Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-06
Preparing for the Seed.

.. Having determined what crops are to
De grown and just where the seeds of
each are TO be planted, the first thing
that claims attention I'm spring is the
preparation of the soil for their recep-
ton. 81 III } M VI p
Is the land properly drained is the
first consideration that presents itself.
for, II the season turns out n wet one.
undraiheil tialds wfll prove unprodu,+
tive as matter Of course; IL dry. drain
fh9efdoes no harm, and II under-drained
with Phle Ot other. blind ditch, air,
moisture and warmth are supplied to
the r1plSd growing plants. and they
are SIh,bled ". draw front earths store
housethe prneisc sl,fiehts each needs
frog dat source, and the plants become
vigorous enough TO appropriate from
the atmosphere such other food as NAV
hctlceded % peTfect them. First then,
ptisnd 10 drainpgo. r..Ul ..r .II .
Just when 10 begin the breaking up
Of tifc' son and preparing the sced-bcd
must vary with the season rs well ne
with tho natural position and contour
Ut .thc(tieh. In general. other things
being right, most lands are betterud by
having received blowing in the fall.
The reasons are apparent and have been
STATED 80 often a. TO hardly need repe-
titOw especially aS IL is now too late tn
remedy the matter IL il Wax neglected
before winter Eot in. Work upon we'll
drained land may be .begun sorne days
earlier than upon Underlined. In either
case rarely IS anything gained by work
ing in the mud, or before spring has
- come to stay rs the expression goes.
1.-the pillow Y the first Implement. of
course. that the generality OF farmers
put into the ground. though il is. re-
grctted BY ninnyl that more successful
Implement has not been invented 90
take ITS place. Flowing at the same
depth year after year. is thing to be
avoided in the preparation. of the seed
bed. IL is not always hest TO try to ret
a littlo deeper thnn thu wear before.
Somefinlesa shallow furrow Is prefer-
aNe.~ MOI an 70, - REQUIRE deep plow.
ing; neither do all crops. A fertile sur
face of y ,fow ,inches,1 except for root
crOps1iS for the InOsl-part. what must
be aimed pt. A thorough disiutcgra-
uoniSto be sought for. rather than
simple inNgslon, leaoe thorough siir-
ring and miting are q b. looked afer.
al lhc gtotino EtiuiuIpt NE rOitcr should
follow tlIe plow2 This may compact
thasql too munh aud the cultivator may
ntcAhcd into acquisition To loosen and
aill further mix. Too-mueh narrowing
is To be avoided, rs over use of the IiaT9
rowfpnakbs tob cOfnpact and imper-
yioesS scsftbeds ~ Soy one may easily
nyhetbq-ldhm is best plowed under
or airfAot~t1gread. is n matter about
which mt borties differ, and a seerne
likely they always VIII. II. n necrSsary
only % Remember that soil Ti1Si be
naturally fertile Cur artifcially made 50.
and that the-seed-bed must tie so-prc-
pared that plsnts may -taloe adya1fagc
of itA properties nl ,tllU ththbf
To sum all uRs Drain well; .plow in
spring when w0h warmed OPP break the
clods; pplTerize thoroughly toeaproper
depth to,meet tbs full Requirements OF
the plant roots; put In the seeds soon
aftcS preplration. SO that the PlAnk
mSylafe efait chi1co With the weed
that YIN Always spring UP. All crops
are lesseped by AZ improper seed-bed
even on the most fertile soiis and In the
best of seasons. No after labor in eul-,
tivation can make up for poor start.
It's With vegetable as with. animal life
IA well4bred SOIL so TO SPEAK, IS q
prime requisite and che plants must be
kept vigorous from the first. - raSfie
Farmer. iirwa frii
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