Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-20
AGRICULTURAL.


none should hesitate In It's performance.
We have often given our own views up
on the advantages to be derived, and will
now give those Of Professor Norton. lie
says:
~ come now TO mention defect in
soils which is of very great importance.
which has not, as yet, been fully appre-
ciated in this country. This is the pre-
scnce oftoo much moisture. Wherever
water is so abundant in the soil as TO COM
pletcIy .aturate il, various evil effects take
place.
The necessary decomposition of organ
;c substances is arrested, and certain veg
etable acids are formed, called by chem
lat. humic, ulnic, geic acids, etc. In
swamps and low grounds generally. these
accumulate to a large extent, and form
the deep black soil or muck ofsuch situa-
ton.
So long as these acids are present in
such excessive quantity, valuable plants
refuse to grow but as is well known,
when muck is taken out and dried. 1t
becomes valuable manure this is be-
cause air and warmth obtain access,
and the process Of decomposition goes
On ngain. In order 10 avoid misap-
prehension, it ought here TO be mentioned,
that these acids in small proportions are
r.a Ell nsse,l in tho soil "a furnishing n
49, sa 81 ,hs;r food m nlauts. It's The
P c,,.. H., docs an much ;n;ur,.
'Ave.s " ."su s,,a,ns th,, lila Mn
70 "o' my :" tharo i r,ncb
,'ous lo''n'.'o" :; a., nar,,, nar, 81
.anu 'na' - .oc VIZ III ,hore ayo snr;,ga
inc season' =, ~ VIZ Wv" ,h;s lonJ ~
,ha, sa,u'''1 '"o s".ia bana ,,lonab;ny
DO na,", a"u'y - ooI, Iii ,nd
yo' ''', ,r - 70 wa am.cn,, Tho nroner
' soa e' Nh ,,,,1v ex,,rcss ;ts mali.
W.: o"'' r -, AMI ;p;nr;ons onant;-
..oS' Loaa .ona,ahin a.;ds ,re formed
aa, H., , 800 bv constant evanoration
a"a III ~. .,,rc,.o ,,roJ,ce cola The Grass
$500, al zoo, ,yb;Ie rusbca show
themselves in the wettest spots. There
.re l,rre ,racts oflapd sucb rs this in al |
,nost e9erv mart oftbe country. Farmers
th;nt sucb land TOO drv for draining, and
.o, ,h,t l. tho onlv ,vav 70 make onv per
ynnnen, ;mnrovement mon If. II IS cold
and late in snr;ng ant to bake hard in
suu,,.r ,,J,o snfYar from early frosts in !
s..,'n,u T, i No, IN q, condition n
-. o.J .ro,s md Tho orly NAV IN |
~, ~ noaJ state Is 10 dry i
g. Ia = drv on Tho s,,rface bp,
has = we, snhso,l when The roots of the
,,lar,s oe, down ~ This thew find ;niur;ons
fnod nc, ontv Tho acids already mention
oil I'm, ;ro,san;c Substances the nro
,or;Ja &c ;rnn IL ycrv ,,t 10 form in s,cb
80 o,,d l. =, orco f,,,I e Tho ,,Iop,
Cd ~, c,o1 IN o,hor d;roct;ons T,
~. .ass Too ,he onlv remedy l. IN drain
The tn, nnod csac,s or His onera,;on On All
.o;,. s,,Gsr;nu ROW anv If he c.nses a.
~. r,eut;ors1 arc vcrv remarLahla and
49,, H., .noo;ssJ hsf,rc oo;no an c,rther
30. ~ -. ,.I;.I ,.,,J, 70. ~.
-
.wh., a,o;n - ,n,ao end covoroa
fc,r al,r.vs r,.,n bcro co,c,ed dr,;ns \
-" ..'t,;nt' en-" n.s,, ~ 10y
a.. no, rsu,,;n 90 s,,rnate ,nJ ,Ioas
rot RIM ,w,v over Tho snrr,c. w,sb;no
aT ,ha hos, ~ ,he al Ln, s;nts oraJnau,,
Jnwr r;eId;nr - ,hnnlon,s any, FIJI,
inc mater wh;ch !, NAV contain orJ n
,.n ,vssh;nr ON, sc Emo b,rtfi,l snhst,n.es
~ !, JcscsnJs Dir mi cnnsnanan,ln
warmth sollow !, IvrJer these nav IN
Aucnccs the nropcr dscomnos;,;ons ,nd
nrenar,,;op n compop,1s e. ca. III. ems
ienance If nlan,s co an The soil ;s van,
onJ snf,;c;n, tlv Nv anJ ,,,,nts eorr;sh
wh;Ib formerly never would GROW ON !,
in nerfrr,;on iii all lis cn,ious fac,
too. thai such soils resist DROUGHT better
than ever before. The reason i. ,ha, the
plants arc able to send their roots much
nr,ber down in search of food. w;thou,
eyer finding ANYTHING burtful Every
mari brino pcnetrated with air. and consc.
nne,,lv Jrrer and Igb,er these soils do
~, hi a IN srr,mer bnt remain mellow
and noro,,s Sucb elIccts cannot in tbe;r
chi a,,.n, he ,ooLeJ Car n s,;f claw
~" eA'.".' - ~ ~, ,'ay
I..,, ~. |. ),
$500 49,
-u"'. ."as 81 uI a'. an1 o. III.
.' oay - ", ~. ,.a"r - a an..a 80.
''e y. ~. no ,J' yoJ. ~ eo~s ~ ca'
you sirou.u, eaen nis"s a,'u "'J'n," sne
.ienl .oela' mess. ~ d..Ii1h. iooa
J" aoul'ion 20 wnion 'uey snoul' ha.1 IL
SINGS " ,"' anu "''"' NV" 81
"'sn. IN a s.ao,e. II,
I"aa ..Nn' ~ oil Ailas, 'aoa'a IL
ce'se POI .'oi, ~ nay az u'sn'' " enao'e
you !" o.ms ; .ae am '1 m", aeo 9Iaa.I
~ soou oonu'.o. ~: INV y" .ho.'u - nan
" yo'' '''''u ~ 'n's :, W. =. ~ YOU
uesi1o your you"s s .po; 70 ~ Jus''eu u
'no .' se'1 .,l'.n' W M 5.ueI'., .ol
mus ,s'o 'ne''' '''o'el a.e'y VII '''o"s"
.no ,S"' win,s.' anI SP,'ns, us 'ne ounes'
- :. ma a%a ,at Of 81 III le!u sa,os soae
- 70 n,au1 ou' oi' Is useless 10 seiiu
~. , ~ i ,la,es 70 soou liorsc'or your
NOSE ,he nroaen. - ,hs ~ o, .~ns - you en
,.r md consno :, H. ,n' ' =, n. :, WIN