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Domestic News
January 28, 1845
Democratic Standard
Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Farming advice from the Ohio Cultivator recommends fall and winter plowing in mild weather to expose soil to frost, decompose fertilizing elements, and bring up virgin soil layers, especially deeper plowing on long-cultivated land. Benefits fields and gardens by enriching soil and destroying pests.
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FALL AND WINTER PLOWING.
The winter has been so mild and free from rain, that there has been opportunity for plowing almost every week thus far. We have seen a few instances where this has been done, but we think the majority of farmers do not rightly appreciate its advantages. By plowing in fall or winter, so as to expose the soil to the full action of the frost, the particles or lime and other fertilizing elements existing in the soil, are decomposed and rendered soluble, ready to become the food of growing crops. Then, too, at this season farmers should always plow a little deeper than they ever did before, especially if the land has been many years under cultivation. This will bring a new supply of virgin soil, with its fertilizing salts and alkaline earths, which by the action of frost and air will, on most lands in this State, be as good as a dressing of manure. It is also found that lime and other soluble portions of the soil have a tendency to settle down below the reach of ordinary plowing and the roots of grain, so that extra deep culture is required to bring them again to the surface where they will prove serviceable.
The Garden, also, is greatly benefited, especially if the land is at all heavy, by plowing or spading in fall or winter. It not only enriches and enlivens the soil, but it destroys myriads of worms and insects.
Ohio Cultivator.
The winter has been so mild and free from rain, that there has been opportunity for plowing almost every week thus far. We have seen a few instances where this has been done, but we think the majority of farmers do not rightly appreciate its advantages. By plowing in fall or winter, so as to expose the soil to the full action of the frost, the particles or lime and other fertilizing elements existing in the soil, are decomposed and rendered soluble, ready to become the food of growing crops. Then, too, at this season farmers should always plow a little deeper than they ever did before, especially if the land has been many years under cultivation. This will bring a new supply of virgin soil, with its fertilizing salts and alkaline earths, which by the action of frost and air will, on most lands in this State, be as good as a dressing of manure. It is also found that lime and other soluble portions of the soil have a tendency to settle down below the reach of ordinary plowing and the roots of grain, so that extra deep culture is required to bring them again to the surface where they will prove serviceable.
The Garden, also, is greatly benefited, especially if the land is at all heavy, by plowing or spading in fall or winter. It not only enriches and enlivens the soil, but it destroys myriads of worms and insects.
Ohio Cultivator.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Winter Plowing
Soil Fertility
Farming Advice
Frost Action
Deep Plowing
Where did it happen?
Ohio
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Ohio
Event Details
The winter has been mild, allowing plowing opportunities. Farmers should plow in fall or winter to expose soil to frost for decomposing fertilizing elements, plow deeper on cultivated land to access virgin soil and salts equivalent to manure, and apply to gardens to enrich soil and destroy pests.