Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-19

THE EfFecTs OF LIME UPoN THE PRopuor.
IONS OF the SOFT 1t improves the quality of
almost every cultivated cror; upon land
which ha, been recently limsd, the hull OF
grain crops 10 tlinuer, and tho grain heavier
ead consequently will yield more -four, which
rs said 10 be much richer III gluten than that
from unlimed land
IL has always been found to make a much
greater improvement upon spring sown crops
than on winter wheat and in EnKlaud It has
been noticed that in very wet eeuson thu
wheat on lined lard Is not 80 much Injured
oy the super abundant moisture, as that upou
unltmsd land u1dsr tho same or similar cir.
cpmstances.
Potatoes raised on soil which has been re-
Gently lined are found to be much better
tasted aad more ifae i.oln damage from i'd
sscts thsn upon v,rgii soil, though il has not
ouen proved that it IN a.trihlly iucreases the
ceup. have use il in both the cauetic and
slaoS staee, but prefer the former, and would
aPply IL in An air Stacked form tthat is slack
ed under cover appled about the time If
the LAST hos narrowing, strsvn on top OF the
ground NJ nearly on the row Ms po,yibls, lhis
cohsidsr 10 be- preventative Of rot, either
Oth or p4rl4, ia the crop But have
!5Hhi L 10 produce simil If effect aud .lnV
much toward Increasing the crop, II, waen
tcesh, il is cllxed VITA halt its bulk Ut com-
mon coarse SAT- Say one sact; of salt TO five
Or six busleis OF lime, and the mixture allow.
I'd 10 remain under sh eitcr fer tive or three
months before II IL used. Wnen used in this
way 1t the rate OF handful TO every thfee
tset row, have found it to Increase the
crop fully rs much AS the same amount OF
'nper phosphate OF approved brand; but |
'maSinr that It doea 50 a. tue expense OF tho
soil ardfnure crops.
II line Is strewn along the rows Of peas n
re hI,Fb %
DC ;pIAl 10 Ina'erially b.neht the crsp, both
in quantity and quality, aud that the peas
| when dried will boil soft and ready for Use
! mora readily.
| OF all our crops, fax seems to be tho only
one 70 whicn the application of lime is not a l.
tended with osneh:inl results. When applied
| 10 this crop 1t as bs"h found TO diminish
| the Strength OF tho fibre and do nothing ia
| increase the amount ef marketable q X, In
Belgium it is II rule not to sew Az upon auy
had which has not bseu more than seven
| yesrs without lime
Line geeni to have the power of alteriqp
the nitnral produce of laai, dI.cJlrayiu, The
growth OF some kiadi OF seed AID encourag.
ilg III grotth OF othtfs which have lorz laid
dormant 10 toe sJil.
MI long siuce one Of my ncighbsrs used
limo IA oIJunction With barnyard manure
| with his whea,; he obtained hi, grass seed
from ~ Acid 90 which not It mullen was to he
seen but wheu th7 wheat was ttkeu off the
s'ii was found - be as we'll set with mullen
y with timothy aud clover. Bef1rJ piowilg,
aud tor a ndmOer OF years no mullsins had
oesp knowut5 go to seed on tbs field, and
o1t few to grow, probably not moro than
usually spring up 10 all our folds.
Nov it is well known that II lins is applied
n excess, it will encourage the growth Of the
red popp7 aud the yellow COW W heat (nslampy
rum PrdtsH's) aud it may be possible that il
has the same or similar eff3ct upon dormant
mulleia seed, or 1t may be that tao npplica.
tioh OF lime with the barnyard manure had
something to do With It.
LiIne also hasteue tue maturity OF all our
crops, especially tho4e of grain which are
brought forward f,on ten to twelve days ear
leF when it is used b. your friend. O.