Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-12

ne cArty uAl JWWink VI WtuOOic i9uu Is
pracsissd by some very intelligent farmers
with great success. Il has many advsntagsa
70 secoumend il to the notice Of the farmer.
Il has tendency to keep land clean BY
turning down the fall crop Of weeds which
arc struggling to ripen their seeds and to
psrpetuats their species. Early blowing -.
ducss tho roots Of weeds and grass, a well
% the stubbles Of the cereals into manure,
for termination takes place during the
warm weather Of the fall. which produces
speedy decay; whereas, Il plowing 10 done
in cold weather Of shortly before frost, the
roots and stems will remain undecomposed
until spring. Turning up the soil TO The It
mosphsse always doss good but in the fall
and summer il 10 very beneficial, for the
sains which iall during thunder storms con
tains considerable quantity Of ammonia
which il . very powerful fertilizer. Again
it has been asccrtained that large portion
Of the nutritive ingredients Of crops escape
into the air q the time Of ripening and BY
u, ming up The soil in the vicinity Of ripen
ing crops these floating gases are attracted
and fixed for the use q future crops.
Every experienced gardner knows the
importance Of turning up fresh surfaces Of
the soil to the action Of the weather, and
that the earlier IN ths PAN thin operation is
performed, the better viii - the ssceeedine
crops. Every plant abeorbo csrtain quAn
tsy Of oarbonio acid GO nom the stmos-
phsre, which . returned again when it
ripens OF decays, and this o. 10 readily ab>
sosbed BY fresh coil. especially when it 10
dry and vel pulverissd. Il bee bssn ascss-
tanned ~ sxpsvi0snte naas By Ms. Grease
end Others, t6as I'll plants aheoeb electricity
dusing their growth. This, bsiug returned
- ~ atmoophego Vhes IL stems end leaves
have pssessnsd their functions, uakss slsos
esieal cufsante sppeesatly more Abundant 10
~ - az ss,s.a '.r. as.ns .ay che portion
derived ftsn early sAll plowirs. 20 Ind that
II eoaveets roots u ~esds, etc.. into manure
u pesveoes tAs growth and ripsnine Il
plants injurious 70 agriculture. it prepares
the coll to recsivs The gassss which escaps
from ripsning crops and from decsying veg
citation Of every kind. and Il provides i'm
aumesable little cells in which electricity il
etorsd up in reserve for future crops
Weslern RWrol.
FAlvRs o. CaoPs N ALAsAnA-PRrsExl
AND Prospective Surrsarsos o. rms Pro,
rLE.-The Philadelphia Ledger hes the fol.
lowing letter:
Aosits. Sept. S0.-The accounts from
the cotton plantations this week have been
very bod. and intelligence Of Z similar un
favorable tenor has been received from
Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and in fact
al the cotton-gro wing States. In the f.cr
Of such adverse news, I'll the high ., timates
for the crop have been abandoned. And
even enc and half million l. nov thought
are doing their destructive work. and g
uaiveesal ts ~ complaint with reference ts
theoe eno0ioo Of the cotton plant that M
90 now psses16o = dispute the e,ievances
that ars uttered. 10 many sections. loo.
where afs0Age0oooo I'D been uaie VA
the negroes on sharso, end where The erep
i taillae ~ negsoss - gc'ag o. 70 oehess
places, thuo beav3ag ~ eeop (0e what ~
0aine & - - IKE 80 efitsolf.
II ~ saly maks !, 900OOo balss. this
country VII Wane l,o0oQo4 D1aviog only
o0o. 900 t. ~ ~ q ~ world Indeed
thsss ars those Whs - ~ believs ~ shall
have ~. go = spArs fer expest - fsrsign
Our Pesvisiea psospseGs ass aluootAs d
cousaetne = Thea q cotloo. - N0a,tap
= e - rs0seeiea, aon1ho - olnevnoi0 Z
~ inettoe afe ostting - 9 ~ ADQnmo
eeeosesoeo. 0oneA = ~ Gonno novs -
9see VII b - su0siaee q $780,
80 - ylote y upon - ~ W.
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