The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12
FARMER PLANTER.
LOOK TO YoUa FLOWING.
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KstsrM 10 ~ N sesa SEEDED IA saas eeaiAz
n % other operation C the farm i
shere - nauea zsf9rm aee9ee 10 lie
sosta az IN sae mode q plOping. The
great body Of farmers pl9Dp OHlF deep
enough 70 supply d good moutalfzl for
Its 1rhi heavy rain thai 4. ies shHe4
suseps zu4Y = s0Be losef aa14
81 here Is 10 not needed tie Tefg cream
u me hl5lszdes. producing TINS per
lusnent steril5tr " aBe higher laid
AID Aldeeas oeformity 10 ths 4zna-
seaDe.
There is s9nn3 philosophy u deep
blowing. = enables crops 70 resist
drought by preparing . place Tor me
resention q moisture i gives great
sr To0m f0r tie rOo-s q plants 70
travel IL search II food. L supplies
drainage. and = increases The 81
paeis5 q he soil fOf retaining and
utilizing fertilizers Many farmers
cuzIlfate tAeir land a. though they
Oily owned four inches q surface.
They may double their fzrms and c9a-
bic their products ~ claiming and
making aSe q z iuehes- Il Eng land
since sbe ugurstioa Of deep plgs1lng
tie productive capacity u tie SOL Las
been greatly iacfezsed. aad marked e.
feesS have followed the z0-snea piOH-
ing. which u DOaF dsDe Is sGeaA- 4 he
statement mas recently made that q
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with difficulty OF account q ia power
~. be rented for s. per acre. readily
commanded S. after il had been deep
ly plo8ed wlth steam.
4 committees sac appointed IL lie
year lsss, gy Tie New York institute
farmefsf club. - visit fbe farm 81
Prof Mapes. u New Jersey. and 70
ascertain tie cause Of Lis crops remain
ing green and yielding abandauilg.
notwithstanding the excessive drought
Of that year. They reported tbat the
drought ceased al the boundary Of
Prof Napesi farm that his corn was
green when ali the corn "a LIE yicini-
- ssas parched up. They aseribed tie
whole effect 10 Prof tlapes' system Of
deep blowing
Farmers can aOt afford, ia their
present straitened circumstances and
the generally low price Of produce. 70
run any risks that may b careful
cultivation and preparation, be guard
ed against The recent failure Of
many Of their important crops adnoa-
ishes them that increased attention 10
the operations Of their farms is posi-
tive necessity, and in no particular is
there greater room for Improvement
than In the system Of blowing. Con
tInu0us shallow culture means poverty
for the farmer. poverty for tie land
and poverty for the state.
Every year where shallow blowing
Is done will show smaller yield Ia the
products Of the farms. and the farms
On which it Is praetieed are becoming
scarihed with red guiIies where tie
very life blood Of the soil is trickling
away with every rain. sterility Of soil.
with ito bideous paniments Of
ignorance. poverty, Yretcbedness AMI
ultimate degradation. viii most as
SofF1is Iseh4b rum inc hud4ADff pow
with which great portion Of the
south is cursed. Religion, intelli
gence, the social virtues aud all tile
blessings Of advanced civilization are
more or less dependent upon the man
ner In which the fertility Of the
soil is preserved. Let our farmers
look at it from moral, social aud eco
nomic points Of view. Deep blowing
Is deep sense, a sure guarantee OF sue
cess in the present and the only means
Of assuring the highest development
and well-being Of our race in the fu-
ture.-southern States Farm Maya
zine.