The Marshall republican., 1914-01-02

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be- earl: potatoes. frother cholcs
crop would be soybsa1s, ar, re then
perliars 81 to 80 In ,hes apict. caltl.
waiting Them well ane rmcvirg foi
hay about the first OF August, tnef
use the disc making the seed bed IN
the best possible condition aud SOW
the alfalfa as soon thereafter "a Hcil
and weather conditions would justify
We should avoid blowing the grouno
near the time OF fall seeding; this fol
the reason that tho bottom OF the
seed he'd would be so loose that wher
the rains came II would hold n grea
deal OF free water and the soil In tn
winter time being well saturate
would cause the plants to hoayo ou
OF the ground. II might be we'll L.
mention In this connection that whei
the alfalfa has been cultivated durin
tho summc that the last crop shout
be pastured off rather than made int
hay. The p%asturing will pack tn,
soil. diminishing the capacity 70
holding free water. II Is often tn,
case that alfalfa In difficult to cure n
the last cutting and the p%asturlng OF
will also save labor.
II IL often desired TO put In alfalfi
following n wheat crop or other smal
grains that may be either harvcste
or pasturod. N II should be n fiel
OF wheat, II will be necessary IN mo
cases to pillow the ground after IN
wheat is removed. II the wealth,
should happen TO be rather dry
would certainly be advisable to tho
oughly disc the ground M soon afte
the wheat Is cut M II would be 20
Hlble 20 do. Then when the whoi
In removed from tho field. the pillow
ing may be done and In most cas-,
the ground should be disced and tho
cughly rolled with a good land role,
u should be- kept In mind that n hai
row or disc should always follow
smoOth-faccd roller. II Is not d,
sirnble 90 leave the ground In the COZ
dltion m the roller leaves Il. tn
ICED bed must be well compactcd q
explained In another paragraph.
he ground had been seeded TO som
small grain In the spring after havin
Teen plowed II Is usually not nccc
snrly Ia rcplow when the grain come
Off except where the crop might IN,
been pastured. II IL a very generf
rule that tho greater amount OF wof
that can be put on the seed bed bcfoi
lecding the better.
II IL easy TO determine whether
not the soil In acid by using some blu
lltmus paper. This can be don
when the soil IL damp and by placin
! strip OF the paper tightly betwec
'wo hits OF moist dirt, allowing II I
remain from five to ten minutes. an
II there Ia acid IN tho soil the litmu
paper VIII turn q pink color. III
condition OF soil acidity may be CO.
roctod by the application OF lime {
rornd Limestone. II " usual
recommended where air-slacked lin
is used that from one To two IONS p,
acre should be applied. II tho al
Stacked lime In used n should be pr
On the ground after the blowing
done and well worked into the surfae
OF the soil at least from two TO fou
weeks ahead OF seeding. Grgun
limestone IL usually preferred tSino
L may be applied much according I
ones convenience. From | to 4 or
tons per acre IL recommended wher
the ground limestone Ii used. Their
are several companies putting on
this product-one at Carthage. one 6
Ash Grove. n at Elsberry and on.
at Rochcport, This usually sells q
800 per ton In car lots on tho trac
at the quarry. II is usually apple
by u lime distributor or a manu-
spreader,, When a manure spreade
IL used some should be place
on the bottom to prevent the lin,
stone from sitting through and a
even distribution can DO secured |
this way. The lime distributor
really the beat, aud since lining doe
rot mood TO be done often Il woul
seom that several n%eishbors couI
well own this machine In partnership
In some places In rettis county W
believe II would DO we'll to inoculat
! the soil but In most parts OF the cour
ty the soil In NO doubt already inoe,
lated very well, In all eommunitis
where sweet clover grows by th
roadside Il will be found that the n,
: jacent fields are inoeulated us n
bacteria necessary for alfalfa an
sweet clover are the same. Comm,
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