Download Free The American Farmer And Spirit Of The Agricultural Journals Of The Day Book in PDF and EPUB Free Download. You can read online The American Farmer And Spirit Of The Agricultural Journals Of The Day and write the review.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ...acquainted with this weed; some tell ma that to smother will kill it; that by putting on straw thick enough, and leave it lay on for a year will kill it. 1 wrote you sometime back concerning this weed, but have received no answer as yet; whether you got my letter or not, I am unable to say. 1 would like to know whether it can be destroyed or not. Please give me some information concerning it. Yours with respect, Eli G. Groff. Remarks by the Editor of the American fanner. The Canada Thistle is among the most troublesome of all weeds that ever annoyed the farmer; vegetating, as it does, both from the seed and roots, Hie difficulty of its extirpation is increased in a two fold degree; but the farmers of New York have been enabled to master it. The most approved method of destroying it there, we believe, consists in cutting it down before it goes to seed, close to the earth, and putting tall on the neck of the root, then cultivating the ground in corn, and carefully cutting off every plant as it makes its appearance. From the great tenacity with which the roots cling to life, it will require time to effect its total destruction, as well as much labor; but to effect a result so desirable the farmer must not begrudge the one or the other. Smothering crops are sometimes resorted to, to kill the Canada Thistle. Two or three successive crops of Buckwheat, sown thick, and plowed in, it is said will eradicate the weed. Where such means may be resorted to, suit, say 4 or 5 bushels sown broadcast on an acre of land, would prove a valuable auxiliary means. By thii course of eradication a double purpose would be effected, viz: the destruction of the weed, and the improvement of the land. The plan of applying straw, as suggested by our correspondent, we...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This list of agricultural periodicals of the United States and Canada does not represent a complete list.
4th ser., v. 1-4 includes the Proceedings of the 1st-11th annual meetings (1848-58) of the Maryland State Agricultural Society.
American agriculture changed radically between 1820 and 1870. In turning slowly from subsistence to commercial farming, farmers on the average doubled the portion of their production places on the market, and thereby laid the foundations for today's highly productive agricultural industry. But the modern system was by no means inevitable. It evolved slowly through an intricate process in which innovative and imitative entrepreneurs were the key instruments.