. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. Ill â ;;! 'â ^' ill 78 The Canadian Farmer's. sowed heavily to oats. As soon as tliey began to ripen we 1)l()ughecl them in, and applied about serenty bus
. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. Ill â ;;! 'â ^' ill 78 The Canadian Farmer's. sowed heavily to oats. As soon as tliey began to ripen we 1)l()ughecl them in, and applied about serenty bushels of lime- kiln jiahes to the acre. We then sowed it with rye, and also sow- ed clover and timothy. We had a splendid cro| of rye, and for several years mowed a good swathe of grass; since which we have kept up a rotation of corn, then wheat or rye, followed by grass, which nas been either mown or pastured ; two of the years potatoes have taken the place of corn. " Tiie corn has averaged from fifty to sixty bushels per acre of .shelled corn, and the other cro['s have been above the average of the balance of a good larm. We have put but little if any manure upon it, except a moderate amount with potatoes. 1 may add, that a large portion of this lot is so sandy that it does well for building ; OHAVKLS. Physically, gi'avels and stands are of a similar nature, the drainage in both being good, and having no tendency to run to- gether. But gravels are very various; while some are noted for their natural fertility, as instarice in the County of Wellington and parts adjoining thereto, others are of a cold, sour and barren nature. These barren gravels are usually known as hungry soils. They absorb all manure, and carry it beyond the reach of plant life, so that the application of manure to such soils in their natural state is like throwing gold to the bottom of the Atlantic. The better kinds of gravel are, however, especially adapted to the growth of all kinds of
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