The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-05-26
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+ In nssy p.fls Of TOE eonn'ry good pas
lurea are thips Of ibs past. The feed
nsy be fairly good ior lee vsst'ib MAY,
JaBt ,bd possibly 40 10 The middle Of
July. thea there - .hriukaso Of tie
Il ilt spa generally srest loss 10 the dairy
mtn. There are t4fes Ssys Of meeting
this shortage The att - 10 improve the
ps.lares, The second IL to stos sollius
crops, add The ihird is 30 hs,e simmer
sAo. Dc come farms all three Of there
methods cen be combined sbd each farm
Ct N nsi decide Tor himself what be viii
DO. lie ceasinly csunUt aaord to DO
uothiug, be nus, tuh II greet loss II be
poes not provide bis coss .lth plrn'y Of
iced oil summer, bet boe 10 DO this 10
Tor esch one 70 decide b., us look At the
three v.ys o. helpios ont the pssinrc-.
First, as to the pastures themselves.
there ere some ~hieh by small outlay
could be made wy much more pfodue
tive. Any Land which can be plosed can
be made better by The use Of chemicals
spd lesuminous plants. Most old PAS
lures need potash, and this can be cup
piled 10 sshes, ksiulte. sDd muriste OF
potash. These ste best spplsd In the
fall or esrly spring. A crop which will
bring more nitrogen iulo tho soil shosld
be grown. Ii is 81 GO use ( pillow up q
pssture, tos il to tome ethsnsiins crop,
remove it aud then expect the land TO get
richer Better SOW peas aud oats early,
say after fall plosiug aud the winterine
OF the upturuei sol. Then when the
crop gets q fair grostb, pillow /. under snd
SOW barley aud peas TIE can grow TIL
late isll and then be TUNED under, and
the turning under Of two tuoh crops IN
one year would add large qusntiy OF
humus TO The soil. How long piece Of
pasture land should be kept ~ must de-
pend entirely upon clrcumssuces. We
make these suggestions to those who bsve
rundosn pastures which can be plosedi
and We u nst cay that /, does seem ss
though any laud which can be plowed
can be brought up by green crops snd
tillsge, to ether with the application OF
potash aud phosphoric acid, the latter IN
the shape OF acid phosphate But there
are lots Of things which look easy On
paper which are not so essy when il comes
to the actual working OF the problem
The writer for long time owned pas
{ ire 10 northern Vermont. but uniortun
stely it was Of the unplowsble kind and
had TO be left to / natural fate.
As to soiling crops we can speak from
experience, and can say that peas and oats
sowed as early us the ground can be work
ed will be large enough to cut and feed to
stock in from ten TO twelve week, or when
they are just getting out Of bloom II
not wanted Tor green forage they can be
cured for hay, aud II got 10 IN good shape.
are nearly equal to clover A. to the pro
portions, bushel and h4lf Of each is
good com bnBtion NJ ny Others can te
made rs peas and barley, 70 which rye
can be added, bit II shon'd be kept in
mind that the beet crops for soiiog ale
hose which belong to the ounce, that is
The bean and pea family, II COW peas and
crimson clover can only be grown in the
north. they will make sres' addition to
both the Dltfogenous soillng crops snd
he nj ro1eD gsti erins plants for green
nanurinR But it mnet be borne 10 mind
hat land is often harmed for = long time
~ blowing under TO heavy crops OF COW
,es and the lik, It Is really found in
otusl practice 10 be better to 1T such
,rop lie on the top Of the ground and de
Jay. though theoretically the practice
Gems to be wasteiu one.