Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-02-02
NO. T..

| %. Lline5tonc, composed OF c3rooDafe OF
lime, tnore compac, in texture than granular
marble, and oiten containing shells and other
marine organic remains
/ 4th Aluuienuus schst. or as i! is ofton called
shaie, this s made up Of tho decomposed una
| ,eTials OF otlc. rocks cemented together by eli
ther seleceous or irony cements often contain.
ing the impressions oi plants.
5lh. Cnlcarcous Sandstone. consisting OF
lime and sick or sand. cemen,ed together By
| calcnrcors cement.
9Th. Iron stoue, nearly the same shale, bus
having greaier proportion OF oxide Of iron.
9TH. Gypsum, or plaster Of paris, consists Of
splpiale ol lime aud often contains sand
eth Basall. or Whins,one; this 10 scomposed
Of The materials derived from the decompnsi-
ton Of other rocks. Of the primary series. The
ciiry.,als are small sud give !, homogeneous
appearance. /, often presents itself ia regular
columns with or sides.
9Th. Bi,uninous or common coal no, COLI
mon in region. Souic Off has been found
| ~ the river above Augusta.
10th. Chlk. soft car ,onrie Of lime, abounG
ing III organic rciuains, and horzon,a! layers of
dint r'.n which he gun flint is mnds.
llh. Pudding Stone. 80 called from its re-
sembldnce 10 an english plum pudding, consist-
lns OF pebbles cemen!ed together BY selecrous
or ienuSenoils cement.
There ar. great many others, but these viii
he sufficient, for the most part and the scientific
Farmer can refer 10 work, OIL Geology for fur
tier information. as our object Is principally
10 awaken enquiry.
All the earthly paris Of soils are made up Of
the deiriIes AMI decUmposed materials Of rock;
consequently, there must be as great variety
81 soils as there are rocks exposed on tic sur.
face Of the earth 10 the actions of tho clements.
that break them down, aud Il, them for vescia-
bic productions. The materials Of sirs,n are
mixed together by many causes. independent
ot human culture. vast c..:".ce .a,s :r.:., limo
10 ,:..,- tanen place OF the surface OF oar Globe,
great ca,a.irophes. are indelibly marked. times
when innunerabe organic beings. have been
arrested by sudden destruction Us there iussI
remains attest, ioo,S, beat. rains. are all active
agents III perpctuaI uctIon forever changing
the suriace "i our earth. We Grd IN nature
that The finer and more perfectly mixed are tho
materials thai oTm soils. the better adapted. 10
vegetable productions. This fac, suggested TO
the iiller of earIh the plan Of puvcrisIng
and mixing the soils by The plough Whcnev-
n plant is produced. the plastic forces and
,i,a. energies are engaged to chs"ge inorganic
into organic hring. ih"-- - .u- zn
die. aZ1t
with q.
| mpp0d
! the cont.
| In all &c
the mos, pi'
| th carhy at
| ing well mixed .tId0
vel To folio"
| hi. lands To class soils would be useless
and vain labor aud would lead 10 no practca!
results bul we may attain 10 something like or.
der, and we may clearly give the term sandy
| TO 4 soil that contains / OF lis whole OF sand.
| sandy soils tha, ctiervessc with acids may be
| properly termed cacarcous sandy soil, 10 dis
/ t,mg,iish them from those soils, tha, have u"
| lime IN them the term claycy soil may lie ap.
Piled when it contains l.G or more oi iinphl-
| pab!e eurhy matter mol c!icTvcssing TO any de-
gree with acids. Loan may b. applied TO
soils that Contain nj least OF impalPable ear
| thy matter. cticncssc,ne freely OH tho nppiica-
ton of aclds. Any soil 10 be decidedly pcaty
must contain at least one bali 0l vegetable
uIaItcr. When a so consists tor ,hc nioS
part of the dccomposed matter OF one peculiar
KIND ofrock. for instance ,i fragments Of guartZs
and inca. h.. found 10 prcdoininate in any SOIL
: II may yer" properly be- called granite SOIL
W
banks "f rivers sand aud INCA TO prcLominate,
Til, form, what is called .,inslass lands; il is
IN general very productive from It's finely u,iA.
cd condition rs II is composed of material. ca
pahl, 0i beng borne down h. the cIIrren, OF
" aicr and nIist Of course be finely divided
from the fact OF bunyancy. Ailuvions are tho
most heterogeneous, and generally the mos,
productive.
In sterile soils our attention should be direct
cd 10 the ctuse Of s,crilliy ii the salts Of iron
or any acid matter prcdomna,c wo may fnirly
conclude this to be the cause OF sierility. aud
'rn we can apply the remedy. Quick lime 10
here clearly lhr modiiicT Very oiirnsuIp phatc
nf iron IS 81 p,iinc cause OF s,eriliy in an appa.
rem, good soil In this Case 4 top dressing Of
quick lime converts tho suphntc iuo manure
aud permanent fertility ia communicated. An
cxcr 81 of calcaT.ou- matter may be the cause-
f So, then sand and clay both rnodiiicrs.-
IN some cases an excess "f vegetable matter
may cause slcriiity. here burning. or the adGi.
ton of car.iiy comes ln and icrtlliy IS the re-
suit.
IN most Of our old lands deficiency of ami.
ma and vegetable matter. is the principal railsc
Of strrili,s here il plain case III which tho
addition OF manure is III. sure remedy
The improvement, OF all narSl, lands what.
ever be their quality. must IN all casca be pre-
coded By dlaIuins as tho experience OF ages
independent OF science has proven stagnan,
water :" bc injurious 10 nearly all classes of
vegetable productions. In au,is of tins ciIar.
arlrr they are onrn unproducrive from the pre-
dominance OF vrsciab!e matter. such are the
s.fl black pca,s. s'ren top dressing of sand or
cay .,r both would rcc,iiy ih' sol! aud render
II extremely fertile. All we do ia the way Of
rendering soils Ihat are unproIuctivc. fertile.
is permanent advantage, and the capital rx.
,,endrd is udcious ono. AMI secures TO tho
owner IN addition to his wealth and mranS OF
Subsistence II lantS That cos, : dollars per
acre. can bv means nr lAbour b" made worth 10
iiIaes rs much it Is cIear that IS dollars per
acre il added 10 the value and the owner is iha,
much permanently the richer. Lands in parts
Of Britain have been BY 'udicious management
: broush, iron, 5 shil in:s per acre TO be wori,
from 100 10 300 guineas. Lei this then be- on,
mo,tn. rrhat is and has been done by othsss, can
he done by US.
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