The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
ABOUT FALL FEEDING.
The Proper Way of Flowing and Pre-
pairing the Soil for the Operation.

The Proper Way of Flowing and Pre-
pairing the Soil for the Operation.
When any considerable acreage is to
be seeded in the fall the blowing and
preparation of the land are important
items of work both for the men and
teams. Usually the sooner the work
is done after harvest the better, as
the hot dry weather we generally have
increases the work the longer it is de-
layed. In addition to lessening the
labor of plowing, the weeds and stub
BILE, if turned under early, will have
better opportunity to rot, and more
time can be had for the preparation of
the seed-bed.
At the outset see that the harness is
properly fitted to the horses shoulders,
SO that CALLED shoulders will be
avoided. This is important as it is
much easier to keep the shoulders well
than to cure after they once get
sore. Wash the shoulders at noon and
at night; this, with keeping the collars
clean. is next in Importance to having
the har,.ess we'll fitted. Take the
harness off at noon so that the horses
can get all the benefit possible out of
their noon rest.
Have two shares with each plow,
and keep them sharp; this will not only
lessen the work on the team, but better
work can be done. II only plowing
is To be done, take pains to plow deep
and thoroughly; turn under all the
weeds and trash as thoroughly as pos
sible. They will rot more quickly,
and be more out of the way when har-
rowing and preparing the land for
seeding.
The shape of the plow. as we'll as the
way it is handled. has much to do with
the way the ground is plowed. In
breaking stubble, as well as with sod,
it is necessary to turn the surface as
completely under as possible. If there
is much trash, good rolling coulter,
and, sometimes, good chain will be of
considerable help.
The size of the lands and the way IL
should be plowed depend upon the
kind OF soil and the way it lays. Low
fiat land, that will need more or less
drainage-and especially if it is not
under-drained so that surface drainage
must be depended upon---s should, as a
rule, be plowed in reasonably small |
lands and the burrows run out clear to
such points as will drain Off surface
water as rapidly as possible. Rolling
land should be plowed SO that the hard |
rains will not wash the land. The best !
plan of determining this is to look over
the ground carefully and determine in
advance which is the best course to
adopt. In this way there is less chance
of making Il mistake. If the water is
allowed to stand on either wheat or
grass. or If the burrows are not prop
erly run out, considerable damage may
be done to either the crop or the land.
When it can be done without too
much interference with the work, it
will be best to keep the narrowing
close up to the plowing. Better and
more thorough work can be dons in
this way than letting 1t lay and then
narrowing all at once.
If the soil is very dry and hard the
roller and drag can often be used to
advantage. doing better work than
with the harrow. Sufficient work
should be- done after plowing to bring
the soil into good tilth and to keep
down tho green growth that is nearly
certain to start up.-St Louis Repub
lilo,