Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12

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From The Cnlli,aior.
LEACtIED ASHES.

From The CuliiNaor.
LEACIIED ASHES.
FRIEND BCEL - A. your motto is for ,hc
'impvovn,ncnt If the soil and the mind "
portn, me through The medium of your
widely c,rcnlaicd and valuable nurnaI, 20
give pnbhcliv w discovery in the ptcpo.
raiion Of lcached ashes. or soap boilers
waste. so as I" make them equally valna
bio. and perhaps more so to The farmrrS
If our vast interior. rs 10 III" Cnlivotor-
on Long Island where ,hoy are bought no
at an expense Of IS ~ so cents bushrl !
aud considered a ptofiable Investment al
that. The vast quantities b,ught annual
~ ~ This cnnn'ty, (wh"tc they are cnnsd
cred Of hilc value. and ~ none ON clay
mud and shipped TO Long .Isnud, induced
mo think that the saline matter ~ the SOL
and a'mosphcre, was more the cause OF
their Wonderful effect upon vegetation.
| Than any inherent quality IN il. To give
theory the test Of experience. ] mixed ash
es with common salt, but the salt was too
coarse and too long in i'>solvng, to com
hnc chemically the next wos to sow The
salt and the ashes afterwards this did bet
ter; INV next TO wet the dry 'uneached
ashes with a strong brine. and after stand
ing a snfficleo time to spread readily with
a shovel. applied them rs top dressing to
iurnips and potatoes. In lhis last cxuer.
ment the success met my highest cxpec,a,
tions; tho po'atoe crop was Quadrnpled,
and The ference in the turnlp yield still
greater; but the soil a. in he app Gallon
Of all high s'mu'an,s, should have o mod
crate dressing Of some kind Of manure. and
It will be found in excellent order for grass
or grain afterwards.
|, may be observed Of crops manfred
and dressed in Tins manner. that the leaves
appear of bright pea green, instead of the
darker green, denu,lny tou much top -
whilst The tuber OF the potato. aud he bnlb
OF The turnip, showed The whole strength
of the plant to have centred there. To
carry the analogy still further, have given
the land q hbrral dressing Of plaster after
he nshes 81 prepared. but not the lcas,
benefit to the crop could be perceived, any
more han if it had been used within a mile
,, OF the ocoAr-of course it was labor lost.
The object Of this communication. Mr.
Editor, is not for the purpose nf telling
what hive done, or VIVA, can do. To en-
rich and boanlfy this foo's'ool Of the Al
mighty. for mn bu, one amongst millions
and The ienst among ten thousand bu, Il
dtuw the attention Of nv brother farmer
"f om vast Inferior tn The preparation AM
-, use Of an a,iicle hitherto considered dru!
. and mi auce.
', Irlsvrtv desirable that some en'erpr,sin.
farmers Of each county IN the western par
' Of yours. and Of other states, where lacI,
' ed ashes are in abundance and useless. T.
trv the experiment ni wetiing them vine
y, dry, with strong brine. no matter how ol
:, or stale. t,f the price Of salt is too high,
V aud communicate he result ~ the Cu,Ivn
Y tor. The lands found hest adapted 10 lhi
" KIND Of manure on Long Island. are III
" poorer description OF sandy and gravel
) sol, and tins agrees perfectly with IN
: .hot, experience here: so far. then, nat nr
+ is true TO her own aws, and no douh
" every farmer in cur Wonderfully nctlve cll
mate aud productive seal. will fad he sam
v striking analogy verified by experience" -
tn" season Is approaching for The propr
!. TINE of TRAILER It be upon corn, pola,op,
" grass. upon spongy wet land. or newt
! stocked dawn, tuunips and wheat in an
: ,umn, and should it come up to the wr,
cr's expectations. shall think my past ht
:, not wholly spent in vain Yours respect
" fully, DANIEL EASTON.
" REMARKS.
The experiments detailed 10 the above comnnn
\" cation aye worthy The attention of The farmer IN
e the chemist. Two facts have long been known, III
!. r.i.r- uf viii, We have never seen sar,sC,rlor
explained Onc OF these laci. is. 'I,, l,.cIed asl
o e. are fund 10 operate ~ hcnrfirra, upon Lou
l.and lhnd., ~ he'd ashes. ~ more - lea,
INC it 10 he inferred. iha, ii WAS nor he pnla,
'" which the ashes contained tia, induced terribly
g The Other fact ,s. lhai each"i aches operate ma
u surely and brnpfr'a, wuhm The nhnrnre uf I
10 marine atmosphere. Than The, do Ia The nei
ld thus nIurlng The belief. 10 al TT The language
. our correspondent, ",hai the saline matter IN II
snil and atmosphere, was more The cause Of the
!" wonderful effect upon vegetation, than an, mn
" rent qu,i'v." winch they possess. The exrc'
,d mems Of VI Easlon 60 10 warrant his cOnc'n'lo
ld But h0tc the, exert this agency, IS Uu~.ii,
-, wor'h investigating; and we commend the m,it
W 10 The n"'i'c Of some OF our chemical correspon
enls COnd.