The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 21, 1908, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural
^ Department
' of i
Deep Fall Plowing and the 2 2
Seed Bed Th
Bulletin l". S Dept. ol' Agriculture.
At u>? com uoeceoient of tho w,t
Farm-r.' Oo>p'ratve D.-mon- a
stra'ive VVork in the S nithorn 8e^
State- i' was found necesstrv to mi
outline tlie :ui damental priu- 18 1
cip'es of good farming and to J1"1
iuaist that the tillers of tho soil lf 1
should become familiar with them tul
and practice them as a tira' step P'}
in the better mentof farm life. Prt
\\ e have previously staled these 1 v
firat principles,but posssibly thev Pai
should be rfiore fully explain ed Pal
Prepare a deep and thorough. 1,11
ly pulverized seed bed,well drain- c<>t
ed ; break in Ihe fall to a depth HO
of 8, 10, or 12 inches, according to ('rc
the soil, with implements that for
w?ll uot bring too much ot the lt 1
subsoil to the surface. (The 1
Joregoing depths should tie a'n
reached gradually.) .vea
The presence of heat, air, ati 1 yej1
moisture is essential to chemical
and germ action in the prep- va^
aration of plant tood in the soil. as 1
The depths to which these pene- P!<r
trat.o the soil depend upon ihe sP't
depth of the plowing, provided iUlc
the soil is we!' drained. Thero 'ar
is no use in plowing down into a sl
a subsoil tull of water. P'a
It has been proved beyond que*- rea
ticn that the roots of plants pene- a-'f
trate the soil deeper and teed deep W,1
er in deeply plowed land. Thus, ('el
in general, it may b3 ?t;i'ed that ,t>
when i tie soil is plowed 3 inch- ;
es deep the plants have 3 inches i,K
o! food; when plowed G in dies t'lil
deen. I1?av liavp ft innliaa nf the
,,, -~.~J ~ V,
and when plowe 1 10 inches .
deep they have 10 inches ol food. Pie
The tact th?t the boitorn portions wei
ot the plowed laud are not as
rich in available plant food a- ^ 11
the top portions shows the necessity
ot getting more air and I
heat down to them by deeper dee
tillage. In
The rnos' essential condition tlia
for fertile soil is a constant sup "d(
ply ol moisture, so that a film o! ad\
wateracan|envelop the soil par- iue
tides and absorb nuliitive ele thr
meuti. The luir roots of plants ol j
diink tins for nourishment. It pul
there is any more thin enough rau
to serve as films for th ' toil par- ere
tides and capillary wa'er, there cro
is t o much and it should be dot:
drained off. This e ;n he 'e'er sho
in11 e 1 by d'i-dng a nole 2 inches sun
deep. If there i? standing the
in the bo..on) i f iiio h le, it in- h ir
uica es too much water in the J
soil or suosoil the
lh capacity ot a given soil- hot
to ho! 1 film and o tpi'l i v mo s be1
ture depends upon h >w finely oi '
it i-t pulveiizei and upon the pos
amount of humus in it. Uu- ulc
plowed l .ndfi letain but ii tie m*1
a ?ter. Tit c uieiilv milvenz rl I i la
soil .'i incho' d?t p c.n mil *tor. | 'Jil
enough to in *k? a crop j b'e
In nil Southern ili re m"
are everv >ear periods of diought. VN 1
sometimes not serious, but gen ,M
erally sufficiently proliai tjd to slJI
reduce tl:e crop, liie rounds .u'
ior iliis increased stor-?-:e ct Ks '
pacity 'or moisture. 1 Ins c *n ,r?
i>e accomplished by deep and I'1 !
thorough tillage aid fi ling the r~?
