Mower County transcript., 1889-10-16
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Preparation OF Soil.
After the corn-cutting is finished up
and the fall wheat, rye and grass
seeding Is done, there is always more
or less time before n-gathering that
can be used to good purpose in fall
plowing While it is important that
the corn should be cribbed as early in
the fall us the work can be done, it is
not good plan to commence cribbing
until the corn is sufficiently dried to
be cribbed without danger of heating
Spring work is always pressing. On
most farms, in the spring, there is
much to be done, and it is very i'm
portant that all the work should be
done in good season. For this reason
1t Is quite an item to get rs much done
ahead as possible. In order to obtain
the best results it is necessary that
grass seed and oats should be sown in
the spring as soon as the soil is in fit
condition to receive the seed. In most
cases the earlier-planted corn makes
the best growth and will give the larg-
est yield, so that it is an item to get
the work done us soon us possible.
One of the principal advantages in
fall plowing is the time saved in the
spring in the preparation of the soil
for the reception of the seed. In many
cases q few days saved will enable the
work to be done in good season, and
this saving may be doubled IN case OF
bad weather coming on. So that the
advantage in time saved is sufficient TO
make it profitable to plow all the land
possible in the fall.
Another advantage is that if the land
is plowed in the fall, and care is prop
erly taken to do the work OF running
out burrows so that thorough drainage
is supplied, the soil will dry out and
warm up early, and be in better con-
dition to prepare in a good tilth for
seeding than if left undisturbed. With
grass and oats, this is Il very impor-
tant item, as usually, with the frost
coming out Of the ground, and the
spring rains, the soil is full of moist
ure, and good damage is an important
item.
During the winter, on the majority
OF farms, after the corn is all cribbed
and the fall plowing done, there is but
little TO do outside of getting up the
necessary supply Of wood and feeding
and caring for the stock. And, while
this may require considerable work,
there is always more or less time that
can be used to good advantage in haul
ing out and scattering manure. Other
things being equal the largest benefit
can be derived by scattering broadcast
direct from the wagon on plowcd land.
The more soluble portions will be
taken up by the soil and be retained
much more fully than in unplowed
land. and the crops will derive greater
benefit from the applications.
A still further advantage is in plac-
ing the soil in much better condition
to be benefited by the action of the
air, sun, rain and snow. And, while
it is not q good plan to have a naked
fallow for any length of time in sum-
mer, a considerable benefit may be de-
rived by thorough plowing in the fall
and allowing it to be exposed. This
is especially the case when the soil
is turned up for the first time There
is always more Or less plant food in
the soil that is in an unavailable condi-
ton, and fall plowing aids materially
in bringing this into Il condition to be
used. So that, considering all the ad-
vantages, it should be made an item
to plow all the land intended for
spring crops in the fall and as early
as the work can we'll be done. st.
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