Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-08-11

1 " NJ" 'hc CiNp Is IUdUc ~ sUCCepu unOln
or. As The discussion of all these points,
| however, would involve the repetition oil
what is already we'll known 10 every gard
ner, the article now submitted TO the read
~, aud for which his indulgence is en-
treated, Is limited to what is properly cal
ted cropping, or the succession of crops.
! Crops, ~ kitchen gardens, are put in the
| ground according To three distinct plans or
syst ems, which may be termed succession.
al cropping, Simultaneous cropping aud
permanent cropping
Succe@ional Graphing is that in which
| he ground Is whujy occupied with one
crop at one time. 10 he succeeded by an.
other crop. also wholly of one kind for
example, onions 10 be followed by winter
inrnlps. or potatoes to be followed by
bOrecole
Simultaneous Cropping is that in which
several crop are all coming forward IN
the ground NJ ,hn same time; or example
onions, lettuce, and radlshes, s0wn broad
cast; or peas, potatoes, broccoli, and SPIN.
aCh. suwn ~ rows
Permanent Graphing is where a crop
remains on the ground several years ;
such rs sea. kaIC, rhUbarb, asparagus, u
strawberries, &c.
70 these modes might BE- added, mjred |
hsneouS dad herb1ceous cropping such a.
growing her baceou, crops among goose.
berries, curtou'>, ra>pberr,es, aud oher
lrul' shrubs, and among fruit trees. The
practice Of growing culinary crops among
irnlt shrubs is. however nearly exploded
IN the best gardens, on account Of the IN.
jury done to the shrubs when they are
young and small, by The root. and shade Of
the culinary crops, and oi the lnjrrv done
10 the culinary crops when the shrubs are
grown up by he shade and confinement,
winch they produce. For the same rca |
sons. cropping between trees IS by no
means desirable in small gardens, where
the trees must necessarily b. at no great
distance from the each other, bot in the
case "t very large gardens, such as those
oi cpmmercIai gardeners, where trees ar"
planted III close rows at 20, so, or 40 |
yards apart, 50 as to shelter the ground. |
The cropping may be carried on in the spa |
cos h"t"ern tho lows ni ttccs, on the |
PRINCIPLES winch regulate succcs=lonal !
>rnnl'tncuns, or permanent cropping, IN
ground where there are neither trees nor
shmD-.
the object to b. attained by a system Of |
cropping Is that Of procuring he rrra'e>,
qnnlly and the best qualify of The desired
kIrd OF produce, Il, The least possible ex-
pe'-e OF labor, tune aud manure and, IN
order That this objec. may be eifhctualy !
ubmined there are certain principles which |
ou:ht TO be adopted as guides. The chef
ot nrsc is Ia be- derived from knowledge
OF what sp cfice ben fit CT injury every
culinary pant does to the soil, win refer.
rrrce to any other culinary plant l. |
ought To be known whether particular |
plants lnjnre the SOIL by eXhaus',ng it OF
particular principles or whe'hc AS has
! been lately conIt ctured by De Candollc.
aud, as some think, proved, the soil Is ren. |
'ercd nuH ior the growth Of the same or
any allied species, by cxcrelonS from the !
roots of plants: while ,he same eycre'lons,
ac'mg IN The way Of manure, add Ia the !
titne,s OF the splI lnr he production of other |
or species. The prevailing opinion. as ev
cry one knows has long been that pIants |
exhaust the solI, generally, of vrgrlabI,
TODD. par lcularly of that klnd OF food winch |
Is peculiar To the species growing on II for |
The Tine being. For example bo,h po'a-
Toes aud onions exhaust the snll generally |
while the poratoe deprlves 1t of something
which 10 necessary to Insure the reproduc- |
tlnn Of good crops oi pOla Oes ana the onion
Of some hing which is necessary for the re
! production OF large crops of onions. -
According to The theory Of De Caudl llc.
both acrops exhaust the soil generally.
and both render it unfit for the re.
petition of the particular kind of crop;
but this injury, according In his hy'
! porhess. is not effected by deprivug the
>oll of the particular KIND of nn,rInen, re
qul,'lc for the particular kind of eprcl,s
out by eXcrellug mo It Su5,taucrs p'cu
! liar 10 the 50, cies with which Il Is, been
cropped, winch substances render It uuf
/ for having these crops repeated Both
| these theories. or rather, perhaps. hyputh
sc,es, are attended with some difficulty m
lhG case at plants winch remain grcat
many yeats on The same sotl as, for exam
ole, perennial rooted hcrbicrous plant,
and trees The difficulty, huwevcr, Is %,
over ~ bpln ryirmS by tie first. or old !
theory, the annual dropping and decay OF
/ The foliage l. SAID To eupply n once grucr. !
al nnurishmen and pat cnu', uourlshmcnt;
aud by the second, or new theory, III, !
same dropping OF the leaves, bv HE zen
rral npu1lshm"nt winch II supplies, Is sand |
10 ueulfall22 The particular eXcretlons. / !
must confessed thar II Is not very obvious be- |
how general nourlShmeu,, dropped on the
! surface Of The soil. ear nculrahZn the x. |
cremrnlltlonS matter deposited many feet |
! beneath the suriacc rs IN the case of TONG |
rooted hrrbuccous plants, Ike the Sauiolu, /
Iucun, y C. and deep roofing trees, such /
as ne oak, &c Nevertheless, we find tha,
these plants, will remain longer period
On the same soll than others, the roots Of
winch never 60 to any great depth beneath
the surface such as lhelibtuus rooted uras