The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-06-18
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10 TIE Tnbarr Fsfnti TO- April ls ,he
sfilsr Of This sriicle called attention 10 .
vest lick 10 the asirT ehsis. Tits wrsk
ness is seeb In very common, sad 10
many esaes rfslly serious. decline 10 ,hs
prodnctireue. Of the pssiurea Where "
hs. made suy considerable degrees "a Pre-
gre. this declioe involres one. or mere
thsn one. o, TIRES evils. Thee are ID .
snallss nomber al COWS than The isrm
shoald msiuisin must be hep, during The
warm weather; on % the crops from the
coliivsted hsld. mast b. ahdnly drawn
upon 10 help oni The pastures or tr) more
srsin ~ net be poicbase3 Tor sumner use
than the farmer oushi TO be required TO
bay. 10 soy Of ihese cases there !. either
failure TO obisin The msasnre Of pfofii
ths, should be secured or else too much
moi ey is paid tor ~hst sbouli bsve been
produced 90 tbe Land. II only ie# cous
,rc kept tbs profit mus, be smsll II y
l.rser herd IL kept and the cultivated
fields are extensively dfssn upoo 10 faro
ish food Tor summer nee the owner elm
ply pays Paul by robbi0R Peter. For iost
% lbs extent tbst the pradues Of these
Odds j. nssd 10 snurHrf IA 10. ~ liable
qutiiss Of - 4ttti.t tn ~!uisr fsedins di
uipi bed Inis course easble the farmer
10 keep more cows than he otbsrsise could
keep 10 the summer snd compeIs tin to
keep a smaller nun Der iu the Water tbsp
heo1cl % bsye. II instead OF relying
upga nesdows, he pnrchuses grain TO
o. tlGt.ia large herd ia the san Ger. he 10
obliged to psy on, money which mus, be
secnred bs tue sale Of something from the
farm. Ia any cas- decline 10 the qusnti
~ or the quality Of The produce Of the
pastures mesos q decrease 10 the prod,
which the d.iiy part OF The farm business
may be f.irls expected to yield.
AL this seems vsty plain. 1t will prob
ably meet With general acceptance. Be
csuse II isto clear vhen put ito words
some readers nay Think that the truths 10
volved hase been empbssiz a more strong
ly than was necessary. Rot the condition
OF the pastures 10 the older settled psits
OF the couutry and the apparent iodifisr
enoe OF The overs TO their decline seem to
call for q sonewhss positive tts,enent OF
the case.
TIE evils tbs, have cen noted will nev
er cure themselves. This Is not all. Ia
less something is done 10 check the down
ward tendency, things will keep erowipg |
worse as time goes on. II improvement lie
desired it must DO worked for, and the
sooner efi,fts FIR beIterment are PIT forth |
the IN ore satisfactory sill be The results.
10 a considerable extent The remedial
TO be taken will depend upon
the character and condition Ct thu pseiure
With wbich ole has 80 desl The cor,4e OF
The evil eboold &c. got lie appropriate
means for its cure
II the lessened focd produc. oi The pes
lures is due 10 the suoplsnting Of grses
by bushes aud shruba 1t is plsin th,t the
drst step needed i, 10 clear The lspi Of
these intruders. IL some cases il n, ~ be
8! TO allow part u TIE l.ture TO r,ystl
10 iorett. but Whatever was designed fot
pasture should have oaly saoush tees to
urnish shade. There Is no use 10 trying
o grow grass and bushes IL ths same
place st the same time II such an Effort
. made the bushes will slsays sin.
II the pasture has declined because OF
be filing up oil nstcrsl or prlf lal drains
be remedy will be foand IL setting Q a the
orplas water. OF course. where pasture
and IL cheap AID sbundsnt no elaborate
ysten OF drainage can be made profitable.
,.lle NIX on the water courses will prove
e'""i len H..
Another end almost nulvsrsal eau Q OF
he & 0! inc OF pastures which are not 10
stiri4ctcry condition is found in the fact
bat year after year. for lor2 PERIOD, the
rodnce Of the soil bss been removed and
20 ieiii zinR material has been applied.
|l1wly / III scr " the quantity OF syai'stle
liant food 10 the coil bias been diminished.
10, only this, bnt while the process OF de
ie;ion has been gong on the condition Of
he rr aud hos been steadily crossing
acre aIi more unfavorsble TO the growth
{ rls.ta. 10 many cases The soil has be o
oe.c hard tha, the grass roots cannot
epetiate II to ottiio fool which IL con
,ire 4 which they could use II II we're
~ cir resch
r., t. lssction OF the conditions last rot
q IT, fplicsiion Of ferhl clog material
od ~ steeh!rg up OF the soil are indicss
Z. r. io,ru'r is imperative. The lat
q i iastiv desi,sble. To greater or
Z H. . txsrtt 'eeefdipa may slso hs re
air. II tore is an scid contiib o OF
bes !: - sr,t ic4tipn 4 elskei lime will
g oil .tl.. f. L. addition TO this Q |.
ommsr isi tern =, preferably one pre-
sftt IA special reference 10 the needs
I iht fr4ss crop, shonld be used. II nee
ssarf. hsrdwood ashes o,n be snbstitut
iot tbs lime. sod even Tor the fer'i izsr.
al tie sitter lnete,isls ere 10 be Preferred.
o mot cases the use o. bsrn U pars 10
Of Of Tie question. TDis, bscsuss - the
ns and labor that would be reqaired o
pply IL so far from the barn. aud also be
snse al Of this m,terisl ihs. can he CD
.insd il urgently needed 10 tns cntiVs,ed
eide. Ia connection siih the use ~ Ter