The Norfolk Fine Sand (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Norfolk Fine Sand The soil is usually loose and incoherent, not over well supplied with organic matter, and in almost all cases so located with regard to topography and drainage that moisture is easily drained out from both surface soil and subsoil. As a result the longer-growing field crops during the later part of the summer experience serious difficulty from drought, and their yields are decidedly diminished. This is markedly the case with both cotton and corn. The average yields of cotton even under fairly good farming methods rarely rise above one-half bale per acre and frequently sink below one-fourth bale. With corn the yields may be as low as 5 to 8 bushels per acre, and they rarely rise above 20 bushels. The reason is the same in both cases. There is insufficient moisture supply to maintain steady, uninterrupted growth during the long summer period. These limitations do not apply as strongly to certain classes of crops like the garden vegetables, which depend for their greatest value upon early maturity. Improvement In Soil Efficiency. The Norfolk fine sand is not to be recommended in general for the production of the staple crops. It is sometimes necessary, however, for the farmer who possesses considerable areas of this soil type to plant cotton, corn, and other staples upon land of this character. In order that he may meet with even a fair measure of success it is necessary for him to exercise the greatest skill and judgment in so preparing his land as to tend constantly toward the absorption and retention of soil moisture. For this purpose it is desirable that the largest possible amount of partially decayed organic matter should be accumulated in the surface soil. Under normal conditions existing throughout the regions where the Norfolk fine sand is found, this is best accomplished by sowing some green-manuring or cover crop upon the land in the late summer or early fall of one year; by allowing it to make its growth during the latter part of the summer and early winter; and by plowing this under for incorporation in the soil during the early spring when the land is being prepared for the succeeding field crop. For this purpose cowpeas, crimson clover, and winter vetch have all proven their usefulness in the practice of the best farmers. The cowpeas may be planted about midsummer and allowed to make a good growth before frosts intervene. It is not essential that any peas should be developed or matured. It is the growth of forage which is desired. Crimson clover or winter vetch should be sown in the early autumn, and will make good growth south of Chesapeake Bay during the fall and winter months. If necessary, any one of the three crops may be partially grazed off as opportunity affords. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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