The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-29
agricultural.
Special NAantErcS.

M EdHor:--Tn sections ofcountry where
the practice of top dressing prevails, the use
of special fertilizers is becoming quite COM
mon. The use of gypsum has been almost
universal since tho days Of Franklin and Pc.
tcis, and the efficiency of lime and the judi
cioliSnc&S Of its use, On certain soils, rests on
data too irrciragible to admit Of any doubt.
And the same may he said Of certain other
articles used for this purpose. The past
spring, | procured several barrels of poud.
rcttc. for the purpose Of testing its utility for
dressing, purchasing at the same time
several other articles held in high rrpute for
,hc same purpose In order to give the sever
al substances Il far trial, selected piece
of poor soil which had been cropped in grass
for eight years, and which, the previous sea-
son, bad produced less than nine hUndrcl
pounds of hay per acre. From this land
removed all the stones and other impedimcnts
that could possibly obStiuct the operation Of
'le scythc, and then rolled it with loaded
roller to make it as even rs possible before
applying the dressing The experiment was
ono acre which was accurately divided into
cighthS, the dividing lines running parallel
with each other, and each division being APP
propriatcd to particular fertilizer. On the
first division, carlcd AMI spread. in April.
six one-horsc loads Of thirty bushels each, I'm
NIL one hundr, Il and ,;.htv hn,h,l.\ ~ siaIl,
manure in a ncrrar,lv dccor,no.,j S+o,o o,I
rendered fine bv frcnrcnt tnrnngs Ar,nr
Snr, odin,, tlc vol, , wa, o,,,;n on,,I;cJ
Nothinr more wos dome I'll, thc crpn was
L.ryos,9I ~ ,ho sccnra E,.;s;n, I,t H.,
.anc nran.itr ~ t' ron,,ot ro','od sc rrs ~,
,,,,.l, ,,.noI .,,,.c otr; Il ,;r,a r,,.,s,r, n,,1
cl;n.no,uro ,I,o rI,,;,.o ,,,,,'osS,i,,no nr ,i,n
scvnr,, ;n,,ol;,n.. nnt boi,,,, aso,,t.;,'aJ .,'J
,u,,l;rl Nc rnll,,.,, j., thn ,,rn,.n,. oo,o
Thn hind was drosseJ with half cwt or
nn,,lrcttc brool. coStcd cycn,,, hv honJ. ,ln
rnnrth win l,Ir = hnshol If ayns,n, th. ,ir,h
with ,-u,no thir,,, ,o,,njs H. vi>,h Win .u'
nc.nhosnLoto ,i;r,v ,'nn,I,. thn .',.n,,l,
wi,h five hnshls nr L,dr,tn 81 limo l.1aci.'.h
limo, and tho cirhth w;th n,nht.soi, ,yh;cb
hon Lo,.r Ic,lnr;ycl h,, ,hn ,lr,;yt,ro of
on;,.l; .Eno and Y,,l,hnr;c aid I,hn a,,,1,it,
nSr1 hcinr os Nearly az 7 coud ,Ir~rt,;n
,wrn,v hG.hrl. to ,h3 ocro >>>'''
rho ora 90 On al, t,ocn tool, q, o,,,,, ct,rt
and rame fnrw,,I y;rorors,v w;th mnsi
lrvnrnTt ,I,.v,lonmcnf If fnl;,~o wh;rh was
.u.toinc1 ,iu H.. o,.,s, ,.o, c,t Ernm tho
yr,r fir., . nre,rancc cf tbn ll,Ios ho,.arnr
u,,,I u,n ;,tro,,,.t;n, ,r ,,,a so,.,ho thn H.,
Visions; ;yi ,,anureJ with ,bo .tol}o d,rr and
tln nnr'nost ,on,. anl ,,'a;nta;,,,d thn ,aaJ
| Tho first was fine hest. tho or,ss bc,nn fine,
,nI c, ,,"ro ,lan.a. ,nt o.o ra o
yn,,orinr;,,, !, lannth !, r,rnr NJ No ,a,t l.,
was also If , drcnnr orcen Tvhc Jv;y;on
narnrod viii, 'n,,o,7o ,'roson,nl r',.'
limo ,nncor,nco ill ho erase sLot ont rnr
h"ad.' nlnn tic ,i,.o, srj,lcnl, di,r;,;shn1
,,I w," NOT no, ~ -, .n. SIT ''''''''>'
rI.n ,,,,,,,r .rt,d nc Il .I,o,s 1,oy Will,
onar" - ,roJ.;mr n t,;a,. :o,,t t1 nr
JmrGS - snrr;nllaJ ,7ron "u with ,roG,I al.
n', ,h,t nro,Ilnnt LaI rot lnnn nn
tircd nn ,hc land nr 10 mo immediate v;c;ni.
~, c, 'onr. rio er', sn.';n, lro,,,d ,.;tl,
I;rtr vo"rJs r. arano l,;mn so,n,what ,o.s
evan thnn tho others DID n,,t nresnnt 90 mi; mi; -.
farm ~ ococt n,oI,Il, in con ons s,nrnnc, If
nhs annnn h oyinar boom ro yha1 rrn,n ,ho NOVA
c,nveicd nn;nt. IN those mnrc dr ' sod
wh,rc tbo luxmr;,rco nrtlo cross u.ai o N,n
ishinnlv orent much oc;t In5g;n@ hcG,ra flaw.
n,.;nm "a sna;,;na w cnnsonHonoo 70 t' on
cxtr ni T nrobabiy Of rrnm ton 10 twcntv n "
cent? On the o pt yT l
ia porn'., h,i FL to',, .ni;od ia nnnnt;,,
W. ~ ,,". "pr>n ~. H.. I"a ~,
ramy roa"l .rI'v , ",, ~" :, ,,,;, " ,h
e. ".S> '''n ".i' r. wv w. I',1 ''',, .t ~.
i r,,lI,, o',' :" oro,,;,n ;t s,,h,,t
''.,l, e'"os ou Ttn 10 81 I;.'
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