Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-11-28

thorough draining judie erop~
efficient the collecting and pre.
and unwsaed diligence the application Of These,
indeed with proper culture the "ohs- and
mighty magic by which the power cf agricultural
Improvement every where miracles alike
AMI observe the catalogue
precious daily extending by the discoveries OF modern
science and the nqu>ve spri mind asdon
to the numerous class Of vegetable and animal long
known and whose virtues been tested Of
discovered respective compounds
and bonss and the peculiar chemical anes OF CHAR
cool aud have placed them high the list OF valuable
fertilizers.
But chiefly in the wide field OF mineral and the
bowels of the researches OF the
unfolding stimulating
and produciivcncs of surface need bring
your modern YOU
obtain far more satisfactory knowledge from the publications
which treat OF them. But without
ordinary and cheering results which already followed
likely be still farther produced. portion of
the OF beds OF sh,
deposited such large abundance throughout the tide
gon AMI TO which the denomination Of mari generally
Piled And here we have striking example Of
that wise OF Providence which already
The region which these large deposits found dis
tingus for the by soils inferior fertility.
but beneath their surface nature has placed liberal
means enrcng them TO extent thus inviting the enterprise
and industry Improvement
public spirited and intelligent virgnan critical for
his country the nestmab value of this hidden
mental demonstrations lower Virginia undergoing OF the
remarkable transformations age Improvement.
need not that speak Of the able author of
earcou Manures"a work that has already taken distinguished
place the agricultural Cases English language
which will transmit the of author
public beneficor.
You unminifl gentlemen, placed
Their side of us in the occupy,
Of this family OF calcarcous of lime
which borders running parallel with and at
about miles distance from the base OF
and the broader field OF which aonr
the western base Of the Blue Ridge
limestone run in parallel directions through
State and At about twenty-five miles from
each other hbecomcs therefore whole
range Of counties lying in this situation and appropriately
called the Pezo counties OF Virginia enquire
probably avail ourselves of this material which
on either hand OF for the improvement strikes
one ut FIRST with some surprise that lime having been
employed from the eares, times doubts
in various localities TO the benefits OF application when
reeocted that what are called ,,,i
manues adapted to particular soils soils to which
tits adapted requiring to he used different quantities according
the condition the land which applied this shirt of a
ton is unreasonable
Being somewhat of pioneer isbandry in this nor
ton OF the state feel myself called gentlemen you
results Of experience have used bus,cl, of H.
d meare from opened for purpose my own
land which has been spread over about $50
therefore, Of 90 bushels accounts which had
readoi It's effects elsewhere not expressed with accuracy
discrimination such communications had
by which mean the either wheat
succeeding the application of the lime
but the discrepancy probably fact that have
not hitherto used lime combination purecen manurs from
the farm yard the stable while most probably dom,
though that circumstance the
10 which refer My first disappointment however in regan 60
the effects On the growing compensated by the
marked unequvocal and decided never failed 10 uer
ece from the lime alone in the orr succeeding crop
with which has been general practice apply the lime At The
time Of seeding narrowing the lime at one and ,
same operation The increased the clover ha rr
nsh Of course conclusive evidence the Improvement of the
land from the application OF the lime turn enurd TO
the still further aneloration Of the soil observations IN ?.
gard 10 lime would lead the opinion the most
Of all manures and TO frcb stated nv
DR. James Anderson of the copous Of all the
writers agriculture, who ssay on Ie .vs
that ITS eSoes the soil r BE- long az The soil
isis " and this conclusion he ues is action alter
ing the nature and constitution OF the ending IT with
capacities and afntes which before possessed NV ap-
cations Of lime have been almost entirely gravey oan
Of brownish color Of single exnernen,
Land different description would believe that II
adapted 10 the red ersmous ofour
souhw--, mountains prov"rb and Scotland
that
lie that mlis sand