New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-18
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Fstinating the potash at six cent. per H. and the
nhospboric acid 81 three cents per n 10y 10 means
too mucb,i find the value OF these Ingredients Of
the corn and wheat crops Of 60 20 De ell,
Let il be remembered THAI these are nut two iugre-
die of the sshes Of but two crops and tia, the ca
Inmates sie made at low figures. How large por-
ton Of this mineral matter Is returned 10 the soil 1t
impossible To say.
The wastes Of fertiliZiDg matter in all Of ciies
and ogns are enormous. The population Of Neg
York snd ia suburbs probably notices. tn An 75O OOO
Could the fertIziIg matter waited, n various ways,
by this bugber OF D. rsoDs. be applied 10 the soil Il
vorlc be worth al least 81 000 per diem S. 49,,
600 per aDrum This r At the lcw e~nm9se of Pc for
Der diem for ca persOn Without considering the H.
meme number oil horses aud cler anIs lei In thee
Cities.
The amount Of animal MISTER cont Ined in thu food
Of human beings may be eorsitsred as entirely lost n
the soil-but comparatively sms portion OF II ever
fn0bg its way back to he held. In the AgncuIura
R.port of the Patent Office, for 1880, Or. Lee
" ho i. i.pt authority on such sn7Iect saye;
Several cent emen at the South have stated thai TO
supply slaves, ON plantations win bread, ineiaiins
q" OLD and young requires from twelve 10 thirteen
bushels each year liking thirteen bushels a. the
average consumption by the % OOO 900 people 10 the
Cnittd States OF breadstuiis, and the aggregate il
2s6 eco coo bushels per snnum. without ceenlng II
Necessary TO go into an expansion to prove Why it
is So the fact may safely be- ssuGed thai he elements
Of fertility continued in all the meat, mix, bat er,
cheete potatoes, fruit and garden vegetables con-
fumed by the American people. exceed by ten per
Fl ia sufficient for nv purpose, however, 10
place the estimate below 10 per cent. and call the
1ert,lizirg elements contained IN these articles Of
human food eau 10 3li goo 600 bushels OF corn. BY
sdou Together The sums above named, we have
the as,e s Of COO OC0 600 bushels OF corn, IN elect
tske from American soils OF which next 10 none IS
returned.
Accoron Z TO the estimate Of the same gentleman,
the heeteg ale annual s. Of isrL'ug matter eqlas
tie smouit necessary 10 form 'be ashes of 600 O)O
OCO tus els Of abo1t double present crop.
his esimst, is m,de wi bout considering our large
exporGtoIs Of 6rtac stufs, aud the sale OF ashes IL
tuiibtr allows tsO.tbiTds OF the mloufes OF a DO
mesic al als be retUEaed 10 the sale la $50 the
yelue Of animals sau. hteTed wss Sill 703 l42 this
would equal 723. 43s steers At $50 per he 10. Toe
bones alone Of these animals would be worth for ms
puri,l purpOfts about g. 500 900.
In the opinion If the writer II wolld be improper 10
en at. u total annual wastes Of the conotry n less
thhn amount equal TO the mineral constituents OF
800, eco 0CO bushels Of corn.
To suppose that this state OF ihings can continue,
end We a. Istin remain prosperous, II simply rl1i-
culonf We have AZ yet much virgin soil, and It viii
be joIg ere we reap The reward OF our present i'm
providence. Ii is merely question OF time, and time
will solve the problem III most unnlstakabe mta-
Ier What with earth butohery and proc i5ality
we are each year losing the intrinsic Of our
vitality.
Our country has not yet grown feeble from this loss
of il lf, blood, bu; the hour is fixed wnen, # our
preteIt sytt nj continue the last thrOb OF be nations
aud Rome shall stand together amsng the ruins Of the
pat
The question Of economy should be- not how much
DO we suurally produce. but ho. much Of GU .nuhal
uroouctions is saved 10 the soi. Labor nployet IN
rChhing The cath Of is capital stock OF foriIiz0g
matter il woIse iban labor thrown away la the lat
ter Gaze i, is loss TO the present generation-in The
forner il becou es sn Inheritance of poverty for
,uc,.s,ors Nan is bat tenant of the -o, and be is
guilt, Of crime when he reduces its value for other
tersDis who are to come after hGl.
lhe first step toward Improvement IL through the
neoium Of 1gr,cutur0l St0t,stIcs. Let the next
ceI.us state tie amount and vslus of mineral matter
removed from the so and the proportion Of the crops
that rttsint for consumption ON the farm or pAnt
alton fairly assumii mat the remainder leaves the
soil and il senriay Loot Let tbs amount in dollars
and ps be placed before the eyes of every voter in
The land ard We may then hope for earnest aud Ell.
fciebt action such s required in the much needed
an epdment Of our ystem. This course will not be
att. nd I'd with great difficulty BY the assistance Of
analytical tables already pr pared the labor may he
done in tie Census Office easily as any other branch
OF its duties
In closing would suggest TO this Society, to take
such measures will tend to bring the matter before
Congress A. insure come action on il, feeling
iJeb that in this way than in any other it may
advance the fur lam, bta interests OF the country
At the close of the paper Mr.. Waring received the
thanks o the Society, and was posed as one Of its
correspond Ing neuhers