Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1853-02-17
be relied upon, and we are free to confess
,ha, we believe they, in general, are.

QUANTITIES PER ACRE.-Now as to
quantities. to be applied to an acre. We
have never been an advocate for large first
applications, because, we believed less
would answer every useful present purpose,
and. because, the cost Of large quantities
were calculated to deter many from apply
ing any; whereas, they would very readily
incur ,ha, a,tendsn. upon the purchase of a
small dose, if they could be made TO believe,
tha, its effects would be equally sslu.ary for
presen, purposes; and ,ha. the maximum
dose could be just as advanlsgeously aP-
piled, al several lines, as at one. The guam
li,y to be applied, must, in our view, bear
ius, relation to the quality and texture OF
the soil. Hence we are prepared to assume,
tina, on stiff clay soil that has been in grass
and which is we'll supplied with vegetable
remains. 100 bushels TO the acre may be
safely and advantageously applied on st!t
clau, which through a course OF IMPROVE
dent culture may have been reduced, and
where clover has not been grown, from 4O
10 SO bushels is quite as much as should be
put on al one time on a clay mould, which
has been cultivated in grass or clover, IN the
course of a rotation, and where i, is reason-
able to expect that there are much vegetable
remains, the latter quantities may be very
properly applied on sandy loan, similar
~ situated, The same quantities may be ap-
piled: on sandy or gravelly lands, unless
they be in clover or grass, not more than
25 or 80 bushels should ever be applied al
single dressing: on such lands not in grass,
!, State Of exhsu sion, 10. Is, or 20 bush
els Of lime, is as much as should be put on
at single dressing and as we have before
s.ated,-on such lands, either lime or mari
is mos: judiciously applied when put on in
compns. with clay, saw 10 double horse-caH
loads Of clay 10 whatever quantity of lime
or mail that may be applied per acre.
From the efete nature Of the cslcareo"s
matter in mari, lands will bear twice as much
mari as it will of lime indeed. thrice the
quantity NAV be put on with The certainty
of good effects resulting therefr"m, as, be-
sides The calcareous principle exisung IN
mari. il mos, generally contains much snI-
NAL and vegetable matter, which, under the
influence Of hea', moisture anC air, is speedI-
,ly resolved INTO nu,1I,ive msnutes; addition
al 10 xl,inaal t.re is nearly two ser cent. s'f
bOn9-eaFtn In most fDaFIs.
Whether lime or msrI be applied, i, should
be harro we'd in, as the sooner it is ming ed
with the soil, the sooner will the Perform
ance of lis Offices be commemorative SOON
er will its effects be made manifest.
Action OF LIME As to the question, Of
how lime acs ?-There is some diversity
OF opinion,-but there seems TO be a con-
currence Of sentiment among scientific men.
as TO certain Offices which it performs.-and
these are borne out by the observation Of
practical farmers. Among the offices said
TO be performed by lime and mari, are these:
When applied in full quantity upon stiff
clays,i it serves 10 disinlegrate The PARTICLES
Of clay and lighlens the texture of the soil !;
while on sands, il tends TO give lenacity to
Them. !, dissoIves hard iner. 6brous sub
stances in the soil, and prepares them to be-
come the food of plants. il neu,ralizes the
acids Of the soil, uniies with them, and ul-
,imately deals them out as the food Of plants,
thus rendering noxious bodies tributary to
their heallhful growth. Lime is found, by
anal sis, 10 form a part Of the vegetable
structure of most plants, and hence the in
ference is, tha. i. is indispensable to their
heslthful existence. Lime too, is said to
possess the power Of electricity if such be
the case, II must act as a Stimulus, and like
other s,imulants, if not used TO excess, may
exert highly friendly influence upon the
constitutions Of plants. These are but a
few of the properties assigned to lime, and
experience teaches all sensible agricul!urists,
that whenever judciousIy applied to lands
needing it., it has produced The mos, melior-
a.ing effects tina. lands, chiefly through its
means, aided by grass and clover culture,
which were worn out, have been brough,
to state of fertility ;-seeing these things,
il is no longer mailer of surprise tha. lin
ing, and marling, which is virtually the same
thing, has become the fashion, and as fash
ion gives tone to public and private sen.i-
menl, no one can longer doubt, that, in a
few years more, most of the old fields, which
now CRATE upon the feelings of the pa
tro,, will be covered with Iuxuriant crops
But We wish our agricultural readers TO bear
these truths in mind, that without one
fourth or onc-fiflh of the arabic land be kept
in clover and grass, no progressive or per.
manent Improvement can be effected, tina,
though exhausted lands require lime, ye
they require animal and vegetable msnures
also,-,hat no system Of culture can be eilhe,
intelligent or profitable, that does not com.
bne the culture of clover and the grasse.
in its elements,-,hat it is useless 10 lime
or mari we. lands before they are drained
and that, when drained, deep and exac
ploug Ching, and thorough pulveriza,ion, Of.
indispensable to full and periec, success. |
Al the sale of the effects of the minister
Mr.. Pelham, Selwyn, pointing to a siIve
dinner-service ,observed-"Lord, how man
toads have been eaten of those plates -