St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-27
TWO. e ] THINGS !! ! Z 10 DO.

Many farmer1 do not know the In
portance OF fall-plowing their Ian
! in preparation for next years CROP
and In this neglect they simply Great
"A No. 1" home for all manner o
insects to hibernate In through tn,
winter. Cut worms, wire worm
and all manner Of our most common
insects raise and live in protecte.
places, under dead grass. weeds
around stumps, etc. and when ",
turn the land In the fall we are pait
double fold.
|. By turning under all grass
stalks, weeds and other trash we ge1
from its decay lots Of vegetable mat.
ter which in turn liberates Other
plant food that would not have been
IN an available form. When the soil
remains in a loose, mellow condition
being better suited to the develop
ment OF the root system of plants.
2. The land is in better condition
to plant in the spring, as it will
freak up free from clods. Then the
crop comes up and grows OH faster.
thereby saving cost In cultivation.
3. When land is broken up in the
fall the raw sub-soil is turned uI
where the frost, sun and. air can get
to 1t and change raw and unsoluab]s 2
plant-food into soluble plant-food
thereby giving the same results as
moderate application of commercial
fertilizer would give.
So just now let every farmer give
lis attention to fall blowing. When
the crops are gathered and the cat
tie and hogs eat up the waste, turn
the land good and deep, and leave
It Just so. Do not harrow, as the
frost and other forces Of nature can
get at their work better.
Another thing so badly needed is
the removal of the trees and etumps
from the fields. Trees and stumps
arc expensive. They tar you every
year many dollars. They cause you
to lose much valuable time and hard
labor in plowing and hoeing around !,
them, and then you are paying taxes |
on them to boot.
You can take out an average sized |
stump at a cost of Is cents, not |
your labor, and small
stumps will not cost SO much. Now
let us see how long It will take the
space where the stump stood to pay
you back for your money and trouble.
An average size stump will, with its
side roots, take up at least five to
tx feet each way, or about seven hills
If corn. and II they made one ear
sach would be at least one-fifteenthl
Dushel, which at 80 cents per bushel
s 6 cents. Two years is IL cents.
It costs you at least 5 cents each
rear to cultivate" these stumps,
which gives you 20 cents. throwing
n all the better plowing you can do
md the cussing you will not use.
1ou pay up fully in two years; and
hink how much you will save in
.fter years.
/ am going to start up q stump
ampafgn and am going to help you
4 every way possible. | can tell you
.hen to get dynamite, will order it
or you and not charge you anything
Or my trouble. Then IL you do not
now how to use 1t I will come to
our farm and show you by blasting
few stumps out.
Let every farmer who wishes tc
uild up his farm and make It In
rease In value start fight on those
tumps. Take four or five acres and 1
ct the stumps out and turn back an6
low good and deep, and then take
his for your demonstration plot with
le. 1t will not cost very much to-
ct enough dynamite. Then II you
ill plant and cultivate this by the
to b given later you will