Ellsworth American., 1880-01-15
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By RURAL.

BARN CELLARS, as receptscles Tor
manure, are disappointing expectation.
One, convenient in its appointments.
is too costly. Ii is cheaper and far bet.
ter to haul manure out on TO the land,
where it is TO be used. as fss, as msde.
1t may be spread. or heaped. The loss
from teaching or evaporation, is 8 mere
fraction, while the freezing and thaw-
ing will render it more soluble and
quicker OF action at seed time. IL takes
deal of hard work out Of the busy
spring time. The manure Is better for
the exposure. This is well understood
by the Connecticut Valley farmers.
They have done with barn cellars.
If manure must accumulate under
the tie-up windows it should be roof
covered to shed the rain, else the land
adjacent thereto gets too much Of good
thing. A shed 10 which hogs can have
access, is preferred.
SEEDING TO GRASS. Every season
complain, is made that "the grass seed
don't catch" great deal of the grass
seed found in the market is largely
adul,ersted. The mixing-in of spu-
rious seed, very often the seed Of the
worst kinds Of weeds. has become an
extensive, as well as q very profitable
business. But very little clean herds
grass, or clover seed. is pu, on the mar
ket. Hence, the complaint is made
mostly by those using these alone.
A great deal OF grass seed sown, is
too deeply covered. This 10 q common
fault. From fourth to q haf inch, is
sufficiently deep. Deeper than this,
most Of the seed tails to come. A
second cause Of failure is too limited
variety. Recalling that there are 5000
species OF grass (l30 known species in
MaiDe) the prevailing practice of cult
waiting only herds grass. clover. and red
top, 10 without an obvious and even 9
specious reason for its existence. The
best English farmers SOW 20 to 80
kinds.
The mixture must not De . heteroRe-
neous collection, an 0mnium gatherum
There must be fitness OF things.
Such perennial varieties must be select.
ed, as mature 1t about the same time
such as are the most nutritious, and
such as live, to some extent, upon diff.
fersnt constituents. Some require
lime in excess. others potash, and 9th.
ers nitrogen. Tue best mixture in our
practice, is composed Of IL varieties SO
mixed as TO give not less than Sc
pounds to the acre, and not less than
z seeds to the square inch. 1t i,
Timothy, 8 lbs; June Grass, 2 lbs.
Tall Ost Grass, 8 lbs; Red Clover, 4
lbs; Red Top. 2 lbs; Italian Rye
Grass, 8 lbs.; Alsike Clover. 5 lbs.
Fowl Meadow. lbs. Blue Grass, Slbs ;;
Orchard Grass, 4 lbs.; Meadow Fescue
s lbs.
This tabulation gives 40 pounds pei
acre. and 8 seeds per square inch. Il
gives also. . sufficient margin fol
worthless seed. losses by birds, insects
deep covering and other mishsps. DIFF
ferent soils may require some modula
ton of mixture. Some have fallen IN
to the error Of supposing. that Orchsrc
Grass (ddctylis glomerata) and Wici
Grass (7IIticum vepeas) are identical |
They are distinct species. and not at al
allied.
For pastures, the following. from tb,
American Cwltirator, 10 worthy O
trial. Two pounds each Of Timothy red
top. orchard grass. June grass, peren
nial rye grass. sweet-scented yernsl
red and white clover, tall oat grass
meadow fescue. fowl meadow, rough
staiked meadow Rrass. meadow fox
tail, tall Sescue and hard fescus.
We sdvise to striks out The timoth,
and red clover. aud sdd two pound
each of form, and yellow clover
With this mixture some OF the sort
will b in blossom each month Of th
season. starting With the meadow fox
tail early in June, and ending with tb
yellow clover in October.
FAsMKRs' CLUBs. Ofsll the agricuI
tural associations extsnt, none 70
effective work, excsl the Farners' Club
this uuprsasnding. practical. oo~mol
sense. frss-will o6sring.
The time has fully come whel
stipeuds and State cid should % ION
esr be given 10 Agricultural Soeistisa
These sociefiss. - nov. managed. hav
~ tksir useFnlnsss. Now.s-days.
exhfbit 4 . Tsir, sad win The "rsd
Whit" o. '.blus," means netting noe