The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-15
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Ashes FOR SANDY LAND.

M III the manures within reach OF the farmer,
T eousider ashes the cheapest aud most curaoie
Gar sandy soils. For clover OF sandy laoo, i nAs
no equal anong all the msEures and iertuiLess o.
he dar. The soil il this vicinity is loose, san
dy sod; in fact, we have, As il we're, PrAir'e OF
and main. sseh as We found 10 nearly every Pos-
toe OF The county hfteen years ago. Inc! aP-
near never 70 have been charged ~lta 'sgelAois
matter for even when the timber 10 nrst fsalO'
"A sd tn l.od cleared and pat 70 rye or any
othsr erops. tbey yied literally Only Tor one or
two vears before they eqlire generous naH9rins
.isLose porous and sitnoot that nrmues= Nn'eu
isrscuiste 70 keep plants II TIER places, even ."
their oroper food could be found los i1n1
r.. vesrs ago could have been bought for one
third that il would bring a. the preseos time
The cause Of this rise in the prIce o. iano - no
s,.I supplv Of muck and ashes- The nnck l.
drawn on in the winter and spread over the iALo :
n. ssbes are applied 10 the spring, a. rate OF
seveuty-fse bushels 70 the acre alter corn e
planted itis Dat on the bill or soTn broadcast
Tbe general rule ID 20 plant corn and put ashes
an rbs hill. SOW 70 rye il TIE fall As sooo a.
tbs corn IA removed, seed Eith clover The ioiio"-
Ing spring. The follosiog season, after 1he rye
IA removed. the seed "a gathered from tie closer
and The straw leiI Standing on the ground ms
i done with one OF Disbfoe's Clover StrpPes,
An excellent machine tor that purpose. 30
bushe. If seed are frequently ootainec from al
acre: the straw thus iets Standing forms al excel
len. substance, 10 CONNECTION with the MUGS, 70
fn the pores or open places between The pAru-
ces OF ssLd, and supply proper iood when @c'e1
mon by the salts around IL have knoS0 Por
tious Of these plains, the surface OF ~nen 70 al
.noearances. had been covered win vegetation
within the memory Of man-Snere the biAcAOer-
~ vines grew week and feeble, and I'VE hnger
vDe. grew week and far betHeen, 60 completely
invgUfated aud enriched II ale" years as 70 pro
duce thirty bushels VI rye or two bushels oi eio-
yer seed TO the sore. Those lands thus brought
10 state Of fertility, as capable Vi yielding
crop every year, under the Application 81 ashes
- tbose lands which never been reduced the
owners Of farus OF heavy loan have heretofore
co1scersd these lands o. little value, Sc compared
with theirs; but would sooUer cultivate coru
croo Oh them than on the heavier loan land, D.
cause .lowing and bOeing can De done With les
team aud help and IN much less time. Asue-
can BE fought for twelve and bali ceLts Pc
busbel. and | think are worth twenty I've Cents
TO be applied Oh sandy sOl ID connection ~lth
muck. This mode Of operation tor the treatment
Of sandy soil, 90 as TO bring Il on an equal loot
ing in a point Of pIOducuvvness, requires 10 I'll
cormeu .kil but conmeuds itself 10 the practice
OF all-for any common manager OF a farm NAV
accomplish IL without the aid Of any acI1nc,s OF
Chemistry. or What are called special n-snure-,
but by usirg merely those gfeIt gii Of Lature
s. F. KIA1OE, 10 Country Gentleman