, 1875-06-12
farmers t1o mt know what Tho machiua IL. We
nrs lc,l 10 Hpcsk Of this from tho inquiry Of \

nrs led 10 .Hpcsk Of ttsls from tho inquiry OF
correspondent.
4 hAy-.o,l.!er IN = tuo-~haelot1 Implement,
drawn by horse, which catcher and turns the
hty Al II IN left by tie tnowsr, anroaditk and
airing 1t. thus cauAngt to GIRO tnorn eaaaly and
'lickly tllan 1t otherwise would. i ia especially
valuable In "catchinE" Beasuue, ofttn enabling
tue t,nRnasaors 10 get tho ,ihv In tn good con!t.
ttou, TINT ull,erwino eouh 10 severely Injured
by rain. That thoy haYo not como into MA ist
tho Wegt to undoubtedly dno tn tho fat that At
tia aeaeon Of making hky, ths uoAtllsr IL usual
" hot md dry. md consequently tho necessity
for this nnronlont Ia not SC much felt ~ III the
Atlantic States.
In lie moist climate of rnaland It ia almost
tuning a,,l shaking out hy hand praesicol there.
Wo I.nvo neen nbd hayn rnised III Illinois crops
OF hungarian hay 10 hnafy that It col1ll no. DO
ourol Oh tho ground wil1ont successive turn.
v,atcd tI,is ttfcnl.5. Ono machine will turn aud
stir tbs hRr In tho swatho about ae fass ~ two
moving machines will cut u. We think tho
farmer wlle has from 50 to 100 ac:es OF grain to
cnt Gun vol affUrd to own cue of those labor.
gavin: macllfueH.
rLow DEEP WHILE sLco1Anps sIIEr.
Wo wera romtndcd Of tLIs Franknan nny,ng.
short tmn si,luc, wllilo coming to tlis city On
auhurban train. 4 Chicago bnslnssH. .'nat hasl
bought llim.oIf Rtnnl place in tbs country, uf
about 10 acroH, upon which ho proposed to do
sont farming.
saIi le ii am going To- sllow these fellows
how 10 farm. They only skin tho soil. ! pro-
@ no.c to ro%sa ~ At least foot deep What do you
"OhW wo replied, ION cortalu solH. and
especially IN connection With tho application Of
manure, It would be all right. We ehonl;t avoid
u5s sao Io c e,ss sss9 Ito .sa v g s sh %ha G @ s
diBtAnco ii tho surtace you tncntloit."
"Yes, "repllcl he, II shall turn good Thick
alico Of clay. That Ii wl.st want: to bring out
tic inort ,natorai that lies behind thcre. s!ays
1afn Inn
aud think ii Just what onr p1airic-Boil wants"
"llow muel. Of that doep-plowlug have you
done ttlis spring p wo asked.
mot any" sa!d ho. "Ths tsct T.. tho grouncd
mare 20 moro slan . inches deep" :,
"Wcll, then, said wc, "don't DO it,-not all
Mt once, At loast letter try Hnbsol'lng and mn
nure for guar or twc.'
"Yos," said TO-, that Is just what was try:
Ing to do: HuhHoll down fool or moro, and
tain up the CLAY to the sun, to mako good. rich.
black earth."
"But," replied vo, "enbaoiling is not turn
ing up tho ctudo caY TO tho sun. Tho snbsoil
ptow has no muld.board 1t simply looscns and
lifts tho soil in lilo bottom Of tlio fu1row, and
tltls often proves valuable MD. Even this Aub-
Hoillng wo should not adrtHe, unless tho land ts
deeply drained. naturally or otherwise"
| Unr experience aB, that trsnch-plowlngt or
| enbgoi!1ng,-fur the two must not b8 oonfounl.
cd,-iH rusitively detrimental on s1ch psairlc-
soits an In tie npri1ig aud fall become SO satur-
atod that Hatot will stand In holes dug 10 \
| Lopth Of or inches,
Wa DO not, however, SO, tho length Ut scicn-
| tI3o contemporary, wllo, in nu artcle on o new
| ditchipg- says: "The Intelligent fartnar
| should a. soon expect health 10 LIS body and
giving power Ia bin acroa whom clogged. eod-
denod, or evon heavy Aoii. Eyon tho llGheat
so!a lack poroBlty. Respiration, tllon, must DO
sot down by tho farmer who would bs snccessfnl