The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-16

declarations.
More Wheat TO the Acre.
American asricslturls..
That the ten. fifteen and even fhirf,
buslel wheat crops are not The largeS
sl'si any good wheat soil il caisabc q
producing, j. d TACT patent 10 ., ciy III
selllsent farmer; Yet thousands 20 81
iaising these comparatively unpr0ffaDl.
crops, even though The means II ~ hans
ior largely increasing them. Ii i rcall,
quite within The possibilities Of any farm
suitable Tor raising wheat al an. 10 CROW
an average crop oi Over 80 bushels oeI
acre: al,i 40. so and even 80 busneI.
may reasonably be expected u,l.I
proper culture. Such crons are rathr,
the rtIic than the exception on rood
English wheat farms, bur are quite rsr.
IA this country.
The cost OF fitting The soil. OF sce'.
sowing. interest on land, and tic num-
Der anu value of The stock ana imalr-
ncni- required are The same fora small
~ fur a large crop; and The cost ~ har-
veslIug i but little more IN lie latter
ease. 30 !lia. the difference ,elxccn X
10 and 80 huslcl crop /, nearly ain
pront. Lut how shall itis extra 20
Dusiiris pro;ii pcr acre Y giIAe,!? T..
me use ~ sufficient inNpsf N make ihe
increase. The fact iha. cs. tvs inanuri t,u
makes an addition 10 The crop which j.
nearly All profit, j. "a facl seldom reaixed
by farmers but snch II he case. ~ uo.f
Will admit, after considering the above
statements. The spreading vf six cord
n "A ms a
may not produce crop which VIII
more iiian pay tile expenses of il~ pro-
buciioil put the sa'nr manure on one
acre. ana The chances ARC hat Inst AL
much wheat will be harvested. and al
little more than half the cost. For thcl
generality .! farmers II would be i stse,
rule ~ use y hat stable manure tltcvl
have on lasl the area il is now arpli. al
-. But 70 rel the largest return from
The farm. and 10 uiiiize every acre. Il 4 !
iaudaole ambition oi every good snrncr.
10 10 this. he cannot depend las manyl
10 on tile natural t.rlisiiy of the sol. i
or on stable manure: bur he must resort
~ artificial fertilizers. whici. can now ~
bought with safety of reliable Healer.
with reasonable certainty Of rrtrinr
what j. bargaincd tor Til, pieciD-
,iit ~ The farm and soil resources IN (,
ne use o. honest manufactured mnnnfr
working revolution ia America 4
agriculture: and ia 40 department ma4i 7
( ~ better considered than in grain
iTining. In the use of these fertilizers.
icwever, ihc same rule applies ~ with
table manure: tlat while certain !
mail amount per acre NAV onlv pro- :
ucc crop large enough fo ,,ay cxncn- 4
g. half as much more may cause !, a
andsome profit. We would nof advise. n
owcycr- That novice III the use 81 t.r-
Ilizers should 20 10 the large exprnsc N '
fsi. hut recommend small beginnings. y
lou9ii hodncss may perhaps lead 10 q
uprising success. When praciicabe. Z
lc iarlsirr may make good wbcailis
'anufe ~ 3uO lbs. Of snperplo- l,halclt q
lime containing ammonia Il. n. made, b,
fresh bone), or the same amount Of q!
nc bone compostcd for three months !: Il
's Tor use on an acre. Apply also-- NJ
,t mixing The twO--all the unlcach.sl fa
nod-ashcs that can be got. An occa IL
onal liberal dressing ~ lime viii im- ia
owe wheat land which is ALREADY rici ct
organic matter
but 10 grow wheat ~ n nrofif. ~. 10
icsiion OF fertility Il not tic unly pnint fO
bc considere,f. In allihe older siaies. CT
heat growing. 10 be successful. REQUIRE, n
best kind OF farming. The bcst seed 70
~ 10 selected; for with poor seed. ~
best culture prnciisrd cal, nof pro. bc
ce good crop. The variety chosen eli
onld be both prolific ani hardy. me stt
y AZ rule, should be fine cla, loan. 10
~ drained, AMI couiain fair prupnr, on
= 81 thoroughly dccomposed organic fol
liter. The plowing should be opl,
inches deep, The soil thoroughly Nj,
ivcrlzed and compact with Mn fle sit
- on the surface; The seed drilled N pr
'iy, and rolled. and the rows Mr. WI
sngh apart tu admit OF several cul,i. pc.
ions. Then. with good season. MI lhs
nparative freedom from insects aud WI
case, and Tie use 81 proper inplc. n i,
ne ~ harvesting, largc ana profit ihe
Z. crop may be cxpcelcd. III III TIC
sfi soils OF extreme M,st. rcmuncr. Mi
~ crops may perhaps sllll bc raised
tl'e old careless methods, but lie time :
lose AZ hand when all these condi. We
~ VIII apply there as well ss ia Tie Ir,
or ecCQous or the counfrv ~af