Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-10
FARMER AND PLANTER.
FLOWING.
The Operation ON which Much of the
Farmers Success Depends.

portant subject OF plOWlng tne ground, |
1t being the foundation of mans tenn
poral business. No other department !
of agriculture, or any other business of
mankind, of whatever name or nature,
is OF such vast Importance as the work
of blowing the ground; therefore, when
and how to plow, is of vital importance,
to know the best results to be realized
thereby. When to plow, is of great i'm
portance for many reasons; but how to
pillow, is paramount to all else therein
The best time of the year for general
good blowing is in the fall, but what is
OF most value in regard to time for plow-
ing is by all means before seeding time,
How to plow for all crops, both grain
and fruit, and also for cotton, is the
leading business in new agriculture.
This, therefore, now claims the atten-
ton first of thinking, acting, enter
prising and leading agriculturists.
How to pillow is here and now fully
explained intelligently to all reason
able, thinking, intelligent plowmen.
Practical plowmen are those we think
will read this communication and en-
deavor to profit thereby. A pillow suit
able for the business, motive power,
and to know how, are all necessities for
blowing. Land to pillow" is so album
dant NEARLY like the air we breathe),
that little thought has been given there
to on account of the superabundance
thereof. "Under Cultivation" we say
truly, under cultivation, because our
great untouched wealth, the lower farm,
is truly under, yea deep under cultiva-
ton so very deep under the surface
although much less than a foot below
the original surface) that many old
style plowmen never have even thought
of it, except that it was Under Guilt
vation." They never seem to think of
the fact that it is right or proper to dis
turb this lower farm with the pillow.
How to plow is the question. An
swered as follows: Much deeper than
blowing has been done-from one to
four times the depth of the old style
blowing, which is much more easily
done than has been thought possible.
A good, large size pillow must be used
where proper work is to be done; some
less width of furrow to be taken than
the full width of pillow, instead of
greater width, as has been the custom
in the dark ages of shallow blowing.
pillow made expressly for sh allow
work is poor tool to use for deep
blowing They can be used to the full
satisfaction of the non-progressive;
those who can not change from antedi-
luvian customs, and there will be such
who can not believe that change is
necessary until they are compelled by
force of circumstances to quit the old
style ways, and put their plows down.
The shape of the pillow for new agri-
culture is that which will do good work
at any depth from six to eighteen
inches, and easily drawn in clean land
by two good Clydesdale horses, or any
other good span weighing one and a
half tons to the span, and properly
trained to blowing, and hitched close to
the pillow, which must be manipulated
by an intelligent plowman.
The brightest of the Boys" should
take the lead in New Agriculture, and
the less apt follow the less important
calling.
The days of trickery must pass away,
and true, honest merit come to the
front; earnest work and true, proper
life is now demanded, not only in the
| - h,,4 IN rrr;n,,1
ture.
The earth must be moved at la greater
depth by the pillow. Intelligence is re-
auired to do it. More wheat, more corn
and potatoes, more fruit and more cot
ton is needed, and must be produced
which can and will be done by putting
the pillow down into the new land
which will be found easier done thar
clod-hoppers now think possible OF
proper to do. A sigh of relief viii
come to old fogies when they are in
formed that one deep, thorough plow
ing will last number of years, the
good effects thereof in each deep-plowec
acre will so stimulate and encourage
the plowman that he will deeply plow
soon, all his acres, and will realize thai
New Agriculture is grand reality
and not nonsensical theory, as some
smart Alec. S now call it.
The Ethiopian can not change his
skin, nor the leopard his spots, but 1
change from old to New Agricultur,
can be easily made, and it will pay bis
all who will make the change; labor
saving machines have been very sue
cessfully introduced in defiance of OLE
fogies and scoffers. Except in thu
pillow, great changes have been made j,
all agricultural implements, but it re
mains unchanged except in the ma
terial used in its construction. TIL,
pillow has been constructed for shallow
work, left and right-handed plows
wood and iron stocks made, cast apt
forged iron and steel, used in the con
struction of plows, many devices pro
vided for riding and attaching motiv
power to the plow; but no calculation
made to pillow deep, because surfac
alone was sought or desired. The pillow
maker has made the kind of implemen
required for the old style of work, an
will just as cheerfully make what
needed for new. All old style nipple
ments will be worn out by those VIII
can not progress, and who do not wan
to be among the first to adopt ne,
agriculture, Nothing will be lost b
changing from old to new agriculture
but very much will be gained thereby
Conrad Hartzell in Rural World.
HOG BREEDING.