Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-01-04


plication would be. advisable, But il would
very oftcn happen that such test would indi-
cate quito sufficient supply for tho mere food
of plants, and n further dressing would still
be found useful, There is no way of deter
mining such cases with certainty but by caro-.
ful experiment On some soils, the applica-
ton is puch more profitable than upon others,
and this sto be determined too, only by trial.
Experience has shown that it usually acts
we'll on soils which arc sandy, when sand pres
dominates. lthas tho peculiar effect of ma
king them moro compact; giving thcm a
closeucss and consistency very different from
their original state. This is especially the
case when it is used in combination with other
manurcs, and the growth of grasses. 1t has
the effect, too, adapting such soils to .he
growth Of grass, causing red clover to grow
luxuriant!y, whom previously it was impossi
bic To get a set, )" and bringing in THO natu-
raj growth of green grass and white clover.
We have seen such ground changed into u
good wheat soil, and produce very Heavy crop
OF grain
Dir. Darlington, of West Chester pcnnsy-
vania, whore the use of lime has been so long
familiar, acknowlody yes its beneficial effects on
the lighter soils, but says that its mcorating
properties arc most conspicuous III clay, or
rather in stiff loan. On this class of soils
it has Just the contrary tendency OF breaking
, down and softcning their rugged properties.
| It renders them moro friable, less liable to be
;njuriousy acted upon BY the sun, and much
more readily pernlcablc, by the gases and va
| pour Of the atmosphere. The West Chester
farmers think that good proportion Of undc
composed vegetable matter add greatly to the
beneficial effects of lime; and hence arc dcsi
rous Of mingling as much barn yard manure
as possible with their lime dressing, and to
get their fields into what is called a good. sod
or turf, full Of grass roots. Then dressing
of lime has an admirable effect. DR.. d. says
| further that suls which have natural growth
of black oak, walnut, and popular, and those
in which grasses best flourish, are generally,
most siSnully benefited by the use OF lin,c.
1t is found, however, in that section more or
less beneficial on every description pf soil, but
most so on hiIly or rolling land where clay pre-
dominates
II is matter Of surprise to what degree
opinion has varied as to thc,quantity to be ap
piled per acre. In England and Scotland the
practice has differed from one hundred to four
OF i've hundred bushels. The larger ouanti-
ties doubtless are only admissible on heavy
!
ring. ln this country tho best experience
docs not justify an application, on medium
soils, Of more than foty to fifty bushels to q
first dressing. On light and thin soils with
litt'a vegetable matter twonty five to thirty
bushels may be quite enough. Such dressing
may be repeated adyantagcously after four or
five years, and in even increased, us the sup
ply of turf or other vegetable matter shall in
crease. The prevailing practice in some OF
the most experienced lining districts, is to
plough down the sod III the fall or early in Tic
sprns, harrow 1T once and then spread the
lime previously slahca to powder, prcpato
ry to pl%nting thc field in Indian corn II,
ry field III rotation receives this kind Of dress
'"tot "'N ~ NpNtlC'l. CiCIl lilNC IL comes
round for corn IF the rotation embraces 81 !,
or seven years, some farmers make an inter
mediate application on the sod and find ma
tcra advantage in 1T. Indeed the.mcthod o
applying on the sod, and allowing it to lie 4
year oE two before boins ploushed, is mucl
preferred by many. Wien used in this way
it is commonly put on n the fal--say in tho
l momth of December -.incrt.ca Farmer,
<..D------
An American business house, a few months
/ ago, sent out cargo Of five hundred hoop
skirts to Japan as venture The Japanes
put covers on them, aud used them for uln
brcllas.
CART you trust me, Mr. Butcher, for
little meat this morning?" Ono, you ow
inc for that already on your bones
= WHEN you 60 to drown yourself, alway
h pull off your clothes: they may fit your wife
: second husband
!, s-nsrr,
n STEVENS HOUSE.
l. 9a, 93. e5 6. 81, Broadway, n. y
: Opposite Bowling Green.