ml with humus ( partly (le aved 'iin
vegetation). i'tte effect ot d ? p ''1
i ld.ige has beem exp'auvd. I t- Pr
ffect of humus is to greuly in lo
crease toe st uage cap e ity '"'I
c>f >oi'? Itr water an J to reduce 11)1
ewip'ration. A pound of humus
wi.i htore seven and oii--h*lf ls 1
t'lnee as much mois'ure as a s''f
pound oi sand, and tho ami will >Vn
1 se its vva'er by evaporation kn<>
thr e and one-ha'f times more *'~
r-ipiliy than the humus A clay it et
soil will store only about one- j^j1
fourth as much mois; uro is hu ,n-'
mus, and *ill l"eo it by ovapor- ' m;|
ation twice as rapidly. <[1'r"
i'lanls use an euoitnous quail- p <?i
tity ol water. An acre oi goo.j
Qoru will absorb and evapora'e i,v l
r
THE LANCASTE
ing its growth nearly 10 inches
water. About three-fourths rUCJ
this amount will bo required
ring the last seventy five days
its growth, or at the rate of BL#CI
5 inches of water a month,
is is in addition to evapora- If not
n from the soil, which, even wrong
,h the retarding influenoe of mothe
UHt mulch, will amount ?o it,she
e^ai mciiPH e?cn mnum in it Slipf
dsnramer. In case the land requiri
plowed only 3 or 4 inches deep, is not I
mgh llioio^ghly pulverized, food, t
will store au amount,of inois e
entirely insufficient to sup ^
' crop requirements in any ^
itrncled drought. These shaly
and generally poorly pre- IT I
ced seed beds are the pnuci- 1?I
cause of the low corn yields,'
he Soufh, and they affect the' Half a
ton vields simi'arly, but not \ four ti
much, because cotton is more- will ha
night-resist i ng plant than seems
n. If planting is done at all, upon 1
s lolly to prepare a seed bed fifty-C<
shallow as to bring about the truth t
ost total loss of the crop some
irs aud a reduced crop everv s?nd ?hi;
1 'of paper i
If. four cent
daily farmers plow or culti- yo"a c
e their eorn nearly as deeply SCOTT<
lhey break their laud in pretng
a see l bed; this leaves no (H<
co lor roo's in the pulverized 8..,!ui ,.e
I aired soil. Roots occupy a wjnt,.r ,
ze spree. if all the roots ol coi<|er |.
itlftlft Vli'nrmic ??< ?! iiafii IV nrnra
~ "**o unljroUe
c,d end to ent they would only up<
ch more thau a miie, and if ,jraj?e(i
>wed by the plowing they is shallo
1 till the soil to a considerable (je0p ^r<
)'h and feed in all portions of reasona
for plan
\t the Wisconsin Agricultural broken
^eriment Station it is tound Wueu
t when corn was 11 f^et high, ,irainag<
i roots had penetrated the soil not he
2 feet and tnoroudil.V oocu- rjcioi
d it. At nuturitv the mots or q jeoJ
red teet deep. A' this tim^ jn^ w,tj
i upper latterals were about xiiis pi
nclies lrom the surface. and kee
WHAT IS DKKP PLOWING? of the W
['lowing 11, 4, 5, or t? inches even if i
tp is only c unmon nlowinir k The a
our instructions nothing leas (ally i1* g
,n 8 inches is c m-idered [ inexptri
Sep" plowing. We are not' plow t<><
mealing a single plowing ot 8 and bri
in s in depth ones in two oi much of
ee years, bul tho preparation plaiij- I
in 8 iiH-li seed bed thoroughly to iol'ov
verized at d filled with hu* the aara
s. It shou'd be plowed an i er plow
ss plowed to that depth, or it removed
as plowing can not be safely as d^sir
10 on aceou it o? hill? then 1 plow mt
u!d be p.owed twice in toe inches
le direction and diikcd plowing
roughly or 'be smoothing special
row repcate lly uatd. twice or
Uwavs plow in the fall b foie i'licji
win'er rains *?et in; the e?r- breaking
alter the ii st of Octiber the depth ot
tor. Alwa\s u-o a cover crop ocon.nni
>at3, b rley. wheal, or rye, it 111 inche
ible Kvery observant far- aoisk p
r li.is n t:d that si-els gtiini had 50
0 more ij'iick y tin 1 tiia' of brea
tits grow more rapidiy on Whethei
breaking thin on spring food all
?king. Kail pio/in/ lenders the tinn
to plan' t ol ready lor us*, between
tl the prep tra ton ol the land eron.
1 tie fill saves work in the
inn, when everything on ih?
m is crowding. coyer Crop proprietor
i net gain It keeps the soil V,'SH, s.aY*
. . , , , Inn' i with
n u .idling, it udlizes tli- tiou Hi nir
nt food that o'lierwise might il triooil i
ape into the :?ir, an 1 it id Is iV.lmT'.oi
tin?. I'lii} soil is improved i>y J fume < i h
crop iiml winter izrizinir 1* "
I I I . ,1 , , world will
?v:cled. in |'owe l land Hie ?Uli Kun.
s ol plant food is loss lii.in 111 'r
plowed Ian ; in >iv plant food
y be produ ed ?n 1 111 id e.n DR. D
store J. I a o iso a cov -r mopj l>l
ise 1 tlielujfiof plant fm t 9 Office nvi
4 h t. I '
I us < ntVoe, the mw coflee substitute IIAI
wn in giocers evi rywhere as Dr.
op's Health Coffoe, will trick even h
<( expert .'ot a uriiiu of real colb-e in Offices In
ther lure healthful toasted grains. I
i, nuts, etc, have hocn ho cleverly .
as to give a wonderfully satisfy- n
coffee taste nod flavor And it is **
ide in a minute'', too! No tedious '20
11 minutes boiling. Test it and see | . ....
