Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-04-07
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objection to fresh manure, except that if applied
heavily they trouble in fitting the ground for fine
seeds. On the contrary, have always noticed
very good effects from the use Of long manures,
ard advise piing manure only when no ground is
prepared TO receive it. But this period covers
considerable portion of the year, and much Of it
must be spoiled. If left thus in warm weather
without further attention, fresh manure il
ably fre-fanss-burns up-and loses ne
its virtues, till it lie little better than cf
avoid this, after several days hauling OF
We give IL good drenchlng with
| to fix all the escaping ammonia. Wht
it i, usually short and finely rotted.
| Hen manure, when mixed with enoug
| work fine. has special fitness for tn. on,
as il can be applied to tho surfaes when,
has weed seeds, and is exceedingly vala
/ being little less than guano.
Leached ashes have especial valuc on sandy
soils, and produce most effect upon onions, po-
tatoes, corn, and the root crops. Their value IS
lasting. and the effect of liberal application
will be noticed for years, and IL not to be hauled
more than three miles their is profitable.
| Unledched ashes have most marked effect
when applied broadcast over onions partly grown
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manures for this crop, and is worth for this pur-
pose twice the amount paid by soap-makers.
For all garden crops they are valuable potatoes,
turnlps, beets and peas deriving most benefit
next to onions.
Lime is OF most value on rich old soils-its ef-
feet being to unlock and release fertility already
in the soil, but inactive or insoluble. Hence,
upon poor soil it may sometimes 90 more harm
than good, but used on rich old garden soils its
use occasionally will produce astonishing re-
suits.
Super-phosphate of lime produces a very quick
effect, and besides the fertility it adds to a soil,
the rapid developments it aids in plant life en-
ables the root to lay hold of much food they
would not otherwise. In the garden it is Of es-
| peeiai value to hasten growth while plants are
still small and unable yet to reach coarser man
ures, and also to touch up and bring forward
any portions of crops that ,eem to need further
help. While depending chiefly on stable and
, green manures, we always find proftabIe use for
| more or less super-phosphate.
In the garden land plaster Is exceedingly vari-
able in Its effects. Some Of the most marked be-
neiits from its use have been noticed upon vines
during drought. If applied over the surface
1 Of The hill and vines during drought so severe
: that the leaves droOp at midday, they will. in a
couple Of days, show no signs Of dropping, but
4 exhibit unusual vigor.
STICK TO THE FAEN.-Within tho last year or
two we can number half dozen of our farmer
acquaintanccs who have b0en lured to financial
destruction BY the glamour of speculation. And
going back ten years and carefully looking up
{ the history of the men We know who have left
the farm to engage in trade, we find that not
one in ten succeed. A recent case has come to
our knowledge that il full of instruction to those
S who are tempted to leave the farm. By his own
. exertiops alone the farmer had accumulated a
handsome competence, and at the age Of fifty
:, could look with pride over his acres of rich land
his fine herds and 1ocks and comfortable build
ings. He was out of debt, and had handsome
s surplus in the bank. Two years ago, in an evil
hour, he was induced to invest In a dry goods
" store. Last fall his farm and stock we're sold
for debt, and he reduced to the necessity of day
labor to support his large and yet dependent
y family. All the accUmulations of over thirty
, years of hard tOil-many of them years of priva-
tion, hardships and the closes: economy-swept
away in few months by this demon, specu!a-
ton. And this is not solitary case. Every
reader can count similar ones in his own list of
5, acquaintance. They all teach one great les
son-stick to your legitimate business in which
" you have succeeded. "Let well enough alone"
A man who has lived all his life on farm
stands but little chance to compete successfully
with the men who have been educated and train
ed for speculative pursuits. The two occupa-
tions extremes-honest toll at one end and
the tricks of trade at another. II you have Il
= good farm keep it, improve it, adorn it, be proud
of it, aud when you done with it hand it
down to your children, the best inheritance, with
- a good name and education, that you could leave
them.-Ohio EGymer.
NARROWING Wharf.-The uniform testimony
of nll those who have tried narrowing wheat In
the spring is that it pays. One says 81 ind
the result at harvest most satisfactory. l began
the custom by narrowing fifteen acres, or about
one half the usual number of acres that sow. F..
My neghbors, who had never seen it done, In
sisted that it would kill it out. l shall continue
the practice, as have now procured q smooth
ing harrow, which, in great measure, enables
me TO dispense with the roller, which still use,
= however, when the early spring is unusually
dry one. think by using the harrow that the
wheat ters-that is, stools-out better than
, when it is not cultivated in the spring"
= Another subscriber writes as follows IL find
It that narrowing wheat in the spring pays well.
1t gives the wheat a good start, and the harrow
it ed portion ripens as early as the unhsrrowed
parts, and has heavier seeds"
In narrowing wheat care must be taken that
the soil i, sufficiently dry, so that the harrow
will pulverize it nicely. In such cases once har-
rowing is advantageous to the wheat crop as
one good working OF field of corn in the early
.r stages of its growth. Experience and Judgment
ii must determine the precise time when this work
should be done. II should not be done until the
heavy frosts in March are eycr which will, how
- ever, depend much upon the season.-Rura! =
N World.
PLANT THE BEST sEED.-Many farmers, no
doubt, wonder how it is when they have bought
a new kind of seed (wheat for instaace) that in
a few years il has lost It's excellence, and that
they have an opportunity of buying choice
article, grain at high price. The query is,
J, where does it come from : That ''work will
rs tell'' is u safe axiom. Take our advice, when
your wheat is ripe go over the field ana hand
pick the best heads. Plant this, and repeat the
process every year, and you will have an excel
: lent seed wheat for sale. The same will prove
y true In corn, and in fact every crop. Possibly
- the potatoes do not depend much upon the
perfectivc quality of seed planted, but we believe
it is a rule that should never be deviatsd, to
plant all seeds from the most perfect Of their
e kind. Experiments have proved that seeds, like
stock, are improved not by frequent changes
but by great in propasating the best
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