The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-12
Tarm NOtes-PIsntIng and CuItivat-


Farm work this spring has been greatly
set back by wet weather. It will be we'll
II farmers manage so that now in turn
they are not set back still more by dry
weather. 1t does not take long for west
ely winds TO dry out saturated soil and
one extreme is easily followed by another
A SOL too wet to plow to-day may in less
than week be too dry to turn readily
Cayey soil that is inclined to bake and
run together" after hard rains is very
APT to break up into clods after the wind
has played on il a few days. good
farmer cannot endure such a condition.
lie knows how much it initiates against
good results. Soil thrown up into clods
alter the freezes are all over for the sea-
son is not easily pulverlzed by mechanl-
cal means and is likely to remain clody
more or less until freezes occur again the
following winter. OF course If the har-
row were used at the proper time the
Gods could be broken up TO a consider
able extent, but narrowing for such pur-
pose purely is so much extra work that
lew OF our farmers stand up to gracefully
good farmer loves to have the soil
crumble under the plowshare, and he feels
mat he is doing unsatisfact tory work when
II does not. SO far as mere prepare ton
OF the SOL is concerned, our average soils
should have no need for the harrow 1t
Is the roller that they need more than the
harrow. One fact our farmers have lost
Flght or frequently to their loss Is that
sandy soil or soil without much undecom-
posed vegetable matter may be left al
together TOO loose and porus for the best
results. After being loosened up and pull
Nerzed It needs a certain amount of re-
Ilrming TO allow the roots to take good
uD0n 10 no nm
que loss OF moisture In case dry weather
becomes protracted. The hot air permeat-
lug soil that lies loose and open dries Il
out rapidly, and there will not be mois-
tlre enough left about the terminating
heed TO sustain the young plant as il
arrows out or attempts to throw out IN
t4ch loose soil If the weather continues
ory the little plant will have to come TO a
ftand-stin for the lack of that moisture
mat might have been reserved for il by
proper frm.ng of the soil about the
seed on our light soils there is such a
thlng as having the soil altogether too
porous for the good of the plant. II Is
inherent on clayey or stiff soils that nat
uIdily settle back more closely after plow-
ing through the mere influence Of gravi-
ltuon or pressure Of the atmosphere. II
ls hardly necessary TO remind one
80" prompt termination OF corn
OF cotton is where the pillow
"iihdi tfeads upon the grain when the
Iiinting is donejn dry weather especially.
NE seeds terminate in those tracks
promptly where the remaining seeds Will
frequently lie downward until another rain
occurs. IL Is very rarely the case chat soil
Fe's TOO dry 90 terminate corn or cotton,
or any other seeds. " a proper rolling OF
reading In OF the seeds Is given al plant
iAs' For the purpose OF securing prompt
termination o good rolling is equal 20 a
ram. Where the planting Is made in hills,
reading on the seeds with the foot secures
VIC same favorable conditions for germin-
1uhB that a roller does, though in very
Hsht SOL the foot cannot firm a sufficient
urea or soil about the seeds 10 rctard that
Wholesale evaporation that a heavy roller
Mould. SUI II be very rarely the case that
reading In fails 10 reserve enough m0is-
lIie 20 accomplish termination The object
:" iDihn8 De- 10 neuualizc the evil Influence
W nor air. circulating through the loose
surface SOIL Of course. the more Wind the