Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-06-05
Maxim, IN Relation 70 the Use Of Plas
ter.

ous tia; 50 little should he definitely known
cOocerning the fersiliziag ssects Of an arti-
Gle used - generally and 50 constantly for
more than SIXTY years. sub ignorance Is
CERTAINLY hanailiatins TO our farmers a.
class. THIS ,hOuld not Be 20. and need not
be SO.
When gypsum vas introduced. is good
effects were 50 manifest that every farmer
rushed into its use AZ all times and under
al Circumstances. In the progrvss Of time
it was sometimes found 20 have no effect az
AL Farmers observing this. Instead Of IN
s;itstins proper isqairies into is laws. de-
clined using Il. and some abandoned It's use
altogether. Nov al this ~as wrong. AL
behaved a carriess. shiftlrss disposition.
For hfiy yeArs. save one. have used
gyrssn On ny srnan farm. snd have ssu-
diously watched its r~sslts. Sowing plas.
ter Is labOrious process. never belong
ed to that class Of people vbo believe labor
% be blessing. eKccp; a. IL administers 20
our n~cessi;ies o. enjoymen;s. Cod i'm
posed labor Oh our frat pArvais a. a punish
neni for 'hcir sin. and never fels dispOs-
al to question nis Judgment or is power
70 produce rrPcntanc-. IN nv case Al aHy
rate.
i have no dOabt millions q dollars. and
vas, amount q muscular power have been
thrown away By sO-ing plaster. yet al has
Is attributable 70 sheer igaorance Of - u.c.
For nay Part ] can frve.y say sow IL With
as much assurance As SOW any grain or
plant hin q corn.
As for rs 1oSss op>rsass. OF theory Of as
action. presume know a. much about IL
ss any other mar. and tia; j. Just aosLing
=; al. Bot FROM actual observation have
had ooneiusions force1 upon me 50 clearly.
that venture 90 sfyle them razzs1ss
These arr
/. The best time FOR so~ing plaster is in
May or early in June
?. GyPsum Prodsces rs fall eject on
lgh:. dry land. Of Loan mixed With small
amount Of sand A. the proportion Of sand
Increases iis effects diminish. till on pure
sandy sol Il has no effect. The sane !.
true q arsillaceOus or clayey soils. The
more clay and water in the land. tie les.
VII be the effect q plaster. until. on low.
VET and eiayey land. al Is Effects cvasr.
) Like grass or gram. a CERTAIN amount
q rain - Necessary 90 bring out iis fall
bsnehcIal effects. bit these effects arr
more de'errcd BY drouih than they are ia
grains.
4 Any land suitable Tor gyPsuls. wheth-
e. wld or cultivated. seeded or unse-ded.
~id al-sys respond 10 the one Erst coat o.
plaster. and produce 10 fall effects. The
riober the land j.. and tie more highly ma
nurcd and seeded. The greater vii be tie
results.
8. After the effect Of the first coat ceases.
no subsequent coat Of plaster viii produce
AM effect ~haieser. sithosgh dozen coats
b so~n. until the ground j. a-ain TILED
and seeded. Hence so~ing coat after coat
a. The summers roll By. on the sane isnd.
Is al labor snj money thrown avav.
O. fiasisr Prodaoes - most striking Il.
feet on clover. I'd an white Afer the
red has gone through ia dsEelopueu,s and
died oct. she white follows IN The ,r,i, a
Elects. On corn and backwheat 10 las
good effects. ca timothy. and she rras.e.
generally. ii j. Useless. On wheat. r,c an4
oai'. % . worthless. On potatoes it Is Of
LITTLE or no 80.
.. Two bushels so~n on a. acre -ir pro
dlce a. mnch effect a. dorea. or aav
qaaniiiy. a hail busb-i ril produce A.
good resliis on clover Tor one season a.
myre. BAT rs eHee's cease viii tie SEA.
son.
:. To produce its f8u and lasting eject
on corn. it shonii be so-n broai.ast g..
tween The rows. after The last plo~iug. Il
. then brought ia contact wth the roots.
~hich De- under the whole surface. The
usual teasPoouiul applied around the yoang
stalks has a sery short eject. and never
adds on iota % the grain