The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-27
Time to Plow Sod.

Field, and Fireside, as to how to pre-
pare sod for a crop, Mr.. L. G. Greene
says: .,...,a,.
Glover sod I would plow first half
of May and plant to corn Immediate
ly.
Timothy sod I would plow two inches
deep the first part of August; cross
plow six inches deep first half Of May
and plant to corn.
Bluegrass sod would plow three
inches deep the first Of November;
cross plow six inches deep the middle
Of May, plant to corn.
Virgin prairie would plow three
inches deep the middle of June; SOW
to buckwheat. II for wheat would
cross plow same depth the first part
Of August. II for corn would leave
cross blowing till May, then 60 five
inches deep.
Use plow that will lay q furrow fat
as a board. This helps the sod to rot,
and the second blowing, it puts the
sod down in the bottom Of the furrow
out Of the way Of the cultivator and
just where it is needed for corn.
This is for latitude f~orty-one and
three-fourths. Longitude fourteen
0uN OuC-AAA1. A1cfdl1OA NV ACcl.
If Mr.. Gray is farther South the
spring blowing should be done a little
earlier.
Climatic conditions shortly after
blowing makes the difference about
sod rotting. The moon has no influ'
ence.
sowine Winter Grain to, Early.
An early seeding is important for
spring grain, that it may get well root
ed and as neal maturity as possible
before hot weather comes. All thu
small grains require as much cool
weather as possible for their best de-
velopment. This makes it necessary
to SOW the winter grains somewhat
late, after air, and soil which have
been heated by the summer sun have
had time to COOL. Neither wheat nor
rye makes q healthy growth II sown
much before the first frost. II sown
too early wheat will be attacked by the
Hesstan fly. and rye may make so
forward a growth as to joint, in which
ease the crop Is entirely ruined.
These grains have to 60 through the
winter months with the ground frozen
90 a to shut OF supplies Of moisture
from the roots, while the leaf is CON
SANITY evaporating it. The result ID
that too large a growth In the fall be-
comes Drowned or dead before spring.
1t ID well to have q fair growth In the
to insure a good root hold in the soil.
II this. growth ia, made late In cool,
wet weather. the roots win be spread
out horizontally near the surface.
while the top growth also spreads out
lp the same way and covers the roots.
When grain IL own while the coil ID
dry and warm, the root strikes down
and the leaf growth spires upward In
stead Of spreading.
After Potatoes Have Blighted.
The blight Of potato leaves ID one
OF the signs that unless something y
done. they will rot. SO an any
rain falls It will carry down the spores
that induce rot. and these will speedily
affect the tubers. It Ii important,
therefore, to get the potatoes out a.
quickly as possible, taking extra care
not to allow any Of them to come In
contact with the vines which have
been blighted not to be bruised by
rough handling. The potatoes should
not be put in a large heap, and, most
important of all. should not be covered
so as to exclude air. They are imma-
ture, because blightfng the leaves pre-
vents ripening. The object should be
to dry them out quickly, but without
exposure to the sun for any long
time. Place them in q cool place,
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