The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-03-06
farmtrs nspartmrut.
sp.eiae Infiu,ne.s-CIo

"ou'u WARM an" s"Se'eh '"oii not seed
eo' II, WHICH, o' COURT no crops ar,
growing. bu' III o'""r 10 erect these
changes ~ the hIsneS' degree, 1t must
De app'ied IN inc i"rm "t quick lime,
recently Stacked. In this view OF the
eH"cVs o' liine' IL may oe regarded At
"' a'hci"''ent to sue" SOILS as are coid
"''o sour preparing tbe'n III advance
!" rece,'o 'he seeds ano "a'ure crops OF
T"'" P'"'''S ~ '"Ne" ""''n' sweet S'u'
The specific Effects Of limo on The
plants themselves. are two fold---direct
and indirec list, 20 'eed them with
30 much ~ its own matter a. meets the
requirements ot each: and ID, 10 dis
solve, ani thu> ~ !ir"parc food that was
before IL the soil, but not In a condi-
ton to he taken Ia 10y plants, ~ nc
plant can receive. either through its
roots or it- leaves, particle of matter
not perfectly dissolved, rs perfectly a.
when pinch Of salt is dropped into q
lumber OF water, or OF sugar into cuT
OF tea.
Both these actions Of lime on crops
that of feeding them directly and that
OF feeding them indirectly, in the way
OF preparing other food for them, are
well illustrated by the following exam.
pie:
A neighbor OF mine had q field OF
soo "'o "'ie, o'' ""'c'' i'e "'sheo 10
81" Cw'" ' anu '"''' Sce" ooWh 10 c'o-
~. ,,, '""u was 'a"Is 'o''', pref,
go, ,..'a " '"u o.e'' p'o"eu
;n'hs. 80 r w uep'i " 'pou' SIN
- - o' Wv, '''" Il, Pio"t" ra,hei
W., 49, '''"i"S up " '''''e VI 'he Seiio"
,1'"' ",' s''"e, P'i''"pS, never
~; p'"s"' up anu eAPoSeu !" inc
a,,n.,..' - i' ,''',, 'u''o"co our po'n ways
't W.. '"'i,"s ''ar's Us "eep H.
u. w. ,,, p'a" Is, ,' ''''' pun " '"''''"' "' new
- ''',N'' ,'''' at ''en cr'sS'lg' Aie'
,''''., '"' Wv ''''' win lrr'h SOIL NJ
IN ,' ~. '>'F H. 'h'corh wa
l',.'i w, "'" E'e'''eo l"p
n.,,.uai a,,. ''', '"'',.!' an" not
.r..'..i''I :. ''' '''''e may 'e
o.r, ','.,',,.a, "'''"u'.' '',''. ''.,', rs 'h'
-,,,r.,. ,..,'.'.'. '' WV ',' VI "ep'''"
mera moderate, rather uneven yrowth
o. clover was cut about the lst Of .July.
and made into hay. The after growth
was fed off by cattle
,rho,,,..,
al ,,ha. ,has 'rs, s' 'o .'"'ei "ppc''r-
a. nn H.. oue raves
,ho,,, :, so''' eAep' III sPo's' III
s,a,ts to,i 80. s'fous
sn;,o -, ~, .'',I, "s eiee' III
wo;,,, 7, ,rol % '',t, s.U"s" any. uhu Ere"'
trrs ,,,,'','s go "'"' ''esc
aach ,,a,, ,,,a, Az, :" ~ '.'.''''s
rlor,od TLa. WI" '.'" oec''
tho n,ocas ,vhoro ~ liz. o,'i
,osited far ,h.. oor, 49, ,.oa 49,,
Tho ,ro,nd +. III, ''o'
bsd M, 49, ,,;...., '."'e"
ma,o,,, h.ro,,.;. - vNe'P' os
since h.inn ,,,.,ra. a. s''"'
have heor ,hns .-,,. . '''p
stot.n,o,,. ' '.,A'"' =" ~!
rood,,r ,na,, ,h.,'h p.'f'' INN '''o
son foy being so will soon appear.
WV" "fPe'''
Now, whS dld not that land produce
Hote corn! The yield may have been
oo o"sheis OF sheiied corn per acre. But
~ .o,,,;i.. III f,. f. y. icy u ,ana "h'ch
' r s,'V' w "uN'e's WIN ia'r 'rea'-
Il Il ,<>tI
..,. ' o"'S ,'h'o" '""' ~ o'o ho'
60 o,,a, no,., was oee%use IL hau Deeh
'e"'' 'o,o,e' anu 'heh
."u ~ manure 'H',p' niue ii'he, COW
.u "oep's "',ue' ,' '"e c"l, h'iiS' Tame
!. ~ y. -" WI n'''' soou INC nrS' year.
W., 80 w.. 'e'o'u' "n' 9''i' more 'he
'.',' 49,, ~ ''',' 'n'o VIZ. 'A"'e was not up,
pfo N'' r'u''''s ".'e II haa nut
'"''e n'Ha,"' ", Hp1'A"' III i"huehee Ill
tIIt SUI btItIt lllt Idtt .II the corn MAS i