Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-30

received copy OF "AGrcEltural
tryr which had Eecn just Published in this country. ii;
read with peculiar interest though not acquainted SIN
r. ,msfrv II obvious that, least. The p!o
sohca oe Of examining questions OF agriculture had beer
raarh.d In tic pc!rsal oi ire statement Of ills author There
wns one statement which appeared 10 aAoi some hope" AZ
an i .rtio of the CHS iral detects Of tr and hc7 '''n
obs In a,!ires IN .XtGpc Of soil Of good apparent zen
t~ra hich ws sent hin, u:m Lrc"in:Ic by Sir j1sepi
Banks IS remarkable for :'critf Upon anayzng i! IL
found il coa,arcd sutate o; iran, lie cnrHsras OF ~
shops; ant he fired III" obvious ifecy Of tor.dtssi.
With lime which converted the poisonous SUBSTANCE iHo
mangrc.
l,cccu-rcd to Mr. Rut!n that the is Of his seetor
might se like the specimen oi SIR joseph blh.s. .s;
we II good apparent texture, and they were Sterile inI
ti:c: .!ra had Seen fuiEcscent mature aaas no per
maHtnt Improvement. Might not the same pos
substance exist il ll,=m? lie Immediately applied
proper last, but it disclosed no spate OF iro This .np
position, then: must he Abandoned But might not sam,
oicT subs ;cr .qu'!y .cict@cus. cXs! Night lc:e no
DC ar! lie VAS nLnced 10 present this question "a
himself, and 10 cnc 70 believe the affirmative from se'era
circumstances II: says:
IlcsG were, first. that certain plants known contain
gc Us sheen sorCI Ic riey acc,orusj and pine peicrra
,i@se soils and .ccd almost confined tt.r and
viii! uxIaree and vigor, proportioned To the
updtnr.a f The in! FOR producing cultivated crops Sc.
cord: T;a Of "a: The soils supposed 10 tc Gc!d Which cN
aHed y chemical tess Eot one contained any Carbonate
Of line. Third: That tie small pro2"f3n Of my land and
o. ali wi;!G he OF y observation, winch va: shelly
ani 81 course cacaEeC4s, entirely tree from pine ma
s0!fc ana Crc0v. remarkable for CCa! and lasting
fertility Is :hc LAID supposed "a b: acid Tor TIE reverse
qaai'!cs. Shells or i!,c would necessarily combine WIN
cceic and 'hrrcoie il acid "cro presses. universally az.
actin. Poison cultivated plants, il seemed ptin
enough why ;c shelly lands free FROM this bad qualify
ami by IL absence had been permitted 20 grow r.' ans coz.
iauc protective. ~ could obtain direct crIE!c2 ci
the pesCnc. Of c either free combined by aaF: Ing
e!era '3:ii to I< nor vas there any auoi;y IN my
work ch Lao read. for s?posirg vegetable acid to He
pTa .ct' Ia cry soii.'
Bu whn, any authority from chemistry, ana in spite Of
his wn ic 10 detect any such element in soils, by menhs
d the imperfect analyses which he attempted he felt very
,'rrs e"g'.nco that such did exist, and that it was H.
durable Improvement !: his views !uc LIVE furnish
Cd til hppto?ra" remedy. Fortunately the beds Of i'ssi!
SAILS "C undc E.aiiy all tic Tide. water SECTION OF
Virginia ans! be aaceu States presented the matc1;. a:
! hard - test Tie L. nth "a; lis theory.
/ lie bc'n operations in February, 1915 and applied BE-:
tween l25 nt 200 bushels from Of these beds per acre.
TO 2 Of land His cntic patons sdngunc, and
nc watched wi aGyuGa interest the progress OF lie CEr2-
'!ncn The mar, as i il con!ncny called contained $50
per rcn OF Carbonate 4" lime. The land was planted in
an when the plants only few inches high, tcit
superiority the adjacent corn manifest This con-
;Guc aud increased the crop advanced and when the
luIty Fer lna q! lie wheat crop which Succeeded,
wns sal! more rhs success 4 s'ra WAS followed
hy extensive applications Of mari from year 10 year; and
each application testified - the truth Of his theory. The
i'Y OF the soil ncatylized The acid Plants ana acid
pines Disappeared tho land improved nom !" The
line Afforded I'd - the plants medicine the SOIL and
gaze T..girice the Iarl.,s Tie tucrve capacity
NH;c:, has, been inferred from the fact that Tic fertile
ans, u!ah! sois krown highly c"lcart"ns mani
Tested b. tie married and rU!o ard more clearly each sue
crednG year. 5Gihcr earth changed IT, face and changed
he constitution under the ing influences Of this salute:
ry ncc'Camt aid presented appearance rs dc-
cnt from her former s the healthy aud l.brst man o!n
tie ling. ring and hectic victim Of crusmmf ton Ferant
fields ui abnniant ha!vcs's the monuments Of his d.
cy.cTy Hc0n.saw (aaI:Cpagorj ind poverty grass ts
tiil -raciiS) gave place 10 uXurn clover and poor,
thin nd signcd vegetation disappeared !:on the no" s.
Ing an!. cages
Tl!cn .chnlet!s in his BATH, discovered that body i'll
mcTsci in !U loses much in weight the weigh; % an
equal volume Of The uit and detcc'c! BY means al IT,,
how r alloy riiS had fraudul nil added Ia crown,
which! King iiafa had ordered 10 b. made Of pare .oI,
ne il said have been dycd that "accaut!td -
he was IL nlur.cd ia.o the street. crying EdT1Ea IA.
rek. a!ekG!' II. Riltenh'us", ';cn lie sa1 til" "ust
OF yrrls tao s::s disc li: with excitement. Dr..
