The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

IuE IANfH EfuEtaI HtiA Asuft Observation-Disclosures
second, ibv i nns, soils ia che country are
u rich that they cannot be made more pro.
duciive by jadieioua fertilization third, farm.
yard manures are the best for general use
green manuF ing Is The cheapest means Of soil
renovation, and commercial Fertilizers are
useful or quick results and Cor specific pur.
poses.
SURPLUS cRors.
The surplus Of Delaware is largely fruit and
vegetables; sussex, the southern county,
though exclusively agricultural, imports half
is -four suppliea
Tobacco is the surplus product Of Maryland
agriculture, nearly all going ont Of the State.
Tbs counties producing the bulk Of the crop
are Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince
Georges and 81. Mays The Eastern Shore
counties, lying west and south Of the Delaware
and east Of The Chesapeake, ship largely Of
peaches and sweet potatoes. II is the suress
peach section of the country. The cash
bringing product Of Montgomery is aayi of
Washington, wheat Of Frederick, wheat and
cora. Mixed farming prevails in all the
counties Of Western Maryland to the ALE.
rhanies. Frederick. Hartford. Baltimore. Car.
roll. Cecil and Washington are most extern.
sively interested in stock-raising.
The principal surplus Of Virginia is tobac-
co, which is grown more or less in nearly all
the counties, but extensively for shipment
only in counties east Of the Blue Ridge and in
the southern portion Of the State. The great
wheat region is the Shenandoah valley and the
slopes Of the Blue Ridge in Northern Virginia.
Princess Anne aud Norfolk are truck patches
for the Western market. Cotton is grown in
Prince George, Sussex and Rappahannock TO
limited extent, and few bales in several
other southern counties. In Prince George
wheat formerly exceeded in value all other
crops, but rust so prevails that il is now con.
fined to the banks Of the James river, and
cotton, peanuts and winter oats are cultivated
in its place. Wheat is drawn from the valley
to Richmond, where it Is manufactured into a
superior quality Of flour, of which 100000
barrels annually are shipped 10 Rio Janeiro.
CLOVER AS A FERTILIZER.
The use Of clover as fertilizer is extensive
| in Delaware, Virginia and MARYLAND, especi.
ally in Maryland. In MARYLAND clover and
commercial fertilizers constitute about three.
filths Of all used. The following extracts
from yery full returns. afford specimcns O.
prevailing processes and results. :
Cecil.-After moving and pasturins, IN,
sod is plowed under for corn, BY which farms
are very much improved. Mine Yields double
perhaps threefold. what Il did twenty wear.
ago. Dorchester. Generally the first crop
is cut for hay. then pasture ill time for stock
to come 10 the barn: then plow under for
corn; the best fertilizer we can get for that,
and tells on the wheat crop which comes after
Charles-Generallv uracticed: the first cron
allowed to fall TO the ground, as cover. in
| stead of turning II under. because regarded
as preferable for its fertilizine effects. Have
reclaimed an old wornoat field by using Tur.
ner's Excelsior, at.the rate Of 200 pounds per
acre; good stand Of wheat and clover, the
latter allowed to fall on the land, not srazed.
The following year the increase Of corn was
threefold, the season not being very favorable.
Clover is wholly regarded as the cheapest and
most permanent fertilizer Carroll-The full
crop turned under for wheat considered by
some as equal to a good coat Of barnyard ma.
nure. Queen Anne's--On nine tenths of our
arabic land red clover is almost invariably
sown to succeed the wheat and oats crops.
This clover is generally pastured the second
summer, and if not left over is faIlowed in
August for wheat. We consider good clover
| lay the best fertilizer for a wheat crop. II
the ground is well prepared, and moderate
amount Of superphospha,e drilled in with the
wheat to give an early start, good crop, say
twenty TO twenty-five bushels per acre. is the
almost certain result. Red clover is TO US
what the turnip crop is to England. Calvert
The fall crop seldom turned under; the
uspal practice 10 tnrn s,ock on the sesona
year when the clover is in full bloom: the
stock trample mos, ef Il under foot. and Il il
pIowed under the following spripe. This
system is considered quite improyipg 10 ,ha
soil. Some years aeo had an odd cornay ~
FIVE acres. Thoroughly evbaps,ad .,d de.a.
poor. I plowed he land narrowed in com.
mcrcial fertilizers al The rate az 400 nonnd.
per acre. and plan,ed IN corn The .eason
was favorable. and the cron far,y bushels nor
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