Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-10-26
For Tie ddrertiSfr.
REPORT ON MANUREs.

| HuIfs ihe Cullulittce DO nOl lItaier themselves
with the expectation OF being able TO offer TO
the consideration OF The Society. much new in
formation, in addition TO wla, may have area-
dy bren comsiimmaied TO It's members. ny mrans
oi the various Agricultural publications now
being made IN every section Of this extended
union. II cannot have escaped the obsrrya-
lion. OF every one familiar with tie publications
"i The day, that few subJecs III any department
oi either urt or science have for some tiInr
past rullsied greater share Of public attention,
| or in greater degree commanded the luxurious
investigation Of men Of science aud learning.
than The making and application of fmanuIrn us
means Of fertising the earth ard uf inc rcas-
ing It's productive powers. The existence of
the fact Is not al ali extraordinary. Whatever
! Is Gale ual.d TO promote the welfare and COM
lest interest; and what subject il more int
mniely connected with hIs success and comlnrt
IN this life than the art al fructif, ing the earth,
and causing it TO bear in rich supplies. all the
PRODUCTIONS. that are necessary to his manifold
wants and desresi Hence the general interest
which has been impaired L" the investigation.
ofthe nature aud properties Of the earth and OF
the laws by which vegetables are fed and supper
ted up"n It's suriscc. Tie term manure, in its
comprehensive sense embraces all substances
which By incorporation wIlh the earth, aud fitted
TO promote the growth Of plants or to Increase
';s productive capacity. BY The usual classiii.
cation Manurcs are divided into three kinds,
arimal. vegetable and mineral These may be
IN dified TO any limit, aud mixed manures may
be formed, possessing properties as ssricnt IS
the different ingredients, ,oi which IL may be com.
pounded Mineral manures. such as lime,
gypsom and mari. are the richest. aud probabl.
more permanently beneficial Than any other
kind. but inasmuch n these substances have
no, been discovered in this p ART Of The Stale.
or in such meagre quantities. as TO b. unavala.
BILE to the planter. II would be All Improbable
| consuinpi"n OF :ime to treat al present OF their
properties or modes ofapplicalion Pu'scscenl
Mannres. usually denomina,cd compost, form
the only class, tha, come within the reach Of the
-neo,ser--oe sDcicty, and nd-eonstitu.o the
main subject OF inquiry. To which our attention
a, this time, can be u,einly directed
lthas been asccrtained by scientific analysis,
lha, the earth is composed bul of a few clcinen
sary substances. Slick. alumine. lime Or ca lea.
rlous mntcr. constitute lis basis with which
ure united under various notifications, por.
tions of Magncs,a and the Oxides of Metals.
animal and vegetable matter. and the cnns'aut
pressure Of the different gases aud nlki!ies
Lands are fertile and productive in proportion
TO the quantity of animal vegetable aud mine.
raj matter. with which the. abound. and To lin.
favorable proportions IN which rhcs are found
IN combination. Hence the Interesting inGml-
~ 10 the agriculturIsr Is daily presented how
shall he he able most succc s-lIliy To furnish
these agents Of fertilization. To lands. which
were originally deficient ~ them. or /" sucl, a.
have become impaired by The process "f culi
vnli0n. II may be laid down rs general rric.
tina, 10 Improve lands. originally poor tie i.n.
cmIturIst must aim 10 change hrr texture nd
TO give to ihemd new organization by the aidi
lion of those ingredients IN which they are
found to be deficient. Thus II saad abound.
In 4 dlspropor'ionaic degree the certain ann
lIorntion Of the soil will BE- found N the aDrli-
cation and ndmi1,urr Of clay uut, ;i,c a,pr".
pirate texture aud couss,cEcy are attained II
clay on the other prrpUudrrair- Ia 90 injurious
extent, sand mus, be applied. which w'! have
the tendency aud effect OF rendering the earth
p"rus and mellow. 1.-THE land is of i d., and
arid nature. aud has 40 aptitude To retain moi.
,urc, the application oI lime will impart 10 II
The necessary coinpnctness and power OF retrn.
ton. So when lands. that were originally fer
tile. have been exhausted BY cultis alton III, ri.
feclnal means OF restoration arc 10 he s,,nsht
BY the rciurn to them of the very ingredients.
which the process Of cultivation has impaired
and diminished. The original c"mrm,s Of the
earth never become exhausted OF materially
changed. by any process Of cultivation however
continued OF severe. but the organic substance,
upon which the vegetable Kingdom is d. pen.
dent for nourisimenI and support. are more or
less exhausted by the cultivation Of each sue
cessve year, when 10 efforts are made 10 re-
new and preserve them in the earth. The
vegetable. animal aud mineral substance, which
constitute portion Of the Pabulum of pIanis
may therefore be entirely consumed by tn
growth of successive eShausling crops. or
rendered so inert as to be of no avail Ia The
growing plant. So soon as these ingredients
ini.. the earth ceases TO furnish the Indispensable
! supply Of carbon. OXYGEN. hydrogen aud the at
kalies, all Of which are impaired 10. and lncor-
poraied with the earth by the decomposition oi
animal and vegetable matter From this hy-
po,hesis the deduction is plain and obvious.
that to preserve lands in their original state ni
fertility or to restore them when they have be-
come exhausted by cultivation. it is lndspensa'
bly, necessary. TO preserve the due proportion oi
the animal and vegetable ingredients III the
e ,pJ tn, III ~ l,g The