The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-27

hdun1ioh anu It's Remedy.'
y nasiNe or Southern pea. "a ought
~ oe oaileu, Of such general and -rensivc
III and other Southera states,
IS the most valuable for manurinr croas. and
also offers peculiar and orrat re as
a rotation crop. The cron NOV A. well
MADE IN your climate as a secondary with
under corn, that is never allo,.cd g. ne
primary crop or to have entire no.sa...n of
the land. 1t VIII grow we'll and
either IN that way and still better r +;lod
IS an admirable and CLEANSING crown Il
is even better than clover rs 5 nrorrnn
and manurlng crop for wheat. | have madee
this crop a most important member ~ mv
rotation, and Its culture as Il manurino croD
mas now become general in my neighL. n.
hood, and Is rapidly extending r. mo7a H.
tant places. If all the ADVANTAGES O.
by this crop were fully Appreciated arG
awaited Of, the possession of this MAN -
your climate would be one Of the dreato.t
agricultural blessing of this and the noro
Southern States. For my inyidual sLaro IS
this benefit, stunted as it is bv our coIdor
climate, | estimate 1t as adding at least -
thousand bushels of wheat annually to nr
crop"
The experiments made by Dir. Rose and
other Charleston gentlemen with the nna
ard the ash-element have been so comnIrtn
and | might say to the united wonderfnI
and have, indeed, now so become facts Of
history, that any comments on nv n,rt
would be Prescriptions.
In closing this subject will aIIude to
one line of experiments | have been follow
ing for some years. | have been sowing nv
oats stubble in peas; get a stand of oats,
allow the peas and vines TO fall on the
ground, and made a second crop of oats
without sowing any oats seed. Last sum.
mer | sowed seventy-five acres Of oats sub
bic IN July in peas, and also twenty-five
acres OF wheat stubble. Although the oats
were badly killed by the severe winter, vet
they made a better crop than many who |
knew paid 10 cents for seed and sowed in
the spring. Inow always make two crops
of oats on all the oats | SOW. The wheat
stubble was put in corn, and | can only say
up to this date there is a marked difference
in the crop from other stubble not treated
with the pea. If you will only treat your
land in this way you never can wear it out.
just keep one-third always on this ''bill of
fare | can now show you a beautiful
stand of peas and oats on all my fresh oats
stubble.
In conclusion-for | know ! must be tire
some, but | do wish to say something on
this subject of grasses in another light, and
that is as an ornament. The books, you
know, speak, of ornamental grasses. How
cherries and uninvitiDg is the appearance
around many of our country homes. a blue
grass plot or terrace, a border Of these
grasses, different shaped beds of lawn grass,
composed of blue, orchard, Italian rye and
perennial rye, cost SO little in the end, and
vet add so much to '.looks.' and gives
home, no matter how humble, such a CHEEKY
look. | have never yet found a place with
I hasa thi1pS lint have olXVayC fnun1 yilp-
people who 'lived at home
ask, in the name of the love we bear to
this dear cid Sunny South Task, can't our
homes be made attractive enough to keep
young men on the farm, instead of seek
ing their fortunes in our o~ver-crowdcd
towns and cities?
\ political economist has observed that
labor, unless used al the moment Of produc-
ton, is lost forever. In most vacations 1t
is impossible to produce beyond the days
needs. The doctor can only cure diseases
a. thcv manifest thcms ewes. The best law
yer cannot anticipate next years legal bus
mess. The carpenter and mason cannot
build hogscs except as they are wanted.
Not so with our farmer; he can always be
advancing lie may drain, subsoil, f%ertilize:
NAV plant trees, beautify his home, IN
his bank stock, for his farm Is his
bank. until its production is doubled or
trebled in the future. Ii Il hundred thous-
and additional lawAes and doctors were
let loose upon the community, L do not feel
s1re that the net result would be more JUS
tice or less disease and death, while | am
quite sure that the nation wealth wonld not
be increased thereby, but a hundred thous-
and enlightened, efficient farmers added TO
those we already have could hardly TAI to
add one hundred millions per annum to the
which shall be heritage by your
was surprised to hear this reply, a few
DAYS ago. when a farmer was urged to plant
some shrubs, vines and grasses to adsrn the
h well. them things will never do
me no GOOD; | will be dead and gone before
trey come in:I don't believe III working
for folks Was that selfish or mean! 1t
certainly was not the spirit of the old Scotch
bards, "who sung others fame, but ielt
their own unsung.
An Eastern legend tells us that once a
Persian Pasha, perceiving an old man plant