The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-03-16

Nil first Of frfs, source Of domestic rase,
rrid, Of tse land and patron Of The seas"
FROM Colasns European Agriculture.
NaNURES.

proceed to the sutIsc, OF manures, q:
il presents itsei IN continental husbs ndry
The Fien,-t cab manure "ihe god q
agriculture. d. us importance not a wore
need be SAID /; aud the Flemish, in the
psins they take IN lis accumulation and use
eyince The estimation IN which they hold il
Manure IS indeed lie foundation Of all GOOD
hasbaniry.
MINERAL NaNUREs -Manu,es divide
themselves popularity into three kinds, min.
e,al, vegetable aud auimal, OF mineral ana
nures, such rs Linz, gypsum and mail, The
use seems well understood, but, within my
observation, they are not spilled 10 81
great pfopoIiousl extent as IN England
aud Scotland. LINE or the cal Donate oil
lime, is employed upon lands which ore
clayey, cold aud heavy: and in such case
II anssers double purpose, 10 DIVIDE the
soil and render II light and tfsble and
secondly. 10 warm the soil. That plants
take up some portion OF lime from the soil
is established ba, this is so small an ele.
m.nt IN their composition, that few soils are
found de ficisnt IN the necessary qnsn,ity.
That it should be spplied to the land IN a
causiic or wa state seems likewise an es.
tabi.hed pon'. Same oil the Flemish far.
mers advise The mixture If lime with The
earth and TO It's application 10 that form !;
but this seems only an increase OF labor
without an obvious acyan'sge. Others al.
wise TO the mixture of lime With heaps Of
vegetable matter, SO as TO reduce j. but, il
such case, il is like 10 destroy some Of the
most valuable parts Of The manure. The
efficacy of dressing of lime is considered
by the Fleminss 10 endure three years bu;
this must obviously depend upon The qlan
tity applied. Thirty bushels Of u0sacked
lime after being Stacked is considered by
some farmers a proper application; while
others advise The application Of thirty bush.
els each year for three years in success
sion.
| have met with the frequent application
Of miri to lish. lands and 10 the surface OF
peat lands, where It soon forms protuc-
tive soil. The application ofgypsum can
scarcely be SAID 10 be genera. |; is some
times applied in the ground 10 The seed OF
potatoes in the planting, in which case it is
generally admitted 10 improve the gIaiity
Of the po'a'oe and i! Is applied also by be-
ing sosn broadcas! Upon yong clover; IN
this latter case. ordinarily with success
The philosophy oil ITS operation i. sill! OBJ
scure. II is difficult TO say shy Ii lal's;
bu. It is No! less dttiicu!, 10 say Why II sue
;eeds. II viii someiimes be useful, ADD nj .
''hes times "'tn1ut effect, IN ihe same TO-
csiIiy. very competent lafHel III Inc
United STATES gives as MS op'h'oh' auu
the result oil his experience 'ha' II some
times failed OF rs siiscs IRON teIos TOO
coarseiy ground. but mat At always succeed
ed Hhen reduced 10 an inPaipaOse pow
der.
Much has bern sa'J Oh 'he 'a''e a'a e.
ficacy 0! sen san - manure, aud III
France great comp ans have Deeh "aue
Of the heavy d1'v, ~hich, IN tact, prevent
ed liz use IN ihs way. A distinguished
Preach farmet AID expenmen'er, VINO mas
devoted much ;in.e aud expense 10 'h's sub
Jec', and has furnished most exact accounts
Vi his experiments and obsefvalinu- has
CONE ioiiy 10 the conclusion that 1t i= 0! no
use wha.eref as manure, and equally use
less in the iltenlng OF any snlnals' These
CONCLUSIONS are different IRON The popular
no,isns, which seem always eni'ied'o some
respect but they are luIly b9fne out ~
the experiments repeated aud varied, oil THIS
indetaiisa5e inquirer
VEGETABLE MsSUREs. Or vegetable
msuute. have only TO say, that buck
whest aud clover are often turned IN by
the pou n, aud sth Acknowledged advan.
tsge. The Flemish mako poin, of col
lec,ing every species Of vegetable refuse
which they can find. all vegetable matter
grosing upon the sides OF the roads and
thai which is found in the canals. They
are careful likewise 10 plo1gl 10 IheIi
ssubbles, excepting where there is anoihe'
crop Oh the GROUND, such as clover or car
rots, shicl are sometimes sown among 'h'
gram soon alter the crop - harvested.
UGder this head may likewise be place