The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-22

aeldos 81 Virginia 40 Marylarde Not unless
ve iail TO liseen = The sciceof reason ard sx-.
psrience.
The productive power Of the earth ionos me-
cessarily exhaua1ed ~ culdvation. D1s tAete
are modes Of treatment whish niN mDoserisn
and ultimately ruin the most fertiIs soi1A Thus,
The continued culture Of tobeceo. thnx 1nose e..
haustiug Of crops, has alnnues isredcS0ab1g
impoverished the once tne soil Of many parts Of
Virginia and MARYLAND. When these lands thus
become once fairly worn out they are permitted
20 lie waste and are termed "old 6elds." They
soon become covered with : thick growth Of
stunted uinep. and appear ev unssemly 70 the
eve Of the aer,cultural conuolsseur a. any object
that can DO well conceived. They look a.
though the productive powers Of nature were
about 1t their last gasp. Yet even tbess 'ssld
6eldsn bv 4 iudicious eystem Of culture and
anarement Arc CAPABLE of being restored 70
mnch of thar nristina fertility. "A il shown BY
the experiments which have for some time been
in proeress in various places. In this however,
A in other cases prevention would have been
better than cure. and ve should profit by the
examnle.
An have ne done soy Relyiop upon the
r;chneaa Of our soil our farmers have too often
heen wholly reckless in their vaateful extraya-
panee.
What v.a formerly more common than to see
tho sama 6eld constanflv under the plov for
ten vesrs in succesaion and ocnerally nroducinR
the same crons What was worse. eyerv sprinc
.Il th.t vss combua.ihle unon its surface was
comm;t,aa 10 sha asmes IN M, great danger Of
fsncss s.scL. and even hu;lS;nes No soil can
ionc sndrrs s.ch tr..tmsnt ana ours has man.
;ssss,v Sot.-;or.,od nnd., !, Lot M ,.te yarn.
~, h.fors !, = Too l.,a We ear .vo;d The evil
.n0.sorsncss of arch f.,m;nv NJ 10 iii
M eeISs .e F...a,o -h;os ~. haar ,ra..
.,i,;r.,;on for ,hons.pa. ~ wears shov NO s;ons
- .hss..;on All ~ asod,,.,. .d.n,aa ~ ehe
ol;,s.,a. of .ha d;ff.,sn, conn,r;es arc NOV
a.o-n - $500. .hnrd mo. 4 ma nerfect;on than
ts.n.. n.,;nd IN EnslsrS a.nec;.ilv
-. fs.,;l;,s ~ ,hs .o;I h.. in msnv ;nstsnces
~, ;n..s..s I'D hs,ond The no;nt of m.r;mum
os.a,.,;rarass a. r., ,,asn. .,e so.re,;mas NO.
psss.r. - chs.k that f.,t;l;tv This rssnlt il
ms;nIv .,.,;hnt.h,e 70 three c.u.es lat, Thor.
onoh nnds,drs;n;ng, I'd ;nd;c;ons selection and
st..;oa ~ 800 pa "a ,,o-a evtsns;va 1901
.s;s;no re'
WITH, ~. Ia. ...,vo v.... rore than a,no
ooo 600 w 80, "a n r. sl.na - 49,,
- 49,, ,..a. E, a..;n.S 49,. 49,, ,hs,ahv t,s-
S,.S IT, 49, .ha;. d..;ns f.ou, ~ - Al
800. J:. 1.-;n ha,Ia- 49, :. ~ 1880,
~ go. p@ az &c. md ,hen Sll,n. n ,hs
49, - IT,. S..;a. 49, :.
em"'N wsn ss. S n On p..Se 80 f..
80 -. "a III a.
80 e., ,,h,os.na., - "a ~ - 49,
ss.,;;s;rn ..;ns ~ rs,naa,a ,hs ear.h I'D snrs
";eh III ~ ,a;s.ns. ,a.sss... - r
az S;s..;.,. &c annn,sv .i.e.ds d..;nsd - ,t;
ss;,,s snas. ' .he 1870 = 60, w.,
sep.; ia = 49, a;aI. p.anS;s. A"1
IT, rs.srd - Tho ro,ss;on nf crons That which
:. 80. = = -, = 5000 ~ a.. 60,
nonrss Th;s Il Ia, tnrn;ns. "a ho ,Is,. "a
o,nvs. ona Al vha.,. -hsn ,ba s.ma Cam,
sn.;n .on,mencos nd n.ssas ,onna !. III san,s
o.der 3. th;s ro.s,;op and tho conssnnen ns
h;oh raso,, tom !, ,hs tar,;,;,v of ,ha coil :
III ~ wh;,a ;m,,nv;n.N.o n,.ch 80 ;ndsad
-. - "a !, S...s-.,s $3.50. es
=; - "a ~, ~. .s;ss s 10y .s9. y
snsi1 o.a;n :, s,oosss;on = o,Ssr - saSroa ~
go r. ea-,;I;,v - n,ora nroano.;vs 900.
