The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 19, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural
Clods in The Corn Field
They Are an Incubus to tl
Farmer and This Artie
Tells How to Deal Wi
Them.
Hitr croos of corn and clods a
never found in the same fielt
Wlule the clod has in it all t
elements of fertility necessa
for the development of the coi
they are locked up so complete
that the corn roots are utter
unable to reach them. Not on
that, but clods in the corn fie
prevent the corn roots from g*
tfnn hold of fertility that won
otherwise be available, and. ^t
further, hv the too ereat admi
sion of air, dry out the soil.
Whether the farmer has clot
and a short crop of corn or i
olods and a large crop depenc
almost, altogether on the jud
ment which he exercises in pr
paring the seed bed.The man wl
plows his ground, or even disks
wet, if it has much clay in
invites clod formation. He i
iiowever, often obliged to plo
his ground when it is somewh
wettish for he cannot alwa
keep the plow off of it till ide
conditions prevail. If he folloi
immediately with the harrow 1
oan avoid this formation ai
prepare an ideal seed bed. If I
tails to do so, under favorab
conditions, clods will form
three or four hours which cann
he reduced or broken up unt
after a rain, which may not con
for weeks. Meanwhile his chanc
for a stand of corn, or of full d
velopment of even the stand i
does secure, have gone glin
mering.
It is to prevent this clod fci
mation that we have been so insi
tent this year that our reade
who are putting corn in on co
ground should disk their land b
fore plowing. Once more v
point out the reason for it: Wii
the dry southwest wind whi<
frequently occurs at this seas*
of the year, the loss of moistu
111 the exposed field is very grei
much greater than the farm
imagines. As the moisture evaf
rates from the field the particl
of <. artli are pulled together, ai
if the land is heavy great crac
form. It it is not disked or pio'
^d up, the large sections bre
lip into clods, and, being nio
fully exposed to the air, eai
particular piece pulls togeth
and we have a hard clod in
very few hours. We have se<
very hard clods form in gum
land in four hours after expose
ro a strong southwest wind.
Wnat, then,does the disking d
hhrst., and mainly, it forms
lirt mulch on the surface, whi
prevents this evaporation
moisture and hence prevents el
formation. You will not find ai
cracks in a well cultivated co
field, no matter how dry it m
be. Why? These cracks are a r
suit of the shrinking or puili
together of the masses of earl
just as the cracks in a piece
furniture are the result of tl
drying out of that furniture o
der furnace or steam heat or tl
heat of the sun. The forming of
dry dirt mulch before plowii
stops this clod formation, ai
when it is afterwards plowed
turns up mellow, triable ai
loose, and a very little harrowii
will make a good seed bed. Ther
ore, do not plow your corn-sta
I Department. <
ground when it is wet; and if it i
is wettish or wetter than you like, ?
then immediately follow with the <;
harrow. , i
1C
I 1 he question then arises: Af |
ter the mistake is made how can t
th we rectify it? Some farmers use r
a tlat roller. This is better than f
nothing, but after all it is a very <
inefficient instrument for gettiim
re rid of clods.The most that can t)e 1
If- said for it is that it is better than t
he the harrow. The harrow will roll '
ry over these clods, turn them over, i
reduce thetn a little, but that is t
Iv all than can oesaid. The smooth i
ly roller will press them into the t
Iv earth and crack them ; but in do (
Id ins; so it wastes moisture, and in i
-*t cise of high winds encourages i
Id {blowing. The ordinary clod v
ill 'smasher is better than the roller. 1
C IP n In fn t\a iionil Inf 1 f I
'C I H n luuri in U\J un untrii, 101. n .
be the corrugated roller, or what 1
Is is sometimes called the disk roll t
no er. This splits the clods instead
Is of merely pushing them into the t
g- earth, and besides this leaves the i
e soil surface ridged, so as to avoid t,
ho loss by blowing. No roller is of r
it any use whatever in a wet sea p
it, ?on; but we do not know of any s
in, better implement on the farm f
w than the disk roller, where a per- e
at feet seed bed is desired. t
ys The best way to deal with clods v
al is not to encourage their forma- t
*a tion, and this on the ordinary "
no farm can be done by the methods l
id we have outlined. There is no
he need of having a cloddy field ex- ^
le cept under very exceptional cir- *
iu cumstances; as, for example, >
ot where cattle have been allowed t
il to tramp down a clay field when
?ie it was wet. ?
es Bear in mind that you cannot c
e have a cloddy field and either a ^
he ar\f\f1 a + anrl r\ r u hi ry nr/in f ha aatvia I
Pswv/vi r,v?*uv? VI n u.ftUivpvuc naiur
n year. Better spend two weeks f
additional time in getting the <
?r- seed bed ready before planting.? t
8- Dr. Henry Wallace, in Wallace's I
T8 Farmer. f
rn , _ , t
Happenings in (ieorgia I
rh t
;h I
on As Chronicled by "Former '
re Lancasterian"?The Auto- '
at' mobile the Farmer's Bete
e r I
Noir-Greene and Gaynor
>o- J
ffl having a Good Time in
id Macon Jail?-Other Matks
ters.
w i
k
re Mr. Kditor: ? In our omnium ,
ch cations to your valuable paper,
er we usually make some mention
n of toe weather in these parts,
en We had about decided to "cut
bo outk' sending the weather report,
re but when we have weather mi
April almost hot enough to cook
o? an egg in the sand along some of |
a our country roads and weather (
eh in May cold enough almost to |
of freeze ice-cream without a
od freezer, we must say that it "do
ly seem to us" to ho the strangest
rn weather we ever saw.
ay To day is the first day of a
e- three days' automobile meet in '>
ng our city. Our citv has over an 1
th, hundred automobiles and a numof
her of them are here from other ?
lie points. Beautifully decorated ,
o and filled with jolly parties they
he make a beautiful procession.
a Some interesting races are to
ug take place down at the race track jr
id this afternoon and the grand)
it. stand will be tilled with anxious |
id spectators every day. For they 1
ig "more than go" to Pee horse races, '
e automobile races and base-ball >
Ik games in this old town of ours.
