Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-06-22
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House and Farm
IIOeing tor Harvest,

The general feeling ia that thorns,
tnistles, tares and all their compan-
ions are pnnitory lniiiction imposed
anon man when he proved unworthy
of Eden. Bnt it IL the omnipr"sence
and overpowering vigor Of weeds that
provoke 10 continual st'rlng OF tn"
ground during the growing year, and
such tiIlaae is the chief essential, the
only Indispensable requirement, after
soil and seed, and season, for paving
crops. It seems to b" satisfactorily
proved that the most rare, expensive
ana easily lost manurla element IS
formed in the soil during warm, tenn
per.te weather-50@ to 9o'-whorev-
or there ia some amount OF nltroGo-
nou. and caroonaCeons matter, some
moisture and access Of air, When We
plough we turn down tine material
that was on the surface and pl ace 1t
where it is more uniformly moist, but
no longer easily reached by the air,
4xcept as we rake and harrow ana 9TH
erwise scaritv aud stir That eXcep-
tionaIly good hn.bandnan and close
observer, Mr.. Henry Ives, says that
invariably in hip neighborhooi the
only handsome fields Of wheat this
spring are those seeded on teIIo"
gromd, which was well stirred during
last summers severe drouth, when
many farmers considered it useless
work to harrow or cultivate fields
that were entirely bare.
All experienced cultivator9 know
well! however, that ground cannot be
stirred too often during the season Of
growt h-that Is, as science says, be-
tween the limits Of nitric acid produce
ton in the soil, so to So. The fer
4nent upon which the development Of
this essential depends, and the germs
of which are everywhere ready 10 IN
crease ard multiply in the amazingly
rapid way Of their bacterian nature,
he ps to tighten and open the sol, and
this seems to be the explanation of
the adage, Tickle the ground with
u hoe and it will laugh with a har-
vest. Men learned long ago, empr-
icaly, that this continually Summer
scratching Is essentla! to Iloeral De-
sto"iAtnt OF favor III 'of'''"' - =! - wv
go. "O' + n.l;an ,ro oo1l o,,,. o
had not been inflicted. 1t is one OF
our Heavenly Fathers wise and good
provisions that we are directed and
melted to till the earth by the weeds
shat necessarily spring from 1t, and 10
maintain the fullest condition Of
health and Vigor IN ourselves by the
.abor, Tie full breathing OF fresh Ar
and re open pores which the work he
eessitates.
rYo .,,al ,,,oajI a,nn,r,nr c,Iti.
~ ~ -.
1a'eo crops are H'i'' III e"'Js''-''' y
rnltlvatlng ana hoe!Ag' III taxes no
nore Of this than needs to be done
for the good Of the CROPS if there were
Jr,ha o,l.;u..or a,l hoa
I', = -
are uSea a7 o''sh az 'he h'o,' u 'N'
oroP independent OF the weeds require
81 en to be, the weeds however plenty
r;,, no. no obetrn.,;on RI ecnno-
Observation-Disclosures.
IL "e ~ '"' X" 'o' " o'' y '"''" > "0'' ''7
ana Killing weeds, piahC win rows
4 apart and plants Of all kinds |
nearer in the row than is the custom
with most farmers. The advantages
are not 80 many rows to work the
plants being thick in the row soon snF
focate the weeds there, and the wide |.
COWS give an opportunity to keep the
centres clean with the cultlvator with
out injury to the plan much longer
than can be done when the rows are
near together. can raise az coed
crops Of corn with the rows five and a
half fact apart, hills eighteen inches, /.
three stalks 10 "a Mill, as with the same
Number of hills in rows three feet
apart, bills two feet nine inches apart, .
md awe about 80 per cent. Of the I.
Dor necessary to keep the land Up
,yood condition for the crop, and the
weeds in proper sublection
The work Of controlling weeds can