50 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



next year plow lengthwise, harrow and cart on manure, plow 

 cross wi^ and plant to corn, and if well cared for and a good 

 season, depend upon and expect a good crop. After harvest- 

 ing the corn, plow, harrow and level down the ground, and 

 early in the spring sow on grass-seed, not forgetting to put 

 a large supply of clover seed. If the ground is very dry run 

 over once with the harrow, and you may expect a good crop 

 of hay the last of July or the first of August, and for a num- 

 ber of years to come. 



And here allow me to suggest a few points in regard to 

 plowing, as we find them frequently given from ditierent stand- 

 points, as for instance : if we wish to pulverize and mingle the 

 different parts of the soil, to destroy weeds, to cover up our 

 manures ; also to keep the top part of the soil open and 

 fresh, and to cover the sward, much judgment is required, as 

 we, as a whole, have different kinds of soils to deal with, 

 therefore the plowing which will accomplish the desired end, 

 may be considered the best. For the difierent varieties of 

 seed, the plowing that will best pulverize and fit the ground 

 to receive the seed and leaves nothing to retard its growth, 

 may always be considered the best. Different kinds of crops 

 will require the soil pulverized to different depths, and we 

 find very few, that are not benefited by being broken and' 

 loosened quite deeply. Gardeners quite readily understand 

 this part of the work, and hence they work the soil deeply 

 and thoroughly, pulverizing it to the greatest extent. Now 

 if farmers would adopt this principle of thoroughness, less 

 ftiilures would occur in their crops, both in grain and grass, 

 and they would soon find less deterioration in their farms as 

 well as their crops, to complain about, especially where due 

 care is taken in selecting seed for planting and seeding down 

 tbeir grounds. 



If we are to grow corn or wheat on our grounds, it is much 

 less labor to grow one hundred bushels of corn or thirty of 

 wheat on the acre, than to grow the same amount on two or 

 .more acres, aside from the actual profit, which is no small 

 item with the farmer. Deep and shoal ploughing are only 



