The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-07-05
MAN ..GIElENT OF SOILS.

A soil would never get exhausted, if
managed with skill, but would continue
TO improvein depth and fertility in pro-
portion TO the industry bestowed upon
it.-The food Of plants it is true, may
be exhausted from the soil by d repet-
ton of cropping with any one family Of
plants, if We neglect the application Of
such fertilizers as may have been taken
from the soil by that family, but no part
OF the growing season is required for the
soil to rest, or be faIlow, if judlcously
managed by successive varying OF the
crops, or by supplying to them such food
as may be IA compensation for what has
been taken of by the previous crop.
The first obj cct to be attained for sccu-
ring certain and profitable return Of
produce from the soil must be Htoroagh
drainnee; the next object is Jrcading IN
to the subsoH to the desired depth-not
without first considering whether it is
proper and profitable to shift Or turn up
the subSol at once to the influence Of the
atmosphere, or whether it be best to
break into it we'll first, by shifting the
surface soil and allowing the subsoil to
remain and reccivc-tirst the beneficial
influence OF the atmosphere, and then -
at the trenchng, portion of the subSoil
may be safely stirred up and mixed with
the surface soil; this practice continued
for succeeding crops, will establish
healthy, fertilizing surface soil to any
desired depth.
lfrepcated STRINGS of the surface are
adopted, according to the nature of the
soil and weather, every growing crop
will continue in healthy luXurance,
without ever suffering by receiving inju-
ry from too much moisture, drought or
frost. In addition, by constantly scarf
flying, hoeing and forking the surface
soil, not only obnoxious insects and
their larvH are expelled, but weeds
would never make their appearance,
much less have chance of committing
their accustomed robbery of the sol and |
crops. Besides, by such repeated stir
ring, the soil is always prepared, sweet
and healthy, for succeeding crops--no
mean consideration, either, when we OBJ
serve the loss of time and produce occur
ring to such ruinous extent in some To-
calities, by allowing weeds to rob and
choke the growing crops, and to shed
their seeds, productive of'a progeny
similarly injurious to the crops next in
rotation.
The application Of manure is most
essential, and may be applied most bcneti-
clally when the soil is established in a
healthy condition, and maintained thus
by constant attention to surface stir
rlng.-let the application of manure is
secondary consideration, for though it
may be very literally applied, and with
considerable expense, yet, without first
insurng the hcalthncss of the soil,
much property and labor will be sacri-
ticed,-Cottugc Gurdener.
BUcKwnEAr.-Any time up to the
10th of July, a crop of buckwheat may
be seeded, the sooner after the middle
OF this month the better. 1t is sure
crop, even on poor soil, with the aid
OF little mrnurc,-ln a tolcrable far
SOIL, avery large crop may be calculated
u!on, the same means being used to en- :
hvcn the soil.
Matrimonyis circus, Many noble
creatures enter it, run round and round,
and kick up fine dust, but few get
properly trained and broken TO it.