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Hints For Improving Soil And Stock

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
February
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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1. AU lands on which tho clover, o other grasses aie grown, must eithnr ííp.vo lime i it naturaiiy, or tho mineral mus h& artificially s -pplied; it niattors bu little whethor it be aupplind in tlie form of stone lime, oyster lime, or marl. 2. A permanent iniproveinent in lanc must looli to limo as lts Dasis. 8. Lantls -,- lich have Doun long in oultivation will be wnefiied by tho application of tlift pliospiirtts of lime, and it is liniinport"ut whether the difici3ncy bo suppliod in the fonu of bo "io-ciust, utao, native phosphp.to of ':ime, corapo3ed of fish, ashes, ov tlxat of oyster bíicU limo, or marl, if the landi r.cod limiag also. 4. No lar'd can bo jreeorVed in a high state of feitility, unlesa olovoí and the grasses aro cnltivated iu tlia coiirse of rotation. 5. Mold is indispensable to evepy soil ; aníahoalthy supyly can alone bo proserved through tho ou'tiva+ion of clover and tho grasses, tlie tarning in of green orops, or by the applioat:ou of compost zich in the elom3r.'.s of mold. 6. All tl'o-iü'rhly conoeiúrated animal manures aro iucroaaed in value, and their benefits prolonged, bv their admisture ■with salt, or piaster, or pulverizod oharcoal. 7. Deep plowing greatly improvea the productivo powers of evsry kind of soil that is not '.ei. 8. Subsoiiing süuuu l?nd, that is, land that is not wet, eLaineiitlyoonduoesto iaerease pro.luetion. 9 AU wot iaiid should be drained. M)i All gr.iir. cropa should be harvested tefora the grii is thoioughly ripe. IL. Clovor as woll a the grasae? intendeer- fat hay, should b-T mowcd when in blooni, or bofore fully ripe. 12. Saudy lsnds caá be effectuálly imprred by öln.y. Wbon sucb land rcfjuires liming or marling, the lime or marl is most beuefioially appliod when made into oompost with day. 13. The ohopping or grinding of grain, or steaming of roots to be fed to stoo!:, operates as sadng of it least twontyfive por oont. 14. To ruanure or linie lands which need draining, is to throw manure, lime, end labor away. 15. Shallow plowing will impoverish the soil while it deoreases producida, and oventually it becomea quite exluuiated. One ijich doeper plowiug will inoroase tbo product one per cont. Think ■whftt a sum that wouli b( in cori alone. 10. By stabücg; or sh.-Jtering stook throup;li the winter, a saviug of onefourth the ibod muy bo effeotïi - that U, one-fouith less food wïll ".newer than ■when euoh stoel is exposed to the iaolememaos ot' the TveKthor, Tho iiuportnnce of fairs 13 mïsunderstood. 'J.iiey teach others what improvements are takini plaae in tL :orld. High farming w not ornamenta! farmiug - it is deep plowiin} and inorea.jed manuring. 'i'hat ia -.ybat payj the greatest profit. llis aoalycis of soila and orops teaohes us '..'hat the laads uead. Who ever heard of a erop sufferiuy feo_a drought iu a iiolJ weü-draiaed and siibBoiled, eay two feet deap? The atmosphere given out i te moisture in subsoiled land, and koeps the ciops growing. Look t suoh land and S2e ults, compared ■rith shallow piüwing. Many men have a, better farm under tho oue they plouh than that on tho surfaoe. Oats ncvér lodge on land where they can get soluble silex to inal-e Btrone straw. They can not get it in shailow plcnghed land that has been long in use. Tvo dollars an acre will give hiiu plfiiity of sol-..bl silex, lío matter what the sub-soil is, it will be benefited if it is dry by sub-aoiling. Hilltops ar benafite.l by sub-soiling and draining, f'or it Iets in the air. It uiakes orops earlier, and thus thtjy eseape the frost. Sandy soil, though not benefited as muoh as hard -pan land, is still susceptibla great iinprovcmeiit.

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Michigan Argus