The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
GETTING READY FOR MKT
YEARS CROPS.

YEARS CROPS.
In a recent number of Farming
World, Mr.. Edwin r. TOWle, OF Yer
mont, an esteemed contributor OF The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, gives the people
the benefit of his observations and ex
periences in the following timely ar
ticIe:
Il is of much Importance that the
farmer should. as far as possible, be IN
readiness TO put the seed in the ground
at the most favorable opportunity.
This may mean very much in the re
suits at harvest time. To do this the
best possible preparation should be
made the preceding autumn and dur
ing the winter.
The basis of all good and successful
farming is in the blowing. Ii this ls
done in the best manner the rest Of the
work will be comparatively easy, but
If it is performed in a haphazsrd way,
the work of pulverizing the soil and
cultivating the crops may be increased
two or three fold. 1t will pay there
fore to have this work done in the most
thorough manner, even at the expense
of more time and labor, for too much
haste will most assuredly mean a cor
responding waste in the END.
If the land TO be ploWed is stony or
contains other distractions, they should
as far as possible be first removed, as
satisfactory work cannot be performed
without this. These Instructions once
removed are out of the way for good,
and it will pay to be at some expense
to secure this.
Next as to the blowing. First have
q plow that ia adapted to the work
that is to be done, asnoo one implement,
however perfect it may be, will alike
answer for all kinds of soils or condi
tions. Rowing what is wanted, there
should be little difficulty in finding the
best Implements for the purpose. This
is the first thing. Then to know how
TO properly adjust the pillow, harness
and whippletrees, so as to run easily,
evenly and smoothly, is another.
There is very much in all of this as the
experienced plowman knows. And
the int: lligent farmer should seek to
master the requirements and be able to
adapt his equirements to all conditions
Of work.
+, And then it requires some intelligence
and practice to become a skillful plow
man, and no farmer should be content
with anything less. Especially should
farmers sons aim to become adopts in
this manly art, it will be fully as dig
nifed and quite as profitable in the
end as some of the sports now so freely
engaged in. With modern equipments
this should not be a difficult matter.
Where the conditions favor it should
be the aim to do all of the blowing pos
sible during the fall, as this will accel
crate by so much the work of another
spring, and permit of the seeding be
ing done at the earliest practicable
opportunity which is often of the great
est advantage.
With the deeply pulveriziDg harrow
now at command, q second spring
blowing will not now often be found
necessary. With clay soifs it may be
the better way to plow as late in the
fall as it can well be done, in order
that the ameliorating action of the
frosts may exsrta more beneficial effect
on this kind of land.
The practice of drawing and spread
ing the manure during the late fall and
winter is becoming quite common in
many parts of the country, and where
this is to be narrowed in, of course it is
necessary that the land should be first
plowed. And this is another great
help in forwarding the work of another
spring.
Where, as is sometimes the case, it
is desirable to pillow the manure under,
this work will have to be delayed until
spring. In this and perhaps other
ways, al the work Of preparing for
another years crops be forwarded dur
ing the autumn months.
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