Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-02-27

garden and baInyard. The no
acres in cultivation and the twenty
acres in timothy are in one inclosurc
no middle fences and not pasturcd.
The cultivated part is in three
fields. between forty-six and forty
seven acres each, and each year one
is i'll clover. one i'll corn and one
in wheat. These fields are long
and one end near the barn. causing
small loss of time going to and from
fields. All rocks stumps and trees
have been removed, so that all
improved machinery can easily and
prottably be used.
NV rotation is clover, corn and
wheat. All barnyard manure in
fall and winter is put on clover sod
prior to breaking for corn in spring.
Corn being gross feeder, can
gather nutriment from coarse
manure better than wheat. The
ground is carefully plowcd in the
spring, when sufficiently dry har-
rowed and corn planted with
Hoosier planter in rows , feet 6
inches apart. No commercial
fertilizer is used, for none is needed.
The Pennsylvania cultivator is used
in cultivation. In September corn
is cut and put in shock rows 35
yards apart. The land between
the rows is fined and leveIed with
cuItivator and harrow and wheat
drilled in the latter part Of Sep
tcmber. without fertilizer, at the
rate of six pecks per acre. As
soon as corn is dry it is huskcd
and stored in corn house. the fod-
der is hauled Off and stacked near
barn convenient for feeding. As
soon as fodder is removed from
corn rows cultivator and harrow
are run over to fine and level them.
In the latter part of February or
lst of March following, clover seed
at rate Of half peck to acre sown in
growing wheat and shock rows.
lhc wheat is cut in June and as
soon as practicable hauled off and
stored in barracks, SO as to prevent
the killing of young clover under
the wheat shocks. In August the
mower is run over the field, clip
ping the stubble, rag weeds and
tops Of clover. These clippings
are left on the ground and act as a
mulch for the young clover. Clip
ping the Young clover makes it
| spread and thicken. The early
part of June following this field is
cut for hay. making about loo tons.
and iii early part September is cut
again for clover seed.
My binder she'd is within the 100
acre incIosure. aud all implements
are stored convenient to work. \
great deal Of time and expense is
saved by doing away with middle
fences and the land can be more
easily kept clean.
The timothy field is permanent.
cut each year for hay. and hay
sold in our country town. which is
iclosc at hand. This field Is helped
. by manure from town and an occ;-
sional sowing Of plaster.
All fodder. straw. clover hay and
about half of corn crop is fed on
farm to stock. keeping generally
on hand several head Of horses.
four cows, sixteen steers and
thirty hogs. The other half of
corn. the wheat, timothy hay and
largest part of clover seed Is
sold. as also the steers and hogs.
Nv reasons for this rotation are
It, follows:
: 1t eliminates commercial fertil-
, izer and saves this expense and
trouble. while at the same time
the fertility oT the land is being
increased
= 1t obviates the necessity for
summer pIowin". producing wheat
at lowest possible cost, and allows
a large acreage Of corn. Il more
profitable crop.
, My large permanent pasture
field contains t!sir!y-tive acres,
, and in which is five springs and
running water. Is used for grazing
steers, generally sixteen each year.
These cattle are bought in early
winter inChicago or Southwestern
Virginia. fed fodder straw and
: clover hay during the winter.
;, grazcd during the spring. summer
and fall, stabbed and fed corn and
, clover hay in late fall and early
+ winter and put on market i'll
t january. netting far profit to nle
i These other permanent pasture
fields. contain thirty acres. is
3. convenient to barn and wind pump
!, and is used for grazing cows and
t horses. The two lots are used fo1
I wheat and corn experiments and
for pasture. My hogS are confined
q in apple orchard and make them
, selves ,lscfil! there AZ culiivator-
and u. grub and in~"c; dcstroyer>.
t Ny wheat crop tie present ycal
averaged over thirty bushels and
, corn nine barrels per acre, thoug!
tie latter was somewhat injured
f. by drnuth. Expect to reach forty
q bushels Of wheat and fifteen harreI>
g Of corn.
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