Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-10-26

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and impaired in fertility by constant use, are
turned out and Inc cultivation .iisconlInned It
growth of weeds. and brIors and bushes soon
spring up aud cover the entire surface These
arc designed by the Creator and pre>errer OF
all things. 10 furnish Ly The process oi growth
and decay an npnual supply Of v"selnblc mat.
ter for tho rcnovnion Of he innd An ncqnaIn
iance with the component ingredients OF the
cari'. and with the general principles "i vege.
table physiolo:y. wi'i discover t" us the wise
provision Of nature IN adapting nl vegetable
matters in state Of decomposition. as mu,r.
ment for the support and ultimate perfection oi
the living plant Hence we arc justified in the
belief ,ha, tie continued production oi sege-
table matters upon The surface OF the earth.
with aid of atmospheric air is the rhei pr"ris'
ion Of nature io! the prcscrva'lon and INC rense
OF its Droductivc powers. Tie rich mould that
.. found Upon lie surface ci the most fertile
Ia ads is none other than u deposit OF rich veg.
erabIe matter which has been nccumuating
for ages We are therefore required only 10
follow The practical lessons. furnished by the
operations of natures laws. 10 attain n rcasona-
bic degree OF success in our efforts Ia provide
for the preservation of The earth in It's nalarnl
state oi fertility. or the means of It's renovation,
when u iras b.com- exhausted. The whole
secret lies III the general law. winch requires
The annual r:inrn of tho same clements 10 the
carth thai have be. II consumed b. The growth
"f Successive crops. The Truth or this propo.
siliOn has introduced the srt nf making ard
applying Inannrcs a- an eilectua| means Of
preserving and Improving the ear'hs fertility.
Al this stage of The inquiry. The important ques
tnn IL presented, b, what way and process
can the planters make and apply the greatest
quantity. so as 10 produce the largest results
with the least i'bOr and expense. The mate
iiaIs for making com'oS: manure abound on
every plantation. where portion of the land
lies IN woods. for every particle Of vegetable
mniier may be made available as an ingredient
TO enlarge the manure pile, il properly applied.
The agents within the control "r each planter.
whose AID he can daily hiring 10 his assistance,
consis, Of hIs stock o.. sheep. hogs. cattle and
horses. and these NAV be made efficient auYil.
larles in the important work OF making manure.
Upon The skillfu aud jrdicious use Of the com.
bined agency oi The above mentioned means.
will depend the degree oi success. which will
attend the labor- oi the planter in the underta
king. The process is not a difficult one. and
scientific skill. or rhetoric reasoning. Tho lar
gest aud most valuable portion Of lha annual
supply of manures, on each plantation. is de-
rived from The lots aprropria'edlo 10 the stock oi
hogs, sheep, cattle and horses These therefore
shoaId he periodically supplied with straw and
leaves. or vegetable litter OF SOME kind to re-
ceive the daily deposit OF animal cIcremrnt,
and AT stated periods The m'xcd mass should
be regularly removed aud thrown inIu pre-.
pared and appropriate receptacirs. Vege-
table matter and animal .cEcrc lent are adpira.
bly, adapted TO a state Of combination with each
other. by which The value Of each is enhanced
The vegetable fibre absorbs the volatile portions
| OF the cIcrcment. aud preserves il from evapo.
ration, while the eIcremcnIanus uiattrr pro-
| notes he decomposition Oi the vegetable fibre
| and thereby facilitates its preparation Is food
for the growing pILn In iacr. lhr c1crcment
Of animals consists entirely ol the lnod whlrl
they consume, Nth the addition ol the aninn
secre,ons. Tina, ar impaired ro i, IN H. passage
hioush The stomach and bowels and this food
rs constituted solely Of vegetable matter. The
system oi making manure. "iiich mos, gen.
orally pursued by planters aud the one which
Would Iec"m'nrnd 10 your adoption IS In
give 10 the stables and iV:-. Ii lea., once :;
week regular supplies OF vegetable liter. surn
aS whs,i. oat or rye straw. or oak 'ur pune
leaves lron The forest, OF dry .ra-s. AID refused
hay from lI," fields and at the end OF eacn
| month 10 clean "uI the stable, and rem.y.. the
accumulated mas 10 ilc :nanur. pie This rou.
tine may be- cu;itIuu.d through III summer and
winter months. and ihrs a raon;hI! 'on,r-
butinu from riIc stable az >laJI, yagi. hr addrd
Ia i.:' manure piI' Inrnus. i'.e "mtH" Year
10 this common pie nr other Convenient rccrp
lac, ma. hr added wIin great advantage i!Ir
swccpir.s oi III. nr,ro houses AMI wards the
ashes aud .ou, rom Ia. chGinIrs the coglribu
rinn- al the hog si,c- and poultry houses
leachrd ashc. and even the Soap s,lis from the
wash tabs will impair. their lcttiIisng qualities
To ,l'c compost heap | would recommend.
H. an experiment 10 ever one. wh" has black.
smith shop. 10 give 10 the manure pile 4 acoverng
Of the remains oi the coaIkiIi- 50 often az his
stables am1 lots are cleaned up and tho ron,cn's
removed. These remains CONSIST oi a.hs. aud
carbon, and they wiIlahsorl quantities OF car
bonlr acid gass. whlc;, wonld Otherwise escape
and be- lost 10 the manure heap .ow accord.
ing I" the theory Of experienced chemists, veg.
",ahIr humus Constitutes the basis from whicnis
principally derived The olmen, ola ',,>t the en-.
Tire vegetable singdnm. anl ;'In' this vegetable
lIUmu- is the produce Of vegetable matter in n
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