Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-03

!; AGRICULTURE
Cultivation Of New Land.
FRANKLIN Williams, in bulletin OF
the united States Department of Agri
culture, relative to the cultivation Of
new land, says:
The quantity of roots remaining in
the ground after it has been cleared
Is always surprising. No matter what
clearing method has been pursued or
now carefully it has been done, the
plow will discover an aggravatingly
large number Of roots. When stumps
are pulled out by machinery many
more roots are removed than by any
otner method. But even in machin.
ery'cleared land the ground will still
De full OF roots. mostly small, it is
true.
IN blowing new land a good, steady,
strong span Of horses is of the first
Importance. Horses that are fast or
fractions will not answer. They will
1ret the plowman. break the pillow,
ana Druise their shoulders. With q
spirited team, even though nothing is
broken or injured, it is hard to do
eooo work. II the plow is drawn rap.
lazy 1t Is quite impossible to guide it
closely and avoid stumps and roots.
After the winter season of compare.
tive idleness horses should not be put
10 blowing new land. Their shoulders
nave grown tender from disuse and
should be first gradually toughened in
ola land; moreover, some OF their &C.
cumulated energy should thus be
worked of.
oxen preferable to horses.-For
plowing new ground oxen are prefer.
able to horses. They are steadier and
stronger. Formerly in breaking new
iano II was common occurrence to
see several yoke of oxen attached to
one strong plow; and they did yoe-
man service. Now, in this age OF
hurry and rush, the slow, plodding
OK mas been forced to give way to the
raster horse, and when new ground is
to be plowed unfortunately the OK is
seldom at hand.
There are several patterns Of plows
made especially for new-ground work.
These grub plows, however, while
strong and handy, are not essential.
ANY standard pillow with a good cutter
properly and securely adjusted will do
good work.
Cut roots that stop the plow.-When
blowing new land always have a mat
took conveniently fastened to the plow
handles, and cut all roots that do not
break. When the pillow becomes
nung" In roots it is better to cut it
loose than to back and pull out. The
root that stops the plow will inter.
tere with cultivation and the same
root. unless severed, will occasion this
annoyance for several successive sea.
sons. In blowing new land it is well
70 make haste slowly" Leave no
sklps. Turn continuous furrow. The
time saved in cultivating the crop,
together with the increased harvest.
Will more than pay for the pains
taken.
The second season the plow burrows
should be run at right angles to those
OF the first. II these two plowings
are thoroughly done, the ground will
be completely broken and subdued.
II the land is very stumpy it will be
quite difficult to level down for plant.
Ing purposes. When the stumps are |
too thick for the old.fashioned A har-
row to be used heavy brush or cult |
vator. run opposite to the way the |
land was plowed. will answer fairly
we'll. When the land is not too
stumpy, or the stumps are cut very
low. the spring-tooth harrow will do
excellent work. The teeth will bound
over stumps and roots that are fast
and comb out great many that are
loose or broken. II the roots are plen.
Eiful. and they usually are, many OF
hem will have to be removed. With
IN improved adjustable spring.tooth
narrow. many OF the loose roots may
,e combed out and windrowed and
hen burned or hauled of.
In bringing new land under cultiya.
ion. cultivate for several successive
seasons or until all roots are thorough.
Y broken and all foul vegetation COM
'letely destroyed. II cultivated for
'nly one year and then seeded down
IT lett idle any number of rootss and
small bushes will revive and start into
enewed life.
The Growing Of Sugar Beets.
The sugar beet is not very particu-
ar as tn the soil in uhich II urovo |