New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-02
FARM AND GARDEN.


Evan Tne Weekly Tribune OF JHne -.
FAILING MEADOWS AND COkN roDD
1oss wear there was an unusually hsaVy 80.
trrass which was exhausting, ana Nv 'no '.n'o
she meadows were mown it was excoeoinsr Wy
.n1 hot. The haying season was remsiA"''o' %
there was no ram for two or three Weeks an' A.o
farmers gathered their entire crop wi'ho"' ITO -
wetted. When this burden OF grass was ie ~ 80
go, the land the hot sum- with the absence Oh rum
i'on. go lllea MANY cf the roots. There was
,i,te aftercrowth to protect the roofs anu "
,o,,s,v the pan,s If the winter had not oeoh 'o'y
f.yorahle with the snow covering the suriaoo' in"1
,,,a.d,xs would have been entirely ihs'o""
..srt.,v DESTROYED Another fact IS the ,ho"i,s
,ac;res INT closer than the old-fashioneu scy'no
nd leave tlc roots much iiore exposeu " Iiisd
Of the snr and the liability 10 pa VIZ t ~ yronld
Is therefore much ereateG. cat the machine higher,
nc y gien. Stnhbe would protect the roots ioue re-
rba inu Ger the stubble the more ~ Moa; - would
Ine srd at the same time the Juices III ~ wVuu
ground aGu ~ to sustain the plants or in other
ao ,a Inc green stubble would help 10 Keep up .mo
,1a,fy Cf the plants until they wouiu la n nc sons
s,ai' o,awth and so protect tho crowns or tops
neWe s Got" once destroyed whole field OF or
hsrd Grass by cutting it TOO close SO late ILL Te
that there WAS nGu amy any kind Of grass It
~onld he a great benefit when meadows arc my w.,
n a drv .ime to SOW plaster or even salt upoh 'r
the surface Both wonio a,sffct nartieuIariy the
mus Lcp S;ch not ONLY would attract the moisture
bnt also ammonia from the Atmosphere, "nu 'A"'
doubIy benefit the meadows
In consequence of the prospective lighter yieia VI
rross fodder corn should be extensively grown. IL
nav bs mt IN any time up to July IN this LATITUDE
and mature. As the present season Is about TWO
wcsks later than usual we can reasonably expect
,ropo iouately logger time for ripening IN the IAN
r,,.,y farmer has some piece of pasture or thin'
Ioht meadow which can be turned to good account
for fodder corn and every farm will afford manure
erouah TO enrich IT by scraplng the barnyard ana
gathering I'D fertilizng material IN dinereht
nlacss. The ashes will go good ways and IL VIII
nav if there is nothing better. to purchase com.
merca fertilizer for the fodder corn IT can pe pun
in SO rapidly that the time required Is OF lille
connt. When the ground is ploughed, marrow ~
nntil IL is mellow and where there Is dri,i tako
ont teeth enough to make the rows sufncentiy WIG
10 run a cutivator between them; OF, isy sno
Cround ont IN burrows from two ana nau 10 'nie9
feet wide. large corn requiring wluer ro"s a an;
scatter The seed In the burrows. man can 40 tnls
almost as fast as he walk and then the seen
NAV he covered by running a harrow lengthwise vi
the burrows If the ground is cultivated as soon rs
The rows can be SEEM h0eing usually necessary,
ne the corn grows so fast wnen planted late IL gets
Az start Of the weeds On this account many
farmers do not put in their fodder corn unti quieo
late in the season, they save labor Dy SO oolng.
The seed should not be put IN TOO thlckIy, as q
greater weight of stalks and far more can
he had with thinner seeding. Some allowance mus.
he made for waste of seed but two bushels is ample
Tor an acre although most seedsmen recommend
four.-(F. ID. Curtis. Kirby Homestead. N l.