Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-11-18

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ha -. az ,sPa.Ss I. nv. " "o.'.
when sn,nsd ,s :" '.,I, nss"yu p s.. '.'.nS, s,S'
that failaw;oc mss hs ms,snr.hjv a.
nans.I "s s.;,hs ',ay ~ .sy s..ssy VIZ
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@ 'ss sne"'oany uPon VIC 'o'uo''
s,asr a.a mus P.oauo' ~ v.es u'e '1,, ',
6c.I, as - ,sse'o" a.a ~ % vi
s.IIawnP PoIu.vn ;... ~ ~. .s nha~;s's' s'u
teacbss sh., lie i;sna 80 nossassss = ,he nsnns.,,
~ I. ."al ''ne Po'sss,.s '"e p,oPe'Y
saJ ,hal hSS...s S.s, ~. 80 s n.aJ.,.,,a. | 81 49,,
soi,h,a s.,;ns assn. ~. p.s.h ..'n;oh ~ ta' ~
dispensabie ss vsgs,ahle life. and which
NAV h.,. 49,, rss.,;s,s,v sx,,sc,sd h.
cultiyation =
The second method of restoring i'm
poyerished lands is by the rotation oI
crops.
This however Is in fact not a restora.
ton, but relief 10 lands from a constan,
drain of tho Clements Of fertility by a
cons tant produ, tIon of the same plant
There was once n hypothesIs. somewha,
popular. that all plants. In growing. 40.
creted. or threw of from the roots. and
deposlted In the soIl. certain matters
which was iniurious IN the nroduction ol
any succeedina crop of the same Rind OF
plant; but thai the same matter might be
bens6elal 10 crop of a diasrent nlant
Hence was argued the necessity OF the
rotation of croos. This theory arose, /
imagine, from the practical farmer who
knew the utility of The rotation of crops
without being acquainted with the actu.
nj cause.
Bearing In mind that everv erop re-
moves from the soII cer,ain ingredients
and also that different graln reouIres va.
nv different Ingredients for their produc-
tons. The benef;t of rotatl.n h n oncs
very mantle, :, e.axa.Ie we ,aks
. niece os ....i a., 10. ~, ..-na... the an.
s'yu"s '"a' Poss.s'.s oT !.
s,ns, I"o "sse''a's 20 . TOT 'he PsouuIa'o :
s Jp !. 1, ""ea,, ;. ~o''u 20 % cA-
aaa.. ~ ~ '"e P'Vuu.s'oa W opo e'op
as ."s' ,L," aonu' WI. nVs s'ow uPon y, ana
sn.".s.. "y s" so".a'" .a S., aos".an'
- - e"s's'"o o' s"' p'ouuoe'on
~ kovJ ,,hP J'oP " , c,ossr' piece OF
~ silsca 30 ,hs " ,rodne,io, oS 81 an. 81 ,ta o'
cere.is anj = =, !, .a,,,J nraJ,,.a' " "S saS
cran &C na,.,oas .,;,hop, liz EVV. !.
r ,ha ssI,, ~ Itch snds IL y
= nd .,.aaas,. '~' ''"''
Tho ssnef, oe Tho ro,,,,on os ..on :.
,herefore evident. when n 4 Tho ob;sc, %
out ,be so,l mon the grsa,es, noss,h,s
system of Welding. without giving anv
thing baek I'm rotation. the chico, or
falIow l. In a measure obtained for In.
stance. n the ground that had hs.n d.-
priyod Of its sileca In the production of
wheat. was pul 10 the production of
clover. which reouires no siIica or no,s'
toes which according 10 Iiebeg reapires
more. II would follew of course that a.
lea vould he formed NO degrada,io, ,bs
.ame as when In fallow. nn,il n suf;r,en.
uupply would be formed 10 produce
ngaIn n crop of wheat.
systems of rotation have been adopt.
I'd. and rules given. hut Il is very evl.
lent that no general rule can be glven.
Every kind Of land rcquirers a different
kind or system OF rotation according as
L differs In its elementary constituents:
therefore every farmer must arrange his
own system according 20 his especial
of tho nature and COMPOST.
lion Of tho soI! he eultlvates.
The third means OF maintaining the
fertility OF solla Ia by manuros. This
Too Ii the moro Important means aa Il
seeomplI.hes fullv Inc ends proposed nv
both falIow and rotntlon. In iaet soeb
h the dam.,J In a,, climate n, con,In.
ial haryests. and ,hoss harvss,s 40 con.
,tantly Withdrawn from tho soIl so great
m awo.a, ae a.. ,alns.al eon.,l,nsa,s
hat want OF them will ere long be sen.
'lbly felt, and az following IL defective
md tardy and rotation uneortsIn, II will
.oon become as II IL already In New
England aud elsewhere the principal OBJ.
ect OF the farmer 10 supply artIhc iaily
hose substances that have been taken
away by the crops.
The application of msnures was not
adopted originally from any theory. II
las been practIced since the history OF sg.
'lcnIture began. Holy writ has many
'eferenees no the praetlee. The practi.
:al experience Of thousands of wears has
the benefit of employing an.
Imal excrements, decayed vegetation,
straw, &c. for manuring land. The con.
slant drain upon TIE soll under cultlya.
ion sugge sted the necessity of fertil.
ger and common manures were found
10 answer the purposc. Recently how
ever science has defined the way IN
which each variety of mannre proJuces
is peculiar effect, and under what cir.
IL acts in one wav rather
than another.
Uoon tho rich woodl.nds and n,.,..
of ,be a,sa, W., 1.h;ah !. .ns p.a.nS
thr ona6on, ,sa nar,S s"-;,. .,e'n,S iunowneu s''
tili,v the brsb,rdmsn s,ds . r;oh .nn %
rlv os ma,,ro. nror;daJ "a .n.aJ r.,
T., ~ ~-"s,s, P,v''uoS r"u eP'eae "
The soil for aces as besn pU,ss.siUm' nrodns;un
,nS ,ha, nro5uc,;on .o.;,, ,ouISs.;Is ISs'
n. '.a fo.o" asa'" "ou'ue'''s
produetion. The soluble s psptcIss Ios If NEW ,hs
so;l haye heen c;v;ng wsy 20 con,r;hn,o
- r. s.:,:, 81, 80
30 .pa 'ae greaI emo % o. ,era,ty y, until a,.er
No. ~ .on,oIa,ad T5s .ossi, os,his a.a mas
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