Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-11
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agricultural.
Every aa relating to The fcrtiEzatior
Of TIE laad We cultivate, is precious.
The extraordinary effects wrought by
;h- platter of Paris, a'e now well knows
10 the American people, and they are
become fanGble of the value Of afhes
and mafle, as well as Of barn yard com.
pot. Bat there is an article Of man.
ure, prepared in Europe, which has
not as yet been employed in the United
States This is the reiiduzry MATS Of
Earb, Iron, &c. left after he burning
OF PYrites. This mipel al Ibbnance il
very common in our country, but has
never bsen thuu 3bt of as a. manure:
The b It accoun We have fen of The
preparation and employment Of this
manure, is contained n memoir writ
ten by our ninitter,i Robert r; Living
(ton, Eiq. TO DR.. MitCbell, fcrthe Ag.
ricuhurai Society Of Newyork, and da-
ted Paris, Odober 10, 1902.
lnan ezcuifion I lately made into
Flanders" writes Mr., LIvin Ion. IL
obftrsed at fome diiance from ths rad.
isveral large beds of e.rrh. that al,
Peared 70 ne 70 emf fmoke and Rsn,e.
while two men were tendiag ii. Il RoD-
ped the loRlhaiie ard wenT "a examine
IL found that il was Pvri,es fluff
clendy imPregnareJ with iulphur 10
burn when dry. This vas laid on ~ AZ
and iet on fire. They endeavored ~
estingu'ih the FIRE when Tie afhes we've
of red colour. FIT burned longer.
il became black and the quality was.
not 70 good. This earth 70 burned
was ealdy reduced to powder bv =
wooden mailer, and in this Rate was
carried On the backs Of AHrs fdrry ~
htty miles as manure, and was ufe4
particularly tor g,afs at the rate of a.
oout TX 4buthels the acre. The feed.
grain WIS alto covered with il. as vi !,
gyPium IN our country This circum-
itance induces belief thac the (i,i,bu-
in acid is, both in this and in The gvn-
fun, The fertilizing principle, and n nav.
fusgea many other ways of APPLYING
that cheap material to the purpofe Of
agriculture. Il Is very prefumabI.
that in this very Cow combufion. tba
ulpEeric acid is afforded by the afbess
or ether earth, while the inRarn make
later is dillipated; and that the union
OF the atkali and the acid forms ! f,It
not unlike IN lis chemical relations. to-
gypium, or perhaps one that !, mere
iolable, more impregnated with the
acid. Perhaps diluted vitrolie acid IL.
feetiy applied, would be found eonsllv
ulefui, Or rendered more valuable ~
being combined with ~odd aih-s. when
native gyP.um could not Be convsniert-.
ly had. II ] rightly recoflra, Dn
Hamel mentions that tulphnric acid
icatered over weeds with a view ~ de-
troy them, made them grow wrh al.
diiionai vi2or. From tie place here
they we're cunning the ca tn y octed-
ed to The ore bed, which Iexa,ri.sd-
and found The earth very finliia, t. whar
have Teen on my own efa.e IN Ger.
mont, and which may indeed BE found,
10 many o. our black meadows. itnd
you iamPie OF The earth and of>he
athes. I1ecommend to the iocae,v ~
have iome experiments made on this IN
tereit'ns iupject."
This communication onght tosmake-
planters and farmers examine thtir II
tafe' vHh great care 2, in al prooa- !
blhty many ofthem contain trea furess
OF this kind, Of which tie prop-etorS
have hitherto nsver entertained IN idea