Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-03-10

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but is not very sure crop, and its fail
ure often causes much loss. Red top is
said to do we'll on moist land the farm
ers of this vicinity are aware that it
makes a good growth ON dry, gravelly
soil, therefore it seems to be a very safe
crop and to have a universal soil adap-
tation. In regard to time of seeding
there seems to be difference of opinion.
Some finding that seed fails to ger
inmate in the spring if the land is dry,
think it best to sow in the fall. Others
practice the opposite method. Perhaps
it would be best for each farmer to de-
termine for himself the way best adapt
ed to his farm. As to the kind of fer
tilizers to be used much difference of
opinion prevails. Am in favor of using
plaster, but would sow it at favorable
time. Ashes do well on meadow land,
but not so well on hill farms. Enough
of some kind of fertilizer should be APP
piled to make the soil rich in plant food.
Prepared thus, well pulverized soil SOW
ed with variety of seeds will generally
produce a satisfactory crop.
NATHAN PIERcE.-My views are in
the main the same as those of the gen.
tlemen who preceded me. He is right
in the matter of thorough pulverization,
We should pillow, cross pillow, and pillow
again, if the land is not completely brok.
en- up. Then harrow with the best har-
row and make fine mellow seed-bed
Have had some experience with com
mercial fertilizers and they have helped
me much in making corn, they usually
make great crop but seem to exhaust
the land by developing the most plant
food. We could use plaster with much
advantage if we could obtain it at a
reasonable price. 1t has especially good
effect on clover. Could not the farmers
of this neighborhood join and get a lot
at fair price? | do not think it best
to SOW clover in the fall, would sow on
late snow in the spring.
ID. c. WRIGHT. Have had good sue
cess with fall seeding. The first CROP
may not be any better but succeeding
crops will show an improvement on the
way commonly practiced Have tried
an experiment the past season, but
it is not time yet to report results. A
piece of land was MANFRED as for corr
plowed and sowed with Hungarian grass
of which / had large crop. In the
fall the land was seeded down. A piece
Of adjoining sod land was plowed anC
seeded at the same time, time will show
which land will produce the best grass
The Hungarian grass left the land in 9
mellow condition and | think the best
grass will be on that piece. Plaster has
paid the best of any manure according tc
cost, it does not seem to do so much good
after few years use have seen grass
crops nearly or quite doubled by an APP
plication of plaster; have not had good
results when it was used ON pastures
have had the best plaster bought in the
rock and then ground l think VIZ
should SOW greater variety of seeds
and more literally; put on one-hal
bushel Of herds grass for one kind of sees
and sow in the fall. In reply to ques
ton ! will say that my Hungarian gras'
makes good fodder; consider it wortl
three-fourth as much as herds grass, BY
sowing after grain crop that failed tc
grow, l saved the use of the land 70
the season and had the soil left in fin
condition.
HARRY FLoYD.-What would tn
advice we have heard amount to on al
old WORKOUT farm? How much goot
! would it do to pulverize all the land i
there were no manure to put on it? M
way would be to lay all the moving
down smooth as soon as possible, ant
keep up the fertility of the land by top
dressing. 1t costs good deal to see,
J land down, and when once down,
; would say, let it be. If it is manure,
from year to year the natural grasse
will come in and you will have fine
tender hay that will make as niue
milk as common coarse herds grass wit
the addition of meal. Water is the bes
manure to make grass, and the cheapes
too.
, M. w. DAVIS i see no necessity fo
: having coarse herds grass if it is cut i
season it is the very best kind of gras
! that grows. Am not much in favor {
, top-dressing it will make so thick so
| that grass will not grow; turn over tn
! thick sod and seed again, and larger croI
i then ever will be the result. The que
ton of grass is one of the most impo
!. tant of the day. Any country that fai
# in grass is losing ground. Our ground
are being narrowed in Vermont and tt