The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-02-11
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FAR BEHINDI IN ANN
FAR BEHIND IN ANN Y


FAR BEHINDIE ANN
com,nis.ionor of Ags 6assurs Na.Ssa
His Monthly Talk, Urges the Thord
Breaking of Land fnteaisd For q
Sowing Clover aud Grasses Ample 4
vision Should BE Made For EoodCropl
DEPARTMENT OF aanr BhE,
ATLANTA. j. 1891 J
January has giya re than !!
usual average Of 8 and 4
through the state lo,.s. faEl
other years crops =
This, with the "a 2I5
u Il the any
it perhaps
upsin This month. thar
the young crops might
their growth, if not seriS
by heavy spring floods.
PREPARATION.
The work ofrreparation sha j
steadily whepe4pA the weather
remem bor;,, ..1tE & !. N : j. { = 'ss q.
corn sboula IL s,,o,o,,
brol-e, Co,, M I, o s,s's 81.
droutb than most - IN y
cyons and woods doon s..,s
soedbea 3 whon n,an+;na a.
this break;,r bos hoon dona sa.s,4. n!
nrev;orS il NOV ho,o,no 81
harrow tho ,anS No.. -
coed h,,4 a, :. q X y.
~ 'no $500 ss'1o1 ~ luiiy
reeurneu IN Depehl 20 Cne crop. 3lofn,
unlike Gotten. ID made In a fa<
and after sIeen I3xeakini
r,,,;,n W. 49, 49,, : s r
,-'' s
suriace sorrihg 70, 81 1 1 l.
keep down weeds, ai5 = Il 4 =
thus promote. The pef.fsy%. 4 s 4 j al
Of the GROW. r. ,,,.sys.s; I. \ \
- stssai
crop We snoalu oe gut'& py
acter of the soil and IT'D pres(
ton, as well as the nrsvio 4 Il
nlontod IN Il ord ii, al. MA. 81. rs I
=, + 4 81 =
inc SOL % oeep, we may Hllt Il
i'll deep and turn each fut1nw, MIN
q mellow bed for plagitinp time
+bo coil bo s,s.,,1 e 49, Il, 60
~, ~. w s 4, 81
WIG buIl dC0 .tIllS DiuH WIFI uOU +4HXI
Ii the turning ploW is used, it sh9ulN 20
lust deem enough To bring n littlA .fW tl.nl
erbso;l r. tho srrfoco ond +ha
, 80 0', oW
10 lelV Oh euge' as III Were' Ill oruer tpat
the small amount of available plant food
NAV not be buried out of reach Of the
Young plant roots. We have always
found, however. that on such lands bet
ter plan is to use a long. narrow straight
plow, running the burrows close "a.
gether, which will bxeak the subsoil
without bringing it to the surface and
leave the TOP soil in good condition
Another important point in nrenarinp
for our crops. is that we retprn tn the
land as far "a nossible every narticle of
vegetable matter left on the surface
from the nrevious wear The crying
need of orr lands ia hnmus and when
there is heavy growth of weeds.
broomsedge, cotton or corn stalks or
any other humus making material ON the
land. it should not be burnt off before
the blows. but every effort shonld no
made tn break IL down and mt II in
condition to be turned under when the
blowing ia done. For this nurnose Ga.
iect a cold morning and drag n bor.
row over the land in every direction
With the exception of corn stalks this
will break down all the growth Tn re.
Div to an inquiry in another column in
regard to the value of these corn stalks.
which are usually left standing in the
field, we have endeayored to show how
much valuable feeding material is
thrown away each year by this waste
full practice The average farmer re-.
CARDS these standing stalks as so much
waste material. which is to be removed
as thoroughly as possible-and burning
is the usual method of getting rid Of
them. If cut down and turned under
Whole, they are menace to the proper
preparation and after cultivation of the
land; the practice of cutting in shorter
lengths by hand and then turning nm.
don, is copcidarad a loco IF fi,,a onJ 10