The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-29
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Oh TnE MANuRING AND STERLING
OF SEEDS.


81 james +. " Johnston, F. r. s. $. |
T.. and E. honorary member Of the Ron l
al agricultural Seciefg Of Eagidad'
Pablo attention has lately been drawn
in this Country to the possibility OF so ma |
nurina, or otherwise doctoring the seeds OF
our usual gram crops, before they are put
into the ground, as 10 do away with the ne
cessity Of manuring the soil itself u has
been long known 10 practical farmers, that
by Sleeping their seeds IN urine, IN salt and
water, or IA other solutions. and sprInkllng
them while wet with quick lime, their
growth is IN many cases promoted, and
rust, smut, and similar diseases, in great
degree prevented IL has been observed,
also. in regard to potatoes, that IN some
soils a busting OF lime makes the cuttings
more productive than they would otherwise
he and that, when powdered with gypsum,
they thrive still better The absolute eft
feet, indeed, Of all such applications to the
seed corn. or TO potatoes, Will, IN every
case, be modified by the kind of soil III
which the seed is sown. Ii the soil abound
IN common salt the sailing Of the seed will
be less efficacious while It II be rich 10
lime, or IN gypsum, the busting Of the Pc
tatoes with these substances viii produce
less striking effect. Yet the above obserya'
lions of practical men SHOW that It Is possl
bic, 10 certain circumstances, and by the
use of certain substances, so 10 doctor OF
manure the seed we intend to SOW. as to
make the growth Of our crops more sure,
~ DT hnr
jant.
From this limited conclusion, which is
justified By experience, some persons have
hastily leaped TO the general assertion that
all seeds mag be doct0red as in all circun-
stances, TO groc more iururidntly, and
still further, that they ndy be so treated as
10 render unnecessary any mdHhrlns Of NE
soil in uhich they are 10 be soirn.
II is in Germany that this latter broad
assertion has been most confidently made,
and most pertinaeiously repeated. IL has
met with some credence also among our.
selves, from persons chiefly who, like The
German fathers Of the statement, know lat.
lie more than the generality OF men, but who
do not know enough 10 enable them to see
the difficulties that beset their own views,
nor The limits within which Their state.
ments are sroe.
1t will, no doubt, interest British larmets
10 read the statements Of those who bring
forward these novel views, and 10 consider
the degree Of probability which exists as 10
their expectations being realized
The great discoVerer in this new line i
Franz Heinrich Blches, OF Castel neal
MayenrA, 'sho has published a pamphlet
under the title Of an : Az Il. Ms
corerg IF d Method Of CDlfirafno me Sol
,rithout Manure" IN which lie thus speaks
The dieo--ery ~ -~htVallng the -or
qsnnout manure has been carefully verified
ia different countries, and 10 the most dis
similar soils. II IS Twelve years since the
discovery was made and i, has, during lhi.
time, been more and more tested. The ex-
pertinent have been made al various sea
sons OF the year; and the same crop tia.
been repeated on the same soil, without re
gard 70 The usual rotation OF crops.
The cost IS IritiIng-a shilling on al
acre an the supply Of the substance useC
lnsteatl Of manure is inexhausilble.
He then espa,iates on the Importance o
hls own dircoyety.
1t Is not good says Plato, to push
our Investigations too tar The natural
sciences fad thclr limits, beyond which the
mantle of Isis covers What Is mysterious -
Can AM one reveal the nature OF force Of
life and Of motion ~ The mantle If las l.,
1or BY tbs discovery ~ length remored
IL : not the discovery OF mere crude
substitute Tor manure but the result rests
on a kno&eJ .e Of tie nature Of plants, b,
which the vital power Is increased 10 all 70
sgecls. aud their existence elevated aud en-
oobied
Here follow some Of the results ofhis new
method;
Who can assign limits to the growth Of
plant; possess dried plaats Of wheat,
consisting OF fifty sIvand fly seven stalks ,
Indian coin. grown IA poor sol, wtul
threeot four Stems, and eight or mae heads 4,
sunl1sers eleven feet high, with flower
discs fourteen inches 10 diameter, and seed /.
as large as small coffee beans, potatoes
above seven feet high, aud tubers IN proper
ton. Varlnas and Havana tobacco hive,
for eight years, preserved the well known
flavor Of their native country.
Dfift sands have produced crops eqlal ~
quality to the nelghborng loans.
All parts Of the plants, stems. roots.
leaves, seeds. and fruits, have been equally
improved The iubefs OF potatoes, and
other roots. are ,euderer, apd taore ugreea.
be to The taste turntps aud fruits more
abundant an sugar flowers Of brighter hues,
and higher perfume.
Agriculture can now be prosecuted after
an entirely new method. MANFRED every
ear almost without cost, plants will deyel.
oPe themselves almost spontaneously, snd
yield the largest returns
\ relation d crops - a mere beggary
from The sou Every third fourth, Or lidh
wear the farmer manures third. fourth,
or a fifth OF his whole farm and N return
be has the pleasure ci seeing his field oreen
without pulting much INTO bis pocket, Shll.
now the most Dro6tabie rtep= 49,. 4