The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-30

is executed and the means by which
lit is executed. Our limits c0mpels
us to reserve the latter topic for a
future occasion.
Thoroughness depends on some
thing more than the manner i'll
which the blowing is done. The
time when, is as important as the
manner. There are some things in
blowing which the pillow cannot
complete. The more elaborate part
must he lett to the chemical action
of the atmosphere and the rains
to processes which can lie carried
on only in the great labratory of
nature. The paramount object Of
blowing is to expose the soil to the
fertiliz.ngagcncy Of the atmosphere
and the rains and while these are
adding to its fertility, they accom-
plish the pulverization which the
pillow left half complete. To &C
complish this time is an indispen-
sible requisite. The time when, has
another important element, and for
the purpose of lessening the de-
mand manual labor perhaps more
important than the consideration,
We have just mentioned.
When done before the seed Of the
weeds and grasses which infest our
crops, have matured, we are freed
from the labor Of DISCRIMINATING
them in the Spring and Summer
following. This would leave us
nothing to do but what is strictly
cultivation and not grass killing
How large share of manual labor
now required in making a crop is
expended in this latter employment
can he estimated only by one who
is familiar with our system Of farm
ing.
But all this is not the only saving
of mauua! labor involved in the
time when. In turning under the
green crops Of the Fall and Summer
to destroy their noxious seed we
will have accomplished for ourselves
a greater good. The green crop
which is usual npon our alluvial
bottom 10 the fall is worth a fertil-
izer from 10 to Is dollars per acre.
Fertilizers are as indispensable to
successful farming as blowing and
the manual labor required to des-
tribute an amount Of manure equal
to that furnished by the green
crops Of the fall would be ten times
greater than tt e manual labor
which attended the pillow. The
time when; then, saves us the labor
of Graduating from our crop in
the spring tho weeds and grass
which would he produced from
their seed ripined in the fall. It
spreads upon or fields the manure
which would have required ten
lines the manual labor, and expo
scs our soil for months before plan.
ing to the chemical and fertilizing
elects Of the rains and the atmos.
'here. This brings lis to our next
subject the manner or thorough
less Of execution.
Perhaps the most intelligent
means of conveying our idea Of
'hor0nghness Of execution is to de-
all the time and manner Of doing
t. We would begin by turning un-
Ter the green crops on the land
n the fall, which would be about !
he middle of September or LIST of p, :
october. This would not require
depth with turning pillow of |
nore than u inches. About the
niddle of September we would sub.
oil to the depth OF l6 or IS inches.
n December we would with a turn
ng pIow running three or four
aches deep, throw the land into y
eds of any desired width. If the
Gather permitted in January we
'onld either reverse the beds with :,
turning pillow or pillow them their :,
nt1re depth, with gang Of Guilt =
ators very much resembling sub
oilers, and on the ewes Of planting '