Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-16
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PLOWs AND FLOWING.
Helpful Hints Concerning This All I'M
pOrtant Subject.


When the soil is full of moisture and
there are no stones to bother, almost any
human biped can ''plow," if the imple-
ment is properly 'set up" before leaving
the factory. Even then some of the
above named bipeds think it necessary to
loosen few nuts and change bolt o,
two. to show their mechanical skill A
plan advised is to understand the me-
chanical arrangement of the tool before
going to work. Study it over thoroughly,
and understand every bolt and piece in
it's construction. Use the factory cata-
logue and keep it on file for future ref
erence. Should there be any point about
it you do not understand, ask your dealer
or write the manufacturer regarding it.
Thus writes a correspondent to the Ohio
Farmer. He says:
The old fashioned hand plows have
about outlived their usefulness. Nearly
all of our successful farmers use the
plows having reversible point and re-
versible share. The trouble with the old
style pillow point was that in dry time
it cost too much to buy so many new
points. If not changed as soon as need
ed, we did considerable "skimming."
This would never pay any farmer, no
matter how fertile his soil might be. AS
soon as we found that the new "combi-
nation" was a success, we took our old
pillow back to our dealer and traded fora
new Bissell, with reversible point and
share. A great many of our neighbor
farmers did the same thing
+b,x 10
edge is rounded off, then reverse it. This
is followed up two or three times, MAX
ing one point, costing two-thirds as much
as the old style points, last three times as
long The same with the share. | aim
to have my hitch as low as possible, so
that the draft will be nearly in line with
the power exerted by the team. The
wheel should run just hard enough to
hold the plow bottom steady. | keep the
bearings well oiled with axle grease. |
keep my plow well balanced and my fur
rows straight.
AS to the Solid Comfort sulhy pillow,
but few of these implements are in use
in this neighborhood. have none my
self, though have tried several other
kinds. The sulky plow that has no
tongue is my favorite. The principle is
nearer in line with the hand plow, and
there is no pole to worry the team.
Last year DR.. Chamberlain tried the
combination pillow on his experiment
farm in Ohio. He did not like it as well
as the old style point After giving it a
thorough trial he sent it back to the
factory and exchanged for the standard
bottom This shows that no one style
of pillow sent out, from the factory will
work in all localities and explains the
reason why the catalogues show up SC
many styles.
do not believe that any certain rule
to plow very deep or shallow will apply
in all cases. Each farmer must deter
mine for himself One rule should be
Followed, with no exception whatever
and that is to pillow well and thoroughly
every furrow and to keep your plow adj
justed all the time to do the work re-
quired
Cultural Notes on Potatoes.
Here is a summary of the results Of
experiments extending over period Of
three years at the Michigan station:
First-It was found that the seed end
is as good if not better, than any other
part of the potato for planting, and, as
rule, produces fewer small tubers.
Seeond--As a rule, medium sized 20.
tatoes cut into halves lengthwise, using
at the rate Of 10 to is bushels of seed tc
the acre, will produce best net results
planted II or feet apart.
Third-If smaller seed is used, the ewes
should be Is inches apart, and pieces
containing two or three eyes about Is
inches. At distances over q feet the
number of hills is so much decreased that
the yield is lessened.
Fourth-When potatoes are cheap, it
does not pay to use small potatoes as
seed, but when seed potatoes are high
tubers the size of hens eggs may be used
for one year without greatly decreasing
the yield.
Fifth-Even on fairly rich soil manure
or fertilizers can be used with profit.
When manure cannot be obtained with
out hauling two or three miles, 500
pounds of mixed chemicals or of some
good brand of commercial fertilizer will
be cheaper to use and will be a profitable
investment.
Other items are, that as the best depth
tor planting the result seemed to favor
lowering the seed about three inches.
his seemed to be right for dry seasons.
The highest yield was obtained when
manure was used as a mulch between
he rows. While it can readily be shown
bat the fertilizers were used with prof
it is difficult to say which of the chem
balls was most necessary. 1t is to be OBJ
rived that the land on which the exper-
nents were made is represented as in
Ecellent filth and of more than average
rtility.
Methods of Seeding Wheat.
At the Ohio station the results from
Hing wheat at depths of from one to
lr inches as compared with those from
King broadcast are very favorable to
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