The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-11-21

and ~ addition; inpotian, elements which
They have distracted from the atmosphere,
and they are found by long practice. to DO
|o' great benefit in sustsinlng the fertility Of
The soil. Before passing on to 8 consider
alton connected with this Particular point 10
'he subject, OF the highest importance, we
would say, that a large share OF the bene f
10 The land derVable from this prsc,ice, may
be secured BY feeling The clover to such
animals as will consume 1t on the ground.
We say part only. Cor al the food which
goes 10 supply the respiration of the snImsi
which Is no iuconsider ible share, passes of
gsln INTO tha air, and is lost. Another par
Is slowed up in the augmented siEe of III,
animal, Tor i, is certain lhsi whatever weigh
II acquire while feeding is al The expense
Di the soil. II mich cows are rss,ured, tn.
abstraction Of valusbIe ingredients 10 still
grea,ef,as il has been found ,bst pastures fsd
If for long time by cows, have been rob-
bed of large amounts Of phosphate OF lime,
and other important matter. If horses arr
,hus fed and taken on TO HE roads or else.
where 10 work, il is evident that large guam
IIuus of .his manure will TINS be lDsl 10 Iht
fields supply ing The food.
Sheep are undoubtedly HE beat adapted
10 ihe object We have 10 view. They re-
msin stationery in the same fields wher,
they feed, and return 10 Them all shey have
TAKEN save wha, escapes by respiration, e-
Evaporation, or is stored up by The wool OF
carcass. They also dIop their manure on
'he hlshes, and driest parts Of .he geound
where il is mole beneficial than else " tlere
and we would most earnestly recomnent
he introduction OF sheep husbsndry on /
more or less extended scale, 10 any f,rne
who praGIises The system Of turning in crop
for manure. The necessity Of carryln!
'hem through ,he..winler, will still fu,'he
provide the materials for ierullzug, by &C
lcumuisung slote Of manure from hi
i lsource, which without ,be sheep or a lu
lrqnivalens in other stock, would uol be shu
secared,
Bu, TO recur TO the subject Of turning
+, green crops II is evident al single gIsnc
, hat this system does not accomplish a
). lilal is necessary in sustaining The fu!l me'
" sure OF fertility Of land suhisct 10 clos
+. dropping. In rotation consisting OF Glove
. and whes; simply. we 6ud 'hs. the whe
, abstracts large amounts of phosphate
| me potash, gypsum, salt, &c go. whe
# nothing be added TO the soil. except ii
nj lover crop, will IN few years reduce ar
q ordinary soil 10 so low 8 point, that IL eal
,einoI yield p'of able returns. The land m'
+, lcon,inue to yield for long sime;bu' il is c
dent ,ha, it is losing properties al eve
,dsuccessive harvest, which must be supple
N 10 it. or IT will eventually he exhausted.
,,I The true aud only remedy for this is,
N ascertain by analysis, eiiher Of your own
/. llhe well established researches oi Other
c,l precisely whs. of The inorganic ma'e'i
- ,.uch as arc inheren, in she soil, and n
,dlfound 10 any spprecisble extent in the t
=. .tmosphere, are taken from the land by Gro
.lprug or feeding, and not returned 10 II
oIsraw manure ur ofAI Of any kind and
,turn those materials 10 'he land in such
y yailabe shape az vii! enable future crops
= supply themselves with ell they geQul
i, This is indispensable 10 succession
III good crops and fertility aud no farmer
i wise who neglecls this practice Iol sin
r.. lveaf however seemingly we'll hls adop
, system may snsVe, which does moi g
Il. orsce she foregoing pracuce.
n, Noble Erump's. Gov. Briggs. of "