The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-22
1t Pays to Prepare Soil Nicely.

& OF the proverbs that apply to agricultu-
raj work there is hardly one more express
4sive of the TRUTH than that crop well
put in is half made. While in many
tcases careless and hasty sowings result in
livery fair crops, it is only in those cases
where the most thorough cultivation is ac-
#corded the crop, that this first neglect can
DE neutralized. On such soils as require
Il "only a tickling of the hoe to cause them
Ito laugh, with a harvest" a farmer may
6often succeed fairly by observing only the
most primitive practices in reference to
preparation and seeding, but it does not
#folloW that he might not have secured a
7Hresult two or threefold greater if he had
8taken more pains. On the virgin soils of
newly opened regions it is natural that
&lne hods should partake of a basty char
#acler. Arising in great measure from
&that restlessness and eagerness that char
"a terizes the minds of most men in new
territories. They have emigrated to such
#SecuonS under dissatisfaction at their old
surroundings, and the slowness with
which they had made money, and they go
#put to new countries with the desire to
inake money rapidly, and it is not strange
nat their methods and practices are in
#fuenced by their condition of mind and all
idlI into the same methods : and the quick
4est work becomes the most fashionable
&and rldlcule keeps in check Innovations of
the slightest kind. As generation sue
ceeds generation this eagerness subsidies
Pinto soberness, and liberality and innova-
eions begin TO creep in. The ''inexhausti-
Hbility' of these virgin soils begin to show
symptoms of exhaustion and the subject
~ manure presents itself as an important
8pne IN future farming Along with this
ZONES come the reflections that unlike hereto
toIe hothing snort of perfect stand will
$prlng satisfactory results For wears If
Smay have been that even "a half stand,
AhlloWed of laying up a little money. but
nov II is different He must nor only
felVe the land little manure. but taking
the hint from the practices prevailing in
atne older sections of country he begins to
PioW a. little deeper; perhaps he goes so
Par as to pulverize the land by narrowing
ana observes greater care In sowing his
SEEDS. In the course of time the most all
solute care becomes essential to a fair
success and finally the principles of "ir-
tehslVe farming" are substituted i'm toto
Lor those OF extensive farming by those
Niio recognize the fact that as soils change
win time, practices must change to CON
FORM to them if an income wonId sin 10
AueSiIeu from those Soils So long as VOC
setaDIe matter existed in abundance in H.
SURFACE SOIL 1t was no difficult matter 70
secure prompt termination and growth Of
SIi httius OF seeds, and there was NOT thar
suanger or getting the seed too 49, 80
there IS in soils destitute of vegeta he &c
Ter. mis- vegetable matter or bun,us 80,
the SOIL loose and porous and In tbasa
inolds certain small seeds might oerr1,i
nate ana grow when covered two ar tbra
lhches' when they would fail entirely IN
sun soils or soils that have ljtf1a or ~
vegetable matter in them when coveraI
only a haf inch. On these latter soiIr
an lhpehetrabie crust forms that nre-
vents the sprouting seed from nusbiroI 49,
first leaves. And if dry weather cnnti5,,i 10
many Gays after the seeds have sDrouted
they meet with an untimely death Where
as IL the young plant could ONLY have
pushed us young leaves and been allowed
10 breathe IL could have Withstood tba a..
weather that followed.
mere IS hardly farmer on\our worn
sons but what, at some time. has seen
ms success or failure more or less hing
upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of
q shower OF ram, just as this condition of
'Alhgs existed in reference to his cotton
or turnips or melons, or other crons
"Hose appropriate season of planting is
prescribed to that season of the wear
"Hsh beating rains and trying winds seem
10 deem 1t proper that they should exhibit
alternately their power for evil to him on
nom the primeval curse has long rest
90. We have seen time and again very
I1Ir prospects greatly diminished, if not
SPoHeu oy the mere non-occurrence of a
shower of rain. which occurring woulJ
nave released the imprisoned plant to IFS
9hd growth, but which not occurring
doomed 1t to premature death. and Off
Cnuhes II the farmers energy did nor
uIe with the plants, ne found serious If
Hot complete obstacles in the way of re-
pairing the loss by repanting.