Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-02

= niass 81 green vegetable mott.
saaies the soil so complptej,. ttii"'.rf la:
ehi IS impaired To the s,,,i ~ hel-
ssouIce alone through the form. 'uat
lulilus and nltrateS. II c3ru,, o.'"A of
1 ,.ie,. Oh me Fertility of the SOIL "N.
y,~l,aS,. N"ih VIII he returned .ie
proper time for decoupns;t al J1'
greatest tax ON the soil is ,.I." Tile
natures ITS seed. The leaves a'.f IL crop
% young crop are comnog,I ''',lkN
@! water. which induces ranij 5a. largely
lon AFTER the crop is plowpd ma '''N-
tne sHadIhg OF the soil and fb. 'al
ton Or loss of fertility by lns.i ELL
4fGeiE IN favor of planting sg,.. l.. ],
o. crop during the late summer fl., h''a
I'll VI "uS 5litaSe as green mauur a.
SOILS should be covered with SAN Ail
iu summer even weeds bonn, So -.'|jh
II they are plowed under and .n '''r
allowed to produce seed, A''
hhefe are also other crops rI., ....
A4lllet Is Il rapld-gr0Wiug crnn .-r ~,
reach good height IN time a.. .t
under before frost. II can h. ..,-
haX Ill sixty days after seeding ..
nun maturity IS not desired H.
maturing farmers will be under Boo ...,.
cations TO the frost or ruirs r
III that respect. Buckwhcat ais. ...t
well for the purpose. aud u r4f<-....
oats and peas sown very tIt.Ir.
setller, creates d dense mass of ..,.
material Tor manming Evan 1.r.-..
radlSheS or turnips will anstnr ,f
expense OF seed is not too cosllt T
COW pea IS an excellent plant fal. .r,t.
ing under. and is extensively u.'l ".
the south. The sofa bean is Recommend
ed by some, and Hungarian grass s,r.,,,.
so rapidly as to even prevent wool. rn',,
getting start. One advantage If ~
green manurial crop is that tIe t.,j
should cost but little, and outside of MA
preparation of the soil for the seed h,l,
little labor Is required, as such crnps .s,,
he grown without cultivation. ami r1~
be plowed under at any stage of growth
which permits of avoiding loss lat. in
the fall when the weather begins lo a,r
cold
The cost to the land is not IN Ill.,. ,.ra
duction of the stalks. but in ALLOWING ,
crop to mature and in sowing the rr1as
for plowlng under. therefore, they .,13Ii
never be allowed to produce seed Dcu...
shade Is an object to be sought. and thick
growth should also be desired. In turn,
ing the materials under with the. rln,. fl
is well to then harrow just enough IN
seed the land to rye or crimson clover A,
winter crop, to lee plowed uudc9 .Er
next spring. An application of from rnp
to twenty bushels Of lime on aDdS fI.,t
have been supplied with green matter is
highly beneficial. as the action uf ,he
caustic lime on the vegetable substances
causes chemical decomposition tu take
place in the soil, through the action Of
vegetable acids. and the rains assist in
the processes 10y bringing down and ada.
ing the stronger nitric acid. AlouaArr
the benefits To be derived from the green
manuring depends not alone ON the
amount of material added. hut also to
the various changes effected from -h.
mutual union and decomposition of ,c11-
table and mineral substances. August is
an excellent time for seeding down I'D
kinds of grass crops on sandy soils. ryo,
clover not being exempt. Land that has
been given a green manurial crop always
responds well the next SeaSon.-phialel-
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