New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-07
ct the mcchsnicsl fsu,ts

.ar ruiye,uent Al s interfere with It's power 70 re-
IN ammoniacal yap0rs On the contrary, ia an am
eorai.d clayey coil these vapors eau pass between
grea.or number Of particles, and hence pne IN coR-
,sc, with greater amount ot their surfaces for sb
sorntion Ciayoy lands should be ritged And back
fnrrowed In the ial. tL the surfseo may repre-
.ut succession Of iet'oT As WIN Ietes inier.
venipc between them Through these fdrrow..
y,.ures,pted by the letter V. the subsph plOw should
he deeply run and If the lifting subsol pipF shoud
be used il will have nerl the eiieet Oi hA1s.
Before the ridsihg and ohck inrrO"Ihg' MANURE may
he placed on the surface aud thus doubling ne sur
face sol in rides from he two directions HuI Cause
tbe nsnures 10 be iucaed within these rd !es' ins
freout ut freezugs and lhawipgs drT1rg wlnter WIZ
disiniecraie the portions represented oy vac ' ~
rendering tham puivefuent by spring wn'e tue CON
secrent admission OF atmosphere viii prodoce al mo
conditions for the decay Il the manure 50 enotsol'
mat norton which assumes the gaseous ioFn VIZ 90
sbsorbed and retained by the ridged SOIL whiie uoso
o,;,,s :. bch are rCoG rcd soluble will pass into the
Z shared furrrws and he received and retained by
the soil which has been rendered puveruhnt Dy the
use of the lifting subsih pl1W' spn 50 "ea.sn may
in earlv spring be agau rendered ieVeli eni ready
fnr immediate culture. by passing twoway pow
through the centre Of b Sc ridges throwing mem IN
ths wv directions intO tlc burrows. lie cross sur
,,a nlowiug should then follow 20 bury the manure
xrosed nom these ri gcs and 10 render the whole
sn,face of the soil home i"neous II before the cross
powirC, and after tie use OF the tw0-way pl0s the
lifting subsOl plow be- rpeaed TO full dtptn IN the
track of the two way pOw il viii render the depth OF
disintecration between the parts represented by
the ridges and by the turrow alike clayey
soil 50 treated will in the following summer work a.
kindly es of more lOamy character. when
charcoal dust Old chaf, al hearths, or even swamp
muck can be procured il may be lad in the fall in
the so burrows between the ridges the effect OF winter
will complete its disn'e n ,on, whle It VIII act on
the soil beneath il mulch, and IN fhe spring plow-
ing its division through the soil by the splitting Of the
ridges and the cross poSing will prevent the aggre
CATION in after years o oayey soils, aud thus proves
permanent corrective. Clayey soils are often roh
with the inorganic elements of plants and tney often
contain vegetable matter mat has not been iuy cted
on by the atmosphere from the peculiar ttnaoiy Oh
the surrounding particles. and, therefore, tne Feat
ment We have recomne BGOd Is highly ctlcnlatea 70
present conditions necessary tor theSe eiSui'e.s i
When cayey soils properly anit n'cu' ul"y eio
more valuable than any ouer from the TACT that tey
not only retain manurts most pertnaciouSiyl W. a0
less likely TO be acted on by sudden changes Vi 'e-
nersture When such soils are slrendy aiheno-
Ira,ed Inv tLis procCss II rigging aud Dack iur-
,oy;uo the blowing of future seasons should
he such ~ will leave the surface touSneneu,
thus * posing greater amount ol su'laSY uu,i,s
winter for while il is highly judicious 20 roll sandy
o in the fail t) prevent l's being rendered biowy by
nrin II il equally necessary 10 secure opposite con
dons for a cayey soil. Cayey soils are also advan-
tagged by iall and winter muIchng more than any
other; for, while mulchng prevents the crInpaciing
of the immediate surface by wlnterraine, also freely
admits the passage of the atmosphere in the fall and
spring, heavily laden with the gases of the dec0mpo
sitions of these seasons which are received and re-
tanned by clayey soils better than by any other. The
gel era nanurng of cayey lands should be performed
in the fall or late summer, and if practicable with long
manures for in such soils there is fear OF losing
the results from the decomposition of the manure in
the atmosphere. The rising gases will be all retained
and the decay of the ligneous portions of the
will rot only supply carbon for the dsnegratOn Of
the clay, but win, also by their Disappearance leave
spaces for the circulation of the atmosphere and thus
assist in rendering the soil more pulverulent When
sand be procured it may be added to the surface
of clayey soils before rdging and back.funowing,
and before the broadcast spreading OF the manure az
the manipulations which necessarily follow in
these operations will secure its more intimate
admiSture by spring, while il will leave the inner
face Of the ridges in proper condition for the atmos
phere To assist in the decomposition Of the manure
The spring splitting Of these ridges will finish the dis
tributiOn aud admxture of the sand with the clay,
and the cross plowng il appealed to- will render this
admixure the more perfect. The adding of sand to
clay is well known 10 be good practice and there
fore those who prepare composts for clayey sois
should freely use in the compOss sand or other dvsor
giving greater value to the manure, and rendering il
more peculiarly adapted for use in their soils.
III. C. Valve should laugh at q carpenter who
undertook to build house with a saw and hammer.
IL would be no more unreasonable for h:n 10 do so
than il If for the farmer TO try to do all hts work with
one kind of plow, or TO grow all sorts Of crops with
one kind of manure. The advantage of powing clay
land iii the fall is very great.
The next subject will be " How to avoid the effects
g OF another serious Drouth, to be discussed this
day fortnight