The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-08-16

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a ProhaSlv ali bsva na,;aad ,h;s tapfoa
ev IN ,he a,,;.;de rnws = Iono. ,he s,s;ns T.
corn Ground Whoa,
If tho seed i snread too wide Tho plapts
in tho eentre Of the rows do moi derivo
much benefit from cultivation and tbe
most obiectionable featnre i The danger ~
the clover seed not takinc IN the rows
without which the fertility of no farm can
be increased or even kent nm. at least in
this section Of country. of course. clover
and other grass seed has to be sown later
(at the last cultivation } and to obtain a
set it is necessary that Il should fall upon
freshly pulyerized earth
/ have a good set Of timothy on piece
of ground sown both Immediately before
and after the cultivators on the 18th of
May, although this is entirely too late to
either cultivate wheat or SOW grass seed.
My scediug points will give any desired
width in the rows either 3, A, 5 or 6 inch
es, and any width Of space between for
cultivation from to IL 2-5 inches in an
ordinary 8 or tube drill; yet for reasons
stated, would not advise the use of one
50 narrow as ., or wide as q inches; my
choice being either 4 or inches.
WHEN AND How TO CuLTIvATE--As
in all other things people differ here also,
and as desire in this to give facts rather
than fiction, having cultivated some ofmy
wheat once, some twice, some three, some
four and some fye times, some when the
ground was wet, some in good condition
and some when 1t was too hard and dry,
some deep, some not so deep aud some
only scratched, noting very carefully the
result l think that ought at least to know
something about H.
10 cultivate when 1t IS too wet, is time
iost ana work thrown away To scratch
the toP OF the ground, my experiments
nave demonstrated satisfactory 10 me to DC
u''er nonsense anu WIN 10 Just about tne
saine soou as sc,a,chins 'he Top Oh INC
s'oanu in u corn heiu' :.
rs soou as tue srouna = ury Nno' marc,
~ Hpyu' 'ne sauie eonu'''on as shouiu ~
" wuen na'i1%s Aio s'ur'ea, 'ne ein
uVd'u .L .a.' s.a.' Auu u ~ maui 'u' - as aeet
us '''e team eau pun II eonvenie1uy, anc
as soon as gone over turn around aud g
over 1t again, tearing up and Putrerizin.
Tie ground thoroughly and completely 1,
order to coH'itetdot he effects Of The .fdt
and spring rams. This is what the whea
wants and all 1t wants, and under no cir
eumstanees should 1t be touched after
mas loiGted. cultivated wheat as late a
the 10th OF May, It at that time touehinI
the axle OF my cultlvators. This, | con
sider, was an injury rather than bench
TO II. wherever horse or mule tramp
on wheat after a has Jolated, tie straw
crushed aud produces the same kind 9
head as that eaten by the fyi besides, th
cultiyators must aud do necessarily eli
out many stools, which, Of course, are tia
many heads gone.
While the wheat Is small and before
begins to joint, it sustains little or no IL
, jury, even If trodden upon, or OCCASIONAL
, struck by the eultiyators; hence, | say, "a
: wide space between is unnecessary, an
! is not only loss Of ground, but leaves Il
/ wheat with less support and is more apt
= fall during after storms.
e In Short would say SOW put one ous
e e'' Or al most not over one oushe' ana
!, pecA' per acre sPreau ~ the rows not le
f ,han y nor more than . lnches ~ide, au
ie1 tue space between oe not less than
nor more 'han inehes' "nen :,
yrouh" af'es ~ Tue spring oeiore u
7: wheat Joints give u Two thoroush WorI
Q inss NscratehlnS won uo' then SOW u
' grass seeu immediately pchinu the Guilty.
G .ofs ana 40 n"thins more TO u. hotl'
c tlat cultivation increases the size ana ~
9 proves ,he quaI'y OF the berry, ana a
sa'ished that more wheat can DC grown
- so"h ana cultivated IN TINS way IN a a.
h season 'han iu any olher L know oil
S sc'e"t;hc reason 70 pet'er sustain TINS conci
Q SION tnan the following, whicn quote iro
an eminent writer OF virginia
~ Is tue so'' that aosoros ihe Vap
@ oi the atmosphere, aud when II has be-
/ 6roSen deep ana 'horoushly palserlze
the amount oil Vapor absorbed durli
night Is very considerable and does II
' mense good FOR during night the ter
q perature oil the soil falls low enough to co
: dense the vapor that penetrates Its pore
4 where 1t Is retained Tor the benefit OF u
i plant. And hence the necessity OF q the
i ough cultivation Of the soil to eountera
j the effects OF drought.
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