The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-07-15
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Tor II. u oct sasosssial cultivation o. tbs
VARIOUS lArm crops sod especially thst q
soru. h.s 10. pace vilt tao,s il otau
brssehss Of iAImias
A thsr5ush caltlr.lioa Of shat are
termed The eb0sl crops u very ssssalisl
fof the beet saccess VIII tie prtseal
are. plant q TO cora tais Is becoming TO
b. quite nsi.'r, a. compared vilh a.
teen OF is,niy years $50.
To 30 this sork 10 say eitoBt By hsnd
Or with poor or imperfect implies euts
~ill be found difficult aud expressive
method roe but happily this il oct
neo5tsaty as tbers are lh3ss tor beng
made thai are sell adsrted to the purpose
cot very expensive sgd the faithful uss Of
vhioh will fetura their cost ins oompsr.
lively short time
T.ks tbs eofg crop ior instance, a. thst
10 N aoh the most largely raised here. II
sill not do nee TO plant as formerly by
hanJ, "a witt the horse planters the work
can be performed more quickly, ioeIrsn
slrsly and better than can be done ty
hand.
Add turlhsr. this Is Necessary where
the smoothing harrow, ~sedsr or some
FERNS OF the cuitlV.tot are to be used 10
tilliug tbs crops. The planter places the
bills little below the surface OF the
aeld and this prevents tearing up the nills
in the cultivation,
For the first cultivation toe weed,f is
particularly adapted, as It Is easily nan
aged and will do good work under iavors
bic conditions These are that the land
be free from stones, sods or other oh
structions, as it should be- Tor any kind
Of implement
Then the work should be commenced
vsry early, as soon SIS the corn gets fairly
ont OF the ground. In thls way the cor
face Of the soil can be efficiently stirred
to slight depth and the weeds kept from
making growth.
o. rough, weedy or grassy land this in
plement would be OF little use, but there
should be very little OF this character now
under cultivation.
The weedsr should be used once 3 week
st least until the corn gets too large for
the purpose.
There i, another implement for filling
the crops that is coming into use which
promises to be OF much value for this
kind OF work. This is two horse
spring tooth cultivator and is very aim
pie sfiir. There are eight Of these teeth
in two sections. The horses go sstrids OF
the rows, the teeth working on each slds.
Ia going once over field the space b.
tween the rows is practically cultivated
twice II can be arranged so as to run
very close to the rows and will spray the
soil nicely around the bills. There is no
billing with this machine, it IS simply
level cultivation
To do the best work the corn should be
\ few inches high and 1t can he success
fully used until 1t 10 q foot 10 height. 1t
puyerizss the 8, il very thoroughly aud to
any depth desired, is light OF draft for
Two horses and does the work better thsn
most men will do 1t with hoe. IL can be
nsed with potatoes as cultivator but will
not hill them.
With weeder 40 sere can be gone
over in 40 hour or little more, and with |
the spring tooth cultivstor in two hours,
One advantage OF the last Impltm ent is
hat it can be used several lines on a crop
1t short intervals,
This will be OF great benefit in keeping
The soil clean and mellow and slim ulaling
The growth Of crop to . remarkable de
gree.
This kind Of cultlyator promises 10 be
II the greatest value to the farmer in this
york and will soon pay for itself i'm time
md labor saved by its use.