The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-04-20

1, III, ,loncht Il would seein SIR
rrisinr. thar practical men s"0n'1 ~
+, u thcy d. - this topic. ror y, ~ /
.,anre Ne have before u a "ohsh W..
s .'s;,,sn Accommodations, about has' Z.
III .h:.h contend strongly u FAVOR "
49,. 49," inun 70 tho bottom. I while the
osLer halt assert TINT ~ lio~ os'o~
fmr a. ti,e inches j. not only nse'ess'
M, actually injurious !" nlc~t GRIPS
W. cannot give Il.ess conisiunic.s'.""s
j, a,.ta;l. Int Nc venture the asser.''''
,,,.t INN PARTIES are correct ~ lneir
sm,.,.lusio,s. They reason lrn'n Hii'ef-
INT points II observa'iosi. Lc' us =
amino tl,c matter a little
4. All plants consist q ''fvV i'".'e
~. main stem and t. branches li'v
leaves. whose Office i ~ co'ieci '"s
nrinci,al food or ncurishment ron
n. M. aud the roots which collect ms
w,t..r .-a.) from the ground, - sep
n. ,,lan, moist. 10 supply IL luiev'
ana " act A. vehicle ior carrying y
.i;t;,n.,,t ,arts II the plants me iooa
gathered by the leaves. llie ro'', a,
n serve a. support y hold the pam
ia il place. /;
Tie roots take in whatever Y
on.ds thew are brought il contact Win
1hey are increased n size and nunloe
~ tie direct application y them 9
I'm or stiniulants Unaiiums) Inc.
IN Also injured by Coming n cvniaG
with such soluble poisonous inalcfAa'
~ they cant absoIl-
q The contact n air ! neeessar
" destroy (oxidiD1 certain l'ois''''o'
,,,;r,.ral salts found il all soils pa
ticuIarlv the parto salts II lfon.
Now. then, suppose we have 2 =
fr,,r which air has tecn shllt out,
IL com,actness. or by Inc ccns'al
r..sance III wafcr or moisture IN
nores. To 5rake UP and pulserl
such soil deeply. is y invite \
,row,h of' the roots downward, Deie
IL usual access OF air. These de
generating roots then absorb some
,ha no;sonous (unoxidized) miner
com,sounds. The consequence -
Structure. not only Of the roots. but
the whole plant Is injured. On 81
soil il very often happens that ~
low blowing, which only d'stnrDs
thin surface portion immediately
contact with the air. will be preie
lie tor the me being 70 gong %
dearly al once. The trHe course y
~ .,.lv half an inch t. an inch de
every year. and bring upa little q
under soll to come ~ contaci Win
\, - fitted ~ il Tor use. bur n"'
hring M enough to iniure the grow
.rnns Every one must have ooser
,l,at tie ~: thrown ont u deep
viii at first grow nothing; ana ~
ter contact with air for year Or
~ more. ii becomes quite equal y
old surface soil.
LET Ms now look to another elias
s.;ls-those which are open, por
Ana IN reason .! good natural y
dra;na.e are a part Of the year
from standing water 70 the depth
CT ~ more. La this case the an
renetrate deeply, and destroy 2"
aus mineral compounds. Deep !
mo will not loosen a mass 81 uai
on- material. but on the contrary
;uv;t. down the roots Of ? ants '
they will find supply 81 mon
even when the surface j. parchcd
drouth. To stir such soils only
surface would tend to shallow =
IL the roots, and when the =
dries M, the plant fails t. get
turc enough to supply the waste
ter by evaporation from the leay
soils III this character, i y mar
desirable, nay, Important y
deeply. :.
II i owing to such diversity
dition ii soil. that practical me
soning only from their eNpc
have been led to exactly OPPOSITE
n regard to deep and shallow
mo Literally. what Is one
meat i anothcr's poison. y
remark has wider application
the mere question Of blowing
manurcs appropriate % particu
differ as widely as does the tr
required. Quacks, in medic
cnnm.nd one kind II pills as