Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09

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ab" Ia ,lnuri>h.
The next direction in The process. and on
which The principal inpro> eincnt depends
i, is to corer the seed shuiiou, which cannot he
done with the plough. The plough be-
sides, throws the seed into i,Irrows. and al
though most Of the seed fall only half the
depth oi the furr0w, v"t manN reach the
| bottom aud ar" thus covered so deep, that
they either never come up, or reach the sur
lace 1T SD late period. lhar its pa>turagc
| Is already occupied hv uore thrifty coupe,
TORS Thus there is Il waste of seed. Huu
ne pruinc'Ion OF weaker plants hrh ri
iher pine I'LL they die. or lead Il ~ickiv cxis-
fence, entirely without fruit or with an i'm
perfect product What NOR, could he ra-
t'onhliy expected from the ton common wav
at putting in The oats crop! The owner
,caticrs IN the fall or spring, his seed ever
| the unploushcd suriiicr Of some iuiinw field.
J beat h ard hy the years rain Il d The feet of
his cattle, and finishes The sIoycnly process
by once plouching it, leaving il uneven and
rl"'ldy. and The seed covered hy long SIlccs
"i the tough surface, through which il will
be very difficult TO penetrate.
The direction TO cOrcr Sh0lioai, is ndcfi
nitr: 1t should he more explicit, and for
this purp"sc an inch NAV he Indicated a,
about the proper depth. This Is the rule of
Nature, but she was SO abundant in the
production nf seeds, aud intends in her ben
rilc'icc 50 IN my n th"'n E,r the rnii-unp.
~ IN nrr creatures, thar !uSS Of seed j.
t'ihS part oi ner mltcrn Il in!".iiin. ;l.il IN
I'M n"iiSr pco,,or'lnn is, rhr"ctnrr. nrv yer cny
er"d by the earth f'r:a ,'"iurton. Thrsc
are eiiher consumed by animals or. c>;,o,rd
1" the suns heat wiih"ut sufficient rnol>,urr
Il t,,-, L.
process. Th's" however. which are tnorr
| 'rrtinntr, and arc COW 81 Nv the animal
t'n;. RAIN, u. dnt other a;cidcnl, strike their
.''.I> near Tie suriacc, and there alone ell
,"y the benefits of moisture, air, solar heat.
aud light, which are all essential 10 their
hcalihfal aud p:o'iuciivc existence. Now
what are the facts IN this regard!
| Ii you examine The roots of anv Of The,
grain hentonc':, "n'' VIII find that Hose
plan's are The mos, IT, ", win: .rr,nina
lion took place near sur .vr of I'll. ,n,i.
~ ht.a thGs swsaAiX x Xtr'innz ria~;S nav. sprun.
IN ..,s
la'lcr Continue wc"h' hrmciiing little or
I."unc, while tile lor, throw oar a.i'!riuniE
shoots !T0n 'hr roo:. ana mu!tipi> tGe pro
"uciiOn more than an nuuigNd iui,i i
!'"piy covered seeds are .i.li or .-:. i.v,
i:ier III appearing. and heir ttlr.hcr growr!,
is delayed, not simply ES III" r.,a'rnrc ni
stronger rivals Tor the pi:,i.irn@", huI the.
sop when they approximate The .ir;,Ic, To
,,t,. ,l:,t .,,rf w,,;rI, r..,,ro ;,,,i.i r.
,h.n -, frs, \V;,h;n ,,r,l,,ur'',,
;hnl, .Ln,,, ,,r., ,.,, ,J -, ,'
.inwn 10 The seed, ,!,.ivyl, ;rI ,!i,.sn ,h,.
'hs iniurc plant dc"cndS ;,!oae for notlri.h
Incnt an those scis nt organs, when it N:~
developed IN proximity with tie surface.
where il cu:. receive The direct ,r:l,"u.,, -,
these essential agents. nlnis,nrc. air. heat
ard hight This process still farther DELAYS
| lis i.Nins II vigorous - md among h.r .o"rc
| fortunate competitors. who were ff,, ;h,
| iirsI placed mare within the rca, !, of lr,.r
! .aiuI.ry agencies, But nnuy Of ,n.,..
| deeply covered seed are. ,,..vcr able 70 .,I
| mp lhnic shoots 10 the 9u,,.,r nt ;:l-,n..,
pcris;, below. Anh wh.l Because %a,n..
itrvins a.lnwc.' nniv :! certain u;;rn.,,v 81
nour>,n.n !ron th r5nhrvo. NUi = .x
iiiu>;rl b. fore is stalk rrariln, lh,. su;.',;..
wrrrc IFS leaves derive Il n,,v ouI n!,,j
!!nn Il rl,rnnnt lrotn ,!,,. a,nn*nhcrc. ;hr
roots on., inr.n urn. ,iic Snri'.cc. TIN, ,r
,, ,, To give pc.'maucnt no'r.h:a"nt Ia; ,,.,.rr
;,l nt. so that as t1..y are no, i;,rrnc.l, III.
pi!nt canAnt set be nonri-h"d by li!"ir
acuvi'y IN the soil. The n"nfi-h'nriir.::lcn
Intended Tor the %:rInInn''"n "i tic lca' AMI
'hS iifs' roofs being rXlliu''cd hc'orr III q
y0"hs 'ahtcan reach It's store house above
lac surface II must necessarily p".'h E1r
want o' sns'rnancr, aud thus d.sippn!n's
''ic t'"PeS 'i INC huShaht'!nan:
! | wis, ,o be nadcrstoGi When vou
p!rnl ron" corn. POTATOES. &c yuu do ,p.
| imnoinr the whole mass "i seed, the wtro!:.
po'alon or grain Of corn. constitutes tn" en- =