American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . osen for hisbeauty, and the cowselected (out of near-ly one hundred im-ported by Mr. Rich-ardson) for her milk-ing qualities, and was about the roughest speci-men of a cow I ever saw of any breed. at any rate, putting a mortgage upon the soil,which will probably never be taken up. Themortgage may be removed by the purchase ofmore manure, or its equivalent; but every yearmanure grows more and more valuable, and thetemptation never to restore it, greater. To thefarmer the manure pile is his working capital. JERSEY COW DIANA, SEVEN TEAK
American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . osen for hisbeauty, and the cowselected (out of near-ly one hundred im-ported by Mr. Rich-ardson) for her milk-ing qualities, and was about the roughest speci-men of a cow I ever saw of any breed. at any rate, putting a mortgage upon the soil,which will probably never be taken up. Themortgage may be removed by the purchase ofmore manure, or its equivalent; but every yearmanure grows more and more valuable, and thetemptation never to restore it, greater. To thefarmer the manure pile is his working capital. JERSEY COW DIANA, SEVEN TEAKS OLD. The Management of Worn-out Pastures. It is a very good pasture that will carry a cowor a bullock to the acre, through the season,and this might oftener be done than it is, onlands naturally good for grass. Instead of this,we have, in most parts of the grazing districts,pastures not half so productive, and in manyparts five acres will not support a cow throughthe summer. The cows are frequently turnedin on or before the first of May, before the grass. Selling Manure.—The farmer who sellsmanure off his place, sells his childrens birth-right. It may be necessary, to support theirlives; if so, well. It may be necessary, in orderto obtain money for some pressing need ; if so,it would be better, probably, to sell land. It is, JERSEr HEIFER HOEV, TWO YEARS OLD. is well started, and it is kept close-cropped allthrough the season. In time of drouth there isno relief for the pastures. Many of the grassplants are pulled up by the roots, as one can seeby examining the sod. The cows are kept inyards at night, and most of their manure is lostto the pasture. Few of the grasses have anychance to go to seed ; and when winter comes,there is no covering for the roots. Here are four causes of deterioration—pulling up by theroots, and preventing seeding, mulching, andmanuring. No soil can possibly stand thistreatment for a long course of years without in-jury, and very good lands may bec
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