Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-18
VARIATION or CROPS

ing grown the. same species for some
ears before; thus accounting for its
nourishing appearance - 10. the aaes-
tioh' what takes place IN the soil during
It's growth OF any particular vegetable?
Inc reply -, that "a fermentation, with
Inc extraction. of certain proportions
Oh the 'naierials-og Il decomposable ma
ture contained within the soil, is effect.
ed during the rrocess Of vegetation.
and In manner peculiar TO the species
grown. Then, II the same gram or
vegetable be sown the following year,
Inc same precise fermentation and pro-
portion must necessarily take place, and
be required for the unfolding and per.
fecting Of the same plant, and OF course
90 continue TO be the case for any mum.
Der OF years afterwards. And wha,
then must be the tendency of such
PracfIcei Why, rapid approximation
TO poverty aud barrenness. la this
Wow we are supported most completely
oy facts; Tor we see, in the space of a
lew years, that the land which is con-
unued TO be sown with the same species
oil gram, will produce next to nothing,
save the weeds, which are indigenous TO
the soil aud circumstances; and if ma
nure be added under the idea OF improy.
ing the grain, the weeds will still be the
chief gamers, and flourish with propor>
TONED vigor, and only choking the
gram the sooner. IL is true that certain
soils will bear repetition Of one kind
oil crop longer than OF hers, according
10 their constitutions; but, in general,
two good crops OF the same species in
succession arc rarely obtai ned from the
same land. But let the land he cropped
by a different 81 ecies every year, for a
few years together, and the fermenta-
ton with the extracted proportions, will
then be varied according 10 the degr es
OF difference and pecu!iarities oil the de
scrlPtlon sown; and these degrees Of
difference are denoted by the peculiar
marks OF vigor in the growing plants.
by adopting this practice, instead OF
growing one productive crop only, a
succession Of two, throe, four, or even
more, may be obtained to complete a Sc.
ries Proportionate to the righteousness of
the selected variety and the soil; after
which, the recurrence Of the succession
may take place with profit, and by pro
per cultivation, conjoined with manur.
ing, be continued forever, with the land
improving. The advantages gained by
the introduction Of a variety in succeed
ing crops appears 10 be owing, in the
hrst place, To some Of the species root.
ing deep; others superficial; others d.
agonal, and so on; by which me MS ev
cry part of cultivated soil becomes in.
vested by their fbres. In the second
place, one plant may require a large pro-
portion OF oxygen, another of hydrogen,
a third OF carbon, and the like, 10 col
lect each Of wi ich for the healthy main
tenance Of each re occtive plant, re
quires an interval OF two, three four, or
more years, according, OF course, to cir
cumstances. And supPosing the inie.'
val OF any species OF grain be passed
over for time, the result 10 be anrici
Pated In the future crop Of the same
species is provided The land be kept in
high state OF cultivation all the whiIe)
that the vegetation Of the plants will
prove consPicuously fine and vigorous,
and at harvest exceed the former crop
OF the same species, either in grain or
straw, or both Relative 10 the truth
OF all the above particulars, il is only
necessary TO attend 10 the analysed pro-
ducts Of u few species OF vegetables, and
we ind difference in the proportion Of
the materials OF which they are com.
posed, which passing through their pc
cullar organization, causes that charac-
terIstlc leature-their variety.
Experience has u thousand times con
firmed the necessity Of variation in
the succeeding crops, TO II certain extent
consequently the best judgment Of an
agrIcuIturist is required TO select those
useful species which will follow each
other most successfully, to ascertain al
so the necessary interval OF time Of each
respectively, before a repetition OF the
same course can take place, TO insure on
an average Of years, the greatest perma
nent produce at the least expense. A
person first ente ring on a farm, may
not be we'll acquainted with its conslitu
ton, therefore the benefit Of few years.
experience must be had before the ma
ture and properties Of soil and cIrcum.
stances can be fully known, and a per.
maneni profitable produce be gained.
Smiles are great eIuciddioyS-the re-
course TO them will therefore assist in
explaining more clearly some parts Of
the reasoning that has here been en-
ploysd. Let, then, piece Of fresh.
burnt lame have little water poured on
IT. clinical process commences, which
exhibits itself by the lump Of lime break
ing 10 pieces. the vanishing Of the wa.
ter accompanied with the evolution Of
heat and sleam-and then oil is quiet:
but l'ule more water being thrown on.
the same process and result ensues.