- ,ha.ah1. sas,,.s !. ha,,a- 30,
r.. The erss. saant in ;mn-oy;n, III. so;, .,d
nra.a.r;n. !, n ,h;s etc. rs fas,;,;., - ,ha
sas.;nr - H.. s,ooL - ah;oh .ha o,hs.
usod pc chiefs any;l;.rv The tnrn;n Is -
asrd.d IN n.ny -. etc of Eroi.nd % ~ go,
esnse - ,ha;r .a,;.ni,n..i nsosna,;,S !. ..'.
a;shas a. ;n,maesa an,oun, nr w;r,ss Ca C..
,ha;. c..t,s and shear Tie ;ds. l. ~, v;.h O
inter fooS ,s.ra can ha ,;.,la s,ocl v;thou,
stock ,bere can he little mannre and w;,hon,
msnn,e there can no Ettla Of anv ,h;ng eiss
Tsaso a;H.ran, ,,aans .;,h H. $50. ..
.boronah ,;l,hN,ho usa of sea- a.;,,. "a ~ =.
,na.s,.es oe L;rdrad oharsote. 49, 1870 49,
~ E..,.i;aL $50. 49,. ~. 80 e. III
~ - -, - ~. 49,. LII, 49, 49, !.
nroua,,;on .nd thsrah, - an h;s n.s. Tsss :,
~ 49, ~ az. ,s s P p;ss a: -
nn,ina. nd .,nsl;t. ~ =.
-onSs,s &c tho world
" A. ~. ,s;sh % ;,a,,o
,,;s;,,. ~, 49, 49, ~ sopy Nv.
ppIaa;na hafora 90, ron,d - 49, 49,.
.;,:,o,,, .oa;s.o,;o,, ~, Foolish 49, =. I',s
49,. 49, ,a,,1a ..,;,af' 49, Tvs.
oans,;,,,,;ar 81 Isws Na;,h. ~ ~ .a.a -
~, - -, "a .:.sa.
~. ss ara Iii, s - ~ sne
w sa'. .Is.as. -. 49,. 49,. .ae :" ou :,
80, ~ la'sad asa,aa s lug Asn
nd;.;a - ~ bal;o1,o 49, - ' w" :.
,si.,ahio ;,s.a,;a, 60 - - - 70 ' Is :
r sau' asen,,nris,s aa -. aInn, " she
ns;snn. rt;ch hos c,o~nad ,bs;r e4o.,s ~. t.S
pnspe 800 n"s . 49, sDh .o..s Wv"
s.s $50, ~. - - -.
- 11
- :, $3.50. :. s, rs ~ .ta
"e;e ~ a.ep.' - r ~ .us ssnie lno'oasn sea'e
- a.opeu ~ sas''u guy .ue
.os' wv =. p'opo..uM " 'ne p.oa -auos -
5000. Wv 20, .na p.oaNsss Wv sa1ap'
80 ~ ss. 80 $3.50 s w pe.sn, "nu oe
aa. 80 s'a "h d"a;n;u Wv, =. ~, GUINNESS ~,
49, RI, thasa ras,l,. n rpo,.na Ia la ."an
arnsr;,,an,s .h;oh 49, .;snaas'a ~ Io"e
~ ell a.,;ssaa nv n,nd ~, So, :. ro" .a
a, .ss ns,b, ha 1884, ,,;.s n,1 , ~ oa'
60 1879 W ;a.,A4 II oen-
;a,.aaaesa - .h;a"a.e ~. ns - " osea
a.. Jsa;n;n otfaa,sS 80 ~. ahs W.
na saains, adsn,ad ~ go a'' =,
,ha, = s;naIa d,s;n mod. w;tb ,b;s ;,..,m,s..
lounitudinslly through one of our Ordinary
slougEs will render it arabic and generally fur
nish lasting fountain as its lower extremity
where none existed before. How pefnane..t
the work done will prove we have not vet had
the means of determining. hut enough Il al
ready known to Justify the hone that Il will
much more than repay the incidental GOAT and
trouble. TRUST the matter will be fully tested.
and if by this means the entire surface of our
fields can be rendered arabic. if thew can he
thus freed from the unseht,y and ;pcon-
venient slouebs which at present deform 50
MANY a pleasant field. and render worse ,han
useless SO much of our valuable ground. the
Measure and the proEt to the Iowa Farmer will
IA proportiou TO the cost. be augmented 10 a
greater extent than the syst. IN of under drain
ing has ever effected in England.