The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
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sa,Il.
~Uaa ss1s.stlsas nespse1aas 80
xssssnsst : svassss -.
uetdmlsslt 1or Gns1sa = . mel-
~. 2andy3oam, u~ndcsaa1d with . NIB
opGJ dat = aet too spsn q p0cDu& Such
eruusd + terned ssgra4o(ul' and Il y
nj de Kind 81 Grnlitasls Which has
tesn ds6ned ~ ~ lively A4pgcc3atton a
lssuss - eomsv which b tFue q some
uehsr sn61k This IDEAL Land 1emembcn
pust fas0r: Il retains -the 1Urtilisers
viii which e has brn enriched. and
seeurns them IL the form q God crops
until the eift ID exhausted; therefore 4
h : thrifty ~ well NJ . gTatcfui SOIL
The owncr can bring Il up to the high
- dexscc Of fertility. and keep e thcss
b juliciUus enlargement This sandy
6sm-ns&urcis blending Of sand and
caay-is = saSs hank. The manure in
ooeyporasod With i - . deposit which
can - drawn against in fruit and vege.
tah3o. Tor Il docs not leach away and
disappear with one seasons rains
Lixha, thin. sandy coil. with . porous
O. ss.vclly subsoil. Is Il = very different
type. and requires . different treatment
II . spcndthrifs. No matter how
mach you give It one year. it very soon
seuuires Hast % msch more. You csa
snrich 4. bat you can't keep Il rich.
ThesclOcs y0a must manage Il ~ one
would take carc VI . s3cndthrift, giving
what b osaential Ut the time. aud In =
way thoG psenits rs little waste ~ pos
sihIe. dali explain this treatment
more tally further On.
In TIE choice Il n garden plot you
may Be restricted to \ slid. tenacious,
heavy clay. Now YOU have = miser to
deal VITA soil that retains. but in
mxhy cases makes No proper use OF.
what Il receives. Skill and good man.
agement, however. can improve any
soil. and coax luxuriant crops from tho
most unpr0pitiOus. !.
We will speak first Of the ideal soil
already mentioned. and hope that the
scse contains an area Of il Of suitable
Dimensions for a garden. What should
be the 6rst step in this case? Why. to
get more Of it. A quarter Of m acre
can be made equal IN half an acre.
You can about double the garden, with.
cut adding to IL an inch Of surface. by
increasing the depth Of good soil. For
instance, ground has been cultivated to
the depth Of six or seven inches. Try
the experiment Of stirring the soil and
soriching II one foot downward. or
eighteen inches, or even two 6ect and
go what vast differences will result
With every inch YOU go down. making
al ftiablc and fertile. yOu add Just 70
muck more Ia rOOt p~astura.sc. When
you wish 10 raise n great deal. increase
y0ur leverage. kOOis ART your levers;
and when they rest against u deep fer.
sle soil they lift into the air and sun
shine products that may we'll delight
the sycs and palate Of the most iasti-
dious. We suggest that this thorough
deepening. pulverizati0n. and enrich.
ing Of the soil be done at the start,
when the plough be used without
any Instructions. II there are stones.
rock. roots-anythimg which prevents
the treatment which . garden plot
should receive. there Is q decided adj
vantage in clearing them all cut At the
beginning. Last fall l saw a half-acrc
that was swa,mpv. and sd encountered
with stones that ~ could walk all e
il without - W';nS of the rocks. Tho
land was slOi,in.. and therefore capable
Of drainage. The proprietor put three
men to work on the lower side with
picks, shovels. and blasting tools. They
turned the sOil over To the depth Of
eighteen inches. taking out every stone
larger than - walnut. Eight or ten
fest apart deep bitches were cut, and
tho stones. as far rs possible. placed in
These. Tho rest were cartcd away for a
heavy wall. You may say it Mas cx-
pensivc work. So II was: set so COM
Dlete . garden spot was made that I be-
Iieve it would yield a fair interest in pc.
tat0cs alone. / relate this instance 70
show what can be done. A more for.
bidding area for . garden in its original
state could scarcely be found. Enough
vegetables and fruit can be raised from
Il hereafter, with annual fertilixing. to
supply = largo family, and It will i'm
prove every year under the refining cf-
fccts Of frost sun. and cultivation.
Ii should be remembered that culture
does for soil what Il does for people. It
mellows. brings it up and renders 1t
capable Of finer products Much. in
deed, can be donc with . crude piece Of
land In q single year when treated with
the thor0ughncss that has bcen su2-
gcsted, and some str0ng1growing vege-
tables may be cen at their best during
the first season. but tho more dekcaS8
vegetables thrive better with successive
years Of cultivation. No matter how
abundantly the ground may be en-
riched at first, time and chemical. action
arc required 70 transnlute the fertilizers
into the best forms OF plant food. and
make them . part Of the very coil itself.
nouxhing or spading. especially Il done
u late autumn. exposes tho mould to the
beneficial action Of the mir and frost,
and the garden gradually takes on tho
refined. mellow, fertile character which
Distinguishes il from the ordinary field.
In dealing with = thin. sandy soil ono
has almost 10 reverse tho principles just
given. act there Is no cause for dis
oouragcInsnt. Fine results II not the
best ran b. scc0rcsi In this case there
10 scarccly any possibility Tor = thor.
oagh preparation of the soil from the
Start Ii can gradually be improved.
hoycvsss q making good - deticien-
cioA y ehicf q which = The lack of
veGstsAD noul1 II I had sueh . soil !
~ nee up al the teaves / could
- eoaPloy them n bedding for my
ooW ard pigs q ] kept any), and
spssod the couapost heap resullinE O.
tAe nnay e1r6oA. Ths coil b already
80 Hght and warm. and il sAculd DO
or ain - apiy fsrtiliners tondinx %
eonu1efae4 tk6 1e1acG A noryuues En-.
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