The Grange advance., 1874-09-02

40x50 or 60 feet, and when completed,
which will be this fall; it will make a
building of which the Grange and neigh
borhood may we'll be proud. We un.
derstand that an adjoining Grange,
Mt. Pleasant, are also going to erect
fine hall this fall. 1t seems to us that
nothing is more important to the prosper
ity of Grange than the having such
hall, a place where the farmers may
gather and feel that they are at home,
that they are not trespassing upon any
one else, where the beautiful work of
the order may be properly carried out,
and the feasts conveniently held. The
having Of such place, where all have
an interest, central and convenient to
all must certainly have good influence
on the attendance. Then these build
ings are useful for other purposes than
the Grange. They make convenient
place for social gatherings for the young
people. In neighborhoods where there
is no church they can be used for that
purpose on the Sabbath, as we'll as for
lectures, debates, singing schools, &c., at
other times.
Many in times past have left the
country because they could not find the
social privileges, the literary entertain
ments, the opportunities of culture and
enjoyment, found in the towns and
cities. But all this under the new con.
dition Of things is passing away, and
we hope to see all the advantages of
life in the town at no distant day united
to the health and purity of life in the
country.
FALL PLow1NG.-In 1912 1 cradled
a field Of oats which was peculiar in
the growth Of the crop. I asked my
boss, " Why are your oats so much bet-
ter in the center of the field ?" Are
they better there?" eyes, sir; very
much better and ripper" "How p
"They are taller and stand thicker" :"
"Well I plowed that strip last Fall and
cross plowed it in the Spring?' This
reused my curiosity relative to FALL
plowing; hence I have experimental
with clay, clay loam and sandy loan
lands, and have found it an advantage
in every instance that I have tried.
Hence l claim that Fall-plowing is ad-
visable not only for Spring crops but
also for Summer fallow: especially for
fields in heavy sward. However, all
my neighbors do not agree with me in
:Autumn-plowing. Herein is the diff
Guilty; clay soil requires the best of
management in its cultivation. If
worked when too wet it dries out and
bakes if uncultlvated until too dry, it
is lumpy and in bad condition. In
Michigan, the farmer who has FALL
plowed his fields for Spring crops, the
growing season being somewhat short
in said State, he commences cultivating
said fields in the Spring as early as pos
sible, in order to drive his work but
if the land be cultivated when too wet,
said cultivation will destroy the friable-
ness of the soil; the Spring rains, if too
abundant, will add to the damage, and
the crop will be a failure. Whereas
if the soil be worked at the proper time,
neither too wet nor too dry, the Spring
rains will settle the soil, and the crop
will have an early start and keep ahead
in growth and maturity the entire sea-
son. Fall plowing is especially advisa-
bic for clay soil in heavy swards, and
prefer late plowing in Fall and cultivat-
ing with a wheel cultivator in Spring,
just before planting time, to early Fall
blowing and cross plowing in the
Spring. ~ l.. B. Kerr, N. y Tribune.
Less Green Fruit and More Red
Flannel.
! It is the season Of unripe fruit
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