. Forage crops other than grasses [microform] : how to cultivate, harvest and use them. Forage plants; Plantes fourragères. t FORACF. CUOPS. that tiinc may 1)C fjiveti for the upturned soil to become warmer than it would he if spring plowed, tlirough the influence of the sun shining on it and of the warm rain penetrating it. Second, to give time for weathering influences, as that of frost, to operate upon it, so tliat inert fertiHty will he unlocked and made available. Third, that the seed bed will »»e given time to regain its former density. And, fourth, that ample time may l)e given to sprou
. Forage crops other than grasses [microform] : how to cultivate, harvest and use them. Forage plants; Plantes fourragères. t FORACF. CUOPS. that tiinc may 1)C fjiveti for the upturned soil to become warmer than it would he if spring plowed, tlirough the influence of the sun shining on it and of the warm rain penetrating it. Second, to give time for weathering influences, as that of frost, to operate upon it, so tliat inert fertiHty will he unlocked and made available. Third, that the seed bed will »»e given time to regain its former density. And, fourth, that ample time may l)e given to sprout the weeds on the surface Ixjfore s»)vving the corn. This can l)e done by running the harrow t)r cultivator over the surface of the soil as soon as the ground is dry. and by using the harrow again and again on the same soil as often as the weeds have sprouted in consid- erable numbers. It is very important that this shall l)e done even on fallow land that is to be sown with corn. "^In addition to the cleaning of the land, the soil moisture will l)e retained in it. But in some localities, especially those in which the soils are essen- tially clay, and where the winters are mild and rainy, it may lie unwise to i)low the land in the fall, lest it assume an impacted and clammy condition that would seriously interfere with and hinder the opera- tions of tillage. Under these conditions the land should be plowed as early as possible in the spring and subse(|uently managed like fall plowed land up to the time of sowing the com. When the corn is to follow rye or crimson clover or winter oats, or any other crop that has been grazed off in the spring, or grain that has been sown and failed to make a stand, the depth of the plowing should be regulated by the composition of the soil, its present condition as to moisture, and the general character of the climate. The more clay the soil con- * '. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been
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