The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-02-25
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poughed. Some have contended that the
lurrow slice should never be LAID fiat buI
always IN such an inclined position, that
lie edge 81 one slice should rest on the next
one, leaving under The edge 50 raised,
yacaucy nearly as dcep as the thickness OF
the iufrcg Slice. This, II Is conlenGed Is
advantageous, by fastening decomposition,
eud By allowing water 20 pass freely OIL
without injury 10 young plants. othff Tar
mers maluisin as stenlously that the iur
row slice should 10 oil cases be land per
fectly Dat, or reversed IN such manner
that field after ploushuS should be- as
level as before, the plough SIMPLY reversing
the surface Of the slice, IN this, as ~
majority Of controsercJ points, ouf eXpe
neuce and observation leads Us to conclude
itai both sides are partially wrong We
base found that i. On lands strong AID with
tenacious or Impefslous subsotl, which re
tanned for some time SHAT water tsi. upon
II, the luEIuW slce was slightly larred, 81
as 70 .esye a space below, young plants 'ai
.ercl less from vet season, or an undue
accumulation oE wafer, than they would Il
the lurtow slice Yves fully inverted, aud the
surface made smooth aud even. Ga the
contrary, We have been LED 10 believe thu;
on light soil, or one lGclinug to DC Dry
or porous It vas better to iuSert the sur
face completely, and BY rolling, render the
surface smooth and us PARTICLES Us compact
as possible. 4 surface so treated, viii re
tam It's moisture longer than Il iell IN u
slate more loose and ftable, and the con
Quoting power gill be increased by the par
tlcles beng brought more closely 10 contact.
Lei the iarmcr, ;heD, whose subso, 10 lm
pefmeab.e to water, lay hls burrows as Dip
ping as he p.eases; the more space below
tie better for hun but on hight porous
SOL, las the surface eat, and make II Is
dense as i well can be. The benefit, which
COMPRISING slndy soils coniers, is well M
stood 10 Norfolk, 10 England whore the
,readng Of The sheep IN feeding The turn'ps
10 The field, - considered not The least bore
licial part Of The culture required tor the
production Of heat
Nearly tie sane remarks mas DO eppll
ed to Tue Other conlfoyericd pcini -.
tina, which relates 10 the depth Of plough
ing. The proprleiy or ,npropnety o. deep
ploughing mus, Be determined By ,ar soil
itself; By to condition, IN reference 10 q
supply Of vegetable matter IN the soil, and
the depth ta which II has been formerly
ploughed. Where the STRATUM Of fertile
soi IS thin, and The subsoil, 10 matter from
shat cause, Incapable Of promoting ye2eta
.t0n, II IS TAD policy to bring ,ats iufesule
slbsoi 10 The surllce, es stratum % wbIeh
seeds are to Eor1araie. Aud whore the
soil IS permrnb.e 70 the depth d twelve Or
eighteen inches, or as low as the plough
can penelra,r, and IS lilod win tost.iizns
materials, deposited by the processes OF
nature or by manure applied to tue surface
N cultivation, then the plough may run
deep without fear Of injury 10 the present
crop, and tie certainty Of benefit 10 the III
tYre ones. We think the true method Of
rendering any soil deep and fertile, is 10
plough co deeper ard bring Up no more Of
The lnleruie earth ct time 10 ID" surface,
then cun be thoroughly corrected by ma
nures, % be Incorporated gBh II, and thus
made frbb'e aud productive. At each sue
cessiye plosghing, i this course IS follow
ed, the Sol. ait BE- gra iaaI = dcepeued ard
rrntered productive 10 any desired dtBih.
By pursuing tbs course Of mauu.ing ard
p'ouehln., Judge Powell r.a6eted 5 5 sof-
.erlGe to the depth Of f,,cen iaehes, and
aacro the roots Of plants havo ihss depth Of
good earth 10 range 10 and SOCK their food,
the farmer can hardly fail Of securing FIRST
rate crops. Every part Of soh sn prep5r
ed, IS CT for the germIoaitou Of seeds to the
lowest depth - which the plough can reach +;
aud tho more thorough the plo9ghlng IS CIV
co the greater vii be the surface esp6sed
TO Zoe benefits Of aeratlon, or the amehorat
log influences Of the atmosphere. Oae Of
the greatest differences between the old aad
tho new husbandry, depends 90 tins cues
ton Of plonghlng. Ia the old modc, the
plough was used year after year to the
same depth, and the manure applied With
reference 10 the crop solely, while the i'm.
proyement Of the soil vas wholly left cut
VI SYM hn bhlli al Gbustt lutuLEB tuFIt
was no depth Of SOFT aud when manure
failed, tho fertility Of the land was gone
with scarcely possibility Of renovation
under s1ch process. In tho new. hu-b8n
dry, the permanent improvement Of the
soil, by gradual manuring and deepening, IS
kept steadily in view; aud hence the accu.
mutation and use Of maouros has received
an additional importance. Tue garden is
usually far the most iofia part Of the farm,
and this is brought about by the gradual
Incorporation Of Hauures with the Bubsoli
raised at each successive piouahng, until
the requisite depth and fertility - gained
Ga lands long plouahed to a uniform depth,
as they were under the old system, the
pressure Of the plough on the same surface,
gradually formed an impeneirablc strata,
thus forming fatal obstruction 10 the roots
OF plants, where it Did not naturally exist
In England, on coils inclining 10 clay. and
which have been under the plough occa.
slonaIiy, or almost perpetusly for centu
RES, this mpermeabIe plan is common, and
onp of tho u,uut inc.IuI I'D