The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-11-29
From tl,e Philalrlpllia DoIl.r Ns~asper.



MEssRs. EDIToRs The improvement
nj tie sail depends 10 great degree upon
the management "f il by ploughing. And
"a know what deplh and lime 10 plough the
different kinds Of soil. for the rulIiyaiinn
Of the subsequent rrnp, drmands Ille great
rs, Judgment Of our best practical agri.
cnltnnsls. II the soil il shallow. and lies
on light Ella, ey subsoil. il wants one
KIND 0f treatment in plonghing. and IL il is
deep. Il wants another. So The plonghing
must ever vary frum The snil, 10 insure
the hest following crap. Some farmers
work altogether Tor the subsequent crop;
others care not so mnrh lnr the rrnp as
the improvement Of tie soil. TO The far
mcrs would say. II your soil lies IN tight
elay. and is shallow. plough no deeper
than the II; To the latter turn up the clay
IN a good depth. spread on your lime and
manure. aud " yaH do moi reap herewarl
OF yuur labor 10 Ihr following crop yuu
will IN future years. u the soil - washed
away. and guIprs wsahed into the clayey
suhsuil. close up The cutters as much ~
practicable with the plough; spread "n
twenty-five OF thirty bushels oflime To the
acre, aud 50 unsparingly grass seed; plough
undrr The grass when in hloom, and repeat
the lime and grass seed, and YOU will have
a soil. in graf measure, made from the
suhsoil, that will produce grass and grain
with proper treatment and management.
in future, as well as any soil. When
we are not naturally provided with a
soil TO a proper depth. for the lnxu-
rant growth Of tie yarioas crops, oT il
is worn out. or wasted away. our duty
and business is 10 improve IL by deep
ploughing and nnnnring; for IN shallow
soil. The roots of the crops cannot obtain
their proper depth. consequently, the win.
ter crops mus, be exposed 10 host. and
the summer crops 10 droughis. Deep
plougling is sometimes a tle,riment TO u
crop or two. where The soil is shallow and
lies on tight clay; The turning up OF The
clay To the surface. and the leaving of u
there, is no dnubl injurious 10 IN" follow
lug crop: but after the snbsoil becomes
thoroughly swretened. and Incorporated
with the soil, il is generally all improve
meut To the quality "f The soil. Tile sub
sail is olleniimes possessed of some vege-
table qualities, OF which the soil is IN a
great measure destitute, aud by which il
is improved. The shallow ploughing Of
Thin soil is partial 10 the growth 81 some
plants, aud will in short tune abandon
clover, whilst wild grass and weeds will
naturally spring up in, is place. Blu. the
deep ploughing If deep soil j. exnheran'
io.the growth al all plants. and ever ready
to do the will Of the hushandman. The
nature Of the plants pr,ye il. Whenever
the soil is deep, the grass roots penetrate
to an astonishing depth. Where mines
old cellars and wells have been filled nj
with the mould, The grass roots, wher
traced, have been found To exceed the una
ginalion, aud The grass therein 10 presen
a more healthy appearance than tina
around il. Therefore deep plonsh'n!
must eventually be an improvement Il
any soil for The cultivation OF the various
grass and grain crops; il enables The root
Of the plants 10 penetrate the earth 10 ihe'
proper depth il renovatfs the surface i"
adeep soil with portion of new soil whel
it is worn out by annual cropping. and
frequently adds vegetable properties 10 tn
suil. w. w. Nj.
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