The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-09-27
Agriculture.
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4 ltsishfd eH,tias my afsi crop Of grass
Jsly Z There uefe seven acre. divided
iuto sir fields TIE ffs,. ! rs aetss,
seeded sspttn Der "a 1899, rrodnctd 20
COS lbs. OF IS 33s 10. 10 The &C TIE
seoosd GELD, seeded . gesrs, Us str =.
proaaesd s 5l5 lbs average per acre COO
lbs; third Geld, ietded yesrs, ! 2 serts,
| Is. SEQ lbe, sverige $50 lbs; toarih. seca
ed 4 ytsra, acre, ~ $50 ibs: 5.h. seeded
II years, rs Of sn scre, II $50 lbs. aver
sge ~. i20 lbs, 6.b. seeded 9 mortts, /
scre. 405l los. Total from acres 0,750
lbs, total ssersse per acre, l0,20T lbs.
The lo~esi xss 2 tons, the highest about
@ ia tons TO the acre. You viii see The
II year Geld leads, tie Is tcre held,
seeded . monlhs. produced u 1913 lbs; the
! acre iield OF years u $50 Ihs To,sl IN
the three field OF $50 rods. Al, 7i5 lbs; or
nearly s. lbs TO the rod.
A word about the cost Of this 30 tons o.
hay. used st atst 300 lbs, aud later ]
sdded 800 lbs. making 500 lbs. TO the
scre OF bone, muriste OF potash and nj
trs.e OF soda TIE total amount Of iertil
izsr need cost shout 50 per ton for the bay
aud total cost for labor. wear and tear OF
machinery. etc, was far below So per ton,
bat We call 1t that, which is certainly very
liberal With these figures. The whole
cost was So per ton 10 the barn. II is now
worth SIS to sl7 per ton = net profit about
$40 per acre. This results from intenee
cultivation, proper seeding and cafe.
Liberty costs eternal vigilance" and that
is the price Of success 10 snythiug, The
nearer one comes to performing the work.
the better be will understand II.
A neighbor said bis friend IN the Red
Rock section was farming bis hard sod fiat
over after hsying, rolling 1t firmly, then
sowing timothy aud red-top, and thus gett
ing good stand. l have tried this meth
cd mauy times 10 80 yesrs. but il has 81
ways been failure Ii cuts of the sub
soil water the original grasses are trsns
planted and soon return II is 10 every
way bad. Has anyone msde a success Of
the ipe Eoelish grasses in that wsyp
Professor Cook OF Yale College called TO
see the grass field. and was in time to see
the II year field as We started TO cert it,
1t is wonderful. he said The entire
field was covered with grass eighteen inch
es deep. could give him but two hours.
as we had ten tons OF dry hay to get in,
With a shower ahead and two men out with
the pip. sud only three men-the writer
one OF them. The thermometer was 100
degrees in the shade. and this meant to
strip all extras and 60 at 1t, but in those
two hours the professor learned facts OF &C
lual experience and in turn gave me some
scientific facts OF value. The results In
the II year field show that what is wanted
is q proper water supply and 3 favorable
Temperatures; feed and care will do the
rest. A large smout OF water is not neces
sary. This year my crop had from 2 to 2
~ inches OF water from start 10 iuish.
rhe talk around here OF the old fields was
that they we're not worth cutting. Isl
ways cut my grass when II is In FULL
bloom. send you part OF 226 heads OF
Timothy taken from one foot OF land Oh
July q The average length OF these
heads is over four inches, some OF them
over eight inches long. You will notice
that they are in foil bloom and Of good
form and color.
la review: This season gave over IL
tons to the acre, tue total average being
over FIVE tons. This ought to be satlsfsc
tory, especially in so dry yehr rs this.
In this year OF shortage OF the hay crop
the article BY Mr.. Clsrk on grass growing
ELECTS special interest. II revives the old
summer following OF the fathers and irten
SITES it, Certainly all foul weeds % us,
leave ground that is tnrDed down twenty
times 10 the mouths OF July and August,
and condition d ust slsu come to eucb coil.
The idea OF soWilg timothy and redtop 70
tbickiy twenty eight qnaits al acre lis
sensible, 10 tits closes the gate after oriV
ing the stiff out. Leave qusre ipch OF
unoccupied space In the seeding and It
forms an open gate for an ungelcome visi
TOR to enter. Fertilz'ug meadows with
yarl mature il about the same 81 fcat'e'
ing fowl seed upou The Ind | notice Mr.
CLARK avoids this
Since reading the article IN Question J
have observed more closely my own mead
ows aud fad an abundance Of open space,
more than ia occupied. The qnery rose,
How csn Mr. Clark kind OF grass cnl.ure
withstand drouth when every ioch i. Sc
With three or four pumm2 Toe actual n
suite, &c stated by Mr.. Clark, seem 10
prove th.t hard. b.re tronLd steals sster
rom the GROUND Duch is e. than grow
Ing grass. LIT r.i0 TALL npon meadow
set with i've hundred sprsrs 10 the square
GOT, and 1t Il tsksn mp ~ by sponge.
Let il tsll upon 90 tr iinsry mesdos, and
% uch OF 1t runs away MIR Clark has
proved that meadow bsving no open
pace is q drousbiy season. Many other
'srmefs, ircludiug myself, have proved