Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-11

sus.Oilng-Try Experinsnts-

Nho are the most dlhgent On cuiifSsting
their farms. improving their gardens and
farn stock. ara the haPpie. and most thriay.
At difsrrnt seasons Of the year here arr
periods Of comparative l~isare wigA farneis.
during which ccr,Aiu agricgltsral ard bs--
ticuitural experiment. can ard shoald be
made. from whose results The exPeriusenter
can say. - know Il; there Is no eosjeeturs
about IT
The autumn aEOrds an excellent opPor- ]
tunity for experiments m subssiiiag. Pro
fes-or VoIkeur has receuily ssid. thar sub- /
soiling 10 substitute i0r sub-draining-
that. in England. o. the hsrd clay lad TIE
~sser do. not iTiekle down tAroagh TIE
soil IS 4 Ought 20 icr The improvements Of
ths lad and crops. bu, siAgnafes on The
Surface. or fows Of 0vcr the surisce to
lover level. injurins ths lad over Which Z .
flows and the lad upCn vsich i settles.
That in the event cf beavy storms. Il tic
lard ~ss vel subsoiis.l, the water voald
trickie down throu-h tie carth evenly. and
there would D. iess reed and cxpsnse IN
draining. II this is truc in relation 20 THE
heavy lands in the moist climate Of Englsnd
g apphes Will far greater force 90 our moist
arabic lard. ~hich suIer from an excess q
water (nuch Of q surface u-ioi) GRE -haii
the year. and The othcr haT are parchcd uP
and baked by drought No ~aior car rise
IN bard compact soils by capillary attraction
in timss Of droaght, or triekle dowu rcsaiiy
IN case Of heavy rsias. Tbese evils arr
rcnrdic1 BY suhsoi ing.
Frrqoeni moving 81 the sol a. deep a.
the crops vii sEo~. keeping = open. Por-
OK and lighs With the P,oush. increases
the growth q plants bv Increasing he ~
tiiity % thc land CuliIvafed iand tbas
managed readily adraits he oxygen and
nifrogea Of the ar. imPsegnAted 70 4 Goa
siderable extent With arnlonia ani csrhon-
&C scid. Thss and osAer~isc. carbon AL
pitro-cn. which constitute laigc par q
plants. are Supplied a. plant food. vhiie by
string thc soil is Constituents parts are
broarht ia.o di5crtnt rclztioas % each otS-
er. asd = chemical action - thas prolarri
Were there uas none before. causing organ
s. and Inorganic substances % yield more
readily gaseous nuiriacut 10 vegetable lis.
IN al his. wEicr having free access % the
uudissoivvd sait. mineral. IN ihe soii. aud
70 the roots o. pi.ni'. P'ay' mos, coaspic-
nous paTt. and siiie decoasposiiiou Ihas
occasioned - going on IN the - 20. an'non.a
snd niiric acii (ihe bases 81 szhaefrc. =
most powerful concentrated fcriiiizrr) are
generated, ard the nifrr. o. We r-o,is-
ion 81 he Ainighiv. Is increased from The
niiroecu % thc atuosqhc-r.
Dep eeliivstioa oi To- soil relieves tie
crop from sadden Excess @! Eafer. ~bica
soon iricsl~s dom throsgh IT, soil from
the surface. Carrying 20 The roots 81 p,aats
its nu1ritious elements ard sbsorptious. and
also tie salts anl minerals whirh :; ias DIS
solved IN iis pas-ace; phiir in times of
drou "a tn dcvs ss-o-bcd 81 thc ihirsiy
iani. snd the vatcr fron to- springs be-
lov ~ The efcci o. beat All capillary a.
trAcsion. more freely an readily rises AID
relieves the crop. Dump a lo.a q Dirt
- dry A. powder in a vcTy damp place.
and IN less than - hours. from ne sane
causes. the moisture vii rise 90 'hc top
Of tbe heap. Though 10 3. possible that
Prouisruous deep risgghing has done more
hurt than good. it j. alwavs aisi.ablc %
have the sol work and stirred deer. for
IN addition % fhc shove alvantaces. q
fire. circuiafion q ar anI Eatcr serves to
cary Of. or sitter the obaractcr. 81 tle
debTis. lie poisonous substance. whirh ar-
cumuiaic n the so,i ard si,irh plants can
rot Ehoiiy reject. II our hrnc-s tal s-.r-t
hall The labor ~ sgbsoi'i1g rat iiey have
IN deep rioo-hinr th-y ~ouii have real
ized those valuable and pr1f'ahie trssits.
ard esisblished The fact thar s1 bsoiiiug J..
peculiarly adapted o. OR sol arl climate
a. remedy f9r excessive droa-tf ID
food.
Where the subsoii Is tn inrcrvi-us hsr8
par. both poor ani barren. OF containing
eiernenfs injari0us O. screfaiion. the land
sbouiI ~ Be rio1gbed deep 20, Pei sub
soiird. a. Cur farulCrs cannot Afford % en-
IN ihe iand % great deptb. o. 90 lose
tie hum1s oi - sarfles. fle Accommodation
Of -hich has ben uork II aECs. by an
admiEfurc ola btrren sri vorth'c.s subsoil.
The suhsoii ric,zh b-inrs 10Th ~ O. Gle
surface. therefore dos not dluie ths rich
surface soil. a. deep PiourLiar often does.
20 an extent Which def~s - -lanurisi
means of tho farmer 10 rcctiis bit ioc.cns
~ the subsoii % q grcafer o. iesser lrp,a.
MI o. the sahsol i1 tbe ios ia-.ls
CONTAINS sulpbate Of roo. vaich . p0i.oa-
ous to pisufs. sn8 f bro-ght 81 re surface
b. I-.n 49, Ill --lrr. lie COZ.