The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-23
FALL pLOMING.

Constant rei,eratipn Of the many adyan.
tages Of fall blowing seems desirable to in.
duce farmers ia genrrsl to aduptit in their
practic. The snost important part 81 all
cultivation il done by nature. and il the
farmer will but pillow hi, fields in the fall
she will wyrk al wintes pulysrizipg sweet
eiing. and preparing the lsoil ,for future
crops. Will. Der mechanical aud chemical
forces she vii. do 10 ire in forming d proper
seei-bed FOR the spring p.anung than half
duzsn blessings would effect il. spring time.
Win not every farmer do his humble part
10 assisting nature ~ develop The produce
tiseness ofield ana garden.
Subjected ~ We are 70 the banefnl effects
Of several thoughts every year, for perud-
of longer or shorter duration. and freqnens
lily falIowilgin asdi-isly upop.a We, spripg
tits dsshabie togetths crops Al - de ears
liest possible moment 10 The -1ring and to
cover the ground with segetAtipn before the
suns rays become 10 powerful ID aid Of
drought. Hence the necessity OF fall pillow.
ing in advancing the coBdition and prepsrs.
tion Of the soil. so that narrowing and plants
ing may proceed at az early date. AT no
time isit more convenient Tor man and
beast 70 bfeak M s,d-lahd than III The
autumn and. ON the o;ber hand. no season
Of the year is so f-aught with pressing duties
as spring.time NtS u apsYrs,A 81, e.
In blowing. we shsnld aim al quality.
rather than <quantity.A siice the ptIme oo-
ject is the atnelirr1tIcn " the s,ll iUr The
succeeding .crops-slowng as deep asihs
s,i. will allos without bringing up over an
inch or,s, Of the ,suhsoil at a single opera
ton: holding small burrows. aud laying
them upat considerable angle. 20 that the
rain win not remain long 1t the SUFFICE
by such means we insure the soi. al the
benefits which the changes Of the we,ther
can pfodaeei lie a,nsslhers will pvne;
trste., because the m ,isture can easily es-
cape, The soil must become pulyerizei,
and will be ready to work 10 The spring
much sooner than land untouched: while
The latter. also lying fatter. with M sur
face drainage. viii quite likely be sarurat
ed more or less with water. and will turn
mp raw aud stubborn at he very time that
the auiumn-plowed land Is ready 10 receive
crop. as
Inverting the surface Of the ground smo-
theirs the surface weeds and exposes the earth
unjer the root weeds 70 the action Of the
frost. By turning up the bottom Of the iur-
row-slice 70 the air. ID Is sclf-svideni that
the more closely the inverted surface can
be placed and the more exposed tie under
part Of the furrow sl,ce csn be exhibited 70
the influence Of frost nbe better i the chance
81 smcthering the sarfscc weeds and Of XII
ling the roots Of the root weeds. The high.
est advantages Of glowing may be obtained
by placing the narrow furow. slice az al
angle Of Is degrees sish the horizpa. aud
YET careless. shif,less pDwing IN heavy laBd.
frequeEtiy lays loosened inrros tight on
its back. over the sarface % . RIB 81 land
perhaps left untouched by the plos. Worm.
grubs. and insects 10 toe sod are quite ike
~ TO be Destroyed By the exposure q de
chin sod 70 the asiioa Of the frost aud cold.
Numerous other important advantages at-
fendaBt uboa fall ploEing will suggest
themselves 70 the farmer who j. deiermiu-
ed 70 thoroughly investigate It's merits and
~ practice.-Amerous Caitiostor.