Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-08

TFibHRe, says
The advice OF Col. Curtis l. very good
A. regards feeding all the grain raised on
the farm, and some tons OF bran and oil
cake In addition, bat even amer this Il
ions there are some field. crying out for
more manure the wise thing 10 do then
l. To buy a few tons Of phosphate, and
stimulate the hungry fields.
This, Il seems 10 me. u the ~lses'
course to BE- pursued. am also led to
the conclusion ,ha, phosphate, used on
hoed crops. with bamyard manure u
profitable. Whenever a short season,
like our last. occurs, crops are often
saved by the star, that a little phosphate
gives them. The mos, profitable meth
Cd, | think. Of raising corn or potatoes OF
any field crop tha, requires hoeing, Is to
plow the ground in the fall. spread on as
liberal a coat Of manure a. can be afford
ed. work il well into the groand with a
wheel harrow. Then. IN the spring, aft
or again %pulvenzing and smoothing. the
land !. ready for the worker. II a good
coat Of manure Vas pa, on IN the fall,
the application Of four hundred pounds
Of ,ome standard phosphate viii. with
gooi cultivation. insure a hns crop any
ordinary season The land treated in
hi, way Is hh In good condition for sue
eecding crops.
II. however. the manure i lacking.
good erOps may be raised by the liberal
use Of commercial fertilizers alone. II
no b%arbyard manure i uscd. ! would bay
a complete" fertilizer a. | End u more
lasting IN its effects, producing a larger
grow,h Of fodder, II the crop be corn.
filing out the ears and ~uPoning gain
better than phosphate
I. n. Haskins. VI. ID. writing in the
Home Para. on The Renovation Of
Graz. Lands. says.
without a heavy expenditure OF capital
for purchased Fertilizers aud curichius
feeding stnfs. the restoration % a run
down grass farm must neccsskfliy De SLOW
Yet a mere change from wA-tcnl o. care
ml management and from exhaustive crop.
ping o. daiy feeding vii show Itself 10 a
manifest improvement amer q few years.
The purchase 90 one % these run down
farms a. The price AZ which ihey are onsn
soli h. h q -klliful iaify fsrmrr Away,
a probable Investment have known a
Mrm bought for $500 ant soii Tor 5000
In less than ten years Afterwards, paying
AL the expense. daring The time ! have
myself, In Mn years. raisci The production
OF similar land hom ~ % 80 bushels 90
potatoes - ne acrc. the profit Ola single
crop paying an expenses We have mere
ID 10 stop abusing The farm, and u will BE-
gin 20 grow better almost AZ once.
Bot the sklllfal farmer will DO more than
that even thoueh be- may have m money
q expsui le will carefully piow up he
old meadows. ant with a light top-dfess'
lng % manure. or 90 hight soils, ~ ashes
OF plaster. and q generous seeding. he viii
get a good catch Of clover ani grass with
out graln.
Here. according 90 my experience, i The
central secret OF a rapid restoration ~
worn out grass land. The man who Il
trying % restore an oli grass farm must
SOW grass Sod and nothing eise. And les
him remember that though The botAnlst
says clover i not a grass u i grass %
him. and the bcst 81 al grasses The com.
mon mixture OF clover aud timothy u, on
the whole. the best q begin with. or
~chari-grass and clover l. In some respects
q better mixture. bat 10 does best amer ne
land has been got Into better heart than a
first. According % my own experience
the surface % be- seeded should be- made
very dne aud smooth ~ The use. nrst anci
ploslug. OF the disk % Acme harrow, and
then Of the Inclined tooth smoothing har
row bat unless the soil l. very light u
had better not be rolled. The crops from
such a seeding. sown A. early In spriug A.
possible, Will be- ready 10 cut la August
and n good seed l. literally used with on,
Of ne dressings above referred % spread
upon the nrrOws before narrowing. th'
hay will he good aud pretty free fr0u
weeds. The fall rains viii bring up a goot
fne Aftermath. Keep the cattle On % 10
The second year you have on your worn
cut aelds q good crop OF grass, oncn IN
good season two tons who're half a toi
grew before. have lone this frequently
Mine was one ~ those '%'run-Out ARMS
'spotatotd q death and / began % brnl
10 Up. ami I ga u successfully, lust Ia M
way. The same thing can hc Effected "a
the application OF from a quarter % athifi
OF a ton of Agood super-phOspaatc con
tanning TIE usual proportions OF potasl
aud combined nltrogcu la available forms
% the acrr but ibis ]. more expansive
when thus you bcgln q have plenty o
hay on your ffst piece. al you have . IA
i - 70 on In the sane way untll yoa havl
gone over al your rundown neliA A nv
years will thu. work In them a wonderful
transformation. On all bat very poor and
lfyou take bui one crop of hay early, an'
Keep The cattle entirely %. a Geld - treat
% will yield a ton % the acre for three %
four YEAR,. and may then be restored ~
an equal length % time by q moderate top
dressing of fine manure Immediately anc
haying.
Tue great mistake la top-dressiug Is
waiting until there u hardly any grass lti
10 benefit by 10 Ny rule would BE- 20 TOP
dress a. SCOT a. The yi~ld falls below ON
ton 10 the acre.
lhA fhtAN 49," fAa"s -
rate IL Is well worthy Of careful consider
alton. have tried ,op-dressing sewers
times and always with the bes, results.
Another method u obtaining ex,r
manure. which may be ~Proh,ably use
in connection with either or both Of Ii
above. is to sow crops Tor feeding greer
TO extend the pastures. This method, !
places where grazing IS poor or scarce.
part ieularly profitable. My eNPerienS
in feeding green crops is confined almo'
wholly 10 corn. sown in drills the earl
part Of June and used as oon as Il ,a'
sells. The Kind generally sown Is u
common Western. although We ha'
used sweet corn. The fodder Ct swe'
: corn il %jaicier and seems TO be more reaC
. lily eaten by stock but. unless n
ground Is very rich, more real value ca
be obtained by sowing the western {
some other large seed
; | would like to learn more about n
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