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faIlet fdgei the land bsiag In pfg. ff
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fHsa 40 Tho hnely wuraed aDll iHiD
fldgelefs n ffpm twenty aeeen ~ THIRTY
inches vide. Manure T. spread eafe nils
In the Opaned tfenrhes. The result is
fine bed, nndsrlsid ~ mgist farm ia ord
manure, and down the center n every
ridge the seed is spwn hy means ~
two roWed dfill. furnished with c6neaye
| Iron rollers, which run upon and level
the tops n thr ridges The advantage
0f this system nre That III manure ii
placed immediately beneath The arcd,
I that The horse hoe ran h. ~ ed ~
sron ~ the plant is visible along
/ the row., and that the finely.lillcd
soil Il gathered up conveniently Tor the
/ young plants The after cultivation
consists first In hpfse hoeiBg between
/ the rows then In sIngling or thinning
thirdly. IN horse hooIng and hand hoe
ing cowhVNs nnd lastly in third
horse and hand hpcing lloeing Is
important both ns a mean. NJ 4 mulnt-
ing the growth ~ The crop, and X cp.
Ing tho land clean. Though n soil is
dry and rich and deem and well pulycr.
ilcd. the lAbOrs NJ the farmer will yet
not avail much, IN root crops, II ho
neglects either to destroy weeds, 10
thin, when necessary, his plants, or 10
keep the surface loose and open But
these latter requisites 10 success may
easily be got along with II they are nt-
tended 10 In time. and with proper i'm
plomcnts. The potato ground should
be well narrowed, to destroy nll tho
young weeds and 10 pulverize the sur
face, before the shoots have all broke
ground. IL may afterwards be almost
wholly managed with the plow and cul.
tiyator. The beet, carrot aud rutabaga,
II sown, m they should b.. In row,
should be cleaned In like manner, and
for like purpose, with the cultiyator, as
soon ns the rows of the young plants
can be readily distinguished, One
hours labor In this way will destroy
more small weeds, and correspondngly
benefit the crop than three hours labor
upon large weeds. is easier to destroy
the acorn than to destroy the oak.
Crowding plants is like ovcrstocking a
pasture, or cndcavoring to make fat
animals from half rntions Of food. II
is dividing among many that food
which Is required to perfect one. II
moreover tends TO exclude light, heat,
and free circulation Of air essential Ia
the Development Of vegetables and tho
perfection Of their growth Hence q
moderate number Of plants will give q
better product than great many, upon
the same ground, in crowded situation
This Is hard lesson to teach 10 som,
: farmers in regard to root crops All d
the licld-cultiyatcd roots are found wei
: adapted TO our soil and climate; ant
whore their culture has been undertake;
! with spirit, and managed with judg
: ment II has been fully demonstrated Il
I that labor and capital can not be- NOR,
proitably applied in any other depart
: mcnt Of husbandry than il can be- il
this. II gives the most cattle-fool an,
I most manure. important items In tn
D economy of the farm, and leaves IN,
1 soil In excellent order for grain anr
D grass seeds. The great ob'tacleto 70 ,
n cultur, other than that of the point,
crop. has been the labor win oh is rcqlir
] ed TO secure the roots from the fro {, o
| winrr, and yet the labor and cxpcns
u required for this purpose are pcrhap
r no greater than we eXpend In securing
D our grain and forage, II they are ;,
$ great. Where ccllers are not adequa,
G and they may be constructc,
+ under barns with advantage -thc,,
!. roots may all b. securely pre-
$ served in pits, in dry situations, du'
s prccaution being had TO covering ant
Q ventilation. We do save potatoes, an
: we eau save other roots In the sam
II way. II Is the norchy Of the labo
i rather than the amount Of II, and
y want Of practical knowledge In their cu
T, turc and preservation which intimidat
: aud deter very many. II has bee
'r demonstrated In repeated experiment
:. that labor Is more proiitably bcstowc
n upon root crops, u judiciously applied
IS and the profits Of the land are grra'c
? than In most Of the other crops we ca
u tivatc. Assuming the average produ'
Q Of hay at q ton and half 10 two tor
L per acre. aud Of bccts and rulabagas Z
g GOO bushels and allowing bushcl IN
y half Of the latter (nincty pounds) I
he equivalent for farm stack to tweni
~ pounds of hay. an acre Of the roots wi
l. 90 rs far In the economy Of feeding 4
n nearly three acres of meadow. ~ M
p nothing Of the tops, which are an g,
y ccllcnt food, and which will. at least |
:. n great part, compensate for the cxtr
y expense Of culture. These roots, b
Y sides, may be used in part as n subst
Is tutc for grain to working horses an
80 oxen aud for pigs. The three acres
'e grass arr found to give less than 900
~ pounds 10 the barn.yard. while or
H. acre Of bccts, or utabagas. give 10. o,
pounds, or four times as much as u
three acrcs Of grass land. One acc
roots will produce more than one acl
In corn fodder for ems lage; the cost
" each will he about the same, hut roo
are n far better aud mortshealthy foe
&c for stock than cnsilage. "A. n. Var
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