The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-03-12

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From the Mobile Dsily Tribune. s
on DEEP FLOWING. NJ .es ii sssi
The first step IN a good system Of agricul-
ture will be to put the plantation in a state
TO receive Improvement, and this is said to
consist in deep plowing. Let Us ascertain if
this be SO. Those who advocate shallow
powing. say that all plants receive their
|nourisl,ment from the surface or within six
inches Of L, and that the earth below that is
principally used as the medium in which the
tap and other deep roots are made 20 sustain
and bold up the stalk. That the foud Of the
plant is through the combined agency Of air.
water aud manure, and these are most active
within that distance. That all excrementi-
tious deposits and vegetable decompostlons,
with guano and The sulphates are lighter than
clay and the earths and their tendency is not
TO sink but to rise to the surface BY the ac-
lion Of the plow and the hoe; and all these
are obtained by the order and condition of
the puverzation Of that amount ef depth.
That where the surfacs is completely turned
under by the plow and the subsoiI made In.
lay over It. that il covers fertility with " ca
put mortuum," and places it less accessible
TO the air, and moderate showers. aud will be
injurious TO the roil, unless combined with
nlanuring. That any grain my germinaie al
six inches under the ground, but will push
out its system Of roots at about the same dis
lance beIow the surface that seed planted
only three inches. This shows that lis fund
Is only to be found near the surface and with
IN the easy penetration of the air. This IS
very manifest IN seeing that the great mass
Of fine roots that make the ear ol corn aud
the boil oi cotton, are barely pn,ler the sur.
face. Perhaps nine tentis of our planters
practice under this belief. aud many fear in.
Jury frum the snbstratnni covering all the
vegetable matter Of the surface. Admitting
this e be correct. and il is certainly entitled
to much weight. may not The objection be re
moved by tie sabsoii plow fallow ng in the
iurrow made by the turn syer plaw. You get,
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lace soil where il was
The sarotates oideep ploaing say that tie
depth Of the SOL gives the same Alvantsgr
from light shower. aud sinks better the
greater raius that might make too much wa
ter immediately in contact with thr rupis.
and preserves the land better lran washing.
aud The air has larger source of moisture 10
abstract irum. Ii may be uncertain whether
the pulverized soil draws its moisture Irom
the atmosphere or the atmosphere draws il
from the soil. II is very certain that the
plant gets il. and the source shence has not
been made the sabject nf inquiry. Corn is
often seen nipprd by trust to the very furiow
plowed and no farther, aud this frun the
moisture al the plant whether il came on or
down TO it IL would require very hard
rain VI two hours and more To- make an inch
of perpendicular water. and this would find
ample room percalatrd througl sni inierlnix.
ed With the rarth within the space 1T one
fon,'s depih. With the ordinary blowing eI
four inches il wnuld soon saturaic that depth
aud have TO run on perhaps two thir.is nl i
with all the mischief Of removal of vegetable
surface. aud perhaps making wasielul marsh.
es or gullies ~ the held. Probably the high.
est value Of deep blowing is in this IAslicu.
lar more than 10 the greater depth given fuI
the roots 10 search for nuurishment. ihink
The great class af plants get their supple,
from within sin inches Of the surface, aud ge
liitle IL any below that. II this latter practie,
be proper aud the reason for il what's abus,
supposed. Il gives TO the small plows pref
. ereuce over large four mule pillow seeks /,
get lis sspth al single farrow. | shnud ir,
, wiih noald beard plow drawn by one or t~,
mules. according TO the hardness Of IL,
ground, aud turn over the soil compleiely:
bull tongue. or fise inch shovel following in u,
.am- iurruw with one or two mules 60 dri,,
|, DIVA To- one fout more depth. II on ex nina
tion doubted whether alI tie sub.ol va
pulserizcd. would cross il with coulter O
bull-tungue. ma.le narrow where il Comes il
cont; C. with tie surface aud somew hat broad
or b 10 ', 80 as to disturb il as little as prae
: ticable.
II well done YOU will have depth II l1Os
J, soil for lc o. l6 inches. and the top soil wher
! IL was. have seen the usual subsnil plo'
!. which saves some time, a. IL requires bat on
r plowing; but taking Into consideration III
e usual condition af our plan.atiuus. with III
chance oI grub, stump. and certainly som
strnng cotton stalks, see no reason Tor gisin
I. !. them preference over the plows nov 10 e.
y !, neral use.
! am aware that the gardener will say ila
a tie spade il best for all this. aud am al.
aware that the sugar in IIcmsrara Is culli,s
ted with The spade. making the hip the fal
crum, but these are not QUE planters teuls
A PLANrrR.
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