Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-10-05

Kansas Farmer
Two facts may be considered n
demonstrated in Kansas climatologv
particularly as applied to the eastern
half of the StatC-namcly: First: Tha
plants which mature in the carly par
Of summer always produce good crops
Second: That the rain fall in the after
part of the season is generally irregular
and uncertain. From this we dcducC
the proposition that successful farming
in Kansas must include the culture o
such grains, grasses, vegetables aaC
fruits us mature early, and the problem
submitted is: What are those particular
plants and what the best modes of cUl
turc TO produce them.
Our faith in Kansas and her people
is unlimited. We believe this will yet
be the most attractive and wealthy
agricultural region in the entire coun.
try, But We must profit byobsalvatior
and oXpo, ,cncc, and accommodate oui
methods of surrounding permanent in.
lluenceS and continuing conditions
We have several times referred to ON
peculiar geographical position and
climatic conditions. Our moisture
comes largely ircm SHOWS gathered on
the mountains west of us in the winter.
The June or July rise" in oui
streams usually terminates our most
fruitful influences from that source.
But, as we said, this fact isdcmonstrat
ed. Our duty is to act intclligcntly
upon it,
The present season has repeated les.
cons of former years, Our carly crops,
allwero good, while some o(tho late ones
are little worth. Wcnoiicc enc remark
common with all farm correspondents.
Corn that was planted early and cul-
tiyatcd well, is good" There is much
in that sentence. Early planting and
good cultivation--two elements in sue
cGSsful corn culture. We have seen
fair corn raised from late planting and
with inferior culture, but this It not
common. We believe in thorough cul-
tmc, and we are well satisfied that five
acres of land properly cared for aud
worked will yicld better returns than
fifteen acres sloyenly handled. But
this thorough cultivation is what is H.
viding opinions. WHAT'S that thorough
cultivation?
Ii q farmer whose land has been
deep and well plowcd, has y field now
sown TO rye, and if, after the rye has
grown n foot or two in height, he turns
all that green, rich manure under 10
the depth of eight or nine or ten inches,
and harrows, and rolls the fresh plowcd
surface; then, when the weather opens
for spring, he plants corn there and
cultivatGs shallow and keeps
the earth loose and well pulvcr-
lied that is good cultivation. Again,
if the rye is pasturcd in the fall lightly,
and left to grow in the spring until it
is foot high, and then turned under
deep and corn planted Immediately
that is good culture. Any proceeding
which onriches, pulvcrizeS and drains
the soil, thereby putting it in condition
20 assist early termination ofsccds and
10 push forward vigorously the Young
plants, is good cultivation. And when
we have learned enough to know how
to best prepare our soils so that we may
stimulate the growth of field crops in
the shortest time and in tkc most pro-
ductivc part of the year-that may be
styled thorough cultivation
These suggestions are thrown out for
the purpose of cliciting thought in the
direction of making the most out of
the spring and first half of the summer
months. We expect to refer to the
matter often and TO present differ
cnt phases of it to our readers.
We must study farming as n business.