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I have several times turned in from 30 to 45 tons 

 per acre. The great objection to this mode was 

 pointed out to rne by the plowman. The surface 

 roots formed such a dense, compact and tough mass, 

 along each iurrow, that the plow could not cut them, 

 and it became necessary to run under them ; hence 

 the plowing was much deeper than desired. 



Two crops in a year, each containing, in tops and 

 roots, about 20 tons per acre, will manure the land 

 well. 



Let us compare these with the contents of the harn- 

 yard. At this rate on 20 acres we may have 800 

 tons of green manure. To equal this dressing, in 

 nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, will require 

 about 500 tons of stable manure. And that will cost 

 to buy it, at least five or six hundred dollars even if 

 you could find that much for sale, anywhere within 

 a reasonable distance of the farm. 



Having plowed in the first crop of corn about the 

 middle of July, what shall we do next ? I will tell 

 you my plan, and if it does not meet your full 

 approval, do not follow it Or, if doubtful of its 

 value, try it on a small plot, and you will lose but 

 little if it fails. 



About the first of August, having the land in good 

 condition, put in the corn in furrows 4 ieet apart, 

 and 40 to 50 grains to the foot. Keep the ground 

 mellow and free from weeds, with the cultivator, 

 while the corn is growing-. This you ought to do, if 

 there was no crop to work, in preparing the land for 

 wheat. Now when the time comes to sow wheat, 

 you will find the sown corn from one to iour feet 



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