The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-19
DR. GRAVATT'S
ADDRESS
HOw il Impressed Cur Cores.
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ORIGlNAl FARMING OBSERVATIONS


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good rh"uIN ,i' lar a. ii went hut land'
chan r.. ana t''@ I'-irr IMAM mon. W hA'
was cN.rii'hi hlnd Tor clover tom years
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NOT ih hih'. h"i l'"iil i- }" ,H'' L. i'
-.td 'il'' up "'lnlIi'IiN' hr N'hI l-
i'.h enough '' '''"E any '"l"e 'I..'
grove '' '''7 -''. ''I. 'l S''',''i ',i 'il''
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'l hriHi'l "' ''' son nos 'N'S''i'S '' 'n,
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iii- ~ .linr wac ''iI''is A'l'll'A "i l"'
'om"r". ~ i"r barn iHIi l'rtil'1'i y.
pu' "i'" '' ''''l d" I'''"' - ''' ''7 '''s'',l
.iH"A g"'.. l"'h "-"'"' we @'"'l
iIr nrru- ol our crops AoH- li' ill'' "'
NpIh, we WI" i' pT"H,u u. HAl ID "ui
'a'l'eI~ thit" doNh tu' "i'l burrows
ana tiru ran 'ui''"'or' ana 'i'l
ihIrM nl'h l.i' '''f. i'i'l"I.I i"r'"N =,
ana thch 'spht ONT the mindless ana
tneh another 't'liNal"r running ana
theirupou ana thereafter u"iiheu lh'iI
sunday "r,t' Iiiciird up "id jennie anu
attended an "i 'lr lFo'r'''''d NEE lllg7
'n dIlNiH- "l, ,'.'',' '' 'N.'f S''' 1"" Y,'-
-ul-lon,ai'u '',S 'o '''''''l'''' u'''N '''i,l'1
puiiN- 'ii".. Il poor ''" l'''"e N'"''''
'poor Wta'hr Mhat WofN-nr Url''r'
uo Wprk-oi ldIliir>@ + @Ni'ltrd upohAou-
oi course was tll' cause u y poor
crop followed. 4 cut'and. diled inlr
VIII NOT 40 l"l tine ei"ai itrller i'
particular. lha' i l"sl lle point.
u one Iuiliihs z ol your 'u' 'Nal"T j. not
enough. run II again ana agah 1our
crop ls hungry, ired IL. do not let the
grass have all that there is Dpreclons ht-
tle nt best IN TINS ~ectionl to lToduce.
plant lie. ana after the disposition oi
the grass, mix up That plant lood Tor the
yOungliug roots. Ike lltilr lactlals reach
ing out in every direction hungry and
begglng Tor food. Give them all that
there b., Tor patience SAKE ana not Iorce
them To- statv' ON what ~ iinnediateli
around tne mothrf gram Wh'fr painted
Dame Nature is Jus, 'is hlhu al'i seeming
~ lust as tliahAihi lor your h'ip III ilr
lshlng her baby plant me as a real
mother IN the nesh' She VIII ii"
her part ana more. but you are
expected 20 Use uoG-Sllen lht'lil2eiire
and thlnk Tor yourself, thlnk specillraliy
rs to the iand ana thecroPNon are ""rk'
lng, ana WolH' rom every 'l'S "l your
noe you WIN receive "Ilie H"Hh ''ir
baby stalA "l corn Ilehilhg "iiegraSs al
day ana Wlre-gfasS ana cutNoIlns com,
bned all night. b'eah up 'it ciohS ana
let what iOpd thrfe may pr Itu 'il1
stockings. hlll the grass greedy ana
nave luou' Inc son ~ NOT we l'"u; il"
son ls oul 'lr reli'S'lUt9' ''. me" "'.''''uS,
Tor the plant ZOO IL plahl roo'7 ''tn
not reach the i"3d' OF i grass E'ts tuelr
snare "hal ~ 'ht koUu VI lla' l',s ''''
1000 at ai,i iry 'hls ]. you "a"t ~ see
what WORK Wlh 40. Next i'il seiect Il
piece oi land tnot the poorest you nave ol
coursel, say, an acre, plough IL We'll III
FEBRUARY, rtplough IL ana theh open
your rows checked X D. IN the'roSSllg
place n iorklul oi good manure ana
cover It. Al plahilHE tiIIie' W9rk UP ll'9
hills four cuops 10 ea'll WIN 10 anu
plant your corn 10 not "alu lor tn'
grass To hide 1t before you WORK II. NO
right at 1t and run that cultlVator e'cu
way and twice each way II once Is not
sufficient. See that the Iand IL kept SOFT
that is the point TIE roots must nave
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