Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-19
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agricultural in S.

In localities where phosphate man
ures are largely used, one Of their
most important hnetiJs is in iHsurjng
q large growth Of timothy and clover,
They are applied to the grain crop
with which clover aHd grass seeds are
sown. and thus tie latter get only the
second pull at tie fertilizer. This.
however. is sufficient. as mauv farmers
believe, t. pay 10 tie phosphate, even
were there no benefit to the grain
crop. 1t Is quite certain that The use
Of phosphate manures exclusively can
not be continued many years unless
clover or grass seed is sown frequently
to grow renoyating crops aud enable
the soil to recuperate its Fertility.
A serious loas occurs when the drill
will not distribute fertilizers evenly.
Not only will the missing places be
poorer, but they will ripsn later ana
often be filled with light, chatfy grain.
An old drill may thus by imperfect
distribution of fertilizers lose enough
grain TO pay for new one in a single
seasons crop. The phosphate appa-
ratus is very liable to rust unless
cleaned out after avery seeding. Who're
salt is used in the drill the tendency
to rust in the iron works is increased
After using any fertilizer containing
salt the drill should be cleaned OF
every particle aud the iron parts GOV
cred with kerosene OIL
Not long ago, a good farmer, refer
ring to wheat field belonging to a
slovenlv neighbor living opposit-, re-
marked: THAT field ha, not had in
twenty years a crop that [ woald take
as gift, if obliged to bring and thresh
on my side of the road. Every crop
has been so filled with weeds that it
would only curse any decent farmers
land t, bring them on it, Yet TWEEN
ty years 40 this land vas compare
lively free from weeds. The fact
shows how quickly and certainly the
value of land will decline if weeds are
neglected and allowed to seed.
1t used to be an old joke with farm
ers that more corn grew on crooked
than on straight rows, simply because
they were greater in length. In the
best farming districts straight rows Of
corn are now the rule and crooked
ones the exception. The use of horse
cultivators in tilling corn makrs the
straightness Of rows more necessary
than when most Of the work was done
by hand labor. With straight rows
the cultivator teeth may be run so
close to the corn that few or no weeds
will remain to be removed by hand
Clover, rye and backwheat are al
mirable crops for green manuring, as
are also sowed corn or oats before they
a-e fully ripe; and by using them,
aided by the manure that eau BE- Sc
cured, the soil can be slowly made
richer and better the idea beigg in
either case to furnish a variety ba..
suited to the farm AMI what is upon
it, and at the same time all in at least
keeping up, if not Increasing, the FIR
tility Of the soil.
There are now more jersey cattle in
this country than in the little island
where this breed originated. 1t is
doubtful now whether any better ami
mails remain than have been brought
over, nor perhaps SO good as some
that have been bred here.
The escaping Of ammonia from man
ure, unless the stables are kept clean
and pure, causes sore eyes and throat
troubles in ANIMALS sheltered in them.
If it is announcement to man on enter
ing stable, be sure it is so to animals.