The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-24
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From The Dollar Newspspe
NANURING.

Among the many subjects which hsve
been discussed IN the agricultural articles
nov so numerous 10 The various periodicals
of the day, that Of the effects OF the diner
cot kinds Of manures is one. ms subject,
however, has no, received sufficient aiten.
,lon from those whom II mostly concerns,
namely, the farming public. lhey are
generally unwilling to adopt anything new
which NAV arise, considering It rather the
theory Of some scienili; Spectator, than
the result derived from the experience OF
those who follow The plough and learn only
by actual practice. And on this account
many manures are used, without any know
ledge ofthe effects which they will produce.
For instance, lime IN some cases might al
mos, double The crop Of corn or wheat when
applied for the first time, or al long inter.
walls to the land because, by the chemical
action which II exercises, those substances
which before existed in he SOIL but 10 such
state that they could no, BE- absorbed by
the plants thus becoming solVent, produce
tina, which is necessary for The formation
of the grain ; conse quenly much larger,
nay double crop may be yielded. My ex-
perience 10 the use Of the manure, 10 such
cases, has taught me tina, il has wonder
fol effect. However, If your success 10 lis
FRS, application should be SO great, let II
not induce you TO apply II immediately a
second time for the soil not being IN con.
diion 10 receive II, the same effect would
no, be produced. For this reason, those
substances necessary for the maturing OF
the grain, and for lis perfection, which, 10
the frs. case the lime acted upon, and
placed in a condition to be absorbed By The
plau. being absent, The lime would not have
The eas, effect. This have learnt by ex
perimeu, aud experience.
Abou, the time commenced farming,
lime was considerably used as manure,
and It's effect in the first instance 10 which
applied II was truly astonishing. Land
which before only produced thirty bushe':
OF corn 10 the acre, yielded al least sixty
and was SO much pleased With its effect:
that | determined 10 continue It's use
Mex, year | applied it again, bd. 10 my as
constituent the weld was reduced 10 thirty
bushels. This caused me 10 inquire into
the reason Of ls good effa,! IN the frs; case
and the cause Of the failure 10 The second,
and found the cause as sta ed above.
have found that to land in actual cultivation
j, may be applied With advantage once in
four years. Now from tbs II IS evidently
the policy Of every farmer who would say,
loss, both oftime and labor, to ask himsei
before applying manure, what KIND Q
manure does my land require II Is 1t SOM
substance designed 10 give the soil pfope
texture that The roots Of the plant MAJ
penetrate i, more easily Is my lane
TOO clayey or stiff Is il something t'
increase its adhes yentss ;ha: |, may bette
retain The mois,urel Is my land sandy
Or is something required to lmpart 10 ID
coil any of thoss materials requisite elthe
for the formation oftbe sta * Or The gram
These ere enquiries which suggest them
selves 10 be mind Of every thinking farmer
S L.
Nelson County Ken'ueky loi9.