New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-14

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o1n in rotation or succession entirely 70 one and then
- ,no,ber a these crops had the i've been sternat-
- ,n nortiou TO portion with each succeeding year,
thew would ell have yielded sbundAnty yet len no por-
,cn of the soil utterly robbed Of any single element
F,nrisnce arms that the rotation Of crops hiss taken
fT more from the soil than tie adverse system, which
Silence unhesitatingy eOrrobOrstes, and aids that.
uhle rotation has taken more from the soil, II has
nevertheless et il in better condition 20 bear future
hsrvests and this Experience VIII in due time rAtliy
and establish &c;
cree whose torch irradiates the Future with light
drsUn directly from the Present, not reelected from
the Past Experience has shown that particular
rotation is preferable TO the growth OF the same plant
n The same so for a succession Of years but Sci
erce orecagts beyond this and afirms that any pos
ble rotation must be preferable 10 ncessant and IN
cbsnoing repetton for reasons which lie deep in the
bosom Of Nature and are inseparable from her very
VITALITY As surely as Experience has demonstrated
the eIpediency OF keeping cattle where they nave
grass ana water both, instead Of shutting up part
where they will have grass enough but no water and
the residue where they viii have abundance OF water
hut no grass or other food clearly does Science
deuonstrste the advantage Of growing different crops
in rotation. wv I'll
d" different crops be grown in rotation Science has
thrown open a wide field of profitable inquiry. We
lave seen that five good crops OF Indian Corn cannot
be grown of the ground Tor hye successive years
becsuse each crop has absorbed an undue proportion
az certain elements or properties essential 10 Corn
leaving others less vital to Maize but more necess1
~ to Wheat Clover, DC, undstuTbed IN the soil
We now know, therefore, that any average SOIL &c
garded with reference TO any particular plant possess
es certain elements in excess, while It IS deacen' ~
Others: and we demand of Science that she tell US
inst how we may mOst cheeply and easii! suPPi!'
moi elements Of fertility in general but those par
ticular elements which deficient, considered WIN
IL. rAr n
our tine and means in filing soil on which Wheat
Is never to be grown with costly elements "hicn
Wheat alone viii require take up, but 10 invest
each dollar and day, so far as we may, IN enrle1ils
that soil with the elements wherein IL Is no" orn
cert hut which our next crop will nevertheless re-
ouire In other words since it is not our practice
TO plow plant and cultivate our entire iarmsiorests
raypes and all-bechuse We purpose to harvest ihah
Com ard Wheat from small part OF them'-so We
desire to exercise like discrimination ana pracuce
a like economy in the production or purchase ana
., nI;ca.ion nj manurcs And 10 do this, We appeal
r. Science for an analysis Of the different SOILS OF our
various feds TO determine wherein each - dehcicnt
each relatively redundant, that may apply various
fertilizers accordingly And this is the basis and al
tie basis of Scientific Farming.
eft ne lincer still on this topic Of Book-iarmng'
ard pile illustration Illustration of its true charac-
ter and manifold advantages. You may tel me that
this is needless but know better since know there
are tens Of Thousands Of farmers IN every quarter
nav right here in lndiana-some OF them, DOUBT not
now before me-NhO take no Agricultural paper-nay,
no paper at ali because they think they cant aVora
n flat il las DO other than speculative or fancy
value for their us-that they would be the poorer Tor
taking it Now / aintan that no farmer or artisan
flat can read can really afford to do without at least
three weekly Dewspapers-one 10 Otihg MN W.
news poItics ard social movements OF his time ano-
tLcr 10 teach him whatever OF discovery invention or
iuproyement nav from time TO time be made IN his
own pur ut or ealing and the third 10 keep him adj
yed Of whatever Of interest may tansPre III MS Own
locality or county lie may be so rry poor aud mel
fcitnt that lie is justified in obtaining two OF these o
exchanges with lis equally luckless nelghbors but
these three he should at least read every week because
he cannot afford to be without the intelligence the!
bring him. And, while there are thousands VINO are
bringing up for farmers and daughters for mousse
wives without taking periodical or even owning
hook that treats of Farming or Housewifery, il is abb
surd TO say that this stupid prejudice against Book
farming has been already sufficiently dealt with, since
il is this day So potent and mchieyous. Bear with
ne, then, while attempt to let in some daylight upon
il through the reia,,on ., ,ew nC,,"'n iae@
I was visiting some old friends IN vermont 'as1
sumner when observed IN the garden Oh on VI
the most thrifty and luxurant grapevine that hsd
ever seen growing in so cold a climate Now i Is one
advantage possessed by the class OF Ignorant
tn which belong over that sort who not mercy Ano"
nothing but glory in it, that We are not at All
TO confess our ignorance when we see chance vi .
IN i,
TLose vine this was TO tell by what means she mad
insured il such ycOr and productlyeness ana she re-
pcd that she had made her rule ever since he VINE
was set there to throw palltull OF soapsuds al ''
root AT the close of every wasbing-day AGAIN III III,
same garden, | remarked scar or ring around eaci
nlnn,ree inst above the ground, and, on inquiry
that these trees had been grded last sprl
by some malicious scOundrel who had halted one darf
NIGHT on his way from the gutter TO the state prison
10 pe1petrate this dastaIdy outrage Inc owner DIS
covered the mischief early next morning. ana having
not of coral varnsh in the house, speedily apphed
With brush to the wound each tree covering eae
with coat of yarnish and by this means every tre'
wns saved. When / saw them in midsummer tne.
were as green and thrifty az any trees "l'h'n nc
Now | do not stand here to MAINTAIN that soaP-suu
will alraus insure an abundance oil me grapes, no
that coating of varnish, seasOnaby apPled WIN q
,c,s cave oirSled trees for do not know such To
/ thefct trust further experience and inqmr! WI
cast light ON both points-thst soapsuds VIII De WIZ
held from tie door-ysrd and given to the grape'nes
and that every tree that any proving rascal na
gird,e will be promptly coated with Varnish-un'n "
shall determine under what circumstances, ana VIII
What limitations potash or soda is beneficial to grape
and yaIniib an antidote for grdng. Tie point man
is this that no sane farmer having heard ths iei"'o
will henceiorth throw away his soap-suds OF hesie'
vanishing his grded trees, unless ne learns sou
reason fer doing otherwise and that, II ne ~Oulu
50 ON the strength of my mere narration, he ougl
many times rather TO do had he found these sai
recipes in an Agricultural paper or manual where q
chances are ten to one that it would not have found
place unless On the strength OF testimony more relAo
ihsn mine because founded on wider and more Var'
eYreIience. and subjected 10 a more rgid scrutiny
Takc another case: My friend DR.. K. T. Underhili W
srhvscisn in extensive practice some twenty years az
when in the prime Of life, having become heartily ur
Of esllipots and btne-sawiug he shook OF the dust
cur city from bis feet, and resolved he19eiorlh l" Il
an bon.,t life as grower of fruits. He went for
niles mn the Hudson. bought neck of land, and col