The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-08-28
HARRoalNG sowED GRAIN.

The Country Gentleman. in recent i.
sne. remarks The 4imerican Agricultnr.
ist furnishes 10 late number some useful
suggestions on narrowing fall and spring
grain. which indace US to offer few ad.
ditional remarks on the subject, mos ly the
result Of many years. experiment. The
writer in the Agricniturist describes the
Process by which Geld of oats was lar-
ruwsd seven times with common harr.w.
with manifestadsantage. The ground was
Right and sandy alIuvium. pluwed the
Previous autumn. A part uf the Geld was
top-dressed with co,np,st before sowing The
oats. and the rernaimder imne lately AFTER
wards. The last nisntioned top dressing
seemed 10 answer best. xssr il served n q
Hutch AZ the time the oais we're coming UP.
and Vas better pulverized md mixed wiih
the soil. Theicommon heavy harrow be.
ing used. its itsf passing tore ou. some
plants OF the oats aud buried oihers; but
Care beingtakeh torun the teeth in the
same hacks very time. less disturbance
occurred subsequently. The teeth Gu:
furroxs. and ranged the tlants somewhat
rsif sawed with drill. The weeds were
Killed wholesale. The crop was saved ..
bout the nsiddle af April. and the harrow
ing took place NJ irregular Intervals be-
tween May 2 ard June 18th. Tie weeds
we're well clearedoat BY these ssveralopera.
tions. and the last one buried and destroy
ed srop Of purslaRe just m,king its sp>
pearasce at the surface. The oats were
fhenia foo, high. and we're much fAtienej
dosn by the harrow.
We are not informed what the increase
vaSiniibe. amount ofthe crop consequent
ON thesesen harrewings as the oats had NOT
been cut. and no estimate had been made
~ All the'ieId appears to have been treat.
ed siike. ttsre was prob1bly no means Of
iearrfng tEs srsount Of increased effected i.
LooseBiDs me surface or breaking the
crust. as most fsrmers are aware, generally
Contributes to- 3 sirurg in reese in growth.
The old practice % eultiyatisg corn aud
hoeing the plantsby hspd. bss always prov
ed an advantage, eseh where there were no
weeds 10 destroy. Grestcf benefit Is dery
ed from frequent horse culur.. Fafmrrs
~ho have passed the cuiiiyasor between
The ross once week. from the time the
corn uts few isehes high iiH 50 large a.
60 brush The passing horses hack. have e.
fimated the increase Of their crops from this
trcatmspt from twelve 20 twenty bushels
per scEe. This principle atplies alike to
other plants. and the Esropean practice Of
eultiszting the drills Of whelt has proved
iis advantage. But The lalor of working
IN drills Is much greater than cpltiSating
broadcast. ienee the advantage vfsweep.
ing with harrow over The whole surface.
A COMMON heary harrs~ dies not work
- well one much lighter and with wrs
uunerOus teeth. lis setion you'll BE ,t,Il
more anfsyorable sn sther soil than alIuyi.
I'm. Dur own experiments have been mldr
with different imPiemeHt-. snd smong 9th
ers withtke' smc0shing harew. Il has the
advantage sver The cbmmon teavy harrvw.
IN soi requiring de care. rnenspmeI By the
writer We have referred to. necessary 10
running The .eefh in he previous frrsws
made By tbe teeth. Indeed. IL i better
not 70 run'in the'sanse track. but 10 srcyy
broadcast sod eressEise: lesyir-g rsooih.
even surfsse. This tresinssni kills the
yoang weeds that are just coming up, and
The teeth pass smong the plants siibout 10.
jury 10 them hthss aecosat isbes much
more a oas narrowing Than th- heavy hsrs
ror. and seven psssings are not necessary.
IN one case we ran the harrow twice when
then young oats were shout four and seven
ihches high. sosiug clover -eed the la-t time.
To prsssat injury % tbe growth IS The eios
ye<. about one-half the usDsi amount Of
oats rss sowu 81 seed. Oue' ialf ille. field
vastrsated in,ihis way. and the 0ti,ef half
vas bos narrowed st All after sosing. Tie
crop should have been measured, io,glyc
fhe difference sccuntely. bot il vas no:.
"A neighbOring fsrmer. however. essim.ied
after careful exsnination' Of The oats ~Ili;e
standing. that the hsrVwiag increased the
crop'ar tlret istotwo. the best pvrfiay be.
Ing over sixty Sushels per seSe. The elo-
Yer % this part vas better shan The, other.
Other experiments hare gisea sifsilar bai
bias striking result. Ntt5a5 Eti