Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-04-21
VALUE OF THOROUGH TIILAoE

Dauag the lAst season we took sons
pains o. ascertain by actual trial, the
amount 10 b. gained By thorogghly work
ing the sol arouud growiag plants. and
although oar opcraiioas were someshAi
iaiefisfed ~,ih By The ir,qaens shosvrs
duung eAfly summer. enoagh wAs done
% enable us % So TIE value u thoFoagh
tlisge Ga p,ais worked the most. much
bs'trr uturns cane 10. and the ground
49, ls0 In fsf Better condiiion Zoe future
crops. than On those worked less Ga
clcsc lani. wc would ao; advise wofking
immediately sf,rr rain of q heavy
shower. a. the gr1and ~iu BE- leo 80
luury that tle rrsult is fAf from bcueh-
cial Much jadgmen, i rcqsired 70
properly ~oik such laad, and Il ihe righi
time Is taken ior ever part Of the work.
we may feGsonAbly stPeCt good returns
for cur labor I, wc could always have
cur plans lAl jasi 20 saii. wc would
pios And manure the land 10 BE- used
for nsxi years crops. IN the fAll, working
che manure in carsialy. by - dong
much time = saved. and. shat l. of
greater Importance. the land would not
b. ~ofsed uutI i had become ht i1f
cuiuyafioa AL the labor that wil oe
Necessary in sprns nil BE- . thorough
puivefrng to again NIX the manure aad
pat tts lsnd IN good conditi1n 'or the
sesl. Ca lighi land lcss sork i rrquifci
ia ne spfing % 81 it into proper c1adi-
uon Ga NJ se,d. Bat the same carr j.
nocesssfy u me best r-salis are % b, OBJ
t.iaeI Iteu. after the seci l. ~cll
PLANTED. ths woik of tliAgc l. bat at
begun. f1f constant wAichiginess is nee
s..ary ,o krsp do~n che weeds that ar
ever on the lookoai 90 spiing up ia an
urguaflcd romcat ~ ihe farmer Ihsfc
are macy ifrftnt opinioas. IN regard %
tte te.i uefhoi q cultivation Of g'osins
crops. bl, We believe th- NJ 'fiy favor
. .,.'em of frcqasn.ly s',rriug The soil
quite .taliow NJ disturbing any ~ the
roof. a tte pian's. and 81 ne same time
fri-g 'he iop so.i so thai t ac's hss
uaIch. to preserve tte mois'arc. ffui.
Santofn. sho has made tiliagc coa
.iar, study fr many yrafs. ha. hasil,
adopted ths colr.e. sni thinks 90 isf
preferable 90 deep tiissc some caiu'
,a's deep ani qui.e near ihe plants a.
fr.'. gradually nafro~ins thc ealiisa'of
.s tte sesson advarc.s aud The bots
.pr, IA mote ia'o tae middle 20 the fo~..
car ot,.c' las slsays oocn io S-ep the
lard ja.t a. irvrl a. P.s-ihlr. and hl
shailow curi,aroa. ihis resale can b.
ohtainsd Care = siso nfc-s.Ary in
planting % e., al ro~s - nearly straight
!. po..ibls. ior by - daios ne caluVa'or
can b. run much nea,er. ani hand labor
be- reduced to minimum. Chrck foss.
=. tte cuifivafor csn b. rln bltl say.
srs better thAn h.ll. dropped by sar...
q. the lani can b. planted iar more &C.
caraie'y anl starred more th'folgn.y
S..as u the advocates " th1flugn sofk-
- % ths soii - % gr,ai leag'a'. clam
~ ttat "tillage 81 msnlre And. in
. certain .rnsr. o. d. f1f. 4 The land l.
m grrI cuntitiln. m4ea m lfe wi.l oe %.
tain-d e ,fn givea amount Of mAnlfs
than % D. ailoscl o. rcmsin IN lanps.
~i.ht4ri. anl -. oosifaci.ng ne sfosih
of the rs1rs - u certain pr ccat. =
,ha, gained by .se'f. u i' equivalent 10
la., a. m4ca capital invested .n manure.
10 che dare. ~ early spfas 10 a' al
80 iay oar plans a. 20 - the greatest
pos.h.e so,i from oar fcsolfccs. u oar
MANURE p.ls caa pe extended by csfyiil
aad thar1lgl tlsg-. % ~ noi tsh "a
that. SOP 81 .eak.. make everything
available i1r or u.r. krrP a. eye coa-
.iantly olt hf Improvements. All ~e
shall .1~ Oaf crop ia slch a manner a.
Oh reap Ia a54aiaai harvest. accomplish
- ,ae grra',,i an1aat Of sirensia.
NJ scattering oar work. Bat coaern'
tr.'ias oar eaerg.ss uPJa oas definite
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