Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-05-15

Scientific Agriculture.

Prof Mapes, OF New Jersey, IN his
"Working Farmer" for April, thus bears
testimony to the effects of science in inn
proving the Agriculture of that State:
"Within the last three years we have
visited many farms in New Jersey, and
some Of the owners of these farms sent
certificates of results to Trenton. One re.
presented that under our advice he had adj
ded the missing constituents to his soil,
at an expence of only $4,l2 IL per acre,
with proper tlage, and produced, in con-
sequence, the following crops Corn, 1913
bushels Of ears per acre, where formerly,
with much larger expenditures for manures,
but thirty bushels of shelled corn had been
produced. Potatoes, 80 bushels per acre.
Mangold-wurtzel, l6 tuns per acre, and
other crops in proportion. Another Ia men,
Der of the House of Assembly, represented
that on piece of ground in Passaic Co.,
which had been considered of very inferior
quality, and unworthy Of cultivation for
corn, he had raised, by adding the missing
constituents Of his soil, under our advertis-
ment, 1873 bushels of ears of corn per acre,
and that his crop of long orange carrots
averaged 6lO bushels per acre, and that the
expenses for fertilization were less than
for the ordinary method by barn-yard manur-
ing.
"Another farmer, from Monmouth Co.,
represented that by the use Of the sub.soll
plough, under recommendation contain
ed in one Of our lectures, on field of 70
acres, and by the application of decompos-
ed bog on another field of similar size, he
had increased his corn crop on each from
20 to IS per cent.
"Another farmer, of Freehold, represent
ed that he he raised between 1900 and
5000 cabages on half an acre, and at the
prices at which he had made sales, the re-
turns were at the rate of from $400 to $500
per acre. This land was thrown into gar
den heart at one operation and the land
left in so improved condition after the cab
bage crop, as to be benefited for future
crops more than the whole cost OF fertilizers
use fol cabbages.
Many other farmers reported large crops
resulting from our advice, and from some
neighborhoods large numbers signed state
ments that the whole crop of the township
had been materially increased by our efforts
1t was also shown to the Legislature, that
we have taken the first premium for our
market garden from the American institute,
and that we had raised 1900 bushels of
parsnips, 900 do. of carrots, 800 do. of
ruta-baga turnips per acre, and other crops
: in proportion, but all these facts could not
avail, in causing the Senate to appropriate
a sum only equal to the necessary expenses
OF State AgricuIturst during the de-
livery of five lectures in each County in the
State.
owe asserted with the fear of contradic-
ton, that in no case where we had furnish
ed with an analysis ofthe soil, had we fail
ed in increasing the income of the owner
more than one-third, and this, too, after
having advised. under speh circumstances.
more than one hundred farmers in New
Jersy.
"Some members could not believe that
we had discovered so much that was new az
: to enable US TO produce such results, and
3 they were right We do not claim any
such credit, but simply that we have put il
, prectice what is we'll known to the few
2 among the many. We often hear of larg'
; crops raised by individuals, whose neigh
$ bors produced 10 such results. In sucI
!, cases we visited the growers, and find out
e practicable, thyr methods. manures, &c.
e and then, by an analyst of the soil, com
+ pared with that of the crop, are enabled t.
e advise others so as to enable them to pro
duce similar results We claim no origin
y ality, but merely, with the assistance c
e chemistry, to be able to duplicate on an
d soil containing fair average of constitu
ents, the same results which may hav
been produced on any other soil-all {
n may be done by adding the missing const
= tuents to the soil, with such cultivation a
the pecuIiarities of the crop, mechanics
. condition of the soil, &c, may require
J" N. Y. Tribune