The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-07
From lie American Farmer.
on THE Use OF ASHES.

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ON THE Use OF ASHES.
Near seafard. Sussex Co. Delswan
SEPT. 25th. Isis.
Mr. Editor :--In reply 10 your Peters
burg. Va. correspondent. IN The Sept
M. ~ The American Farmer. ynu cal
upon vonr readers inr The. result II ,hei
experience IN the use Of Ashes. lIarin.
used many thousand bushels az a,hcs
wilhin The lasr five years. II con.ile Il lny
dniy 10 respond 10 ynnr call. AMI endravor
10 answer sumc Of the inierrogaOrie, pro.
pounded hy ysur correspondents. IS he
calls Tor inflammation founded ON cxperi
enee. or 10 usr his words, ;. hard fact, =
] shall c0uiine myself 10 the detail of snch
experiments as haze cone under my I'M.
mediate notice.
commenced n,ing both lime and ashes
on my land ~ the year 1914; bur, as l
usei 'hem Al first together. aud 10 ron.
necii0n with other manures. I determined
70 institute SERVES Of experiments thai
J might ascertain their relative value he
fore entering largely into their use. Ac-
cordlngly. ! instructed nv tenant (f,r
chose not to make the experiment al homel
10 select piece Of ground Of even ferilli-
Is, in an exhausted field which had neen
cleared more Than so years. without ever
having received manure. and TO carefully
measure and lay of eight squares. 10 ron
tain one half acre each. then directed
him 10 apply Stacked lime al The rate II
so and 100 bushels per acre 10 two oflhe
squares. aud leachpd ashes, in the same
proportion. to two oiher squares, leaving
an nndresscd square between each Of The
dressed squares. The ground was then
ploughed and planted in corn. After the
corn came up. discovered difference IN
favor Of both lime aud ashes. which lasted
throughout the season. The crop was
carefully gathered aud measured. and the
half 1cre dressed with rs bushels of lime
produced Is bushels of ears nf corn; the
half acre with 80 bushels Of line, Isl
bushels Of ears; The half acre with 25
bushels of ashes produced 90 bushels &c
ears; and tina, dressed with so bushels OF
ashes, 20 bushels Of ears: the Intermediate
squares, without ashes or lime, produced
10 bushels Of ears each. This field has
again been planted in corn, and The dllIe.
renee in favor OF the lime and hes about
the same as first From this experiment
one would conclude that 80 bushels of
lime or ashes applied 10 an acre would
produce nearly the same result a 100
bushels. Subsequent exp rience, howpv.
er, would contradict This theory in regard
10 ashes; for have always, exrep, IN this
case, found 100 bushels applied 10 an
acre TO he better than 80 bushels. aud that
200 bushels would produce a better effect
than either. though would not recon-
mend a heavier dressing, at one time. than
100 bushels 10 the acre. Nv experience
IN lime differs somewhat from tia, in ash
es. could never see but very lille, if
any, difference between an application Of
so and 100 bushels TO the acre. Nv ex-
pcrlments in limo have not always been
satisfactory. In some cases ] have not
been able To discover any good effect
Whatever from lis use; and am by no
means willing 10 admit that i, will answer
on my land rs a substitute for ashes. |
have never. for moment, doubted the el-
iicacy ol ashes as manure; They never fail
ioWaduce good elect on all OF my crops /
and ION every part Of my farm. II The land
Is poor. they make il better: il rich, they I
mike i richer. They ale. however,
costly manure; and large portion oflhose I
offered for sale in our large Giles are mix
ed wIih coal ashes, dirt aud other ma,eri .
ais, drsignedlv. as believe, 10 swell their
hu& and IN impose npon the purchaser.
have hongh, near 10000 bushels within
Inc last five wears, aud, in some cases. /
have received lots so adulterated, or MIX
eh. as 10 be worth hut little more than
lheir bulk Of street manure. make this !
statement for the ben fit of those who
wish 10 purchase ashes; and would re-
commend, IN all cases, close Inspection /
oeinre purchasing.
In this communication cannot proceed /
leVen u you could spare me The spsce in
Your valuable paper) 10 detail all Of the
Sarlons experiments which | have made
with lime and ashes. Il is. perhaps, only
necessary for me 10 say that my farm upon
winch ! reside. containing near 400 acres
o. arabic Land. will produce more than
u"uhie what il would five years ago, and
,nai this result has been produced chiefly
hy The use If lime and ashes. look upon
,hem as foundation which. alter once
ia'd. should he built upon with vegetable
nlanurss. | made discovery, two years
ago by accident. which NAV be Of service