. David Dickson's system of farming. Agriculture. 54 DICKSON'S SYSTEM OF FARMING. ter from the straw stubble and ac- companying crop of grass and weeds, which the land, more than anything else, needs. 3. The turning into the soil in the fall a good supply of manure, greatly increases the crop of spontaneous growth that springs up the next spring, the year of rest, to shade the land, protects it from the summer's sun, and adds an additional supply of vegetable mold to the soil. The profits, then, may be counted—not only in the crop of grain raised, but in turning under of vegetable matter in th
. David Dickson's system of farming. Agriculture. 54 DICKSON'S SYSTEM OF FARMING. ter from the straw stubble and ac- companying crop of grass and weeds, which the land, more than anything else, needs. 3. The turning into the soil in the fall a good supply of manure, greatly increases the crop of spontaneous growth that springs up the next spring, the year of rest, to shade the land, protects it from the summer's sun, and adds an additional supply of vegetable mold to the soil. The profits, then, may be counted—not only in the crop of grain raised, but in turning under of vegetable matter in the fall, and the more luxuriant crop of weeds during the year of rest, promoted by the manuring of the wheat crop. It will leave the land in doubly, a better condition for the fol- lowing cotton crop, than if it had not been sown in wheat, as directed. Hence, in carrying out the rotation system suggested, I repeat the in- junction—sow wheat and oats, if not for the sake of the grain crop, do it for the good and permanent improve- ment of the land—recollecting that the general treatment of lands may not be neglected by any farmer ex- pecting real ultimate Hereford Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dickson, David, 1809-1885. Atlanta, Ga. , Cultivator Pub. Co
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