The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-03
AGRICULTURAL.

IL i often asserted, and by farmers thsms-',a
that zofhiRg esa Be made ~ sgIieulturas-
That this numerous and Respectable portion
our citizens, taken a. a whole, DO ia tact, msks
ltttle OF nothing more than a bare support 10.
themselves and families, cannot be denied Bal
this does not prove the incapability Of thsr
business being made lucrative, whsn Dropsfs
conducted. Its RRprOftableness, therr : a.
reason 70 believe, Is TO be attributed prncIgaJ.
to an injudieiOus and mistaken policy IN Goa
Quoting IL, or To earelessnessa and inaiientios-
Among the capital errors OF Gus practical i8rz-
ers may be ranked disregard to manurBg and
filling their lands sufficiently. Although mach
already has been said on the subject, vet IL
one that cannot be too often brought IN yisw %
long as the present system is purSued. Most d
our farmers attempt to improve more lana lhaa
what they can attend 20 advantageOusly. L
they would eNPend all their labOrs ami manu-ss,
on one third, or at most one nail the saanliy
Of land they now do generally, they WOait "a
most instances, obtain p OF 80 per cent mars
produce, and the danger Of total failure .
their crops would be greatly lessened
This Is not theory unsPOrted by experience
Fortunately there are practical proofs OF . a
almost every town in the State. Our sol u me
aium fertility, when properly dressed, viii, in
ordinary seasons, produce from one and hsli
20 two and half tons per acre Of hay irom
torty TO hfty bushels Of corn; from thirty 10
forty bushels Of oats and other small graas,
and ali other products in the same proportion.
whereas the same LANDS under the present sys-
TEN do not yield but little more han hall the
above mentioned quantities.
But in regard to pasture lands, the difirrsass
Is still greater. Little attention IS pait b.
the great mass Of farmers to grounds u iAs
escriPtion--eOnsequenuy their products sss
generally very inferior both in quility and
quantity Perhaps il would not be lar from lie
truth 10 say that from four 10 i've acres are nov
usually required for pastaring one COW Whsrs-
al, that quantity Of land ought to silord suas
Gent for at least two
Bow MANURE.-We have found ground bOns'
one Of the most valuable Of all maRares- The
tcsf bone il is called is exceedingly active, As
well as powerful. and has proved more useful
with as than the best guaRO. This Mind :
made by saving bone in water. for manufaetuf-
ing purposes. and costs, in Boston, about bali
dollar busheL IL is particularly useful On
Peas, used In small quantities.. tending % make
them prsdactivs ana 70 III Oat the pod We
presume the effect woald be similar the va
rious kinds Of English grain. Where Il . 90
sired that the effect should be more lasting, the
course ground is more profitable, and as Il DE-
Gays and mingles with the sol more slowly
IL may be obtained In Boston at % 10 p cents
per bushei. The effects Of bone manure, on
fruit trees, are very striking. Ia not only makes
them productive, bui assists in perfseting the
fruit Of those kinds which are apt TO fail. Ter
Indian corn II Is decidedly valuable Bat proc
ably, there Is no other crop, on which is m
husnce Is so great as On roots, and this - par
ticuiarly true in relation TO the English lsi-
nip In an experiment on taraiPs. made VITA
four kinds Of manure, the bone dust produces
the greatest crop. Next 10 IL, came hog ma
nurs, when very literally applied. Bat there
was this advantages i'm favor 81 the bone-tSE
the whole expense Of il did net exceed thaf
cartlng alone, Of the hog manure Why sia
not some Of our readers make series Of care
fa experiments the present season, with tAss
and other manures, and give NJ the Fesulsss II
esrefally conducted they would be vs:y ass-
fsl.--N. e. Farmer. .sse -..
WHErEwAsH FOs FEScEs.-Obe ounce Wills
vitroL fsuiPhat Of zine) 3 ounces eommsn salt
10 or lbs. Of good fresh lime, q is said render
AZ very durable. exposed 10 the weather.