The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-24
SlOTH AND DILIGENCE.
Intensive Farming. If Pr">eosted iutriii-
gently. Productive o. Best E->u't~.

intensive earning " ffb>rcsl'h
gently. Productive 90 Best Result.
Working a soil on both SHE. i state |
TO he blowing the fro~t-dj~.n'c-ratrd
surface down - where tn" -c"'> can
get Al il. Eight inches i stated to toe
correct il the case OF POTATOES. But
eight inches l. very deep plrw'nc 1t
measured against In" land sd 81 the
iurrrv: quite correct. howcE.E. m what
has been called intensive agriculture.
Tor special crops. a. pn:a.or, AND other
iu.rr>. buib> and garden crops gene
ally if ALWAYS in connection nth lac .yN
manur.ug. In general agricu!tuI" "N-
cr>SiV-ly deep piowing is AL cNrlo led
>vindlr. except III peculiar 20 r and
situations. As To It's fcaNihE tE every
farmer must decide for himself. Hcy-
crih"i,S>, upon the question or RorkUnC
[. SOL an both sides there can ic 80
doub: ~ 10 the value. Ii i the action
of the AR. neat. moisture and fFos. up n
sn:l that unlockS it, inherent fertility.
and also continually adds fertility from
that or ~ reservoir If plan fEni. the
atmosphere. This may easily be- rndcr-
stood when we icticc: lha; al 1EIuws
p~,ri>hablc ultimately find their WY
into the atmosphere. 10 b. again and
again returned 10 the ca:tn. IN tII>
lirr, 4 sol kept ~permcable to 81: ana
noi>trrr ! constantly being recUpcr-
airi. while n soil hard or soSden Gst -
itS ratura, share.
4 Summcr-ial.ow works the soil an
.auin SIDES bN keeping il mellow aud
frrmrablr Ia the air. II also destroys
weeds. AMI thu renders the soil clean
and lyyc of weeds. lct uaNcd sum,Ecr
ta.iow.r- J. RON hat little p~ractsced.
zAk for tii,s reason: that IL l. now ue.L
KNOWN thinking and reading farrnrS.
IN aSlaGcd soil gathers fertility fast
81 tLaa.one exposed L. the sun. Ncvf-
thslc>s. lhu>c rme who raise wheat
ye.- after Wear. ~cnGeayor 10 piov
it- sci, f:wo or three times from
la west tine To the mex SccdIu-
and thus accomplish two ends: j,cv
liz Tie weeds that othcrwi>, would
>oor swamp the wheat sown succc>-
Svely N.ar by YEAR. and also add some
whai az the fertility by The thorough
Gl>int.-ra,i0n gwen. wh!s by thr weeds
turned 2ndcr the sol is sal further en-
ric,leL Nhe lrsctice. however. OF ra!>-
inr wheG after wheat. 50 surely DE-
picte. is- soil thai sooner a. later the
soil. however r.:h. most >ITe!y II g.
,umb>- There j 40 intrnsiS. aCricult-
ure except the intensity VII VIII ch
this system ii farming eyeusa.Uy loses
n
The farmer. however. who "A u rich
soil raises ~ Sear AZ er year a feeds
: - caiii, ans hogs hy clean suEva-
E.oD ruay &c considered - :ri.sJvc
cultivaior. lie ssrtainl works Tie 30!
~ both sides. aud this system q; &cTi-
culture NAV 20 oa indefinitely "Ehsg;
serious depletion The sholt crop Is
in sai> case reiuraed TO .he soil. sane
the ie>h OF the animal> This small
proposition may again be ~r,~ivei from
the air III rain ana dew. if the manure
= saved and applied Ia the soil. Tn.
NAV be- c.lled cumm0n sense farming
in all th1e r.ch districts OF the West
distant from market. where a more d.
serSiiied agriculture NAV nc. he - prof-
itably carried on - n-Sr cities. II may
indeed be called intensive farming Il
supplemented wilh a large proportion
of meadow and pasture 10 carry the
stock az the year round--CaaeSgo
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