The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-17
AGRICULTURAL.
stimulating Msnure.-Experineas..
BY n. 5. GALLUP.


MkssRs. EDFross-In nothing DO We vitpe.s
such a perfect Tecklessness and entire vant OF
economy on the part Of the tilleIs OF the soil IS
rs exhibited in the waste Of Hose substances
which Tend 10 the nutrition, or the stimulus Of
plants What q Vast amount Of these i yszr.y
and daily sasted, which mishi, By proper eeono-
my. be made suossrvient TO The most saiufsry ard
beneficial results! Farmers are, generally, TOO
femiss BY Tar in the preservation Of manures-
IL 10 matter OF GO ordinary moment, 70 pre-
serve and apply whatever can possibly tend - IN
crease crop. Yet vsy few act upOa this pun
eiPle- Indeed, great msiOrity CT our farmers
neglect 10 attend properly 10 this matter and suffer
serious losses on that account Most ss2eCially,
g II too tue that, BY many farmers, ashss are Dot
saved and applied to the production Of vegetables
substances Some sell This valuable manure 70
ash-PedlaIs FOR an Insignificant sum; Others suffer
Il 70 remain about Their premises unused Ether
course exhibits lamentsble want Of seon0my on
their part
Were our farmers aware Of the value Of bo,h
cached and unleaehed ashes as a stirru atIng ma
aure, II does seem that they would not 5e guilty
OF such suPerlative folly as selling taem f0T ten
cents per bushel; or letting them 20 entirely 70
sasie. Ashes, on most soils, and in most seasons,
has not is equal IN The whole catalogue Of sIimu-
ants. I'VE speak what We know, and testify
what we have seem
During the past season, have made some e1-
perimenis, testing the real value OF ashes ss =
manure. For this purpose, selected four coz
-eCuuNe lows OF piaLleQ ucon SOL Of e-c14
fertility; and each of which received he sane
care and attention in tillsge. To the fTsf appIsd
ERfeaeaed GSasS--tO the second isached GStes-to
the hird EnieaeaGd dskss after hOeing The hrst
time, and 10 the fourth no ashes The ashss were
applied 10 the FIRST two lows soon as The spires
made their appearance. Note the result:-i har-
vested the com about the d OF Sips mhsr. and
ssceItslned The respective amounts IS f0lOSs--
from the low 10 which unleached ashes VAS sP-
piled, obtained 81 pounds Of esrsOf con- From
-
vested 30 pounds From the TOw 10 winch IN
leached was applied after hOeing the first tir1s,
got % pounds And, from thst 10 which 70 ashes
were applied, "a pounds Of com
From these experiments we deduce the follow
Jog faets:-l. That lsached ashes are more IA
bic as a manure than Enisaeasd ones Bat s7-
piled double the smount OF the former. AL things
considered, q bushel Of lesched - equal 20
0ushel Of unleached ashes. Thai ashes i not
Tar from being One-ourth better 70 De applied -
soon as the spires appear Than after hOeng the tst
time 3. That the application Of sshes Al proper
season will increase crop OF corn nearly one
third. II is true We must take into eOnsiceratIOn
The commencing influence Of season, soil, and
such like. The past season has 5esE favorable 10
the use Of his manure.
The soil, too. being a loan, interspsrssd with
gravel, IL well adapted 10 asles- Upon vet,
clayey soil, in a wet season. saeh results might
not be obtained. But, ~ genera hing. me re-
suit Will not vary materially from the aoOye.
II what have stated be correct, Goes II not De-
hsove our farmers 10 save carefully and apply
ashes 10 the production Of conf Il u not really
worth their psinsi IL il the part Of VISION e
waste this valuable manursi Or, Tslhsr, is u not
the part Of wisdom 10 preserve M Judge ye-
have likewise applied ashes 10 potatoes. ard
find il highly beneficial ltmsy be sdvaniss~onsly
applied the raising OF garden segetsoes, also 70
pasture. Spring wheat may be materially o-Dsni-
ted BY using ashes. II shouldoe sPPliet a. sOon
as the spires appear. 10 this section Of the eouR-
try this crop . very 0ften injured By worms. he
application Of ashes. in this case, = an eaeeIusl
remedy.
BUsTI, ChsuL county, n. v, Oct, 1919.
TIE PLou.-Anlous the evidences Of in5rOve-
meut in agriculture, Mr.. Woodbury., in MS address
before The Institste, mentions the PlOS, WhIeh
'sfrom being a mere siske," has become ubsI q
is. The Of ir.n il hardly more an evidence Of
the fact Of civil zatl0n, than 10 the fashion OF ms
implement a measure Of the degree % Uhlca civt-
EatiOo has attained. | should Ike % see srhio-
tied al the Institute, the plow used y Ehshs, me
son of Shaphst, which IL lock t~siye yoke Of Sxen
TO draw. As that is not 10 be bed, would recon-
mend 10 the managers, as me next antique specs
men, to procure oae from the States OF Ire CaaTeh-
Il would be an attractive curiosity, and an Iuslne-
tive commentary the state Of the useful sris N
the Pores dominions. A friend Of ours, rambling
over a farm, somewhere between Rome and Flor
ence, took notice OF vsnous OPeraSons as mere
conducted The plOw, which seemed 70 have
Wan conception Of such an instrument, Was ciasn
by four oxen, and merely scratched the surface
The cattle were nost uncomiortsoy yosed. Our
ABREAST ky means Of pole laid across their neess.
and secured with ropes instead OF bows he Oo-
served on one bit of ground, fOur Poss worried -
sixteen oxen, harlessed in this Way.
AsRIcuLrURAL ExPkRIxsST-A MEMBER Of ne
Agricultural Society Of BEest lstely sO~ed some
wneat, without preparatory plovins OF e'ssns,
ana covered Il with fresh straw, after having selk-
ed over il to press the gain down. The Psodaei
a said 10 have been superior IN qnsntiy and 9ns-
itg 10 wheat raised u The ordinary way nom we
same amount Of seed, ans The soil was OF me
worst kind. The same exPeumes.-, VIZ Wnes.
and other grains has often been uied oeio,e, ~
with, apparently, similar results; out ne reseh
\ hss never proved sufficiently advantageous 70 N
duce farmers 20 abandon the established mode q
cultivation. ... ..-
4 PI.xrtxs TRxEs ON wxr GRouxD.-noma'
/ M.ehap. of Philidelphis in he hoItenitnrst 10
October, gives a method Of planting trees N we
i ground. He digs the ground deep a. Il iof or
dnary plantiDg and then lays The roots nsr o. M
surface, covering them hrst with broken socs. so'
then with fine soil He plants On NE ground N
stead of in Il. Evergeens, planted IN nm MAJ
uer on wet land, have fourished, vnen ues
, planted deeper have looked uekiy.