The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-15


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Tie firmers ~ fnf.iana.h have fnst sr-
ste VA rnirrrc-,enss 4 whear crop. AMI
Hfssr ths nr.t fsr.ing ~ Afi>Ntsrn anli
'.i Efsl'rnfe - hnnmtiial providence. Il
g. -. - l1quire a. 10 what canses we
ssrr ian'sts'ei fcr the ~nrplu~ nf oar har-
~.~f. flr-f ~ alI VIC had 4 favorable
sAii ~ he growth. and snow enoarl,
daring rlse winter t. project il from the
severe frccxin-. March. the hardest
la~nth en whesr. wa< favorable. giving
~ hut iirfis rnin AMI ~-arrslv anv M i,af
frssziia- Al night and thawinx IL the das.
- destructive on wheat Thls VA iol-
i..wfd ~ dry cool MAY and favor
ne June for harvest. Taking N alto
ssrther iiie season M all THAI eniiii have
i,sen desired = fnr which We >Aould ~
duly grifehl 10 the di-po~rr IT events
or@r wirfrh wr have no s.onirol. Rnt
sr~iir irs,rn this fhrr~ are other ransr.
Hi'i'h iiasl much 10 do IN giving us our
sirnntiinI harvest
trr some years past NE have hecn
fss.a>esi ~ observe sn increasing affen-
ilpn ~ Inc prriiarinx al ihe ground for
The wheat crop. and ~ lar a. onr ohser-
saiinn has extended. We have never seen
wi1rst crnl ~ inlisna 20 s-arefulIv pnt
ia = VS. The unr jH~s gathered. and shs
ie~~rn II rcacise> sit pays 10 put labor
an nhent grnn,si.
Whether il be clover Snl. sfahf,ic
ground or cenrnon fsIlcw. II ShnsslA ~
sieer'N anal thoroughly broken IN Au-
gust sr early In Sept emher. and IN this
breaking tie summer rrop on the ground
" neither ~ grass. <rnhhle- or weeds.
should - completely hurled AMI Shnnsh
ntit ~ Disturbed hy any AFTER cnlffrnfior
i'eiorc tse secti j. sowei b. this means
We -rt = layer or Rrcavfnr vegetable
inNfier which will send M the gases
fruin H. leccm position in the snrina ~
nnrilcw and enrich the soil about and
into 4 iiich he root of The crap wilI
Penetrate about the time IL bcrfnS "a
5oinf II iory manure fkv that / mean
uutoff~n msnmre) j. used. II should 10
spread before The ground i broken ~
fisat 4 tQ uax br turned under with the
shriaee erop- some farmers i0uble
ssreak their faIiow- but In this thew Ioos.
Hsuci ~ rne niaHurial value Of that " hich
Wa turned under ~ The fir~t breaking.
Alter week or ten days from the bresk-
ing heayy rolierur rIod-cru~her should
s'e passed over the snrfare andsthfS NAV
he followed ~ corn culiivator going
70 shout half the depth of the breaking.
When compo-ted or well rotred manure-
are used they should be spread before
the cultivation 50 thar they may BE- thor
oughly mixed with the surface soil.
Bone dust, snperphosphare. or land
pia~ier when not disturbed with the
drill NAV be S0wn broadcast either be-
fore N amer the rultfvafor.
Following the cultivaior. a level sur
face 81 Tine earth should be Obtained
with the harrow This done. AMI the
fed j. ready for the drill.
- All this, we have presumed that
rifher from natural Or nv artificial
drainage thesubSoil - relieved from shc
sanger cf ssturalion from the heavy
Irfer and spring rains. There i M
rerlasniy Of . wheat cron on rr1uuds 4
li1slie 10 become saturated ia ia Sr,hsoil
and yet that elav subsofI when relieved
from this danger BIZ nnde~rfrainare = \
The best wheat soil We have If ian.i Il \
well flr4sned AMI II i desirable "a -ff.-nn-
lrf~ il - greater activity. li,ne NAV IL
used 'nr rhis purpose 40 Inc extent Of III
s'r - bushels per acre. spread before The
breaking pillow But W. nn-f net r.,rupt
that lime fertilizes chiefly ~ fastening
tire decay Of vegetsbIe matter IN Inc Wi. \
and therefore IL will demand e0nions
supply - this If we would derive an,
benefit from The lime
a considerable diversity or opinion
exists among wheat farmers A. 10 tl,e
crop which sh0nld prece!e wheat. most
ronrnr- however. in giving TO clover The
preference Beyond that. however. there
n wide divergence both OF opinion
and practice. Wheat = exhaustive 81
potash and The nbosphafes. and bv theory
i should follow some crop which draws
hut lightly on these elements or plant
food. Or this class are potatoes. buck
wheat. flax. &c But all these together
added 70 The clover sod will not supply
the demand for wheat ground. 80 that
We are compelled to draw on oats stub
be corn ground or even 10 double tie
y heat crop cn the same ground regard
les n the law OF rotation Of crops. The
rapid increase or the lax crop in many
I'Art. ~ Indiana. will relieve. 10 some
extent ft7z urrz~rrn 80 .~hn~@ .<~n.l