The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-30

moisture. here wates 10 20 so""s
The soil q to completely sa,urs,s il. various u
evil effects take place.
The necessary decomposition # organic
subs,auces 10 arrested, and certain vegetable
acids are formed, called by chemists Aum'c, I
ulm;c. eeic acids, etc. 10 swsmPs and lev :
grounds generally, these accumulate 70 large
extent, and form the deep black coil Or muck
Of such situations. I
81 long 90 these scids are present 10 such
excessive quantity. valusbIe plants refuse TO
grow bu, 40 10 well known, wher the muck
/, taken gu, and dried, il becomes valuable
manure this 10 because sir and warmth o.
tain access. and the process Of decoopos''''"
goes on sgain. 10 order TO avoid "''spPs'
hension, i, ought here to BE- meatioosd. that
these acids 10 email proportions are really
useful in the coil. a. furnishing = portion Of
their food to plsnts. Il is the sxce" Of them
tina, does 80 much injury.
I I, 10 no. only in s~smps that this injurious
I formation occurs. there is much lasd which
i. too 70, in the early part Of the seasons, o.
IN which are springs the. saturats the surface
this land may be hard, and may evea bssr
ploue hing, vet stil /, 10 what farmers call Geld
and sour. These ara exactly tho proper ~o'd',
for they truly express its qusl,,es. Coss'd'
cradle and injurious quantities Of these ves''
table acids are formed, and the water, By con
stan, evaporation from ,he surface, produces
cold; the grass 10 scsu.y and poor. While
rushe, show themselves 10 the wet.es' spots.
There are large tracts Of such land " tn" -
mos, every part Of tho country. Fsrms"
think such laed too dry for draining, and ys'
tina, is the only way to make sny permanent
Improvement, upon il. Il is cold end late u
spring, apt to bake hard 10 summer, and 70
3 suffer from early fros,s 10 autumn. II Is net
in 4, condition TO support good crops, and the
. only way I. bring ii toto . good state I" 10
i dry it.
!. Some land is dry IN the surface, bot hss .
/: yet sub.soii; when the roots Of plants get down
. 10 this, they find at once injurious food, not
+ only the acids already men,iosed, bu, ,no'gan'
d ic substances. The proiox.de Of iron 10 very
an, TO form in such places, AID is at once fatal
). # the plan, csn find no nutrmen; IN other d.
/. rec,,ous. 10 this case too. the only rfmtdy
a /, TO drain. The good effects Of this opera
ton on al soils suGe,in. from any Of the causes
g above mentioned. are very remarkable. and
!, mus, briea, be specified before go'n2 farther. '
b ON THE CHANGES WHICH REsULT FROM DRAIN
"Wh hen the dram 10 made and covered (fs'
= | alwavs mean here covered drnins), the "a
ter which falls upon the ground does no, 70
main to stsenale, and does not run away ever
;. the surface ss.hins of the best Of the coil
but SINKS gradually down, yielding to the roots
Of plsn,s any fettilizng matter ~hich It may
/; contain, end often washing out some hur,iu
substances; IS il descends. cir and const q,isn'.
IIy warmth follow IL. Under these new Infa
enccs the proper decomposi,ioas and prepare
!. ton Of compounds f, for The sustensnes e
>. plants 20 on, the soil 10 warm and sufficiently
ID dry. and plants a ,ursh which for oerly oeve'
n, would grow on i, 10 perfection a, oil. II 10 .
curious fact, too, tina, such soils fesIs, drought
better than ever before. The reason IL ihs
!. the plans ore sbls to send their roots much
4 farther down in search Of food, ~i'hou. evs'
q. finding anything hur,ful. Every part being
. penetrated with ali, and consequently Dire,
II and lighter, these coils do no, bake in sumner
:. but remain mellow and porous. Such efTecti
cannot, in their full extent, be looked for in ,
% aif clay during the FIST season; the chaas'
!, mus, be gradual but 1t IL sure"