The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-07

els, aud Of corn l3 TO 80 bushels to the acre.
The land on which he raised a premi.
um crop Of rye, in the season Of 1882, had,
for three or four years previous, been
planted to corn; and owing to the extent of
his tllage land had not received more than
four or five loads Of manure TO the acre |
each season. The weed commonly called
charlick, (charloek (Which very much /
infested the land was suffered TO attain /
a rank growth in the spring of 1881, and
about the Goth of jane it was plowed in.
Another crop sprung up and covered the
ground and IN August, that was plowed
in also. third crop soon appeared,
which, in the latter part Of September,
was served like the others. A this time
the rye was sown 10 The usual manner,
ma mey, narrow strip of and was pIowed,
the seed sown Immediately upon the for.
rows, and narrowed in and so on, until the
whole was completed. Sowing the seed
immediately after the plow, vas consider.
ed very advantageous 10 the crop. The
soil being moist, caused the seed TO spring
immediately, and gave ioraardness and
yigor TO the plants, which they ever after
maintained. The next year, 1892, The
rye was harvested al the usua season.
The rye land contained one acre and thar.
teen rods, and yielded forty six bushels
and three pecks. A field OF four acres,
similarly managed in ls2s, gave 33i bush.
els Of rye TO the acre.
( Mr.. keeIy remarked that experience
and close observation upon the manage
ment Of green crops, had convinced him
thalthree things among others that might
be more obvious, were essential to sue.
cessful result; first, the ALSO ute necessity
4 that the plow used be Of good construction;
Seco0d, that some method be devised TO
PROSTATE the crop before the pillow, or /.
would not be covered He used wood.
en- roller, about four inches 10 diameter,
and sixteen inches long, fixed On The end
Of the plov beam, IN frame temporarily
put on for The purpose. Third, i, had been
found necessary TO plow the land soon after
rain,-ths vas very light, sandy land
while Il IL moist the plou would crowd
the furrow, instead Of turning /, handsome.
~. He also considered il advantageous 10
roll the Ind after each blowing.
The principles BY which lands are in
proved by turning 10 green crops, ara clear
ly Sc; forth By Prof Johnston, in his usual.
" happy way. | cannot resist an nell.
nation TO quote briefly from his lectures =
The blowing in &c green vegetables OF
!. the spot where they have grown, may bs
followed as a method Of manuring and en-
riching al lend-where other manures are
less abundant. Growing plans bring "
from beneath, as far as their roots extend
those substances which are useful 10 vege
taIion-snd retain them in their leaves and
stems. By blowing in the whole plant we
: restore to The surface what had previously
sunk TO greater or less depth 80 nus
make II more fertile lh-- i was before Inc
green c-ar US soWh.
This manuring Is performed with th'
least loss by the use Of vegetables in tn
green state. By allowing them TO decay
10 the open air, there 10 loss both Of or
ganic matter-if they be converted into
iermened (fsrm-yafd} manure, there is q
large loss, and The same in the case If they
are employed IN feeding stock with a
view % their conversion into manure. Ia
90 other form can he same crop convey
to the soil an equal amount Of enrlchlng
matter as in that Of green leaves and stems
Where the first object, therefore, in the
farmers practice is so to use his crops a.
10 enrich his land, he vii soonest Effect i
by blowing them IN the green state.
But it IS deserving Of separate consid
Grafton, tina, green manuring IS especial,
adapted (or improving end enriching soil
which are poor ii vegetable matter, |
has been shown that living plants then con
tain 10 their substance not only all thol
have drawn up from the soil, but also
great part Of what they have drawn froH
; the air. Plow in these living plants, ant
YOU necessarily add to the soil more thar
was taken from it, in other words, yol
, make i, richer in organic matter Re
peat the process with second crop, tina
il becomes richer stII-and II would i,
difficult 10 define the limit beyond ahict
the process could no further BE- carried.
~ would never depend upon green ma
, nuriug alone on land that intended to ia,
With gain crops. In such a case, some
addliona saline substances would need r.
be added, which this system Of msnuring
could not supply IN order to support ,hos'
. crops and maintal ning the fertility Of th'
y soll. Tie possessor Of llgh, and poo
sandy or g,ayeIly Iahds, IS usually ATTENDED
with limited means for making or purchas
ing manure and these soils are Away.
materially defceu, ia vegetable matter
Il has therefore bean nv Impression, for
years that, were TO BECOME the owner o.
. such farm, should use green crops eS
b .enslycIy, IN connection with other ma.
nurlng, to Inylgorale my poor soil and sup.
ply 1t speedily with ihls essential malerla
: vegetable matter.
In the case Of worn and exhausted pas.
tures-such as the one have described, -
which are level enough 10 pillow, and where
good portion Of the droppings Of the cat.
tie remain on the and, resort 10 green