The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-09
Fall Flowing.

II fall blowing is properly done. and
at the proper time, II has the advantage
of favoTiny earlier spring sowing. and
lcsscninS the work nj that busy { me. an
advantage that il too important To IN.
overlook Il. Bat II not done AT Ia.
right TIM and in a proper tanner. il
had better be put of till spring. Thus.
by blowing land early in the fall, a
chance is given for weeds and grass Ia
spring foItb, particularly gra,s when
sod is turned down. and especially
WI n that grass is quack or couch grass.
In such ease, unless the land j. piowed
again in the spring. the grass and weeds
VIII contend with The grain for TIM mas
terry. and too often successfully ALWAYS
in the case of Juack -afioriing. besides,
a chance for the BITTER ripcn.ny Of ihc
seeds Of the foul stuff.
Generally, if not ALWAYS, land should
~ p'owed rather late in autumn. and
if there i, much 10 pow. the work is
cont nued, il the weather and condition
u the soil will aim {. The later the
p@Oaing is done under such circnm-
stances, the better. even should il eN-
| tend into winter. which however is rare
here at the North. This gives the fresh
ground to the frost and the snow. with
no benefit 10 n~oxiOus weeds and plants.
AMI with the further advantage Of the
freezing and thawing in the spring.
The d i~ticulty with late plowing is that
the soil is apt Ia be wet, which, whether
corrected by the frost Or no.. makes I'M
pleasant work. Tbs is less the ease
with sandy sod. or o weli-dra ned clay
loan: but with clay soil. retaining ito
water long, and packed in blowing. or
hard aud tenacious. il is not only uu-
pleasant, but in some eases hurtful, rs
when packed by 4 heavy weight of snow
during the winter. with little or no frost
Ia relieve it. the spring freezing and
thawing do not penetrate sufficiently Ia
benefit much. Ii will take long for such
soil To dry. and then the harrow viii
skip over it.. making little impression.
What can be expected from su h = ron
dition OF the land? IL plowed again.
the chances often are not much better
breaking up rough and wet below where
Il rests ON the subsoil.
We used to pillow such soil the first in
the fall. when il was the driest. or de-
fer the blowing till spring. or. if too
late to put in, prepare it for buckwheat.
In no case should the porous texture Of
the soil be sacrificed. and clay Of all
soils is the most subject TO injury of this
KIND. the harm usually being done in
the fall and spring. With proper man
agement. fall blowing may be made to
improve the texture Of the sod through
the action Of the frost. ~ when thrown
to the air in q comparatively dry and
open condition. 81 that the Clements
have free play with il. the spring will
find it mcllower than the pillow left it in
the fall. and in n condition for early
sowing. This should be done i'm tame.
as by deferring it rains may occur and
pack the SOL. and rs clay parts slowly
with its water. may make the sowing
late. or defeat it altogether. II should
therefore by all means I've done rs soon
as the ground will allow. even il quite
early, and all the more where the soil
lacks drainage. The grain will then
get the start of the weeds, and il the
soil is good. stand a chance To keep it.
for one of the principal difficulties with
fall blowing is the advantage il gives
to weeds and grass.-F. e., AZ -Coanstry
Gentismaa.