Slurop created Health Coffee that the "'"106 II
|ile might have a genuine coffee suii-j imgitc
ite, uod one that would he thoroughly | j?i
ifying in every possible respect. Hold !
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R NEWS. OCTOBER 21, 19Q8
ipc thp
M'v wmmmmmm
ibyThrive f| YOU
y; TTVT^
, something must be :H|?|? 1JN
with its food. If the li'TP _ _
r's milk doesn't nourish >' * OX
needs Scott's Emulsion.
dies the elements of fat
id for the baby. If baby
nourished by its artificial 1
hen it requires
COTT'S m
PULSION jj [ \
teaspoonful three or |f ll
mes a day in its bottle
ive the desired effect. It X U
to have a magical effect I -md bai
rabies and children. A QV?/int
bottle wilt prove the j oIlC
[>f our statements. Fui
i advertisement, together with name
in which it appears, address and .. v v
s to cover postage. ->nd we will send _ _ 1 "
omplete Handy Atlas of the World." v/Cf/Afc
BOWNIi. 409 Pearl St.. New York
)jectii?n is s mutinies urg- ... *1- o
fall plowed - i' Ircim''!) <r\
<1 wnli waicv during tho CjtOl
nd remains wel ter mul
ilerin thesprin* t mil land ?Ul.
n in the fali.Tiiix is true _ ^.
in land nul -uflicieuily A ay
and where the br a'vitig /A A '
w. W dter passes through i 1 *
'uking readily, and wish
ble drainage it is r<>. ids OT1
I'UU earlier ihnn hinds ^
in I lie sprm-i . S&t'.
i laud is no tr!y lovel a ml r?
} po >r, the *oil should XU.ll
(lat-biokeii, bu> ifcfi i>
r narrow lands about .r> _ __ _ _
; wide, suitable lor p nit %jk/ I
i a -lead furrow be! wean. - f f I 1 vl vl
nvides winter dranage
ps (he pulverized sod out
aler, which is important
unbroken. ___________
lvice to go down giadu ?._ _
iven s-olely because t ie *r
L^nc-d farrnei in <y <iy to
i <h eply the first tire
ins to the surlace loo vilfAJUvLi
the subsoil Tne best ,TT f<
to double plow; that is, <U1>S ir
t Hie breaking plow in \
e lurrow wi'h ? nurrn v01
a scooter (w ' h -i lea A Nic
) noil fio down as deeply
I'd. Generally the disk
ty l?e feui down 8 or 10 : IVlCcll
with i ?!;mj*? t' if h ? ;
is dono io toe fad, and |
y it he 1 in 1 is plowed | q Nic<
more
is no question th t
I and pulv 'mz no to a FISH
8 ' o 10 or 1 *2 i ncho
oal The rosi ??i breaking
s deep when done w h
low should I'D tie 111 ne \\ . i'imii*li i)
i' i\'k: -irnl on.'.. >, ' ?
1 .1 ..? ? Ill ' I II ' ' n 1
. .> | , i.urge airy m"
kin^ <? inches deep. in us servo yo?
r a plant lia* p'euiy < f
the t'tne <>r only part of '
Ft makes tfio differenco i ,,
?o 1 C"o;> an I i poor 1*"H
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i L. 'room, the widely known 1 J tL
ot tho < room Hotel. Vaughn, i
i- "For several months I sutii
severe cough, ami eousuui p-t
I to havi its grip on m>' vlieu
r. eonmn iidei; i>r. K nNew 1
I begun t iking it. auil three i
Feeted a i">mplolo cute." The
is life saving cough nml cold '
id iimg hnel throat healer is I
b. Nohl at -I I' Mucky a ' o. '
lerhiirk i'haimucy "?v iml '
lai i) >imp f "'f w
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2NTAL SURGEON LOtfCC, I I
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