ZIP Era!n and, with proper treatment
W. .lHu tl'at thia HccsfoncdVors wldnr rAtlgo q
tHona.ry ~ LILY thafi nasrow-n,lndcd farmers MO tsin
:whilo on thia subject, lot us 500 whit no en-,
;3 nG WI, tho iold-rotor, and hx its placo in tL
liFt Or rHoful improvements.
aho perfect pnlvetisaon Of tho ao b Til
EtoaI hocfet OF Bticcoss; for without tl,is cont
Io.d littio intention u, Tint direction. l.i bui
tneh fnt those soils aro not 80 rich III plaut.
aoo,,na doo" as the more hoavy clev.ands. taI
cure; II tlloir, preparation anu manage.
more Of less Oiled With olols or su1ai1 tiin,,MM 81
oartli, t.at must bs reduced to iilioncaa. ia
hu,ag ,. ~ eStoht to iais and tho frost tlo tEis
u"1, ~ 'uo MAIN. tho farmer chniot wn.t, a,ltl o
! 1nunt cfds tlIcae and. to do this il, tho bout
a''o choalcst manner, ho must cal 10 his MD
m, TIE riEI.D-NoLLE1t. ....,
aho 1irss i question ariHcs, lIow aha11 il. DO
a,7i, maHs shal II be of shslo log or who'd. d
sSc.ons sSr,aor 81 Of iro Of loE oe:syes bliort
iss m diameter, und It's weight Of iron or Of wood
q, There ls variety. Of opinions in; rcgnrd to
eacse questions, a,d also the consiloraion Of
eont. AL ai'o good, and yet son1o dto hettof tian
otors. would trofal roller of cast tronih aoc-
INC roller fcet long, md not to exceed 22iueIles
II diameter. S,c1 roller Biloull vaeA about
Ho!' pounds. including tho. wooden framo and
divers d, aeat TlIs with the driver, would mako
t&S,f{a
1no as., weight sI,s. may alHo bo; reduced, as a.
work in e'shiss iq slSs mud palvcr|slbgs @ IA s3Es {1o
snaIl !nmps. Tho bearing being loss, tAe prosH-
= lhrge roller of' tts saiae treisht viii draw.
lighter t!'an tito sninll ono; henco, tho lntgo
roller must laya moro Weight to do tue s.nio
amount 9f work.. A lG.incL roller .ef cast gec-,
ne oS ,!s;a M do 9S god York hat sue', sosg soal
toller. usdo Of; WOOD IN tWo soetions does good
t'ihinIg; -yot this roller would be improved
by maklng the rolls. IN fiS ipAtead Of, two Sec
wood ~ much clloaper thap iron, il wilbo pre-:
ferrcd by many. Thfa roller Ii 90 inclloa in;
diamosort aud, With Bolll oat-wood rolls. Weighs
!, loo to 400 pounds, being tr.lo Too lieavy
PUT, increasing the number Of the rolls to six,
Ing fran!o could be made |ightor.
!. | have 1laed acast-iron roller for tho pnst |
lllpen years. 1t ia ia aix sections Of 10,
ncllos' each; it weighs s0Q. pounds, is 81;
nehes in diameter, and Gi,5 ,fcot long. would.
,reios to hive Il eet loug. 80 as to roll two
,agi ttall dry, as tho drauglit is light, and di-
cctty from Tho centre Of motion Tho drivers
eat is so arranged that hia weight balances tint
i thotonEuc thus relieving tho horses Of all
weight on tloir nccks. With rollor8 foet long
6 TO 20 aeros may DO rolled iii d dny. Az We:
'egin with the sowing Of arring-wl,eat aud Of
RAGS and cloycr-eced, tho roller IL the
FIRST 1MrL EMENT BROUGHT OUT. Il
1t IS p9sYoa oyer field Of .wintcr-wheat or
ye, II ntlsertzca tho smn1 humps, md presses:
ny boen seeded to grass Or clover, tho earth is
pnaulln1ilcd and tle seed firmly pressed into
10 soil, thus insllring y good stand. The lind
If sspring,,nslleat will need comminuting aud
'velins, 50 thas tho seed vii! bo spread evenly,
y tue roller is put On to nccomplish this ro.
