Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-06-18
The Farmer.
On Deep PlowinG.

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~ Prom the Pnnsylsanis yasn Jossna
nd On Deep Flowing.
IN Mr. EDITOR The business Of fsrmin
n, differs materially from other pursuits j,
C, that it confines one more to his home, ant
is his own broad acres, and allows less leisur
ID to travel and collect from the practices q
le others hints for Eis own management, tha,
the merchant manufacturer, or evsn n
: chanic. This disadvantage can only b
's remedied in one way, by the circulation
+ Of agricultural periodicals ike the "Farm
e Journal" which, in fact, are nothing noeu
n than the practice and science Of good krn-
n ing recorded in book, certainly not Tie
n less valuable on that account; and Tins
!, reaching many = corner Of the hnd oeAer.
i wise inaccessible. The fatal prejudice
against book farming, which is only OBJ
servations on culture printed instead Of
l spoken, has, in great measure, passed
away, and our practical farmers now fnd
their true interests to consist not only in
reading agricultural journals, but in writ
ing for them
i Among other innovations On Old systems
brought about in this way, the heading Of
this article is one / have somewhere
seen the observation that there Is some ex-
cuse for the yearly renter Of farm to
plough shallow, but none for the owner Of
the soil The one wants to get all he can,
even at the expense Of the land, the latter
permanently to improve, while cropping it.
doubt whether it is to the advantage Of
either renter or owner to plough shallow.
In the spring Of 1874, l broke up stiff
sodfor corn, with heavy plough, (Ptou-
tvs 5D drawn by two yoke of oxen, to tho
depth of nearly eighteen inches. then fol-.
lowed Immediately behind with subsoil
plough, which stirred up the subsoil 10 the
depth Of six or seven inches more. After.
the pioughing and narrowing were fnishsd,
stick could be pushed down in nsarlv
every part of it, to the depth of fouuteen or
fifteen inches of loose earth. It was veil
ploughed and the experiment WAS . fir
one. We may remember that that sum-.
mer was very dry one. Not ouly were
our pasture zelda burnt up and haze. buta
EncI,1j - -. :1 saaarsa ssestly. Gath
ina'e1a n tSe All Z .he aa5iee # 20 -s4ss and
was told it had been common remark
of the ncighbors and passsrs-by, how gresn
and luxuriant It continued through the
season, compared With others around it.
This was an instance Of the bensft Of deep
ploughing in dry season, and hold il
would have been equally perseptible in .
very wet one. The depth Of soil, would
have allowed the superabsndant moisture
to pass off, and thus relieve the roots Of
growing crops. In wet sr dry seasons, in
rich or poor land, 1 sentend fordeep plow-
ing. To be sure, in an exhausted soil,
or in naturally deficient one, very deep
ploughing is not to be at once adopted,
but the systeps is correct, each year to 60
a little deeper.
1t is surprising to sec the practice Of
many farmers, working for years, paough-
ing, manuriug, and planting but four or
five inches deep, fearful Of touching the
hard yellow substratum. Ask the ques.
ton, and it will be admitted, that if there
was twelve inches Of depth as rich as four
inches, it would be a 6ne thing; but how
to accomplish this, unless by ploving and
turning it up to the influence Of the at-
mosphere, would be difficult to answer.
The larger the source from whence grow.
ing crops derive their nutriment, Of course
the larger the crop. A given amount Of
surface representing ten inches deep Of
good soil, Of course supplies more food to
plants, than the sarhe amount of surfacs
only four inches deep A fear 10
often expressed Of burying out of reach By
deep plowing, the shallow surface soil, but
the advantage Of turning up the hard sub
stratum to the influence Of the sun and
air and atmospheric gases, and its couss-
quent speedy uaeioration; is lost night Of
Deep and thorough ploushing. thorough
pulverisation Of the particles fsoil, allow
ing of the free admission Of air between
them, coupled with the use Of plaster and
lime on the surface, and repeated harrow
ings or orstirrings, will soon render productive
and profitable subsoil hitherto valuelsss,
and thus greatly augment the supplies and
sources Of food for plants
es PAscHALL MoRais.
West Chester Pa, 5sk mo. 6, 1851.
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| SINGULAR FREAK or NATURE-Ths
Fairfax (Va.) News states, On the pscmis-
es Of Mr.. Cyrus Burson, 81 miles froa Al
exandria, two fowls, truely "haf chicken
and half turkey.,' have been hssehsd ffum
the eggs of turkey. They ars boGh dive.
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