Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-11-20
Deep Digging.

William Bacon. Esq.. drscrihcs an inter
Ssting experiment IN deep digging. Which
We give below. We have also letter from
an old gardener. stating thar h cane IN
Possession Of an old garden. tined 20 grow
onions. bot failed two seasons although
pretty liberal With manure. The third sea-
30 dug il two spades. mixed the sub.oil
with the surface earth. gave no manure. and
raised '' hig g" crop,
Last spring W took a corner q an ola
garden SPOT; had always been literally
unanurcd and ploushed a. veil a. such
Piece % ground be.-and % put IL IN GOOD
condition for fruit trves. Ne gave good
dressing % MANURE. and tho-ouch spadinr
@ the fall deP'h Of an snworn spade. the
longest nc oould find IN the market. In
this spading operation. Ne often came IN
coniacf With a sabsoil 80 stiff that Il offered
strong rvsistancc 20 the spade stall The
spade vas pat in. At tho cost % much T,hy-
seal eNertiOn. The old soil and manure
wcre lad in the bottom % the tr,rnch. Ana
the beterogenous and apparently sterile
matter GA vhich 4 had rrpo~cd. we're plac-
ed upon the surface. THIS ne~ earth. up
on much Of ~hich the Sun had never shone.
and the dew had never fcrtiizcd. Va. IN
due time planted With garden vegetables
not. however. IN eNpcctatio ION % much crop.
for The scry surface gave aiusos; positive a.
surancv that such things would never grow
there. They werc so~n and planted 70 fur
nIsh motive for a continued tiIlsge through
the season. and. in addition. the ground
vas planted oct with dwarf pear trces.
The season IN our region. a. On many 9TH
cr sections Of thc country. vas one q dis
tressing drouth--but very Ettle raia from
Nav % ocf0ber-ani. ia consequence. the
ground on this patch ~as probably ofteuer
and more thoroughly Eocd than Il would
have been had the dess and rains fslf.led
their lahors a. usual
We nov speak u tse result. Our pear
tres. tsome t~euty) on TINS patch. not on
ly lived. but made a desirable gro-th and
as for the Vege.able.-uelous. cucuu,bers.
tomatoes. etc. o the end - the catalogue
they gave us crop superior 70 any -e
~ had raised Tor years.
Prom this operation. ~ infer. N the fra
place. that deep and thorough iillarc. and
frequent stirring o. the earth. Ar GOOD u-r.
ventises q The effect q drouth. The deep
er and better pnlveriSe,i che sol. th- -rea..
er 80 Po~cr Of absorption consequently
Whenever there D. moisture in the at-ns.-
pherc. such land. arr certain % attract
their ION share 81 r.. Il 20 alec 18th tb.
Vesc;abie-nourishing gases which the ar
from time o. time contains. SsrL lanl.
also suher les in RAINY seasons from crr,.-
save uoisturc. ior the sane qualities uhi.h
enable them O. absorb vhen tl.rr isa.-.--
city. enable thrm 20 throw o. ~hen there
D. supcrabsndance.
In thc second piaoe. deep ana tha-ou-b
iiiiagc proves O. u.. concllsively. that tie
protective powcrs q earth arr no, si-sv.
a. nearly exhausted a. manv strive o. ina
sine. boz that the vile SHINING. skimr.i--
p, siem-the Piooghing three. four or Eve
inches decp--.s shat induce. fbe sf.-l.-,
81 many lament. Any clayev saH-srI
thry are among thc l-si f1r many u.--,...
may be made A. barren al che d...-r o.
>hharh by such e sy.trm Ploueh .hsr.u
anl DE earth under the f1-rov vii I...
The Influence 81 Co., tr1 essentials of f--tI,.
O.. Sunshine and ar. and sill. of .os-..
becomc cold. compact and ta--ra. E.ot.
I'll asoid sach earth. or. Do they make Ar
edo-t Co penetrate If. itwiIte ike sft.r...
ing fo extend themselves into r. ro,k a,
meet iie inrigOrating iafusndss Of an ,-,.
bsrr
In tree cu'tare-espe,ia1y 10 rroui,~
iruit trees--cveu a toierabic degree ~ sir.
60 cannot De realized unies. ttis .hsr.u
siirring Of tbe earth is given 1p. and the
eafih Hnrrf teep. Trees NAV. A. - have
sen. spuletfnIes 1--WE in such siafr1w so.f.
pfi 10Y 81 aluays D. t1nfeI. s.rEfr. al
P.'ia'r but ordinary irlIt. Laf b. h. u..r.
o"tN iAe elsc taat they dee in thr ea,-r a.
I've. and thcn cofues III bitter .l..nunri,f.., ~.
or ihe nafserl nan sho reared then. al.
adverse climate. ard so,netirnes the I,.-,l,,,
ard even The soil. vbirh. nnf.r 60.
culture, w0uld BE- Iust the thior, - -.
D biased for fhc lack Of those o.,i.,.,.
Waich mar. in his ild0lrnre. or v-,.,.,....
sicr present gan. has taken from b