Don't have any Sunday base ball
)r races, though. No indeed, this
a too nice a town for that. Her
;wenty five or more churches are
veil nigh tilled every Sunday
md we think our city is not
juite bo bad as some we have
ead about.
Speaking of automobiles, if
here ever was an article that got
'cussed" good and strong this
same aforesaid automobile is one
)f'em. And the ones that do the
'cussiti" are the farmers who
lave to meet the pesky things in
;he middle of the road, with a
'wild" mule or horse. The mule
md the automobile simply can't
nuke friends, there's nothing do
ng at all. And we are inclined
;o sympathise with the farmer
'especially, as we have no auto
nobile) for they are almost a
luisance to some of the farmers,
vhose mules and horses have
lever gotten accustomed to the
loisv. strong smelling things.
Jut we have not, to progress, in
his progressive ace.
Atlanta is pulling strong for n
>ig exposition in 11)10. l'hey are
ip against, a big proposition, bin
hey go after things with a determnation
that usually wins and I
juess we might as well expect to
ee a great exposition in the city
our years hence. They are accus
id of having a lot of "hot air'
alk up there, but when one sees
vhat a hustling city they have,
le begins to think it pays to have
hot air" if you can get more peo
lit? nun n tuw 11 uv ji.
iorne fellow out west wanted to
[qow o. a Southerner if Atlanta
vas in Georgia or Georgia in
Atlanta, as he heard more about
he city than the state. he said.
The noted characters, Greene
ind Gaynor, who were recently
sonvicted of embezzlement ii.
Savannah, after a prolonged trial,
;he details and facts of which
ire familiar to the public, are
:oniined in jail here, awaiting
he time to be transferred to th>
Demtentiary to serve out then
lentences. They appear cheerfu
md fairly well contented. A
heir own expense, they hav>
lad their cells very comfortably
lifted up and by paying the ex
pense of a marshal to escort them
hey are permitted to strol
i roll ml, take drives through the
Mty and have a very pleasan
ime, under the circumstances.
Former Lancastrian.
Macon, Ua.
A Teacher on Teachers.
Views of One who Knows
Whereof he Speaks--Char
acter Building a Part ol
Teacher's Duties.
Kd. News: Ah "Tutor," 'Ta
Iron," and ''It. T. IT " have disnissed
teaching r*?t her extensive
ly, I will not attempt to write
i lengthy cominunication at
his tune, but aeiul .some ideas
gained irom exj>erience and obicrvation.
It they are worth
myihin^ to the profession, then
am conieni.
It a child is taught in the
ichool r'x ni. to read well, solve
i difficult problem quickly and
can write a bright composition
>11 honesty and Justice, then
?oes on the play around and
(hows by his example, that he
loes not carry out his theory, or
hat he does not know what pracical
honesty and justice are, of
yhat benefit is his education?
There are other q ualifications
/S -"The Old Reliable." H
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I CHAS. D. JONES, Pres't. E. M. CROXTON, Cashier. I
-.ecess try to ma^e a teacher be [encouragement (and the leahsules
Iviok knowledge We ran't I ?*rs wlio tire striving t<? do ilnir
11 the qualities ot manhood j duty need .encourag ment) to
or womanhood possessed by tlie | the te teller, and stimulates the
quality of grammar ti ed. I pupils to gi eater effort.
*' Tcaelieisllip" t-h??uUl be! llawles.
brought to a higher plane gener \
ally before we critic se the pa- j
Irons to i severely. When they A PIANO OR ORGAN
become convinced that I hey, ??rj FOR YOU.
their cltlldr ll are being benefit j To , he head of every family who is an..
i eil tiy att 'tiding a certain Insti hitious lor the future and education ol his
children, we have a Special Proposition to
tulion, then they become inter- make.
i . ,i , , . , , No Article in the home shows the evi1
ested in that institution whatever dei.ee of culture that does a I'latin or Oiit
ric.1t' liu u.i/l iUa |a./.I.u. ? 1 I cro.11 No iiCtvrinnli?f inianl ?.
. ? '>m nn'i Hid idu ir i vvnu "" ' "I
pU'itHiirc or ih of hk ^rt ut value in after life
is working lor the ^OO'l O* Itls or aaihe knowledK" of innate and tho ability
i . r 1? play well.
er count ry (and Il<>t t- O' e 1 y for Our Small 1'Byiuent l'lan makes tho ownthe
money) will l?y their work 1.^1. Kmlo I'iauo or or^an
Soon Convince llie patrons that J?mI ? f"W dollars down and a biuali pay.
. . ment each month or quarterly or geniitheir
children are hemg benetlt annually ami the inatrumoiit ix yourg.
e<l by attending .he school in- *"
Stltllliin. A.ldresM,
F<?r a teacher hi know thai MALONE'S MUSIC MOUSE,
the Sup I. in likely at any time Columbia. S. C.
'to come inlo his or her school is ???
jan incentive to hotter work, not mi n I)oe8 job printing
| that thev are not already doing 1 iiU llClIu for others. Why
i K"o?l work, tjut the visit lends can't we do yours? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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