The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-02-10

D0ts WY 0tkSu W 1t.'e r.
from ons portion Of ths iarn, 70 ano'h-
Or. and vice versa. This work may
D. dine to q Ivan tsge 10 winter, It The
croaad l. not too hard frozen. An
excsllsas article on this point is from
= correspondents u the Country Gen
tlcmnn:
By isrtilizsrs il meant sn ytLing thai
iucrezses fertility. Their action msy
Be- regsrdcd 10 shrssfold.
First-As mechanical, BY changing
or modifying the nature Of the soil e.
which they are applied thus. By
mixing sand. gravel. stable manute.
etc., With heavy. tenacious and light
q; and per contra. clay, muck, ETC..
used on light, sandy. Eravsliy land.
modiiies 4, making il rstentive VI
hest, moisture, or any enricliing ma
tsrial applied 70 H.
Second-rheir action ON the soil j.
chemical, ~ generating OF exciting
action 10 the elements q the soii iiseii
--cansing fermentation among the
organic and chemical sfinities, dis
integration. stc.. smcng the incr game
elements; IA this way better Lifting
both to become plant food. Lime used
on sour and clayey soils 10 an example
OF THE. Stable manure added, causes
both chemical and nechsnical action
One BY fermentation, the o,hes B,
making il less tenacious
Third-By ito directly enricning
power. q furnishing plant food for
immediate use, Is in the case Of using
we'll rottcd comFosts, or liquid sola-
tons
In most soils il 10 as necessary 10.
modify Or stimulate - = - to enrich
them, often more So. While the ID
vantage OF sli tncso may be combined
By IN application vf the right fsrllli-
zer at one time, there is.a great saw
ing in time. labor and expenses, and
. very great gain in crops. Except
10 case oi using liquid ierrilizsrs, al
intimate sdlnixturs VI these with the
soil, BY the use Of the plow, spade OF
similar implements, 10 absolutely nc
csssary to secure full mechanical Or
chemical action. or to place the pant
food in immediate proximity - the
route TO be benefited. There are los
80 from washing rains. fromevspora
Zion. from frost, from many causes
which can not be foreseen or avo'ic.
il applied 10 the surface Of the land.
by which thorough adm xsurs with
the coil will surely prevent. Ia al
invss al cases he merely snschsncAl
act Of stirring the soil aida mnch to
iis fertility. The additional labor.
then, Of carefully mixing the fertilizer
with the earth should no, Us " garJ =.
- lost. Very few fertilizers are need
that are snisable for plant TOOL I'LL
their concentrated nature il nodifisc
ny rxsIs, evaporation or inixtnfe wii-
the soil. Crcj Tor changing or moo
lying lhe naturs OF land. they should
usually be mixed with the ssrth 70 q
considerable depth; Tor chemical &C
ton, fermentation, disintrgrssion and
thc.like, they should be used ncarc;
the surface where the Influences Of
light, heat and air can at more efec
lively 10 Increasing this; AMI applied
= 'lant food, placed At the depth
whoFs II found the greater proportion
Of roots, j. e., near the snrfacs. Mois
sure also modities the application 81
icrsiIizers, - II carries with il the So
luble elements. On dry SOLE and in
dry scaDons this is from below upward;
in vet seasons il Il downward. A
surface or top-dressing with ANNA!
or vegetable substance, in the former
case, where all the tend ncies are up
ward, and subject to evaporation. is
most evidently great wasic Of both
time and material. "Top-drcssing'
has respect merely to enriching tse
surface 1t loscs sight Of all those adj
vantage Of mechanical aud chemical
action 10 the soil. which accrue from
IN intimate admixture with it-!rom
the benefits to be derived from stir
ring and deepening the soil; Il runs
the risk Of waste by evaporation, o.
injury BY freezing, if applied in coli
latisndes gust before winter, winter.
and 10 mort las, on arabic lands, liz