The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-04-11


stock will be necessary, but the land will
provide fer twice as many cattle as the
same area in pasture.
FERTILITY AND WEEDS.
Where crops are cut frequently the weeds
are also moved down at the same time,
being thus destroyed, and, aside from this,
any thickly-sown crop that makes rapid
growth crowds the weeds out If piece Of
land can be cleared OF weeds in this manner
it will pay for the labor of soiling the
stock. In regard to fertility it must be a
rule to apply plenty of manure or fertilizers
on land intended to be used for the pur-
pose mentioned. In the meantime there
is gain in another direction-the
pasture. While the cattle are being soiled
and the weeds destroyed by the frequent
moving Of green forage crops the pasture
will have renewed itself and become we'll
fitted for supplying green food the succeed
ing year, which will enable it to provide
the cattle with an abundance, which would
not be possible while being grazed and
trampled by the cattle from early spring
until late in the fall. If preferred clover,
fodder corr. or any green crop may be used
instead Of hungarian grass, the latter be-
ing recommended, however, because it is
un.xcelled as an agent for cleaning the
land Of weeds.
There are more than the usual number
OF new varieties Of potatoes offered this
season, and it is safe to claim that the ma
jorty Of them will drop out of sight next
year to give place to another batch Of new
varieties, all of which are 'the best ever
introduced 1t is we'll for farmers to test
new varieties, but this may be done to
advantage with one or two potatoes. Fer
your general crop stick to the kind that
you know are adapted to your soil and
climate until you are sure that some new
variety is better.
The garden is never so rich that it will
not be benefited with more manure OF
fertilizer. Keep it always up to the highest
degree Of fertility, and begin the war on
weeds as soon as they begin to appear on,
of the ground. Never use poor seed in q
garden, as you cannot afford to take the
risk of failure in termination, and as early
vegetables should be an object, every week
is important in the spring, for the crops
should get good start before the dry sea
son sets in.
1t is much easier to feed whole grair
than to grind it, but it is better to put thu
labor to it than to lose in the feed. Grount
grain can be more intimately mixed Will
coarse food, and in that respect it only
serves to balance the ration, but the com
bnation Of foods cheapens the whole ant
more digestion results.
Sow a patch of oats to be cut as greer
food. The oats should be cut just as tn,
seeds are in the milky stage, which arrest
the nutritious matter in the stalks ant
rende them very palatable. They ar
cured the same as is done with hay. Far
mers Who use oats in this manner run then
through fodder cutter STALKS and heads
and sprinkle little cornmeal over them
They are highly relished by cattle ant
horses.
II your wheat does not appear promising
apply from so to 100 pounds Of nitrate O
soda per acre upon it. The effect will b
quickly noticeable, and the wheat will
appear to take on a new growth at once
The nitrate is somewhat expensive, but tn
results at harvest time will show that tn
increased field will nearly pay for tn
fertilizer.