The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-02-14
- Bringing up Worn-out Land.

bring up land that has been run down,
is to have the soil carefully analysed by
a professional agricultural chemist, to
ascertain the lacking mineral ingredi-
ents, and then to purchase and apply
the same
Theoretically this is all very well.
But let Us remember two or three things.
1t will be necessary to analyse nearly
every field Of farm, If not different
portions of the same field, because the
soils Will be more or less unlike. Then.
too, these analyses are expensive. ARD
lastly, they are very Liable to fatal errors.
Prof s. w. Johnson writes: II do not
doubt that in many cases careful i,,res-
hcnfion of soil-chemical, physical,
ard historically n genuine scientific
farmer, one familiar with science and
practice, would afford safe and nearly
accurate data for its proper treatment.
but this would be always expensive.
and In nine cases out of ten, would not
pay. Soil analysis. at the best, il q
chance game; and where one wins, n
hundred may loose"
| Instead, then, of looking abroad for
some special process of reconstruction.
let the farmer turn to the farm itself
and his own brains, and sec what they
can do. If our farm is exhausted. il IA
because 1t has been abused, and to re-
store 1t, 1t must receive kind treatment
Let us see. Some parts of it NAV need
draining. Other parts will need deeper
plowing, and all will doubtless need
more manure and cleaner tiilage.
The owners of such farms generally
complain that they have not manure
enough on their premises, and cannot
afford to buy more. Then let them try
proving under green manure, such n
peas, ouokwheat, and, best of all, clover.
Ana muck has done and will vet do "A
great wonders. Many a farm has a he'd
OF this, and whoever has it, has o mine
OF wealth. Get it out every leisure day,
ana affer It has drained, stack It mn
with alternate layers Of lime or ashes.
In few months, it will be nearly 4.
ciheaclous as so much barn-yard dune.
Dr. Dana classes it with cow-manune in
Value.E Now, these two sources Of fertil-
lty are enough, with deeper plowinr
ana cleaner culture, to set any worn.
OUT farm on career of improvements.
isut, us every little helps" the farmer
should save the dropplngs Of his poultry
mousse the slops and waste from kitchen
ana chamber. the contents Of the pr;yv.
All bones ami chips and sods and leaves:
IN snort, whatsoever will decay, and
SO become fertilizer. These savar.,
Items amount in The aggregate to . GOOD
oeai IN years time. And the farmer
"Ao neglects to save them should be
lAnaiaea 20 complain o. Lis worn-ont
'aiid. IL Is ~ economy o. tnis sort that
some OF the poorest farms of the coun-
Try nave been reclaimed and made prof
leaoie. And there are many more wait
lhsss s 8 id ~ 81 eases l '1d6 heed BShs:dak:
Green manure and bone-dust will cure
e-lOth of the ills that well drained aud
plOwed land is heir to. Lime Is often
great help, and ashes still better. These
facts are easier learned by experiment
than by chemical analysis s-Americn
DIVIDING THE WoRK-Near Newark
lived a pious family, who had adopted
an orphan who, by the way, was rather
He had imbibed strict
views OH religious matters, however,
and once asked his adopted mother If
she didn't think it wrong for the old
farmers to come to church, and fall
asleep, paying no better regard to the
service. She replied that she did. .Ac-
cordingly before going to church the
next Sunday, he filled his pockets with
apples. One bald-headed old man, who
invariably went to sleep during the ser
mon attracted hi, attention. Soeing
him ut last nodding, and giving nasal
evidence of being in the "land of
dreams,' he gave the astonished sleep
er blow with al apple On the top of his
bald pate. The minister and the arous-
ed congregation at once turned round
and Indignantly gazed at the boy, who
merely said to the preacher, as he took
another apple in his hand, with sober.
honest expression Of countenance, "You
preach; I'll keep 'em awake"
ABSTINENCE OF ROMAN WoMEN.-
The ancient Romans, in some respects,
were in advance of the present age in
their practical physiological knowledge.
This was especially the case in the hab-
it~ of women. They seemed to be fully
aware of the fact that a hardy race must
be born of healthful mothers, and con-
sequentIy any usage or practice likely
to effect injuriously the health Of wo-
men, was viewed by the States with
suspicion. The muscles were systemat-
toally educated. Frequent bathing was
required by law. Large bathing houses
were established, which were places OF
common resort. For several centuries
of the best ages of Rome, it was GRIM
inal offense for Roman mother to
drink Intoxicating liquors. AT the time
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