Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-09-27

| leriiiity. Manure was ia.re!oic hoefaitS
applied; but from the texture ui the soil
being las all our sandy aad poor soil afri
light anu porous. ile sicngit oil the man
ure was rapidly cyhaicd aad lost. lnj !;
was obvious that aniess greater reie:,ii4e
/ power could hc impaired 10 the soil, no
pcrmanenlimprovement " ould DC effected
/, in its quality. |, was to solve this pro-
blem The experiment, were instituted.
First tconrse-lsf Experiment. An acre
of ground, mos, abundan,iy infested rl!''
/ Nul Grass. was devijcd inio Two sI".
parts, aud The sarac quality o: s:aa!c iui'
urc iru;n the city scattered oro,l rasi .,v"r
it. aad then plou.aei :" az, ;;.1,"ue!.!y
narrowed. On o.u n,ii. % bushels ri
Shell Line III its burnt nr m:!d sta.c was
evenly dlsuihuled, by pia:ire like quanIi-
ties d; equal distances aud then lightly har-
rowing in.
In November. 1910, ! crop Of Rye was
planned. which ;rovc'! coad onc. and
hs gro,cN ras sqnaion !hs i,ro d;ciston
2d Experiments IN the Spring after
being rcaped. the slubIc was pl,ughed
under and the ground narrowed, and :. cnc
horse roller passed ever, SO as 20 press .he
stuble into The earlh to prohole It's quicker
decomposition; aud IN May crop Of Sill.
let was planted, aud the roller again pas.
sed over to promote an equal vegetation
ef the seed. The growth was now sensi-
oily different 10 the eye; The LINED half,
being Of dark luxuriaut color, and rapid
fall ,.t,
some indications Of fourth. while the un-
lined was Of less healthy color aud of
inferior growth, and was exhausted by Two
cuttings.
Second course Sd. Experiment. IN De-.
cember, lS4l. The entire acre was aca:u
Inanured with stable n anpre-bu, grsui
G portion girsn 70 lie upiiaia .ai; iac
cufuio "ss the saure the crop, Gas.
The product turnea ou, very roo,! o..c.
hrl Tie gro,rth egGal on both kcirs. th
Erpsyimtnt.-li Mas cl,, nua H. III, fol.
lowing crop Of Fiiu: Coz. p.ea.:e,i ) rc.
drills, Is inches in iht iI.i!, ,,.,' ,..-..r..,i
30 bushels TO TIE acre. Che .'laeo 80.
ugaiu showing decided Superiority ~ 10
deeper color Of the hladc--,hc So" uf re
stcm--and largcurss Of TIC ears; tre ID
lined half Indicating ;xaaus,ivr oi ne
manure and d failure in s.rcna:l
IX,sd cousse.--5h EryeGmen: f,.
The third .iu.c, IT, Dtcfu,uer !SI2. ;ne
same ucre WAS again :nu, TIC - -bui a si'i
gredier portio'. girta 10 dt g1i;msd hGl(
and insIe al Of ,tah!e manure, ii r"".p.s'
q. COW -I.eu. heavily Uttered in the sunm:L,
and Gal! with green Sdii marsh 'Yas Suosu
,ur,d. In January. ISI3, crop o. ,he
variety called Potato Oats, was pIau;ru.
formerly. The srowrn was upc"nmur
mud such sis seldom witnessed in our I'''v
country, both rs 10 size OF stem. ard y iL'h
OF blaze, bu, no diGereni iu The product o.
he faro haires.
G:k Er3erimta!. IL was cut green. IN
April, and The sluttIe vas lmmediute'y
nlomsh il. &C., ard n siac ctur .!
Flint EorH plaHtfi. Which turned GU. wei
hat encc more TIC iined halr eAbihne! "a
'.vitct sIrr'ior: !: nn. Grrlila. strength.
~hi:e ;!.c uriia.rei ;uv" -igrs i. fai.crc. j.,
Tue iures"!as experiments y c 'hii.k W
ihc~, G,":ryriv tnai ;sc cnh ch.iei al
wus a';a:ncL.--;I!nt Lane ..prl.ci m ,u.
purr and s:.ru, s:i.s We rIanurnG. 20 I:
give ih"u' relcutIy" SIX. 9Th. ::Ii ;iCi:rri
po-WIarr. r.r,I!i,l nGihiag else will
cca'cr, lnt by .n.dns eft ,hr v..'.,ahir
uiuucr IT ti,e nIaIurr /. dissolved, ln;.
iurr,.as;. % re wants Of IT,: riau;, 50 as
i" .unu.aic II l2r more eilrc'ualiy rhg,
s,t
ne:e H,aRaT~.
iu IN, iifs' co.rsc %! crops, wc see Mi,h
ar cqpa' qran!ty o: mu"urc-ihe uuIimcn
halt in':as. wh'c the lined eAhiInr. IN.
creased frr;ii;c.
In the gee ,ud cnurse-ilie ua''mea h.II
with grt.ter port'cn Of maanrt ag"i"
comparatively 'iil.r. End lhe llrued "A-
hiblinc und. Y,;uisbc'! yisutr. .oi il tic
/ third cuursr-ihc Julimc with Il stii. QrsQ;
er ,o-tiou Of manure not hn.t!na s "%a.
wuiie ,ne lined show, no diaincyon OF
| strength. but perm 1neEt fertility. Tha!
tee l;,nc was ;hc ou Cause vi lhc differ
cnce can 10, he doub.cd.
/, dounilcss acted too on The dead SUBJ
blc--and by li',s increased its store nf un-
i:irneni u. the so'l
10 he third course. "r 9th experiment.
/, w,.i TIC observed .ira! I c"Hpa.. Gi cow
! pen aud salt mars :uln"Tc wrs Substituted
for stable manr-c. ;.L Ia" wr| the cause
oil The rery grsai Sarertoray Of tic r'or.
! This ;s Il. accofdd.cc VIII rr rcstrh:'-h-
Cd principle or acr.cylrr,. ",liat:..c ,.rr.
! fec, develorcmen, =: p..a: de,"nls ~
| The presence Of ak h'I.s OF aiLrl:n, ea:i;,.
I ii whicE Substance, a.a dci.cicu:iv sup
| pied, lis growth Will bc retarded uul al
perfect"
Tie analysis Of Uais exhibits in the
grain, uud more largely in lie s,rrw, :.
large pfororlIGn of Potash, Soda, Lime.
&c.-sul,s'Inces which cou.qos, .r COW
pen aud sab warsh possess in iprg- arl.
portions. aG,: ;"nc" tho pc-uliur adaEra-
linp of that specr, oi u AZURE 10 The III.
I ,r,,;op :,rd growth Of this piaut. aud the