The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-11

SIduG MOVING VIII XIII III outITely. LIZ
maintain its vigor, it must be allowed
to 60 to seed every third year, and the
best plan for that is to break the land
in the spring and put it down to corn,
and this spring cultivation starts off
the grass and gives it new life. Gull
tivate the corn on the level system
and in the fall cut the stocks close so
as not to interfere with the mower;
let the grass 60 to seed and next spring
early, before the growth commences,
run over the land with a mower and
horse-rake and remove all the dead
grass. This leaves the ground clean
for the first cutting. II the season is
favorable the grass will give from
three to five cuttings, and the stock
are very fond of it. 1t is superior to
Timothy Briars have also been a
source Of trouble, yet I find that NOW,
ing them down a couple of seasons
kills them out. Another trouble was
with loose stones owe the ground. I
commenced to pile and haul them off,
but found it much easier and more
economical to break them in II FIVE
pieces with aIpound andla half ham
mer}on the ground and let them stay
there; afterwards when the ground is,
moist, run q roller over them and they
are mashed far enough into the ground.
to be out Of the way of the moving
machine. The mower should be so
CONSTRUCTED that the cutting bar can
be raised uniformly it's entire length,
say at least three inches, and the rear
will rest on the ground .noT This, takes
of friction and enables the cutter to
pass over distractions like stones
overlooked, loose sprouts, etc. If the
cutter bar has a spring to assist it in
jumping SO much the better. Nc
Cormick's new steel mower has this,
and it floats almost, rising to pass an
obstruction and falling gracefully into
place again, . It also, has the arrange
ment for raising the cutter bar like a
sled to enable it to. pass these slight
distractions. The Osborne mower
has this arrangement also, but know
nothing about that machine An:
other trouble was with stumps, and I
overcome this by cutting them level
with the ground and casting them
away. Have made no success yet,
but believe that we want Orchard
grass and Timothy for red land, and
maybe for gray land, too. In getting
my land ready for these grasses I have
been sowing German Or Golden millet
and find it pays quite we'll and comes
in when too late to SOW oats, or If the
season is so wet as to prevent the
sowing of spring oats in time. 1T
heavily and can be either moved
and cured or be allowed, to ripen for
seed and then Graded or cut with a
reaper and shocked as wheat 81 in.
tend to fully post myself on grass ccuul:.
tivation and management and then I
will sing into the ears of my country.
men until they hear my voice, for l
want to see them improve and grow
rich which cannot, be done unless
they have diversity of crops and home
markets for everything they raise,
Home markets cannot well be had,
without manufacturing and mniniinnge!
enterprises, and these cannot exist
with protection from cheap labor
abroad. The finest farms we have.5
he richest farmers We have, the more
acres cultivated to the area of land5|
he best paid agricultural labor we,
nave, the greatest diversity of pro-,
1ucts raised are to be found where
manufacturing enterprises abound.
which furnish aTmarketa for these pro-.
tucts;; q and these farms, are found I'M
he New England I and the Middle
The South: wants to raise wheat.
'ats, corn, grasses, all sorts of garden
ruck, apples, peaches and the small
ruits, besides cotton; also cattle. /
lorses and hogs and to do a lot ofI
[airyinga and acheese.making; but shell
a. market and a remunerative
ne for these things She must rel,
aember, however that she is ffty
ears behind the New England and ]
fiddle States, and that these States
Jade their farmers rich by having an
IMMENSE manufacturing Community. I
apporting large cities to buy from
hem.-J. IL Wilson, 1Lo,oeA ~. OIL
, Southern iCsahsvator.o l noos rsaa4 warII,
9ds --~--dT ...If
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