The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-03-22

The warm, sunshiny hours with which
we have recently boon favored, are only
/ the advent harbingsrs Of blessings Ia
stsro Ter tho sons and daughters Of earth.
4 All greet them with Joy, and TO none can
they prove more welcome than 10 tho far
m8r, who, after a season Of roposc and
comparative inactivity, holds himself IN
readiness for the campaign which is go
soon 20 opou. These glorious spring
DAYS tccm with prophecies, The rculIza-
tion of which sober autumn may witness,
,hey bull with promise, but whether we
pUrtnkc Of tho fruit is. in great measure,
the result Of our own endeavor. lie who
presdcs over dl, and In whose hands are
our dest,nics, has said that sCgd-timg and
harvest should not fail, yet there are con-
ditions to which mon must not cnly sub
scribe, but he must bring heart aud soul
10 the work 10 hs would enjoy tho boun-
ties with which Providence rewards the
earnest loborsr.
In successful farming we may eonfid-
or il an axiom that to be fed BY the soil,
the agrieulturist must feed Il in return
In mapy portions Of our country, yUung
as tits, we can already perceive the bane
iul effects Of constant cropping without
giving back to the land any OF the elo-
Imcnts OF fertility removed IL was
thought by cur fathers that a soil uatu-
rally so rich as marked various States In
tho Coulcderacy, was inexhaustablc
indeed, il is 80 argued with reference to
certain tracts Of our Western prairies at
the present day--und yot a generation
has hardly disappeared before these Edon7
heyc given place 10 stcrilty, and "worn
cut lands, have become the po,rimony oI
thsir children. This condition Of 1iTairs
willin,vitlbly result where the rule is
from the farm, and those who would u-
void such disastrous consequences will
be obliged 60 reverse the order, putting
prominently into their creed and their ac-
ten the better guiding principle. 10 the
soil. We must collect and prepare ev-
cry motsrial calculated to renew tho en-
crgios and preserve tho constituents Of
our heritage, and us wo "wculd freely 70.
ccive, freely give"
The use Of special fertilizers for keep.
ling up the condition Of our cstats may be
well enough " hen every source 10 which
we can turn fCr plant-rood upon our own
domain has been invaded, its supplies de-
voted to their Legitimate purposes, and
shat in tho manner bost calculated to
b yield the greatest profit from the matcri.
ais used and the labor expended. This
latter is the point to which VIC wish now
to direct the attention Of our rcuders.-
Very many have large quantities of ma
nure, hut tho mode of application is sucl
that not tithe Of the beuaft il obtaipc,
thereirom which might bo received, anC
4 what is gained seldom comos just when
: wanted.
. Manures may bo divided into two gen.
eral classes, liquid and solid. In ons OF
the ether Of these forms they are giyer
, 10 the soil. But few experiments will
liquid fertilizers have been made b,
American farmers. The population o
ar country is not sufficiently dense, an,
land is too plenty and too cheap 10 max,
II pay, except in gardens near lsrre cities
where already market and good price,
can be obtained for vegetable produc.
tions. I'm a liquid state we have n mere
speedy exhibit of its properties, nnt
where it can be used with pecuniary ad.
vantage, the profits grs quickly Transferred
70 the credit Of the producer.
The solid form Is the one In which on,
farmors feed their lands The principle
roasons for this mode Of application, i'm
addition to those already advanced, arc
the case with which il may be handled
and the high rates Of labor. In certain
B portions ofEurope, where help can be OBJ.
. tuined for a mcagre outlay Of capital, lio.
, id mOnurcs are heldin very great cstimE
: ton, and with iustne.s. But tho condi
tion Of tho manure when applied by III,
! majority ofcur farm ers, is not --,ner
We hear a great de-, about f,rtiligcr
- which arc ,UnF, short, green, or PARTIAL,
dscuyed, and but very little cobcernin,
o these which are well rottod, and fneE
( pulycrized. Now, this latter state is iuG
r what the producer should desire. III
, cannot afford towait for tho profits of al
= investment any better than those pursu
h ing other collings, and yet were we 4
|. Judge from tho deposits made by man,
Q t!llers oil the soil, we would readily con
eluds they were sowing for their poster
~ 10 reap, WhCn tho materials for en-
: riohing land are comminutod, less ouan
Z t!ty is needed, this can be directly appli
d ed ard tho results ire speedily Uppsrcn
\ in both eye and pocket
4 Lettho crop be what It may, tho mecca
sary pubuum ought 10 DO found In Tho
, soil as soon as growing vegetation rc
.. quircs H. and il should bo in proper con
b. dit.ou fer absorption by the rootF. II
4 every stsge of growth organic food is an
: essential 10 tho development oftho plant
\ and, therefore, il must be present al IN,
4 planting Mineral elements are NOR,
@ vigorously drawn upon at certain period,
70 than at others, and as many Of these fer
4 tl!izers undergo important changes II
I the soil before thoy are fitted for plan
r food, II is best they should be incorpora
ted with the soil previous 20 tho derosi
Of the seed. For exampe, bone dust
Z when given TO wheat lands, oftentime,
. exhibits greater proof Of rs yirtuo two
: or three years following its application
r than during other periods. Unfermentct
I manuros arc frcqucn ly put upon corr
B with tho idea Of beneftting the crop on
, the ground, but this method is, probably
1 a. often a failure as a success, after crofs
receiving the more decided effects.
: As regards the peculiar mechanical on.
eratiops connected with tho application
Of fertilizers, the Rural has already pub-
/ lishcd the views Of practical end ex1eri-
! onced egrieuturistz. There ia the same
? diversity Of opinion upon this topic that
MARKS all other subjeeta, and tho various
! modes,--surlace manuring, plowing IN
der, thorough Incorporation with the soil.
, eto.,--havc defenders and opposers.-
, We are Of the opinion that a rule 10 be
followed Difhout eroepfioH, cannot be
Gyen for this portion OF farm Operations.
Campbcll's Agriculture contains para
graph or two uPen this branch Of our
suAiect which We eanrnt rnfrnin f,nrn