, 1880-09-15

ginn.l, hit for winter housing OF cattle, anti
horses, md i"l,'rrl, lke t!le 'tnsr. saMs s,rin4
s'Hi1f s atiial1y 81: iaw sh,': ',' srfe, III % a iSr
iNto sttlls for liyo stnck. Above this comes
tho structure Of VOID, approached by M II.
clncalni Gnterc.t through Hrge lHors eainl,,o f,ir
OIL tlis tloor, frequently, IN addition to tho
housed folder, ,ornc,! chttle and horses nro
a'so. .ssnl!cd. The other bnil'llngs w'li 10
Ths Yass Wiz wae s'eais v%i@Ss sF saSsp teso % pr"S
metitst with fencing of three bnrbcl wires Of,
locust or tnnmrisk POSTS, twenty feet npnrt,
Nj ~ s;j AZ sS ar : s' IL SeF r. acre 10 ss cost
THE LAND 1a rnoKEN
fn summer by n ailky r!nw. constructed N
part "n t'!o same principle rs on thy u,. OF!
butch Or ts swihyix; S,si w,t WIG sIa,S
fnrrnwof Tho 1nfMa, fourteen lnclics m WIDTH.
lat.l t!nt, and showing, no crease. As In the
fen p!oS, 50 herc, skectn 9r revolving ,,. Gs;t,
iraino M of lis rlow Is of Iron. carried on two
l,tgll wheels wlt! pole brarl!lg on ttn yoke
Of the oxen or, collar. Of tho horses, TUG
aF {SeT eysr fs2's g. %s Es' s ID @ s wi'H u s 5eSe
l0ws ,nay hD adjusted without stolp!nE tio
team. With THIS implement md pair V
lturses nj tic lirst break, nbnut two nil! lntf
,.uy. Tie inc,, rise ut .l:3o, breakfast nt h::W;
| nre o., their pluws VI IT, halt their cattle ~
the field from II 70 :'D nsut work ngali1 w
;Gk sScs e ss wssss Will q| fs s1s "eSat eSst
Aprll l to close of, season, in November.
Mules, Standing llent better than horses, Gre
rs Eoo.i M Tint nf tho lorse. T'l,e value Of
hulli these atliltais In America Is ttrpentlci,t
on weight. Where We rcfer IL hight fnr .g-
ser%n tf ar ASrenns III Ist fsfa5 sr t. oSs Msf 4 4o
tts @ Il s VII 'tat' Go 10 ,u Ill., x XII palr ot m,iss
ncll weisnE l2oo ro!!ms g!,o, y IT, 1o e,' Eo,,ns H
goo,l nx team on tho spot, 4sa to Ell. ShoMld
ilMe allow, a,. the seast,li be favorable. the
lind broken III tile summer, nfter several
wceks' scorclflg,
| IS "IAcK-sEr !" on rrowEn nAcK,
| and left fl tho rough condition during the
bitter winter that follows. Occasionally,
iowcycr, Il crop Of !inseel or Illckwheat. Is
sown IN ths ilrst blowing, TIC p5irs heing
ruiscd upon virgin sDfl,. worth 81 uour
sIlillingS Dtui twotnMce) hushef, while the
fec s!uplo Of The lasltt was only from - 70
instnl,ce Oh iiie sih of October, tic crop liav
Ing lgcn cleared Oft, 0tlu inan nnn!tted was
working twn, sulky plows, one with tlrse
mules tle otier VIII t,so ',ules gaI . n 9rse ,i;
rows Of II mile long, n marvellous contrast to
our tl,tce-l,orsc tenn ut length, requiring
two men with two lads tH get tile Bllllle llt!-
fs ,o p praI SreEs gsa In IL te % rst week ef nns
IL sown with .'i!avyn beans. which, are
pnlr III tho middle of September, and tlye
ssllllngs md twnpcnGa PR 1ustlel, tho y!eiti
, fllrruw turned may cover up seed "c0rn -
dropped In by Tho pt0wman FROM his srnt,
%is Wy y gp13,a p5G3,cc from rem !|fteen to twenty
''fi Therc, However, are "catchn crops, and,
perln,l,s, quite exceptional, which, tn Insure
success, sl,n,lIa only bo attempted by tliosa
who hnve tho command or extra horsepower
and spare hands.
DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION
to wheat crops urise from drought and high
J wind ut sced.iinic; drought or silnstroke IN
July, when tiie berry should ~ and noxDls
Insects. Weeds, thonEll miscellaneous, go !ot
gland, tile climate being dryer and less favor
! abIu to tho growth Of tho reot-crecpinnE
GRASSES So difficult 70 .lestrny with us; still
ts SF'S9 wa baSkxs or e5cn fasvoSis o1 soWer er
ur resin weed, impede anu cAEen tho cr0l
, during Its. t,rnwtll, while pigeon ,g:1ss gta1ss
(Stetoria setosn) t1 many c!ses takes cl!t1rs
! IntutN GROUND before tho crop iS ratset
: Tha,,gh thg American farmer pnys lttlu nj
! teiition to the presence Of thts Weed n,nong
the EI It. y highly rt detrimental nd to ,,al ti
"'s't As 10 Il tic srowtl, OF wi.eat i'll scttlct dis,
tricts, tlnl,glf III 1i,a,,y instances crop nftei
or restoration, tlie practtcu Is admitted b.,
= tho grIwers to be destructive TO tho lnlld all!
), lntpijssiblc, except In tho easo Of low, rtcf
!. p,inity. Thu interlnissio!l Of oeeas1olin
= crops Ut oats or Of clover by why tf cfatlgs
|, nEsro,.Es THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF T1Il
r LAND
: sufficiently to Improve the yield Of wheat
. u the IulAl is cleas.ct! md fairly cultivate.
withoat plowtng ti,e land: Occasionally III
;, w!eat Is sow, while tho tnll nncnt nlntze I
still standing, IN which cnsu tie sower IL oi
@ W.rseback, the llorse's eArs being coverGt
!, utetl OYER thu tops Of tho staIdlng curi!!
7 After tho naixe IS cut, ~! troll railway r'li
y lwehty-elEht feet long, with Il sn'all "Hti0b
G rs III n rek y riM Sw y e W1 stks srsSf %s sGr W
Z but th!s Is ii, tho middle and older sui
i tied States. the lnnizo hcns reaped Nil
shocked tte lard IL spowed 1eiwec', tho row
!, ulMl wlicnt s.,wn huture lhe u'nizo crop Is ~
~ ugOyetI, SDuuti1ncs thu wheat Is suwil OH III
y MlploWctl ,nutxe stnbbes. ThesU operation
il VII Wile1e ~ "iali S or %Siter wi,eat IS srown.
IN MANURE
Il. scc.ns never to be appliet! Il. is m incun
ut brnl,ca; md buildings when the ln.!tl ls III
exhausted, WHICH bcc6,Mo surrounded Wit
70 deep accumulation Ut farm manure, ~
nullEtl NuNsl EGHlufCt tU IL ElCAt auDlt !
-, tliu West, Straw, rs u rule, Il burnt wllol
Iy t!,rase.I Il, tb fields, ind tlieru Gnn bu Il
~ y. better pr0ot Of accumulation ot fnrtu ell
~, nlcnts In tle virgin soil tIlnn Is afforded
~ tho succeeding crpp IN tho slots Wslerg tht:
y, fires l,aye takel, plsIce, covering from tel
iS twenty poles nt land. IN England rink veg
~ tati.M wnlla spring up III titso. patches. tC
-, tu tho restoration tu the yull nf An lln1lsl
~ ~ un!0,,nt Of rerli'zing inorganic lsntter; b.
~ ~ tile prnirlc Is nt!rrarge.! with these 81
H lhenta that tho addition makes ITO pcrceptlb
~ ~, difference III the Grup whatever.
y. ~ The full WHEAT Is subject to attack from
THE IIESs1AN Fly
IT. tCccylonin tltstr,ctor shortly after It coin
:: nboye the grs,u,,d, n1I severnl ilultls Nc III
no seG,.set to bo completely destroyed. III
10 tiny nv nuprNrY Inle iii August nlltI 1enpSI
i5o its cEt;s, raruy nlnru titan three. Ii. Il
ut cre,,srs IL tho leaf; III fr0Mt flur to ten da
IT. tho llsaEgut Is hntcl,ct O'lt, alt works dnv
Iye tho Ienf within tts sheath 10 thu Aase, nt Il,
H. tiu uuly just ,,ll0yu tho rUUt. 'rl!ura {
,h; thyru or four weeks tho Insect absnrtJs I