Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-10-28
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FARM AND GARDEN.
FARM E!sS READ.
"Hesf Essay orr the subject OF
Manuring Eand and How
10 Apply IL,

"foh'N AAO'
10 Apply IL.
The proprietor OF the Reading Ed-
gle offered two premiums for two Of
the "best essays on the subject of ma
nuring land and how to apply It'll
To pass upon the different essays writ
ten in response TO these premiums,
Hon. George d. Siitzel, Ezra High,
]. II. Funk, w. G, Moore, and Chris.
tian Shearer, all practical farmers
agreed 20 act rs committee to read
and pass upon the essays and award
the premiums.
The committee examined the differ.
ent essays submitted to them by the
Hritcrs thereof, and after due cOnsid-
Grafton awarded the highest or first
premium to John ). Eckert Of Wo.
melsdorf, and have decided to hold
tho remaining essays under advise
ment Following is Mr.. Eckert's es-
say:
live in heidelberg TO Snship O
short distance below Womelsdorf, on
farm owned by one Of my best
friends. George b. Eckert, Of Read
Ing, have lived on this farm for the
las. fifteen years. The community
know the condition of this farm when
first occupied IL and believe | have
improved the soil as well as the gen.
eml appearance of the farm very much.
From what ! know Of fertilizing land
believe barn yard manure to he bet
ter than guano or phosphates. do
not believe in dressing with ma
nure for after you seed the ground the
manure will still be on top and large
part of the amonia will be lost, Instead
OF entering the soil and enriching it,,
My plan is 10 manure Oat stnbble aud
pillow It under. The best wheat ] ev-
or raised was by blowing down sod,
well lined. Manuriug the sod Of the
oat stubble IL very good, and believe
with cool season asplendid crop
will reward tie farmer.
believe farmers make a mistake
iu seeding timothy. II would be bet.
ter to csst the timothy seed Into the
sea and double seed with clover. To
pillow timothy sod you will find II hard
aud tough, the ground looking poor
and the soil not In good condition.
Glover sod Is right the opposite OF
timothy clover being blacker and
richer. Some farmers argue II they
do not raise timothy they will not be
able to feed their stock, M their soil Is
marshy, aud clover will freeze out. -
Such liz not the fact II farmers will
u.e barnyard manure instead of phos'
pilates, which do not believe pay
the farmer Mt ALL Phoephntes may
pay small truck farmers nenr city
or book farmers. The latter conclude
TO quit the city aud live In the ooun
try, then buy farm and expect re-
suits from II just as practical farmers
get These fancy book farmers forge
the long and patient toll and close ob
Blrvation OF the laws of nature which
n practical farmer must possess Il
make farming profitable. A fancy
hook farmer believes n man must serve
MI apprenticeship to become watch
maker, but that anybody can farm
This Ia n great mistake, Experleno,
on the farm Ii worth moro than my
thing else. think that after mpnur
aud proper cultivation Of the grounI
good season comes next, for wlthou
weather TO make what we plant grow
n farmcr'e labors will not amount |,
much. Every farmer should know
that tho better the soil In titled tn
more II will produce and pay. Keel
your weeds down.
There IL great difference between
limestone aud gravel soil, and alst
between rolling level aud low lands
Rolling lands will require more feed
Ing than level land on account Of the
drainage. Heavy rains on rollnl
lands will wash II and carry off th
fertilizers. which II not the case will
level lands with good drainage. T,
raise a good crop Of corn plough roll
Ing land In the spring. Rolling Ian,
when plowed In tho fall will becom
mellow and wash out the sod, Will
such Ia not The case with llvcl land. b
believe In deep ploughlug, IT, III
soil allows II. Deep furrowing 70
planting will save corn from drout
and II will not blow down no feadil,
Canada Thistics can be killed b
using ilue dust from the furnaces pt
on about four inches thick has
killed Canada thlstles In this wa,
aud have also enriched the soil by 4
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