Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-27
srnse IN coMuo. PRACTICE.

When farmers are persi-iently urged Ia
10 this or that, and the advice falls to
''take," II might be well to look the mat
ter over aud see whether the advisers or
the advises are most at fault. For in-
stance. decp plowing like root-growing)
l. "fad" brought over from cool, damp,
clayey England, aud run for great deal
morc than our farmers believe II Ia be
worth. The Influence Of theOrctical talk
upon unpuctically trained men. even ~
grvat Intelligence, was strongly shown
Ia a notable failure on a clay farm In
lihoie Island, where wonders were to be
wrought BY deep blowing and under
draining. The occupant was all right a.
90 the latter, bat bitterly disappointed In
the result. ~ the former. "llc might
have known better" have heard II ~
marked many times. Possibly; but lac
never could know 80 we'll a. after trial ~
u aud since that. most of the theorists
have stopped talking II deep plowing.
The truth l., the nature of the crops most
raised In america, aud the character of
most of our arabic soils, require only
moderate depth ~ tillsgc-one that will
kecp the roots ~ the crop In the warm
upper stratum of earth, within reach ~
the manure, the air, the sun ami the
light aud ileetlng rains ~ our American
summers. The average American farm
~ l. no great rrader-it were bette
oiherwise-hut be l. not wanting In oh
serNation or common sense. lie finds
that u 1. posslhlc to gvt maximum crups
~ corn aud cotton With very shallow
ploWing, N other conditions are right.
lie finds that a little dvcper ploWing l.
enough for small grains ani POTATOES.
Hut. morr than all, he has found with
ihe average American teams aud plows,
the average capital ~ the American
farmer. and the shortness ~ time I'm the
North for getting land rvady for the
crop, that deep plowing, however theo-
rvtlcally good. i generally impractica-
bic. Vet Il may D. that We shall. Ia time.
somewhat incrase the aNrragr depth of
our furrpW..
Take another illustration; No Que
morv than has emphasized the wicked
ncss ~ wasting liquid manure. ! have
prrache,i 70 long enough and hard enough
o. make NOT few practical converts
set some 20 these have gone hack on the
theory AMI given up the practice. 'h'-
cause Il didn't paw" The truth has hcen
that Il AL not pay a. we'll a. was hopel
for under the conditions az they COM
monly exist. Hut the conditions can D.
changed. ani viii D.. With the increase
"a know ledge and capital. Director
COLLIER. of thc New lork Experiment
station, my Ola anl valued friend. pro-
l-i.c. to on kc this matter a lcading sub
fr,f 81 experiment anil believe his por-
.istcucr aud his practical turn ut miui
will enable him 90 teach Va all the brst
way to saNr the liquid excavations 20 our
animals. aud o. make their use profta-
Die. Nv own experience fayors The use
uf abundant absorbent material in c'-
mcniol cclar. ani the incorporation ~
ihe liuud aui -olid manure into one mts.
With thr.g absorbent. by the Use ~
swine. liui. unquc.tiuuahly. the query
will ari.e nu many large cattle farm.
''Nhrncv arr al these absorbent. o.
comeF' aui "Will Ne have time o.
handle anil apply all this extra matcri-
ALL ani ''Will not the cost cNcrci the
Naluef' I have sometimes thought The
cheapest way. after al. would d. to run
the urine into tanks. eNaporaic n, the
same - mtpl. sugar l. made, during the
Winter. have the dry result analyfr aud
the ueyv.sary addition ~ other tinc Ter
tilifing mltrrial made, to assure q COM
plcir anl Well-halanccl fertilizer. which
can he chelply Transported and applet.
IN ihi. way the heavy hauling l. c,adc,i,
no Wild scris soNn. and flne fertilizer
that eau D. drilled la With the .e.,i l.
supplied. Hut perhaps this would not
pay. ANYWAY. NJ must ave AL the ma
nurr. liquid aud solid, aud Use u o. It.
fullc.i advantage II ~ want farming to
pay "a Il shouid.-r. n. llOskINs Ia
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