Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-06-27

ming Of June, is very much subject to
the red rust, a disease very detrimental
here but it ~ completely obviated by |
the use OF salt, aud the sample is much I
finer, the yield better, and much lreerI
from light or diseased grains when salt |
is applied. | last year sailed twenty Il
acre field of barley, at the rate OF & cwt.
per acre, leaving strip the whole
length of the field without salt at ha"-
vest, the greatest novice might have
discovered the difference, the sailed be-
ing very superior IN sample and color.
last week winnowcd 300 bushels of II
without having single bushel of light
with US this year where salt was not
used. This was grown on lang which
ten years ago, was considered not worth
cultivaling, but being wonderfully i'm
proved by the use OF bones aud salt, il
now grows as good turnips and barley
as any land have. have also used
salt very satisfactorily for fixing the
ammonia IN nanurcs."
Nr. Matthews, the other gentleman
referred 10, writes as follows "lf salt
were found only on the shores Of South
America, and imported here at the
price of guano, | think 1t would be IN
more general use than IL is AT present
It's value no one attempts 10 question,
but nevertheless It's application Is very
limited. My experience of its effects
IL confined To light soils aud upon
such, know Of no article so beneficial,
For tGrnips, harley, clover and wheat, :;
It is equally good used either as top
dressing OF worked into and ,ncorpora-
ted with the soil Nor Is II of value
only as regards an increase ol produce,
tor have always found the qHdi,iy
greatly improved where 1t has been
used largely. The ioid-yard should
have an abundant supply f; it should
D be applied, at the least, once in every
week. Upon grass lands, whether up
land pastures or watered meadows,
have found ITS use alike advantageous.
| have generally applied it in the form
OF a compost with soils, but | do not
consider this as necessary Last
spring ! dressed meadow Of live acres
with salt and soil the effect was most
convincing, both in the hay crop and
aftermath. The sheep and cattle /
turned into 1t, had access to adjoining
meadow, and their preference for that
which had been salted, was really lu-
dicrous they could not be induced to
leave it when it was as bare as "A com
mon, while the other meadow bad album
DANCE of grass upon it. Pray do the
community the good service Of urging
the more general use of salt, especially
on light lands. am satisfied that every
man whom you can prevail upon to
adopt its use largely, will ultimately
thank you for the good you confer upon
him.
"Thcse letters" said Mr.. Pardon,
"aliord practical evidence Of the value
Of salt, and | hope farmers on light
land will try it. Salt may operate in
fixing ammonia by converting the vola-
tile carbonate of ammonia into the fixed
muriate, being converted itself into car
Donate of soda, a valuable constituent
Of manure. Salt may also benefit light
dry soils, by its attraction for water,
and it has the effect Of rendering herb
age more palatable to stock.
\ Mr.. Elliot considered that the chief
merit Of salt as a manure, consisted in
atiording a supply Of soda to plants
rather than in fixing ammonia. He
considered that plants had the power OF
decomposing common salt and obtaining
the soda, but this was merely n suppos-
ton, which he intended to bring to the
test of experiment.
| Asst the quantity of sal. that should
he applied per acre, it was contended
that > to cwt. was the utmost that
should be used.