Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-06-17
NUMBER XXI.

afterwards: this did bettr my next to we,
dry unleached ashes with strong brine,
and after standing a sufficient um. to spread
readily with shovel, applied them as top
dressing to turnips and potatoes. In this
last experiment. The success met my highest
expectations; the potato crop was quad.
rupled. and the difference 10 the eturnip yield
still greater; but the soil as in the applica.
ton Of ali high s.imulants, should have
moderate dressing Of some kind of manure.
and it will be found in excellent order for
grass or grain afterwards.
1t may be observed Of crops manured
and dressed in this manner, that the leaves
appear of bright pea top--whilst the tuber
of the potato, and the bulb Of the ,urn;p,
showed the whole siren tn Of the planf TO
have centered there. To carry the ana
logy still further, have given the land a
liberal dressing Of plaster after the sshes 50
prepared, but no, the least beneii To- the
crop could be perceived, any more than ifir
had been used within mile Of the ocean
of course it vas labor lost.
The object Of this communication, Mr..
Editor, is not for the purpose Of telling wha,
| have done, or what | can do, to enrich
and beauty this footstool ofthe Almighty,
or am but one amongst millions, and the
least in ten thousand ; but to draw the atten.
ton of my brother farmers Of our vast and
lmitless interior 10 the preparation and use
Of an article hitherto considered q drss aud
nuisance.
Il is very desirable that some enterpsis.
ing farmers Of each county in The western
part Of yours, and Of other states, where
Ieached ashes are in abundance and useless,
to try the experiment of weaing them when
dry, with strong brine, no matter how old
or stale, (if the price oi salt is 90 high,)
and communicate the result in the Cuitiya.
tor. The lands found best adapted TO this
k nd of manure on Long Island. are the
poorer description of sandy and gravelly
soil, and this agrees perfectly with my short
experience here so far then, nature is true
to her own laws, and no doubt every farm.
er in our wonderfully active climate and pro.
ductive soil, will find the same striking anu.
ogy verified by experience. The season
IS approaching for the proper time Of trial
--let it be upon corn, potatoes. grass. upon
spungy wet land, or newly Stocked down,
urnips aud wheat in autumn, and should il
c,me up TO the writer's expectations shall
t,nk my past life not whoily-spent in vain.-
Yours respectfully,
DANIEL EASTON.
REMARKS .
Tie exp ri nen,s detailed in the above
communities o. are worthy the attention Of
h tanner and Il e chemist. Two facts
ha lg been known, tie causes Of which
. . lever Sc ns ii ,sac,oi'y explained.
o. o. hese facts Is, that lcac!led ashes are
toun to operate as bt :ficialy upon Long.
Island lands, as urle;.c ,ed ashes, or more
so--leaving ii to be inferred, that 1t was not
,he potash which the ashes contained that
induced fertility. Tie other fact is, that
leached ashes operate more surely and benc.
ficIally within the influence Of the murine
atmosph re, than they do in the in!rror or
thus inducing the belief, 10 adopt the h.a,
age of our CORE :pOndenl, "ibat b. e.;'De
matter IN he Soil and alInosptar vas
more the cause Of their wonderful aE g
upon vegetation, than any inherent qu,lhy,'
which they possess. The experiments Of
Mr. Easton 20 10 warrant his concuson.
But how tney exert his agency, IS . ques.
ton worth investigating; aud we commend
tie matter to the nouce Of some of ouf
cnemical corrcspondenis.-Coad.