Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-09-14
NUMBER 30.
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USEFUL.

by Willis Gaylord strikes US ss very lu
ii, ious. Lime is sn article 10 be used
wiki csu,ion by ihs farmer;
LiMr-Tnere is no substance, con.
tanning no animal or vegetable matter
which cAcerciss q more powerful or hrn-
cficsl cffcc, u an lime, III sonae one or al
Of It's FIRMS Of carbonate, phosphate, aud
su'phste. In tic common form in VII Oh
II Is found, that 81 n cab nste, il acts in
two WAYS, mechanically aud chemical y i.
Being less porous than SIND and more so
than clay. us mixture improves soils in
which either Of these prevail while as
an alkaline earth il acts h mically on
such animal or vegetable mat er rs may
xist in The roll. Lime deve'opes its
caostir state. ar when burning thu cstbo-
mic acd has b en- cxp'll d, and the lime
rendered what IS ctl I'd quick lime. Ia
i this stat, It Jisso'v,s such organic matter
as IN V EXIST ~ VI. ard prepar,s il e.
the 70 ID lan,s. llumus frequently ~.
lists ~ the il IN a sol d aud inso luhln
stat hne apph d TO tbs r,nders II sol
"
tax, II up bs thu roots Of plants. A vast
dc. ! OF ne, dl' IS controversy hes b, en-
carried on respecting the value al M ~
> manure, or the quantity which should
be used pr acre. BY some, IL has be,
extol'ed as the very highest on the lis, OF
effective manues while others have de-
creed II as o. no use whatever and both
Il al.A n oh
ing their positions. knowledge Of tho
nature Of the action oilme would have
y event d such set ming contradictions. -
Line in excess 70 ms, from the humus Of
the IL, an insoluble salt and may thus,
when applied to col Astounding in ats of
lime or IN which i, already exists. be pro-
ductivs Of injury, whatever may BE- tho
veg table OF orgenl. matter Of the H.
ln this state Of * ess. hue converts, bar
at the same time 10 fs up the humus ot
the soil when # applied Ia the night.
qusntity II would have b en- usriul...--
Lime is OF no valu., VIII yer as con.
veIior, or produces 10 chenic i fleet in
promoting ihs growth, unless there is tr-
gunic matt in the soil on which il can
, "
soils FL Of nsolutle humus, such az pen
~ a ter or woody fibre, by which, rem
tHe abundance Of the tanning Principle
con med, 4. s'st the ori'insry process. es If
dc ompns,t on Thre would sp,m 10
b. M d fficuliy, Therefore, in d, tsTnining
VIII Their i'm, c. be used on any given
soil to profit. lnie,d there are, il is to
be bell we'd none where it would not bs
Us ;ul. kept sLch as are already sup.
phi d with this chrbonat. or those which
are wholly dest uts Of vegetable or organ.
&c matter. As geoetal rule, tho gnr alter
the quantity OF huasas IN a soil, the great
er Tie ameaa, of M, which may be ap.
Piled with benefit. AS long as there is
a store VI organic mater in the soil, lime,
IT not 10 excess, IS valuable manure
but, when this is exhaust d, the elp'ica-
ton Of lime only increases the riity
by d, stroy ing such III rls at vesetstion
as might in tune. aiJrd by Light aud mos.
,urr, partially remove the uDl 70 Iucti,e-
ness existing. Tbs f.ct may ,er,e to-.
Exp ain somo Of the conflicting statements
that have eppetrcd IN III agricultural
j,urn us Of our q untry, on Il use # lmc.
Where humus is abundant. the quantity
tns, may be safely Us IS vary great;
on ,"ls already po'r, "a small potion
spec dIly exhausted the remain NJ 81 wcfs
Of The Linr, from It's alkaline qualities,
acts IN nrutru III & VIII tever free acids
,xis's II is, wheih r cxslic, phnsI hero
maiic, or others. |, acts also IN { Com
osing so n- Of the "a thy or comre, nLr
ga Is formed in the soh, aud thus rcnders
the gum. held by th"m availahl6 30 The
pant, b1, It's gr' al and most imporiact
use IN converting tie ins'luble organic
mut,crs eAiNing into soluble ONES, nd,
thus dir, city fu nish'nt On abu, d nj
sour:r Of nutrimtnt. Csrbons,r Of In o
is mellm's used pound, or b'o%rn
fine IN IN Ihis stat" It's nee hanlrul v4l,
10 is O., al in Il IT or clay soils.
Such suils, Il o, usu ,y abuun ! IN a',js;
aud these gradually acting n the lime
gravel. it, chemic.l effect i, slowly bu,,
Lenefc ally srp rent.