The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
cultivation Of New land

OI New and
tho , %nniln Williams, in bulletin of
sne united States Department :, Aor ~
new , e. relative to the cultivation of
new land, says: A VI
Ihe quantity Of roots REMAINING :,
,a e slound after 1t has been cleared
- always surprising. No matter gba,
ealhs method has been nprsuad -
~, carefully 1t has been done the
p pow VIII discover an aggravaTingIy
+4As 80 number OF roots. When etnmns
a1e pulled out by machinery mapv
ie roots are removed than NV ony
o o method. But even in machIn.
-cieated land the ground will stilI
true. siAail' II Is
- pio"ing new land a good, steady
Stiohs span OF horses is of The hrsi
inpoit lance. Horses that are las, or
ilactlous Will not answer. They viii
the plOwman, break the pIow
anu prulse their shoulders. Win a
spiiIleu team, even though nothng l.
oioAeh or injured, IL Is haro IN do
soou Work. IL the pillow is drawn ran.
ioly II Is quite Impossible 10 GUIDE n
e'1seiy ana avoid stumps and roots.
after the winter season OF comDara.
1--WE luleness horses should not ue mi
W plo"Ihg new land. Their shoulders
ua grown tender from disuse and
nnoulu be hrst gradually toughened IN
ola land; moreover, some OF their &C.
cunulated energy should thus be
worked OF.
oxen preferable to horses-For
pioWlng new ground oxen are prefer.
aDie 10 horses. They are steadier and
stronger. Formerly in breaking new
land 1t was common occurrence m
see several yoke of oxen attached TO
one strong plow; ana 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 al hand.
There are several patterns Of plows
made especially for new.ground work.
These grub pIows, 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
plowing new land always have a mat
took conveniently fastened to the pillow
handles, and cut all roots that do not
break. When the pillow becomes
hung In roots II is better to cut 1t
loose than TO back and pull out. The
root that stops the pillow will inter.
fere with cultivation, and the same
root, unless severed, will occasion this
annoyance for several successive sea.
sons. In blowing new land 1t is well
to make haste slowly" Leave NO
skips. Turn a 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 pillow burrows
should be run at right angles to those
OF the first. If these two plowings
are thoroughly done, the ground will
be completely broken and subdued.
If 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 a heavy brush or cult
vator, run opposite to the way the
land was plowed. will answer fairly
well. When the land is not toe
stumpy, or the stumps are cut very
low. the spring-tooth harrow will dc
excellent work. The teeth Will bound
over stumps and roots that are fast
and comb out a great many that are
loose or broken. II the roots are plen
tiful, and they usually are, many o.
them will have to be removed. VIII
an improved adjustable spring.tootf
harrow. many of the loose roots may
be combed out and windrowed anC
then burned or hauled on.
In bringing new land under cultiVa
tion. cultivate for several successive
seasons or until all roots are thorough
" broken and all foul vegetation com
pletely destroyed. II cultivated FOL
only one year and then seeded dowr
or left idle any number of roots anc
small bushes will revive and start lntC
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