Fraa.ii: w,. I.n discovered with his little kite tlis nt
o i@htna4 and electricity, is said 10 have experienced
emO03s n great Intensity The Virginia farmer had great
or cause !u rejoicing excitement and cXu!taon Than e:tr
f h. n! uuly extended the boundary Of science, but
hid made ,cry which added millions 10 The p-uacc.
TONS of his cnuGywhch would arrest the declining for
Of his StHei.Ch woul! feed the hungry give coGl.
fort the ndgc. and afford The oi improving tie
! condition q; thousands al his
In 1915 iic. ;iIia made communication 10 The FRINGE
Gco-c Agriculture! Sociriy The sotgect OF his tisco"c
~, which o!nci the basis Of his @ors, entitled An Essay
Calc9Teons Aanrrcs; published in 1882 Il is 10 Be c-
GREETED that lie iii:s Of this ikc.c! will permit Tie in
crtion here Of tia, communication IL is the nuclcs o!
Tie essay. In tie inter prodGcon tic principles maintain
ed aad wi5h lc!, fo1 the first time promulgated IN an
independent "', and supported BY facts and arguments
/ are tie following
The s2aay Of si!7 % be;nc enriched permanently BY
pucsc Ct 9anuirs is cE equal 10 their original or natural
dc-rcc o! fertility.
Tie al.rsce o: na ,ona.a Of lime 1nos, universally in
the spS u the Atlantic slope OF Virginia and by inference
Of RIOS! # the other States; and frequently even III
wiat are called limestone soils.
The el2,l prcssnce If vegetable acid il al the
natural: soils in The district above REFEREED acting as
cnusc u stcFility.
J. Tic application Of cnrhonnt Of lime ncualize The
acid and ~ 'a; and other effects 10 prepare the and i0
| speedy ard profitable improvement
I.;Lsc prise pies maintained Win great ingenuity
and ability, and made their way rapidly i"to pubic av"f
They gcnc!ai" received IS true and :G 'e basil
Of horticultural Improvement throughout III" extensive Sec
lion OF country lrr wc they int ne. TIE chemists
have detected a:uc acl il tho s carbonate Of line is
Srnwedae 10 lie generally wanting In the slope OF me ~
lIltic Salcs AID i is equally admitted that considerable
mixture Of the element is an es;cnii" Ingredient
| IN MI fertile ard hGraki. soils.
The Essay eapcrk sought here disc#so.
cd-and wrought powerful effect the convictions aa!
practices ~ the prl!e"rs OF Eastern Virginia. l. passed
through ,rc tt.iIa Though the cu!ti"a!crs Of tie soil
p.DrrIba!y soi in changing their uslgcs II this N
.amc tic rev icts were rapidly dillscd ant in short
ti,:a large nun5efs engage! IN ra!lirg. Men who
heine had made Only Iw hGiGIed do!llrs from their al
ua! crops found counting UP their Thousands -
agriculture had become potabca prospect was present
ed Of cUuIr, wealth Id the farmers Of the c;ra'ry;
sn". and enterprise succeeded 20 Incidence and llene-,
and it longer necessary 10 LOOK TOR homes ia
rt forests for themselves and their descendants
In IN appendix Essay Cac:roous .lanurGs," is
an ev;Tac, c Journal o! the Coalns 'n; farm show
in, the annual crops made from 1913 t" lsi2 Frosa this
source VIZ learn HAT in ISIS mIcn he Fist experiment in
narlag maze the crop of wheat on ha! estate was 400
IL,
duet ii wcl, j. 125 bushels; that ri corn UIo bash
els tC quantity o arab!e land in the beg ginning was i,2
acres This afterwards increased hY cicarlngs OF *
tTeacGy poor land 632 acres, which diminished the
] Crul p!Jiuc: per
In cata,qticn Of these details Of avail our
selves hg mos, rcinb: Information to present san" "'-
t.rcc II .h Increase % products the Ma!lhnrnc estate,
on which Mr. Il. rss;:cs. This land IL for TIE nps;
,a-, an a;uyia HAT tic shore Of the iam,key Drln.
alt; fertile hut reduced by rjudicOus 'i:ia.c o stat %:
Great iiayyc,' nncT III l@4l Mir H. removed To tbs cs.
tate We arc Informed that the ordinary crop Of wheat ir
considerable time previous did not exceed !OUJ hrsh!
b! va have noincrmaiipn to hc In lS45, after
an application the scar previous o.! GI5iJ bushels OF mari
the crop of WHEAT III acres lI bushels that OF
corn he acres GGj bushels In ISIS after he lapse 81
only three wears the wheat crop reached S2 bushels on
25i acres and that Of 05O bushels l05 acres. This
vast imprnrl than dnpca oil product,
Indeed, nearly triple effected without Gny other cIti-
liking substance but the Eari the manure furnished by the
crops ard clover upon the land The profits upon his
estate inc!utng pce OF land labor stock end everything
Necessary 10 is cultYlOn were in Al within fraction oi
% per cent lie whole investment; in 49, ltilc upwards
Of 20 per Nothing beng said in This estimate OF the
Increase in tho value tie farm which is, certainly,
.yoTth three times much as i, was four year. ugo.
lis necessary 20 back ard make reference
in ;hs sketch Tic ubors Of Mr. RGifn OF different char
actcr, though this r.faTcnce may be mere synopsis.
He hos nc Il the misfortune, according 10 the DIFF
opinion: Of the political parties, Of having been