Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-11-14
.ttuItnrul uu0 Doulastlr.
E-on the A'uCricNa Farmer.
NOTES by THE WAV.f

passed BY his garden, saw the wild bri0r,
Tho thorn aud tho thistle, geow broader and
higher"
II would seem that some Of the chief
highways in Maryland had been located
togiVe the stranger the very best oppor-
tunity to "spy out the nakedness Of the
land" Passing along from Baltimore TO
Washington. or from Annapolis junction
to the "Aucient City," "he that runs
m'Y read the tale OF poverty and bar
renneNs. We do not believe that the ma
tural quality Of tbe soil makes this poverty
necessity. and It is gratifying to see that
some:Splri'ed imprOvers have bought up
portion Of these worn out lands OF Anne
Arundel county. near the Washington
railroad. and have. within a very short
time, demonstrated the facility with which
they may be improved. Along the An
nap0tIs road too. the improvement in
MT instances is manifest. But large
bodies Ut land, peculiarly fitted gu: for
the culture vi the finer fruits and vegeta.
oies. and within an hours time Of the
large markets of Baltimore and Washing
s ton, are lying waste and worthless. We
commenced these remarks, however.
merely 10 m"ke nU,e Of two or three
iIrmS OF farm management which took
our attention by lhe way.
The first Was tOlerably fair clover.
held. from which H crop appeared l. hav.
been harvested. but within the limits of
which WAS Au acre Of 6kue thistle, which
seemed 10 have been lett for The EXPRESS
purpose OF maturing the seed. We are
not aware OF the market price Of this kind
ri seed. but She proprietor will, at any
rate. have the satisfaction Of getting his
own land thoroughly "set" and can spare
good deal To his n"ighbors. Cut green,
the thistle could only have served for
manure. and the crop for future seasons
might have been shortened without
supply Of seed.
Another note we made. was that of a
very good crop of corn. which bore the
marks OF care and intelligence in the cu:-
tlVatiOn Ut il. with an outside fence, which
respectable bull would scorn to put his
horns to.
SIlIl farther on, we met with an excel
lent and expensive leEor, with only an
apology Tor crop OF corn inside GIFT.
Again we passed a field where
crop OF hay had been cured and put into
cocks, and II herd Ui cattle had Eeen turn-
ed III. which were amusing themselves by
pushing the cocks over with their horns.
About the middle vi the day there came
n sudden s'Orm Of rain, and as we passed
again i'll The evGning. the hay lay ''in sta.
t. qr" ante deiiUHs." with considerable sur.
I''..~. - II rain water added. This
ming We have no doubt our indus
l 49, -; al is spreading out his damag-
l. Il, f,,ll
J." IL 4 mao u stack a. soon as possible,
a. l. p Il ~ logs ahou. it,
t., r't c:iDn on these items were as fol-
E""".-- 1T. Il does not pay in our opinion,
to grow hWe thistle for the seed-neverthe-
To-. IN iTec country man may grow
Li"~ I" ties. ii he will but should not com
~ ii "eIghbOr to grow them against his
"Irt. ~. a good crop Of corn is worthy
,m " god fence. ~ good fence ought TO
have crop inside worth taking care Of.
/ II. Cattle should not be permitted 10
i.."n cured hay about. except in very good
weather.
iDUGl are RAILS FOR MANURE.
Eeslcca covering your cattle yards, pig
pens, DC, wiki rough materials, YOU
should gather All the rough materials on
your farm or piWutation and form them
INTO compoSls with your stable manure,
the oRaIs OF your kitchen, as pot. liquor,
soap suds aud of your homestead, AS
urine, &c. March and River mud, creek
l"Ui. the scrapInGS ut roads anu bitches,
woods mould, leaves. pine skaters, weeds
OF every description. corn stalks cut into
short pieces, refuse of the garden, &C., if
formed into compost with your stable ma.
Eura. pt,vy manure. chicken and other
dung during this fall and winter. will by
>puug. make YOU quantity OF good ma.
nure Mat will astonish you. All these
substances that we have enumerated, con-
tain the elements Of mould, which permit
Us 10 assure you. is TO the fertility Of your
soil-,n The production Of your crops
ia. As essential as blood is 10 the human
y sicuI-hnth are alike the life spring and
suurcr Of vitality. Without there be!
mould III the soil. or something identical
i'll constitution, no soil can be fertile,
nOLw outstanding there may be present in it
all the inorganic elements 50 necessary to
n good suil. Without the nutritive priu-
cip!e be also present, in fertility. as ne.
cesSary consequence must follow as the
result. Mould or animal and vegetable
matter in a state Of decay. are as inds>
Pensible 10 the constitution OF fertile soil,
as flesh and other materials are in the
concocring OF a good pot of soup.
Upon this subject Professor Dana. VII, So
teachings all may follow, speaks thus:
Mould is truly manure. the mould
OF SOL were separated rom the earthly por-
tons Of soil. it would deprive that soil Of
the power o. growing crops. Here tLeu.
we Come to broad distinction between the
soil and the manure. The soil is the earth
on which plants grow,-the mould is the
manure Of the soil The soil is the aarthu