IT.: After sowing anl narrowing to coyor tile
'ed, tho roller Ii again lsed to press tho soil on
'oseed, 40 that 1t may NIL sprout ut to san,o
mo. Then. after. it is un l or 2 ilches, tho
,iro% y, n1y 10 PIT On to Kill t1s young woods
city free tsc ,of tho roller, but 1t will bo fo1lnl
great ya1uo, for tho surface will havo boon
alced 10 firm tllth, and tho ,grain-piants will l.
or ont with great sisor, nnd so fll TIP tho {
ACC TINT no weeds can grow. Without tLo | I
llcr no such result can be attained.
IN Tho ont'crop, tho roller can 10 ,patlo to ,1ny
very conspicuous part In the preparation of ,lo
j., and to insuro. a!l eron depth Of tho seed, t
'ts Hown on a smooth rolloa asurFace aud coyor- Il
md with ~ bushels Of soctl Than viii uown Is
TUG ordinary manner. And then tho stand y
i ho oye,. and the crop ripen together, a1u,. J.
'nalng' tltckly. the straw is not 30 liablo to Il
1w too rank. ~
n The Cyl nre Of all tho small grana. tho most tt
'anttal thing is to havo tue soil in finely I;r'
nmlnutea condition.. and, 10 accomplish t1lis T;
the hest advantage, tho ,rolerfs tile |,
MOST EFFICIENT IMPLEMENT |;tl
It l,as az vet been nut into tho field. In tho Ii
s-crop. and nith millot Hungarian grass. tur- b
-. and NIL crops having small sec,!s tlat need NJ
W 81 low c1V nin., it Is Of E.t .; import me- IL
t the lnnd he ruloa before tho seo3s aro bt
~: then harrow, and roll again. Tbis insnrcs al
in, oven covering. and the pressing Of tho OF
firmly OH tip EeetiH. aud aim prevents That til
ID eyaporatiop That tahcs place from MI opou, III
70 surface ! nj
g often plow our elay-iand wiz On too vot or rie
Of tho Held is not in M good condition MS
other; and, TO correct this, wo must hare TO-
to tho roller.
tx, IN, TIE CULTURE Or cons .r
roller playa a worry conspicuous part. :: III a't :,
~ 1t III beneficial to roll before planting, NJ.
seed may thua bo planted. at n moro uniform ;,
~ The PRESSURE on tlle hoil will tend 10 LIT
t tho weeds, Tor It insures thom moisture,
these aIo il, tnr,, destroyed by tho harrow a..
m the corn ibup: and, If followed BY tho 81. a.
r.. another crop Of weeds ia secured; md ~ ~
J, In tho preparation md carly stages Of tho a. ~,
nre, tho weeds aro enticcd into premature ~.
sth anl easily DESTROYED. p. Ts. ;"s
our cay soils no farmer can raise uniform a. o.,
'o crcps without tleusp Of agooa field.rolcr. ~
no farmer can afford To do without this I'M. MI
lent. It s M essential as harrow, aa With H. ~
ao Instead Of tho harrow. almost a1 good i",,
Of gralN can b. Hfcurcd but with botL, H.. In
1cst crop6 may bio nsHurcd. .E;D IL
70 faimer sllould own 4 roller, and not do Mn S1n
on hiring pr borrowing for Aa uscs 1t ~ ~,
or two in o day; but It Ill., Ill.,
y DO at hand, roady for uso att r., r.,
lines. either 10 roll a;bod Of onions, patch, MI
TX or blckxlleat. or a thonsand. aoreB Of -, -,
In abort, It e ono Of the implements, like a,,i
the horso-rako, tito ridiugrcul- ~,
u, gYl tho roapor, that modern agrcul. :iJo, La
now domands in tho growing mud caro- Of w., w.
hops. No mRn can be considered nn,1 Wu'
:. ..,.. FIRST: GLASS FARMER >, ia Mia
doeH not mako liberal lise Of tile roll ~
nt ony in tho preparation of tho soil ,x,.;, ~;
tho seeding, but in tho enlturo Of his cia "ii,i
;. The roller briggs up the weeds cow caro
timo to .,bo destroyed in tho cra. cpav
ss OF cultiyallng tho crops, nnl ttaoy aro sAJ'
got lid of without extra cost Of labor. o,.n =.