. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 109. "The mowing machine," 1823. Invented and patente</ by .lereraiiih Bjiiley, Cliester county, Pa. "It has been exten- sively used and approved of during the last season. ... It is understood that it will mow ten acres per ; The cutting is done by a horizontal revolving circular scythe, working against a whetstone. It is common in. In special cases and in regions of insufficient rainfall, fallowing is still an allowable practice ; but in general it belongs to a rude and unresourceful type of agriculture. I
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 109. "The mowing machine," 1823. Invented and patente</ by .lereraiiih Bjiiley, Cliester county, Pa. "It has been exten- sively used and approved of during the last season. ... It is understood that it will mow ten acres per ; The cutting is done by a horizontal revolving circular scythe, working against a whetstone. It is common in. In special cases and in regions of insufficient rainfall, fallowing is still an allowable practice ; but in general it belongs to a rude and unresourceful type of agriculture. In most of the humid regions of this country the practice, if emploj'ed at all, is diminished to "summer fallowing," whereby the period of idleness is reduced to a minimum. The summer fallow was formerly often employed in order to fit the land for wheat. The land was kept in more or less clean and free tillage from spring till fall, without crop, for the purpose of destroying weeds and of putting it in good condition of preparation. With improved tillage implements and well-planned rota- tions, these special results usually can be secured without resort to fallow. Fig. 110. Revolving hay-rake as pictured in 1846. "This implement, with a horse, man and a boy, will rake from fifteen to twenty-tive acres per day. It can be used to good advantage even on quite rough ; Price, $ to $ Why rotations are useful. There is no dispute as to the value of rotation of crops. The only differences of opinion are in respect to its feasibility in particular cases and the merits and demerits of the different courses. Many experi- ments have reenforced common experience as to the importance of rotation, particularly in recuperating old lands. Experiments made at Rothamsted are perhaps the most conclusive, because of the long period. Wheat has been grown without rotation for sixty-six years and other crops for varying periods. No method of fertilizing potatoes or c
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