The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-10
Green 1anurins.

VUO OU0 UQ0OSs W. sIWuSk~Os'
Green 1anurins. b
Unwise farmers too often continue 70 {
.rop their fields until, like On utterly !
vofn-out and brokeu.down horse which !
alls and dies In tho harness, tho soil !,
|ails TO produce any crop a& oil. And
hen they sre led 10 suppose that green
will restore them. But the
great difficulty b 70 got anything %
grow on such . coll, and poor, light
crop plowed In y Of vssy little benefit,
70 that . long course Of recuperatton y
required, and Il necessarily proceeds
very slowly. For nothing can come out
Of the soil that IL not already In Il, and
Il Il In vain to look to the atmosphere
for any help In iertilizing . poor soil.
The atmosphere contributes carbonic
acid 70 plants In abundance no doubt,
and even carbouaceous matter may be
made toundsrgo . processoi niziAcation
In The coil and in its decomposition may
oct upon inert potash and phosphorio
acid and liberats . portion OF them;
but plants can only avail themselves
even q this source q supply In proper
ton to the supply Of other elements re.
quired for their growth. and . weak
plant has only . very small ability to
help itself even TO the superabundsnt
carbon Of the OR. So that green ma
uuring % Q very poor resource for poor
land, aud, what II lacking in power for
recovery In such case must 10 made up
In time and labor.
The common opinion that green ma
nuring Il tho universal panacea for worn.
out land needs TO be exploded and ~
iutility exposed. It Is questionable II y
can be used In some cases with any good
effect 1t Ill without some expenditure
for artificial fertilizer to start II, and Il
Il would not b cheaper TO borrow mon.
ey 70 start tho process Of improvement
In this way than to spend weary years
In the slow work Of recovering what has
been Lost. A course Of improvement OF
really WORKOUT land that u based wholly
upon green manuring must necessarily
30 very slow, because practically moth.
ing d added to the coll that b Of any
fertilizing value, al that can 30 done
,, being to change the condition Of what
inert and insolubls matter already OK
, ists In On unavailable state and BY the
'. slow action OF tillage, 0fthe atmosphere
,, and Of The action Of tho decaying veg-
! stable matter 70 gather together some
,, plant food out d Tie present useless
elements. L must b obvious to every
thorS htaul and confederate farmer thal
! this can not fail 10 b On exceedingly
J. slow operation, and that expectations d
\ an early and conspicuous result viii 90
. tainly 30 disappointed.
But this u 10 good reason Why II
I practice should not b made ~ Of lol
= restoring woru.out lands when there !
\ no Other msthod available. Il may b
" last resource, end In sach . case III
bet JUDGMENT needs 70 b sxeecaSed d
y prevent Ioso d time 'and Labor. III
= crops chosen should b such - ~ "a
{ exac.ing upon ~ coll end s1ch - ~
J, DO mos eaaily grown with ~ help q
= cheap end aedSs lssaA,ero, neA = Nm
y or plastse. II msthod q e1Aeo, tot
. \ Of importance, because thiS ~ 0nc
= +, 70 DO VIII ~ result. II BET @opS e
!. this purpose y buekWheet, Which VI
y! now upon poor coils With lar gEeas>
viGpe ihaa elovee. III plowing "a
" narrowing shouA b thorough, end
=. summer ALLOWING md lining would ,
}" advisable before : crop y sown. II!
+ buckwheas may b sown IN Nay 8 4
y rats q three bashsls pr acse, which
d, lour times - thick - loe q ocdina
oa cgop, but 4 requisite fox THE pulpoa
o. The buckWheat YIN b In bloeGom eaz
% IN July, and may then b plowed dov
NJ IN 10 turu n September whea IN blt
" som, and to ground seedsd toEye. y
~ 70 nay b pfowed down whsa n q
y, erowth late ~ next Nay, md corn u
e. 70 sown n drills for fodder, . dresai
~ Of 800 pounds a plaster pr acre bsll
~ given. This crop may b cut wAen
on blossom, which will b early IN Augu
lee and IL ground nay b Sown 70 ma!
I'd moth clover With white turuips. =
clover wiIl nAke . sulhcsnt growth
be In winter 70 escape damage, and
4 I turnipe ohould b LETT for shelter,
thy though tho best Of them may b pull
pa1 "a Sold Il there b . market Tor The
oae o. they may b I'D 10 ~ stock. "
git : falr crop Of clover success b VT
So. sight, end 4 only remains TO Ut y
IA. csntion % insure II. The clover Sho'
but 8 at only for seed, and III The ri
" remrned 70 the land end plowed n \
} . % stubble. The seed Win pay u
bat tAaa - by would and Tie Land NJ
n ! IN better condition i0e ~ nsxt q
80 vhich lshouA b. corn. Ths ground Z
NV - soWn with turnips n By plowed b
~ ~ epeiag. Or clover may hsaCais q
vitA the turnips among ths oosn,
NH. trnips being chiefly let - bsooeO
eno ueoecCNioa and DA1ufe, . eeop q
nv 80 cd ths cd paowed dovl tAsl
!. I epeiae, whoa oass nay b sowl.
upoel nv nat b. sovn and p1owsd h
4 ., mt gptng IT corn, ord t1e1i2s
eok e1ovef aesIa ocWn Nh ~ eog1. 4
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