The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-04-16

luted with foul weeds. How much
better it is to plow only what can
be well cultivated and fertilized, and
let the balance remain in grass.
The pasture lands of this coun-
try de not receive enough atten-
ton. After all is said, they are
the foundation of successful agri-
culture. Rich, succulent, velvety
pastures, on which the herd and
flock can satiate themselves in lux
urieus ease, should be the ideal at
tainment of every farmer. But this
ultimatum is not attainable by a
constant breaking up and chopping
of the grass lands. In fact a good
pasture should not ordinarily be
plowed, but be MANFRED, welded
and tended as carefully as any 9th
err crops.
Almost every farm contains q
piece of timber land almost worth
less in itself, but the timber not be-
ing needed, it is allowed to stand.
Such pieces of land should have
the under-brush closely cleaned out
by grpbbing, and the trash
burned off, and then sowed to Glow
er. In q short time they will
produce much valuable pasture, es-
pecially for the stock during the
month of July and August. The
stock will eat around beneath the
shade of the trees when they should
not 90 out IN the sun, and so be
much benefited by being allowed
the run of such pasture lands.
The Orange County Farmer ad
visss: Burn over your nettles and
t IL ii77tI1s, your 5;c1c and smart
weed, your wild buckwheat anC
hramble patches. a vigorous fire
now will save you much trouble and
expense next year. Unsightly
fence-shreuds of elder and briar
swales of sumach, tangles of vines
and broad expenses of sorrel, wilC
sunfowers and daisies, all proclaim
thriftless, shiftless management anC
profitless, unsatisfactory farming
Clear up your farm and you viii
increase it's value, for when it is
cleaned and cleared it will cultivate
more easily and more cheaply anC
! yield larger returns on all outlay
The Michigan Farmer remarks
that clover is a renovating crop ev
cry time and Tor various reasons
One is that it roots deeply and gets
a large part Of it's nourishment
from the subsoil, and if the ground
is thoroughly filled with clover
roots when the clover dies, it is 8
great addition to the fertility, and
the soil is in better condition fol
other crops. A crop Of clover will
increase the heterogeneous clements
in any soil, whether it is cut OF
cured in the form of hay Of
whether it is fed off; in any case il
increases the nitrogen in the soil.
This is thing which has beer
thoroughly established by the care
full experiments of Prof. Yoelcker
recently deceased, a gentleman Of
great intelligence and scientific in
formation.
Swine may be raised very cheap
ly and to be healthy, if only the
proper attention is given to the
matter of their food and pasture
Every swine breeder should have {
piece Of clover pasture; yet greer
frye, oats, mjllet, Hungarian grass
and green peas all make excellent
and cheap hog feed. Where a pas
ture cannot be had, no other croE
will make better feed, nor more o.
it, than green sweet corn fodder, Of
crop of oats and peas mixed
Have these crops planted in lo
next to the hog lot, and cut snC
iced to the hogs as needed, but not
until they have come nearly to ma
turity. By planting a second tins
on the ground which was first re-
lieved OF its crop constant supply
Of these provenders can be main
tanned from the first of July unit
frost comes.