The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-10-05
rae Yarn 81.


Ns-uf, HeaP sas the tafn'rf se'o'a
&E rtIf fsstsf uuih csfef ~ss af's=
ia rae PzsssuI.s % Erl'-sasees'' -
;MM -. none ofi,. tssiass brsnchss caa
s%y Hence ths qaesiien, haw - is 20 ~
a& one IT vtst iaaFoftaues cuueetsfsi
..., oiths earth. Bat unt@i,hetaaa-
81 -s.r add 40 adfnu BE-, b1t 500 ies
.M --,s. vshfn oar poser 10 edd 60
M , "a ra,siy 81 osr nauure Narirns
M e.. property huslaaled eouid hs
I'M l .. -.rl ,asHsre. ere permitted fu 81 'o
mo ,s 6 . oar 6elds vtih posts, 90
N Fl. ri..ny eos bealthy erou,b % iuturs
81 -ralb ga trop OF Whrai, Rye Bar
re rsslom .a la psfm.t ouF siuhbie 6elsts
M ....r.t uss.ess vee8s .aud lst lhase veuas
M as8f, srd fbus edo hnndrch Solo o.
VI .oc-rr1.us years Whereas, b.
M .-s-.. hat sst iarlHea thop. seeds sad
rrrs covered vs .ih a iuEuriant growth
s rgucr th~y we,s Ploughsa ln, esd
leg ts Ihe rsasiance 81 the sasi .theysuuid
F. as eqaal 90 value to iight dre~-fuE Of
. rlrafe, a~ theFe can BE- no qutsJian hut
1h.sancs, vheiAeT vcsstahis nr apirlsi,
uprs.,'s and ~ ne f'fmntipu oi
..a.. 10 Boz iart vaissslo as nsaasre. Eaicr-
..se Views. aad De isviog ta their lrath,
a.t 20 a7g that, IN oar epinian .iAs outt
-s55y Labor shoul9 rat be oonstiofed O.
.,lsac~ ssnas r'.s a&v,ntagcs 60 re-
le cacrs- We h5ve rpw rrcutsa1snd
II boo posl nai-h'u eAamP'a hcf.re bel e. an
.nsf. u,Lus. Gsids had become 90 G8Fd
N su -..cK - o. rcr4sr las culp.r. tra,uShcs
Poe. tho, wi,, = so-ut.on worthy ~ al
a ~. ---a.t his first aud second crop Of weeds,
.,-rius either to rpen It's sse.is and The re
II M, aa, by this simple aud providcni process
n " ,s. ,siy got rad of MS onomy, bat added two
stlr'4 ga cent to tie productive capacity Of his
M Rrtaf5 il is evident, can 30 done towards
,r zion orthe soil by the nero poughing
GA Co successive crops of weeds, and if done
proper 'itae Clearly husbandry viii be the
s1 Tbs should therefore, be one ofIhs means
I'D BY Primers to imPar fertility to their posses
u
Us an ob'eryaiion founded on the experience
/ -lss Of lime those which are not exhausted;
b. reason Is obvious aud resolves itself into this
'il by long continued course ofmprovideni cuI-
s the soil has been diyesied OF lis vegetable mat
H ane that nothing remains IN the shape or unde
'uios food ofplants for the action OF mineral;
sc hsn-o II II, that we often hear the allegation
l'se that !ime is slow 10 manifcsiins It's good ef
s's The can only be true when there is the oh.
''es o: asgcr in the soil convertible into nourish
n'a' TO- lhe growing vegetables.
Ia ratTe there are no vegetable carpets to lie
l'nsd m 10 generate the food ofplanis, it should
" re ,1'ness of the farmer 10 provide II from
''as Obs quarter. Marsh mud, briars, weeds,
e' ' .Hss Of roads, of the barn yard, and of the
'Nd ? e leaves and mould from the diiches, and
'-n''si other substances, which will present
~h'e''es n the eye ofintelligence, may all be
'-'''s'al' messed INTO the service orihe farmer,
80 h'' 'h' esprit du corps about him which all
Expert % succeed ought 10 have.
C'' 'F7'n nendaon, therefore, is, that a man
:, morse and cart be employed, the year round
- -'' 'nlhe gathering of these materials and
'''n into manure piles, and TO those SUBJ
-, 80 'sn bushels of lime to every two hum
=, " we compost be added, and Thoroughly mix
"A. " "e other materials. BY appropriating
- We have named, to the accumulation OF
"a - mere can be no question that thousand
IN manure could be annually collected, indie
-. o' inc usual supplies derived from the COW
a. - stables And will any one tell us that
,.s '.Ie and Labor we recommend would not be
''y Employed We think not.
" addition to these piles, and still farther to add
~. ..e' manure File, we suggest the propriety Of
CO.., plying the spare time Of your han DIS in the
u.s.i.-. a % leaves and mould from your woods,
N, 60 20 cover your COW yard foot deep, taxi
e'e to have the yard so filled up as 20 pre,ep,
"a "A. ""e shape, being higher at the sides than
sv,. to prevent the escape of liquid ma
yus g. pacing such substances on your cow
he ;y,;I 'D'"'Sh The means of absorption for all
60 gto'd manure ofyOur stock, and conyert All.
,,l,, !. leaves and mould into a manure az
Rive, N''pPinss of the stock them
aor Cost. 0' may say takes labor, and that la.
..,,,n.I. money but as flaming cannot be advsn.
ICE and ~ SSuaa'ied without the nse of both the
"'e otter, and this i the cbaa,as. 49,