Daily Republican., 1886-09-13
AGRICULTURAL.
81, 1000 A YEAR AT FARMING.


A. M Williams writes In the Orange
County Farmer: To get good idea OF
improved methods ofculture 1t IL DeceS
sary to visit those farms where such
improveme nts can be seen We earn
much that is valuable from agricultu-
raj papers, but we need to supplement
this knowledge by our own observa-
tions in the feld. Long Island 10 not
generally con .idered as q model far m
Ing country, and yet have nowhere
seen better crops or more systametic
farming. have just been to visit one
OF these islsnd farms that will compare
favorably with the best farms In West.
ern New York In the quality and
amount tf Its productions, and in
everything that constitutes high farm.
ing. This Ia the Albertson farm, q few
miles north of Mineola. The farm con
sists of lao acres, part being wood
land and the remainder under the very
hiet eat state of cultivation. This will
be evident from the receipts from pre-
ducts, which was last J ca over 50, 600,
and in all probability will this year ex-
coed $4,000 There are kept on the
place "a co vs., 8 horses and a yoke OF
oxen; no batter is IN AIDE, but the milk
shipped to the city. inquired II the )
bought hay TO winter 30 much stock
TLey answered no; We sell hay; this il
one M ain product for sale. They also
keep 49 sheep and a large number OF
hogs. The stock Is wintered largely OF
ensilage, which they think q greal
help. They keep 100 swarms OF bees
They have fourteen acres of potatoes
which look the best of airy have seer
this season. They have three acres 0
tomatoes, raise sweet corn and cabbsg,
very largely, and also garden seeds
They have nice apple and pear orcbard
and among all this miscellaneous bust
ness no item appears to be neglected
| There was one acre of oats and pea
on the ground raised for soiling cha
contained more food than 1 have eve
seen on one acre. The amount OF ma
nure made on the farm is large, and ye
they buy what must c0st about 81 90
per year. This and labor constitute tn
heavy items of expense. There appear
to be no hurry or worry, but every thin
moves with regularity and order.
Here Ia good example to contras
with T. B. Terry's system, where onl,
1.-TWO or three items being an Income
Now when we look at these iteme
seems one of them would make quite
good business, for instance, 100 swarm
of bees, the growing and selling c
several acres OF garden seeds, tho maj
lket gardening or the dairy, and yet a.
this butiness Ia attended to by onl
father and SOD, as they have no forema
or overseer In any Department.; the
have the agricultural papers and seei
familiar with the late improvement
The daughters have a garden of ros,
that would vie with professionals.
REsERDING OLD PASTURES
Farmers who wish to improve the
pastures should avail themselves of II
present favorable conditions and at ont
90 over such of their pastures ss need i
: The work is very easily done and IL
expense Is not great. Before sowir
the seed, ground bone, at the rate of 8,
pounds to the acre, should be apple,
and when the seed is sown heav
sharp tooth harrow should be draw
over it, thus working the seed into Il
soil. Land that has been somewhs
3 mossy will be greatly improved by b.
! lug titus stirred up, and the new gras
anotte r year will be much superior
, | the old natural grasses.
! III puECuhelbB bEou W boW oA u pa
/ ture 1t ia best to 80 W at least six or eigl
varieties, not Quitting the Kentuck
blue grass, white clover and red tol
these being among the best pastui
grasses we have Timothy and re
clover will improve the pasture for tw
or three years. therefore should not
omitted. The other varieties must j
pend somewhat on the character of Il
soil, low wet land requiring differel
yarie.ie, from high dry lsnd.
Ii the seed be put into the ground
once ii g soil Is go wet that 1t will con
up in a few days, and make GOO
growth this season. Ii ground boz
cannot be readily obtained, wood ash,
may be used to advantage, but pro
ably the best dressing would be IL
: pounds of ground bone mixed with t.
bushels of ashes. which would be suf
cieut for an acre OF land II the ash
cannot be obtained then mix with Il
i. bone 1C0 pounds of murtste of potas
{ Well composted barn manure, If Il
u farmer has 1t, may be used to ad va
4 tage on land that Is not 100 far fro
home, and lays where there Is Ro'
Al road TO 1t; but many pastures are
d such distance from the barn, or 30 hill
r that heavy manure cannot be hauled
y TO II without large expense, therefor
i as q rule, 1t 10 best to manure psstul
8 with concentrated feriiizers.-Ma
y Ploughman.
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