The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-01-02
al9isreiiaily.
from series OF essays pubiisbed 10 40
New.Hanpshns Pauiu,, by C.reinnaius,
we select the following .--
ACRICULIU URE.

! Nh"'h iew ysaN& farmers 10 ng,and
have psyed considerable s,,eu,lon ,olhe uso
OF seh 40 manure and macy u LAeri.
cultural writer's represent il as ac-
Goisiiion. They sxh,w Il will ptv<tt mill
dew, anu, sod tOsI in the whea, inc ease
the qoan,i,y Of tho grain, and bring it 10 sAr-
lier rns,uri,y I; aud tho, il viii dsslfo, weeds,
worms, Dies and insects.
| "Ssit," says Mr.. HolIingshssd, " will es
found to be the cheapest, best and most du-
rsbie manure ever YET made 0se Of"
" !" Sals" says Mr.. Vsrioy, ais the mother
OF oil 6sanures, ss every kind Of manure 40
higher or lower in value scsssd5a2p p0e>Au
quantity of sal, or nisre il 10 IhsutbV ~ 49,
init. Formerly, salt YES though( n. ~ %
impoverisher of land, bu, expe jooto hsa
taught Us wisdom il is now iound to be 9th
erwise provided it 10 duly psoporti toned 10
The state the land Is In, spd mixed TO ,Dollifo
IL ss follows: lake ten bushsls Of ssjl, 6n3
six bushels of dry ashes, md MIX ell ,ofssh-
or then spread them on tho land, and har-
row them IN with the seed this 10 sutlic-
icnt dsossing for on English scre, On il IL bet-
ter to repea, The dressing than to lay TOO much
On o, once. OLe par,icic ihcorpoi ares and
mollifes the o'her. Salt Itself is rather too
severe and 1Arsh in is nstti, c, snd IL laid ou
TOO thick, nigh, prove OF bad V6nss qocnce :
but u conveyed into the caIth by soppyy
smooth method, will provo tho real eoricaeS
the earth wants to seod forth vegetation; Tins
dressing will last for three crops" tsA
Sail, when used q, . manure. operssssas
a stimulate. '.l is," says D.. DAWN, "a
s'imulus which exeites the vege'sble ecsor.
bent vesseis1p,o greater scs,on ,hso ususi :
II may, IN certain quantity, Increase ,Aeis
growth, by enabling 20 tske more upurish.
meut In given time, aod pcrso' IN, thes' eir-
culations and secresions withgrss,er eos, gy"
"Salt," ssys Sir John Sinclair, "ii END
poyed in large qusn,lties, in its ns,tIrsf s,s,eI
u hostile to vegetation, yet Il operates sdssn.
tageously, IN varioss ways, vhcn,l lSdieiousiy
applied 10 arabic land. In large quso,iies e
has tendency, like othsr excsst.vc uimus
liant, 10 disorganizs and destroy tho vegetables
subNSOce< wtth which Il cotnes IN consac'S
+ 6us u HipdFSssS 5EdShHbS r. beSUIs&ss tist
growth ot vegetables.
oh hes been proved BY Prinsie sna Mar.
bride, that tho salt will, 10 lGgs lusnti,isss
prevent pu,rofaction, owing 10 itssnlisep p.ie
properties, yet IL hos an evident ,,idency 70
promote tho process, whom nsst Ia small
qusnti,ies. Hence the advantage OF mixing
Il in moderate qualities wMn iafm y. d
dung, snd other auimni aud vcGtabi> $40.
s,s0ces.
"a farmer mixed up quso,it o. ,elsec,
salt with The earth tskcn out OF weir fursows,
and another portion OF tho ssmsiash with
lime. Of the Two, the vegetation & thst ps,t
Of the field which had tho son er,noss laid
upoo il, was BY fas the hesl,hics and most
vigorous.
~ Suls dcs,,cu. v.rc.;s 4. ,aS....l IL.
making them void the contents theft bod.
Ice, such cvaeus.iocs being too pwe ciu Tor
them 10 Withstand. Il has this stiis,onsi az
vantage, that ,hs ss,rbin thus bcome tocd
for these very plsns, which oscfwise they
would have destroyed. =.
The bsnsd, OF cal, ss tns6rc, depends
very much upon the qUsn,i,y "a rponncr Of
using It. Before !, Ia used, psicuissiy for Q
TOP dressing, il should be .psve'i1ed very
hnc. There should DO a less usniiIy sowed
on tho scre Tor top dressing TIN on pIoughsc
land and moro on cold we isnt, than on
that which So dry and warm. As . top d'es.
sing ior psslose, Two bu,heine the acre will
answer; bot on mo~,eg Ind, double ,hss
qoan.sty msy be safely -ueA as the soil in
tho beld 70 more open snd lose, the sal, will
moro readily mix and ibtofporste with Il.
When you SOW sait with the grsio, six BUSH
els to the aero will not be 100 much. Hero
/ 1t will destroy the worms and cisar the ground
Of weeds, and prepare IL Tor, 10 vel ss sher-
| wards promote tho growth Of, ibe graio end
| the grss'. Two osihree bushels sowed 10
the scre 10 the sprint on the land before hss-
rowing that is to be Fianied with Indian eoru,
| vii! epsy tho sxpere. ] have seen the sc-
count Of an expenm,n, Of sowing at the rste
| oi fifteen bushels ,ht acre on meadow which
bore uo,hios but assst the & 81 year 1t killed
The Gsgs. the sscoSd the land bore nothing,
not even weeds, bSt the third and succeeding
years IL y'olded gsess crops Of g'ss
There ATE otht modes Of using salt %
manure, which s's both safe snd beneficial.
Those who coz besh nesdov hsy, or thee
which 10 o!s poor quslisy, o. haze hey ,njuf-
cd b, the rsin, q they spfesd bushei Or
more Of salt on ton Of such hay ss they pus
IL into the barn, 1t will imp ose me qushty Of
4 Il. .a-.- H. 49,.