Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-12-12

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would be ct either for planting cotton or corn Thus
treated, we have hesitation in affirming, that any
soil that now yields 25 bushels of corn may be made
10 bring from so 10 so 10 the acre. and that the cotton
crop will be increased in ratio TO pay for the expense
of the manure, while the land will continue fruitful for
or years. if aided by compost formed of the ma
terals that our friend has named. bushels of bone
earth, cotton seed, and farm yard and stable manure
every time he may submit it 10 the plough. Nay,
believe. that by such treatment, it will continue TO
improve in its productive powers. until it shall have
reached the maximum point OF production; especially
will such be the case if he should occasionally turn in
crop of clover, peas and feed his hogs the pea
crop, as he does now.
The outlay 10 cover the mode we prescribe, may be
heavy al first bu. the increase in crops will than
reimburse it, besides giving lasting character 10 the
command in three four years hence, he should give
his land dressing of hundred bushels the acre of
it, 10 replensh the lime distracted by the crops.
If has been his practice, hitherto, 10 plough shall
lotc, say or inches, let him at each succeeding
ploughing, increase the depth / or inches. until he
shall have reached depth of or 10 inches. By so
doing, he will increase the pasurage OF his crops,
part increased capacity TO his soil TO retain MOISTURE
and most probably fnd in the subsol, thereby turned
up, several valuable mineral substances as me pot
ash, phosphoric acid magnesla and other substances
that are now locked up from the plants.
| If IS Pdnola' should treat his land we have
commended he may add sUheat TO his system of culture
in which case, he should always IL lbs of clover
seed and bushels orchard grass seed, upon every
acre of land he may have in that grain But whether
he adds wheat not 10 the articles at present cultivated
by him. hold to be important that he should put
fifth of his arabic land in clover and grass, to keep
up the supply of organic matter in the soil and i'm
prove his ability TO keep stock.
AS 10 the system of rotation would let oats follow
the corn, cotton crops aud corer and orchard
grass seed upon the oats after they had up and
two three inches high and roll the clover and
grass seeds in. The oats should be sown early as
the ground could be put in good order The clover
seed should be put first and the orchard grass seed
Immediately afterwards the latter seed should be spread
on barn floor, moistened and mixed with ashes,
separate the seeds, and render them easy of being
sown.
The soil represented by analysis I'D" is generally
excellently constituted soil for clover, and the ar
fetal grasses, with the exceptions which shall
deavor TO point out. We think, from the high pei
centage of MOISTURE" shown by the analysis, thai
it contains too much water, for the healthful vegeta
ten Of clover and the superior artificial grass to be
carried advantaseousy, without it be previously
drained
Its supply of ORGANIC MATTER is ample; IT'S proper
ton of atumtna and sand well adapted to grass cul
ture; its supply of lime is ample also, its magne
STA. oxide of iron and manganese, In potash, sub
stance in which clover and the grasses greatly delight
! as also in soda and chlorine, it is deficient.
Its supply of Slphuyie acid, is sufficient for man,
years, bat lacks supply of phosphore acid an in
dsEPensable ingredient to the composition Of goo'
To prepare the land represented by analysis =" D,
te grow and sustain heavy crop of clover and grass
for series of years, ii should receive in addition 10
good dressing OF compost, fifty bushels of ashes an
Ave bushels of bones, prepared we have before di
rected to be shown broadcast narrowed in, and rolled
u at the time of seeding The clover and grass seed
. may be to oats as before recommended If S
scwn. the crop of oats will more than cover the eS
pense of Improvement that our friend will have hi
10 meadow free from that charge.
e On the soil of =" D." would mixture
20 Clover, Orchard grass, Timothy and Redtop gras
seeds, and regulate the quantities per acre. thus:-1
It BIS dover seed, bushel orchard grass, peck
&c timothy and bushel of red top. This would ensur
good stand of clover and grass plants, and prever
- the soil from being occupied by noxous weeds Eve
>. ry second fall, the meSdow should be narrowed an
each acre treated to four loads of compost compose
- in the proportion OF bushe OF salt, bushel OF bone
:. earth, and bushels of ashes The meadow shoul
- be narrowed then the compost broadcasted upon it, A
!, ter which it should be rolled. By pursuing iii
80 course a meadow thus formed and treated NAV
kept in productive heart for twenty thirty years.
- occasionally casting diminished quantities of graz
.0 seeds it, at the time OF narrowing, topdressn
-, and rolling.
20 Tf""Panola" should find the soil &c D." wet, as
~ have suggested and drain it, it would be we'll 10
~ the drains have time to relieve the soil of it's super
bundsn water before he ploughs tup, as by the pc
M collation. of the water to the bed of the drain, he
get rid of many mineral substances in a low state
~ oxidation, which, if brought TO the surface, ght pro-
- injurious to the plant Clover and the grasses fou
ID sh best in deep soil, therefore desire frie
h. to bear this fact in mind when he may be determn,
m upon the depth he designs having the soil of
h. ploughed.
N. On any of the soil comprised in the analyses &c"
go B., and c. subsoil ploughing would be of gre
or advantage On the soil of D., if wet, and it shou
have to be drained, it would be injurious to subso
If until at least year after it may have been drai
N ed.