Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-03-27
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We Beg Q our readers s to bear 10 mind
now that they are about to begin the.I
spring WORK. ithe necessity of thorough
add sspeeiatly OF deep digging; Let them
sssure themselves that except in rare ca
SEES. Shey need fear no injury. but. eysry
gene rally. immediate aud increasing ad,
vantage. " .-i,i.g,,,i go,
: The de fciency Of what are called lne
rninfrsl eleme ats otsplants lin our 4app@~
rsniisaHorn>out,s soils, We have no doubt
IA greatlv exaggerated. We have uiiGd
4 few inches OF the surface for a long Sc
rtesSf FEARS. and the soluble portion g OF
these, minerals have been taken up or
washed away uttake the average OF
our soils 10 the depth Of twelve inches.
and Ne have ye,y little doubt that they
orc. sufficient. with a judicial, course OF
cropping TO -lasL-a century, and perhaps.
MANY centuries. Let Us bear in mind
the high degree effcrlihty to which ma.
nv rortious Of the country have been
brought from state Of apparently hopes
less baIreDness, by The use OF orgaaie
nanures alone, the clover crop, the pea.
fsllow. &c. and we will not Conclude too
readily tina, these lands are destitute oil
these inorganic elements. Think, too. OF
the present condition Of arabic lands oil
the countries. A late writer whose re-
marks have been extensively quoted. says:
1--WE hear in America much OF the cx-
hausted soil OF Europe. have seen none
Of So far lrom being exhausted. !
think The soil Of Earupe is better now
taaR ever" 49,. -
There is no reason 10 doubt the fact.
bat how can this be- tile writer attrib'
a,es it to their excellent system OF ma.
nuriao. But What sort Of manuring
Remember that tic most perfect system
81 manuring can scarcely return the min
sral or inorganic matter that is consumed
upon the farm. But every pound OF gram
sad Of food consumed away from The farm,
takes of some portion of these mineral
elements, which are irretrieVably and Tor
ever lost to the soil, Now estimate the
countless millions who have been consum'
Jog these elements. in cities, in manufac-
turing towns. in travelling by sea and By
Land, and that for centuries. and how
email will appear the amount restored &c
the soil compared with what has been
fofsTer wasted. It. almost as nothing
Evee the bones they use are mainly the
product Of their own soil. And the few
bones they get from other countries, some
lime and magnesia they get flom THEN
cocks. and guano they get OF late years,
have been the substitutes Of the waste
ooantrics. Yet. ''their lands are richer
thaa ever" Let US take heart then. and
dig for these minerals as for hidden trea
sasS. They are mine Of wealth bidder
ulder the very hee! Of our ploughs. Bring
70 the atmosphere. open them to the
yard manures. or a rottipg clover sod CT
pea tallow. and be sue Of the result
The earth is not worn out by great deal
Il wants mainly proper working. Oul
''nanifest destiny" is not to be cut shOr
byyfamine, even il science fail 10 SUPP y
% with better light. Let US only "olL
faithful up TO the present knowledge.
Tie mineral elements of plants are pre-.
sentEin the soil in a soluble state, and
available for plants. or in chemical com
hinati0ns which r. Quire 10 be broken up
This last is a gradual and slow process
Nature husbands her resources. MOI
will abe dispense her gifts too freely IL
those who do not properly seek them. Il
may be very good economy TO use pEos
pilates and other mineral substances in a
we'll prepared state. even when the,
abound in the soil, II they are not there
IN condition TO be taken up. But what
waste it IL TO spend our money upon
these and fail to use the means TO mnkt
what We have in our hands available
The action OF the atmosphere. the dIsSoiv
ing power Of tain and snow water. th'
freezing and thAw'ug Of the soil. the 81
tat power III the plantS themselves. M
forces operating continually TO bring then
iuto use. C!o.+ly packed down benea,l
she. plough. they have been out ut III.
reach OF these inau, noes. It is our bu~>
iness to bring them into use. and get III,
bens6: OF them By the application Of pro
Per means. o. these. deep and thorough
digging is the FIRST: the use Of greer
crops with their supply Of ammonia art
earbonie acid. is another. These periorn
the double office of furnishing organic el
ements. and bringing into use the inor
ganic. The effect of lime is doubles.
owing mainly to its action upon these
minerals. The great chemist Liebig. at
tFibutea the action of Peruvian Guano
chiefly to it's power OF dissolving them
We believe he is right. and that its mar
xsllous effects are due to the large s,or,
ofmihe,al elements lying dormant in al
our old fields. but put in action by thi
snppy Of ammonia. s..