The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-10-22


rlch'ng that soil with the elements wherein
1t is now deficient, but which our next crop
will nevertheless require. In other words,
since It 10 not our practice to plow, plant and
cultivate our entire farms, -forests ruvines and
sll,-because we purpose TO harvest Indian
Corn and Wheat from small part of them
90 we desire to exercise a like discrimina.
ton and practice like economy in the |
production or purchase and application of
manures. And to do this, we appeal to
Science for an analysis Of the different soils
Of our various fields to determine wherein
each is deficient, each relatively redundant,
that, we may apply various fertilizers accord.
ingly. And this is the basis, and all Il ba. !
sis of Scientific Farming.
Let me linger still on this tonic of Book.
farming and pile illustration on illustration 81
its true character and manifold advantages.-l
You may tell me that this is needless, but
know better; since know there are tens of
thousands Of farmers in every quarter-nay,
right here in Indiana some Of them, doubt
not, now before me-who take no agricultu-
raj paPer-nay, no paper at all!-because
they think they can't afford ig-tbat it has no
other than a speculative or fancy value for
their use-that they would be the poorer for
taking il! Now / maintain that no farmer or
artisan that can read can really afford to do
without at least three weekly newspapers
one to bring him the general news, politics
and social movements of his time; another to
teach him whatever Of discovery, invention or
Improvement may from time to time be made
in mis- own pursuit calling; and the third to
keep him advised of whatever of interest may
transpffe in his own locality or county. He
may be SO Gerry poor and inefficient that he 10
ljusti6 ID in obtaining two OF these by exchan-
ges with his equally luckless neighbors; but
these three he should at least reid every
week, because he cannot afford to be without
the intelligence they bring him. And. while
there are thousands who ure bringing up sons
for farmers and daughters for housewives
without taking q periodical or even owning
DO. that treats OF Farming or Housewife
W, it 10 absurd to say that this stupid preju-
dice against Book.farming has been already
sufficiently dealt with, since it is this day SO
potent and mi. chievous. Bear with me,
then, while attempt to 1T in some day light
upon it through the relation Of q few homely
facts;
Twas visiting some old friends in Vermont
last summer, when ! observed in the ga'd den
of one oil them the mt st thrifty and luxuriant
grapevine that had ever seen growing in so
z.
p"ssessed by the class Of ignorant rul;iSators
to which belong over that sort who not
merely know nothing bot glory in il, that We
are not all reluctant to confess our .n"rance
when we see chance Of thus mitigating il.
/. therefore, at once asked the lady whose
vine this was, &c tell me by what means she
had INSURED it such vigor and productiveness5
] and she replied that she made it her rule ever
since the vine was set there, to throw pail
nj full of soap.suds ut is root at the close Of
G every washing day. Again: in the same gor-
den, remarked scar or ring around each
I'd plum. tree, just above the ground, ant, on in
e! quiry, ascertained that these trees had Seen
iogirdled last spring by some malicious scoun-
lslrel, who had n ,lted one dark night, on his
satyay from the gutter to the state prison, to
81 81 SsrPetrate this dastardly outrage. 2Wl:
= ing anu, nuvtng pot Of copal vurnish in the
-, house, speedily applied it with q brush to tie
r wound on each tree. covering each with
r coat OF varnish; and by this means every
htree was saved. When saw them in mid.
ri-summer, they were as green and thrifty rs
D. my trees within miles. Now do not stand
IN ,ere to maintain that soap-suds will ai,rays |
be psue an abundance of fine grapes, nor ti.at
re coting Of varhish, seasonably applied, will
on l,oys save girdled trees; for l do not know
E. uc to be the fact. TRUST further expert.
10, ne and inquiry will cast light on both points
,r. at soap-suds will be withheld from the
vn o'.yard and given to the grape-vines; and
ne s every tree that any prowling rascal NAV
an IiFle will be promptly coated with varnisb
ill I-atil we shall determine under what cir.
On, utances, and with what limitations, Dot.
lie sDr soda is beneficial to grapes and var. !
on nnn antidote for girdling. The point
In. nt IS this, that no sane farmer, having :
al. hi this relation, will henceforth throw /
lch a his soap.suds or neglect vanishing his .
ied ged trees. unless he learns some reason
soil icing otherwise; andthat, if he would do
pc. the strength Of nv mere narration, he
has o. many times r Their to do SO had he found a
rise same recipes in an Agricultural paper Il
OBJ oDual, ~ mere the chances are ten to one =
ia tt would not have found place unless in
less e strength Of testimony more reliable
lar. THINE, because founded on a wider and A.
ine rwaried experience, and subjected to q
rigid scrutiny.
rip- &c another case: My friend Dr.. r.
the thill was physician in extensive prac- -.
the pme twenty years ago, when, in the In
Elk. LOT life, having become heartily tried .
ion dipots and bone-sawJng, he shook off the
me our city from his feet, and resolved
y Of forth to live an honest life as or ,wer
and its He went forty miles up the Hub n
pre-. ought neck of land, and commenced /
eti- iltiva'ion of the Grape, which he has Td
som prosecuted with scientific knowledge, CIR
'ery ng energy, ana at length with decided Il
de. IS. He has pr obably sssuaged more INV
.at- ing with his grapes than he ever Great and
in. his drugs; he has grown considerably e.,
will ger by his twenty years, farming, and is on
res hiking his place among the most brisk ro'
wa. enlal OF our youth-an admirable speci- A &
ioes 81 that branch OF "YoUng "Amerca' scri
ou does not hate to work nor long for ON. &C &c: