Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-08-12
IMPORTANCE OF INT NSE CULT
VATlON.
Mr.. CLARK REVIEWS HIS LATER ExPERI-
MENTS.

Mr.. Editor: had hoped 10 give you
some points on my this years grass crop
while it was growing, but time prevent
ed. The early spring was cold and dry
so that the use of fertilizers was not a.
effective as it would otherwise have
been. In fact, while later ON we had
plenty of rain. il was SO cold that the
grass crop of the entire eastern aud
northern sections is, As whole, rather
light. Too many depend on the Lord To
make a crop without aid
Some changes in nv field gave me
IA - acres ON which used SOS worth
OF fertilizer; little less than Sl6 worth
per acre OF >3.2j per ton of hay produc-
ed. The total product was l2S.S14
pounds. Five acres of the field was bad
" washed by a clOudburst the last of
August. This was seeded the 10th OF
september, which gave but little time to
cultivate. acereate and renew the soil.
This portion of the field produced but
= - tons % the acre. and one acre, in
a shady orchard, produced but little over
= tons. Is acres produced l0,94I
pounds; 1 ii acres 10, l34; , - acres.
new Sown. ~. l07 pounds and IS OF an
acre yielded ll.>jO pounds, or AT the rate
of 1881 pounds 20 the acre. This field
has been seeded Is years and Is iirsr
crops and L second crods. total of lO2
tons. taken from one seeding. On one
section of j-S OF an acre the yield was
>.J4J pounds or at the rate of 1852
pounds 10 the acre. These two sections,
rs and IS. or a total of - acres, gave
over 10 tons 10 the first crop and for a
second crop | hope for from 1 TO tons
more.
These two sections are natural grass
land with clay, gravel. hardpan soil. just
grade enough TO carry oil the water from
the surface. moist, not under-drained.
no vegetable matter, cold, wet, unpro-
ductive. That was its record. Land
that will carry SubSoil water is wanted.
Man provides the rest. The cost of pro-
ducing a ton of hay on this kind OF land
is less than -. or less than 81 per ton in
the barn. On an experimental piece OF
one half acre, which was cut up with
the Double Action Cutaway Harrow,
having been seeded two years, taken up
Sept. l, 1901. and seeded Il days later,
the product was 4.Sl0 pounds, or at the
rate of 9,G2O pounds per acre.
As above stated, the total yield from
the IA j-S acres was l2S,SI4 pounds OF
well cured hay. have the exact cost
Of ton OF dry hay including fertilizer,
spreading, cutting, curing and putting
into the barn. which is S4.9J. | call II
= per ton. Seven acres of this was
seeded from the 10th To the 18th of Sep
tember, 1901. when it should have been
seeded September /, 1901, and would
have given a better crop. The total
yield of the seven acres of newly seeded
ground was 46,6II pounds, 9 months
from the day of seeding, and that under
very uufayorable circumstances.
This is conclusive evidence to me that
if we want 70 grow grass we had better
sow grass. and if wheat, rye or any other
grain, We had better SOW them by them
selves 10 get success, for il is certain
that proper grass stand cannot be OBJ
tanned with any other crops. Ny grass
crop this year confirms, more fully
possible, three things grass should
always be sown by itself, that Timothy
and Red Top in equal parts are correct,
and that intense cultivation is absolutely
necessary to succeed. The outlook this
wear for second crop is good. am
now sowing the fertilizer for that crop.
iertilize for every crop and use one
third each of bone, muriate of potash
and nitrate of soda, as per directions in
my grass circular.
The truth of my statements IN re-
lation to grass culture has often been
questioned. To all such questioners |
would say the facts which have found
are truly beyond what any of us wou d
have thought possible to obtain 20 years
ago, but nevertheless my statements are
true and those who come here and eX-
anime for themselves, and there are hun
dredS of them, 60 away convinced OF
the fact. | have personally answered
more than 10000 letters and sent out
more than 10000 circulars concerning
this grass culture in the last two years.
have enough circulars on hand yet,
and TO all who would like my experience
and will send two-cent stamp l Will
send a circular, and cheerfully answer
any questions they wish to ask, or II
they wish TO come here will cheerfully
give them my time and any information
possible This is no toy. You would
not think so if you had stood by me
while pitching ON " of the 66 loads that
were put in the barn ON the llth of July.
Naina Earmar