The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-11-16
Some Needed fall work.

adopted, of giving meadows which are
thinning out, q coat of manure In the
fall or during winter, evenly spread,
and narrowed in the spring as early as
the ground will allow, to be followed
Immediately by sowing grass seed and
clover, the seed brushed in. This in
vigorates the old grass, which should be
cut early, ere fully grown, to give the
young grass and clover q chance, the
whole yielding another and good crop
toward the close of the season. In such
case the manure must be clean, or weeds
will form part Of the crop. Especially
is the plan q good one to renew parts Of
a field, or spots that have run out. As
the drouth the past season has worked
mischief with dry knolls and light soils,
work, which will keep the meadows
perfect; otherwise there viii be q great
breaking up of meadow land, or, If left,
the certainty of light yield, and in case
of drouth dead loss.
Some farmers raise their potatoes on
the same ground year after year. With
good soil properly cultivated and kept
enriched, fair to good crops are raised.
Unless careful and long-continued culti-
vation is given, weeds will be trouble
some and take up much of the strength
of the soil. The best ground for pota-
toes is sod, and the heavier the sod the
better the crop. If clay, plow in the
fall, and il not rich enough give q coat
of manure. Plow as deep as the soil
will admit to allow of deep planting, 3
little raw soil brought up not doing any
harm if manure is applied. In the spring
work the soil well and as deep as it viii
bear without much disturbing the sod
below, which is wanted as bed for the
roots to work in and keep moist and
cool, while the superimposing body of
fine soil, kept stirred, will protect
against the severest drouth. II the soil
is light aud drainage good the sod may
be turned in the spring.
As wheat has proved to be successful
here, aud particularly heavy crop was
raised the present year, considerable
land has been put in wheat, some early,
some late, and some on Indifferent soil
in consequence of the difficulty of plow-
ing the land and putting in order, ow-
ing to the drouth. The grain, there
fore, as whole, is not so well advanced
as is desired, in some cases lacking fer
tility. This can be remedied to q large
extent, if not entirely, by applying ma
nure, either now or during the winter,
growth for the better protection through
winter. OF course the manure must be
evenly spread when applied. have
known fields which were considered
sure for failure, thus treated, to turn
out handsomely, the thin set stooling
out with large, heavy heads. There is
no excuse for not securing similar sue
cess, as manure may be applied at leis-
ure late in the fall or winter. III not on
hand now, cart from the stables as
made. In spring, as early as the land
will admit, harrow the field, which af-
fords an excellent chance to SOW grass
or clover seed. Particularly is this treat
ment favorably to rye, which is q rank
feeder. Poor soil that will not produce
ten bushels per acre can be made to
yield highly profitable crop of straw
and grain, and fair yield of clover the
same season (seeded early In the spring),
no grain favoring seeding so much as
rye. If plaster is now applied, two good
crops may be taken the next year, and
the land, without manure, plowed and
put to grain with success. Here the in
come is great, and the expense small,
while the land is improved.
Fine manure applied now to lawn and
door-yard will increase the growth and
establish q nice green up to winter, the
appearance being more vivid and
marked on account of the bleached sur.
roundings. Spread evenly and rake
well, which win largely hide the ma
nure. In spring the grass will start
early. Especially on new lawns or
dooryards should this be done, and par
ticularly if clay soil, the vegetable ma
ture of the manure answering good
purpose. On old sod that needs recruit
ing, like bone manure, which should
also be applied in the fall or early spring,
1t is readily done, leaves no unsightly
appearance like manure, and has a uni.
form effect, not over-strong, but lasting
for years. This is what is wanted for 8
lawn.
Let us have clean work and full bene.
| fit, with little increase of labor. The
farmer can not well have too much fine
vegetable material on hand to use when
he wants it. Remember, in itself it is q
benefit to the land, of more worth than
it costs to secure and apply it. Our land
is constantly crying>for it, to have its
texture improved, its capacity fol
moisture in our drouthy climate in.
creased, its color deepened, and some
fertility added. This occurs especially
1 Will l6t1L luOlo anu LuuCht bnC III IACi
of which can be secured at almost any
| time.
1t is a good plan sometimes to selec
new ground for garden, where the old
site has become weedy from long use
and neglected culture, or harsh frog
unreasonable workings. If a convenient
spot can be had that Is vol drained and
covered with thick old sod, plow care
fully, and follow with good coat o.
rich, clean manure. After the sod Il
rotted in the spring plow and mix soc
and manure. Work and mix thorough
ly. If necessary. loosen the undersoil
but without bringing it up to the sur
face. 1t will be benefited during the
season by some of the strength of the
lying soil. This may be done as late a
planting time, when the ground will bt
warm The seeds sown then will pusl
forward rapidly at once, without AM
harm from early bad weather, which
stunts and retards the growth, and Il
some extent rots the seed. For plant
that demand an early growth, a sep
arate plat is required. Well-rotted sod
turned down in the fall when not wet
with sufficient manure for full growth
makes a superior soil for q garden
mellow and clean, and with capacity
for retaining moisture, having all The
elements of fertility in full. For q gen
eral farmers garden, treated in tht
way described, nothing can well be bet
ter, as some fairly-tested cases anC
some smaller attempts-all successful
have shown me.--Cor. Country Gentle
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