The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-19

ing .hrin IN Fsarr fsr iise plants. az ihex
n'rhi he rallied into nee hy ilsir progress
I" maturity.
II IL possible. slso. thar. in the course
OF The culiur-. murh Of lhe original mine
raj poriinns rf ihe snrfsce s"il had perez
LAIRD through ills sand. sank inia The rlay-
~ snhsail. and rot beyond The reach af
the plough. lf This snrposi,ian he eor-
rert. and We think il Is. then the infrrnrc
"a nsinral one. that in the npiarnrd two
inrhes Of rlzr. there were certain mineral
.slls. healihful IN ,heir nature ln regrla-
tim. and of whirh ihe rnrfare soil. owing
Ia iis waet oflrnsriiv. and 10 The sronrglng
cnur-c nj rullare 10 whirh il Ind he~n
sui jre,~d. had hrrnme dr6risn' !: and lhal
these. when acted upnn hy the lime and II.
me.pherr. were rendered rffirienl lnelio-
rating agents.
Secondly. That in applying The lime.
an, lrmeni. of which il was probably ,les-
iiinie. was applied Ia The soil. which wa.
essential alike in The naturalization of arisls
and In The rfrriive openersiiosi of the al
ready prepared nuiriiive manuses. as well
as Ia tie conversion of The inrn matters
nf the snil inio fnnsI. :
Thirdly. The inrrrafed ,lcpih of ill-
age. gave Ia the plants superior farilnirs fnr
frrdlng; increased The absorbing pnwer-
af the soil. and impaired 10 il greatly
augmented capariiy far prn,luriinn. mas.
much. IS its improved physical condiIion
enabled il the beiierio ecnnoInisc and dis
prnse the frriilizing mannrcs.
1'he effect Of this rommingIing of ihr
two inches nf snhsail clay with The four
inrle. .'f snriare sand. nperair,l To trans
farm what had been ihrrrlofare an exhans-
ned. hungry. porous sand. incapable AZ re.
taining either moisture or niirogemnus
man..rrs. into sandy mould. Of sufficient
physical ienari,y Of texture. and chemicsl
powers. Ia husband boih: and if M other
hrnriils hal enured. ihese. of themselves.
were ample remuneration fnr al the ex.
penss incurred. and lahor bestowed. in
turning M The clay aud Incorporating n
with The snrface soil. Bui as we have
hefure suggested. il IS probable lha, 10 The
inverted eIsy. there were found valuable
mineral substances. as poia,h. soda. be-
si,lrs o,her alkaline matters. The which. by
the united ac'ion of The lime and aimos-
phere. were converisd into efficient i'm.
provers of the sol.
We allude 10 the before recied facts. in
The hope. tina, they may encourage oihsrs,
who have similarly construed soils. To
pursue like means 10 effect their improve.
meni. And we will conclude by remark
I ing. that we consider exposure 10 the frosis
Of winter. aud The application Of lime. a.
Indispensable prerequisites 10 success. in
all attempts which NAV be made TO effect
improvement Of lands Of kindred ma.
tnre.
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To raise fine Irish Potatoes. - Select
a spot Of ground, which has red clay
foundation. if possible /; it should also
be rather low and moist. Break it up
first with a shovel plow and then with
subsoil: Broadcast heavily strong
stable manure. and turn this in lightly
with a small short pillow. With the
same plow, open trenches by running
single burrows about two feet apart
Cut the potatoes. place them in the
drill ten inches or foot distant, and
then cover by merely lcvelling the sur
face. Immediately after. while your
ground is loose and before a rain falls
upon it, cover the whole with pine straw
from l2 to IS inches deep. And avail
your crop.
I.ong-Ieaf pine straw is the best. a'
it will not so readily pack or rot as any
other covering. 1t should be covered
deep, to keep the earth moist and COO
during the heat of summer. The pro
per time for planting is January; al
though February will do very well.
By strictly attending to these direc
tions you will produce as fine potatoes
as can be had in any market.
Yellow potatoes are the best tor ou'
climate.
The crop will be found upon the our
face Of the ground.
Edgsfeld Advertiser.
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The Croup-How to Prevent it.-A CORE.
popdrnt nI the New YoIk Mirror, medl
cal practitioner. in an article OH this sub
jeci. says:
The premoni,ory symiom of Group is
shriIl. sonorous cough. The patient
moi sick-has no fever. as ollen in com
mon cold--is lively. perhaps e.en gave
than usual. his hands are cool, his lace no