The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-25

Advantages q uixsl Rarnise.
Success in farming consists in know.
rug how TO conduct . farm in the most
mannef. In the virgin soil
the West less knowledge h required.
A the land Is more uniform In it, char.
acfer, and 10 in condition for succesnn
without the necessitS
Il for the timeSH
Western farmer haa He9e cess.sn
Over SS~lSkner of ~ o1d9
xhsS&o49fpal lsrtflisy q 10
49, s1haus3sd. Yet The laftse
-A and oftsn h. ths mOg0 succeae-
~ culcyasoe a the two. owing TO ~
character of The eol. which
by proper management can Be made 20
Weld . greater profit than that a he
West. This IL done b mixed farminG-
The advantages Of this system are
many, but they are far frun bsing -
we'll understood - they ought IN BE-.
They are based chiefly upon the variety
Of soil, Of which Ne have the upland
Glars sod siluvial loans Of the valleys.
besides and candy soils and
reclaimed peat 49,. Is will Be 9
that there isa great co6sS1ss between
the CLAWS and the peat lands. Wssh con-
siderable intermediate variety. each
lind Of soil requiring for ifs fullest de-
veiopment . different treatment and
crops peculiarly adapted 20 IL With
the land in good condition. under
drained where needed. deeply and well
cultivated, and rich enough to grow full
crops.w wheat win do best on clay. corn
on the alluvial sol! Of the valleys. ADD
rye. and potatoes on the lighter sod.
while Darie, and oats may be grown
successfully on almos- all. and best on
the strong a~lluvial and cls- loans. The
pea will thrive here also, but II seems 70
do better on limestone soil.
As to the grasses. timothy (Phleum
p~ratense) and red top (Agrostis vulga-
ris) succeed best in clay, - they r..
auire land somewhat moist. and should
hence never be put on light sandy soil
Blue grass (PoA pratensisl IS Dsted
for its great growth on 4sSHch cal
careous loans Of the West, but will do
well ON any deep. rich soil not too dry.
So will orchard grass (Dactylos glom-
erats). doing better than blue grass on
sandy Soil literally enriched from the
barnyard. Red clover will grow on any
good soil well prepared. This is for
innate. AS each variety OF soil may then
be improved by it, and it affords n SUI
perior feed.
One of the princip al advantages OF
mixed farming is the keeping Of stock.
in which the dairy takes the lead. Prof.
liable returns are realized at once, and
at the same time the prOductiveness OF
the land is increased by the manure
that is made, while the keeping OF sheep
on the broken and less accessible land
affords a further profitable income on
the investment difficult TO be realized IN
u other way.
Where mixed farming is practiced
each part is conducted on a reduced
scale. which affords 4 chance for doing
the work we'll and in good time, and
with less interruption from ~unfavorable
weather. The spring grains as well
as clover and grass seed may thus
be got in earlier, a point Of great i'm
portance. This gives a chance for
planting corn and early potatoes fol.
lowed by the preparation Of land for
buckwheat and sOiling crops. the les
sened work of each allowing all to be
done in sufficient time to begin the most
important work of the farm-the har-
vesting of the hay crop. Where much
hay is TO be made, as where the dairy
is extended. there is always more OF
less hay spoiled by wet weather. some
times the greater part Of the crop being
all but ruined. while the last that is
harvested is of little nutritive value
from over-ripeness. Hence the import
ance of getting the crop 500 gathered.
which the reduced quantity in mixed
culture favOrs. Time is also afforded
for attending to the corn crop and other
hood crops. Then come the grains.
each of which is taken n of in it
turn. and all are harvested in good
time for other late summe and early
fall work. The number Of cows in the
dairy being reduced a chance is offered
for securing better animals and taking
better care of them. whereby the yield
of milk is increased and the profit on
it. So, too. with sheep. Where the
flock is reduced there will be less
crowding and better attention can be
| given, which results in q better quail.
ity of wool, and more and larger lambs.
BY his mixed system, the Eastern
farmer seldom. if ever. fails to secure
for at least some Of his products a good
price, and in the best market in the
country. If n drought occur in the
latter part of the eas he has his
early crops that es APE it. If his winter
grain is hurt. his spring grain may
escape, and vice versa. He has the
advantage Of securing a high price fol
his barley when not enough is sown tC
supply the brewer. and il there is an
overabundant yield he has it to feed in
stead of other grain that NAV command
n proportionately higher price. II q
cool season affects his corn. it benefits
his potatoes. II his corn and late pora
toes are hurt by drought late in the
season. the early products, like barley
and peas, and early potatoes, may be
depended on.
Another advantage is the distribution
of the work throughout the year. Les
hired help is required. One good hand,
with the owner, if he is also q GOOD
worker. will do about all that is re
CURED on an ordinary Eastern farm,
with the aid, of course. of Implement
and machines, 4 full complement Of
which can thus he profitably employed.
The chance afforded to turn down sod
is n of the chief advantages of mixed
farming. BY this process the ground i.
enriched. and n means afforded for i'm.