The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-02-12

ter, grass and its roots, that is soon CONVEX.
ted into active manure. This IS q material
aid 10 the hoed crop. Ii is clear gain for the
mass Of roots that accumulate in few years
and form a clo swl,d, are only in the way
Of a new grass crop if suffered 10 remain IN
The sod. But when the sod is turned they
are not q nuisance bu. a mass OF matter that
rois and goes directly to form the next crop.
Ia this light We see The obvious advantage OF
changing land from grass TO gram and from
gram to c.ass.
Now as sandy loans, or lgh, loans, will
not bear many crops in succession without re.
novaion, lei the mode of laying do~o to grass
be What it may question arises whether,
after crop OF corn ard another Of grain has
been taken off, the land will no, produce as
large Quantities Of hay after the grain aud
corn, as II The grain aud corn had been omit
ted and the land had been turned over and
sowed down without planting.
This is a question tina, comcs home TO eve.
nv farmer, and IL ought TO be we'll considered
BY them. Numerous trials are necessary be.
fore any very positive conclusions can be AZ.
rived at. We may lheorlze and 60 to chem.
lists for advice, bu, none of them can tell Us
anything about IT unless they have made &c.
tual trials. IL is though, By many farmers
that their lands produce good grass as many
years after the corn and gram have been tax.
en- c.T and have had Their turn at the manure,
as Il the grass should 90 Nth the manure aud
,upersede the crops Of corn and gram.
interfere With the practice Of sowing grass on
the green s-ard furrow in August and Septem
ber-for We SOW 3, tina, season lands that az.
not we'll adap'ed to corn and gram.
Rotation OF crops 10 advocated by many on
dlffsren, grounds. II is supposed that corr
aud gram require dlilereD, food from grass
and other plants, and that BY rotation we q
VOID eahausting The coil entirely OF materials
mos, needed for the cultivated plants. Ths
is to sy-coin may take up certain ma,eri
rails meet needed Tor the cultivated plane
Ths, /. TO say-corn may take up certain
materials tina, eSs, 10 the soil rye aud 1hea
and oats may take up other materials, ~hict
are no, sgreeable 10 the grass plants. Tim
theory seems reasonable, aud # well loundec
IT affords additional ground for practiciug OF
the rotation system.
Experience also comes 10 AID Of The theory
IN question, and II hiss become se.,ed Pm
ciple in old gram growing countries tina. t~c
white crops 10 succession should never Ss tax
en- from the same field. Ia The States, how
ever, this rue is no, much regarded at pre-
sent, oeiug to the abundance Of vegeabl
matter ~ ne y sol-bu, hen this abundanc
disappears !, is probable tina, the Rurofea
practice must be adopted.
Sull We have some fects tina, 60 10 sbo'
that CERTAIN pants may he grown aunual
on the same scrs for great number Of years
not only without pre- idice TO The sol or crop
bu, with advantage TO both. The Onlon plan
10 40 instance OF lhs-and probably The san
NAV be sad Of the buck. hea, plant, thong
no kind Of plan, seems TO unfit the soil 70
other plants so much a. he bucks heat plan
does. Buck shea, 10 gtoan from year TO yea
on the same ground without manure.
Indian corn, too, may possibly be an Ell
cep,ion to the general rue, for that mob
on the same ground; ard though We do no
choose 10 plant i. two Year, IN succession,
but becau.e se lack the manurs that mu.
be used whenever the corn i, planted Whef
the soil IS new ard go rich as 10 need no ma
nure, corn ls now for many years IN succe.
sion.
Thus settlers Of he valley Of he Mohaa
i told We they had good hafvesls of corn iron
l. tne same Del1s lor sixteen years IN succession
aud without any deterioration. The sam
ueuld no, be the case of wheat or Of an
!. Enghsh gram. These "whre crops" 70
' years IN succession 10 New York and OH
h have disqualified some OF the best soil for wbea,
and only dlnrnu've crops are reaped wher
rotation IS disregsrded. Mass Piovghman.
,JeWelry! .JeWelry!l