Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-09
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ahouId Stubble be Burned or PlOwed
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ahouId Stubble pc Barneu OF fiOWed
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T,us Il question which we often hear
discussed with considerable earnestness,
ana. 40 far a. we have observed, the dis.
nnsSnts MAJ are pretty equally divided. A
a,,uslrfciaI consideration Of the subject
wdnld certainly lead one to believe that
blowing ssubble under is greatly TO be pre-.
ierfed to burning It. II seems natural TO
suppose that BY the first plan we restore
10 the soil much greater amount Of ma
terlal out Of which 70 form other crops
than we can do by simply burning Il.
But do we restore to the soil the material
In form that can be asslmilated by the
next cfopf Can we make this stubble in
strumenial IN increasing the fertility of
land, either by itself or by its action on
other substances contained In the soil
These are questions which il is we'll care
fully 10 consider.
That any considerable quantity of the
stubble of ripe grain finds ifs way into the
next crop that 10 raised on the field, no one
win pretend to argue. Thoroughly ripen-
ed straw undergoes very slow decompo-
sition, unless II is exposed TO the combined
action Of heat and moisture and expert,
enoedemonstrates that tstraw-particularly
for whole season with its form nreserved
entire, and its appearance scarcely chang.
ed except by The absorntion az water
FinAllv Il a tr1ie chat the fhre of the s,ra "a,
heCornea disinteoratad and Tho corlon 10
leff nm the land Instead Of heing consumed
R,,t we rnnat romemher that chon,icaIi,,
carbon a of No nee 10 The soii thonn},
mechsnicallv N roar, no az a., shsorhors y e
moisture and the gasee 7, % rro,,, o.r -
homie acid and not from charcoal that
niants derive their sunrlv oe carhor rrbis
Inert carbon. N yze eIcent about oro ror
cent of nitrogen h ali that 10 saved 70
the soii nv nlowing tha vtrhblo rrdor o,J
that vvo,Id not 10 ro,,,rnod ~ - 70 tha
same were burned WV
Nov, iot ne co,sidor ,h a d;.o od,,o,,,o,,oo,,o
form in which the mineral salts nTc va
tnrrs,l so tho .o,l l., thn ,,rnooss r ,,,r,,,,,,,
under Thev arc IN ibo torn, s y, oo,
matter and nus, ,ra;t ,,r,, t,js ,Isa,,is,,,
Ia ENTIRELY destrovcd hefnro tbe,, Sa,, he
Tesuscitsted into Iiv,ro fnrr,s yrha ,,n,.
ssh. nhosnhorus soda limo and s;iico
senarata or In couhinsiion r,nst remain
enca.sd In carhnn ,vh,oh 20 n,o og ,ho
most inSos,rnctihin s,,hs,anco. ,,nt;l ,i,at
ia alnvvlv wasted au,ay Inv, The action NJ nv.
yoen. Years might elanse heEnre Tho
siIioa. which "a 90 necnssorv o. o,ne
strength IN the stalk NJ Inc gyo;n v66rId
again he made avaiIahIo Nds, In ali o,,r
nrnirie aojls there 10 = oroo, doaoio,n,, oS,i ~
this substance. and consequently the Srain
grown here is mucb moro liabIe 20 fodgo
Than that grown further north or eost n
IL plain then that we should MANAGE olr
stubble 40 that this silica will moi become
flxed. hut will be in n condition to no used
over aud over again as omen no nossihie
The Same thing Ia true of ali The other
mineral substances contained in tbe straw
tbey are not imnoyerisbed Inv use nor ON.
fee6led Inv constant emnlovn,ent
Now let MS sec how fsrming afTects tho
stubble with n view Of making n available
as manure for a future oron 1rhe nnn,,lar
idea is that snbstences are destravad hv
the action of fame bnt such 10 not tha
case Rot and fire accomnlish exactlv
the Same end In changing vegetable snI.
stances, bnt the one sfTscts I, n ,,oncnt
what n will rnouiro tho oihar voors 20
nerfnrm Each dacornosos. n,iybor oar
5estrov re bava heforo shnu,, thot tha
sooner This Accommodation 10 nfyacted IN
The stubble of grain tho be,tor will he tho
resnlts straw from tbe fact tbot !, CON.
tains 40 little nitrocon and 90 Iorgo On
amount of mineral snbstnnco should m he
burned but the same nrocess would be
very disadva tn rpnua as rom rde etobla
manure or ntber snhstancoS ,vh;ob aro
rich IN NITROGEN These reo,,ira to ho
slowly decom1osed and I, 10 abjo
that Il be donc beneath tbo s,rca 90 or tho
ground in order that ali tha o,nnomio W Mo
which Ia formed bv thc Sis.raaoah it,
Ven and bvdrncey nav ho sa%eS Thar 1i'a
coal here = nesessarvt 10 ehsort, ,tis rraa
and that which Is nrodnceJ % 9ran, the hn s1nx f"s
rotting of yaSata bIe mettor IL uas,, suV ,o ~"
HE fnS This nSrnose INT ,ho so,,So 800 ,,n,,d
does not exsat In tho caso Wy Of s ,ba lowor nUer
mart Of grain straw as a. oon,ains IitHa
else than carbon and mineral snhstsrcss ss''
pIo,',,,,'. st',I,I 5' ouuss'snSee,
some meehanical GOOD On cer,oin sniIs
that are very clayeS or are ant 10 RIM to'
rether and form a coherent mass. Int in
the great majority of cases sinhbl, icavns
the soil ouite too norons and thor are Gay,
Instance where 4 Is not advisaIlo ~ roII
stubble before nlowinc it In order m close
up. if nossiblei the CAVITY of The st,Ifs
This loosening Of the soils Of c,avcv Iand
Is. nerhans the only arglment II wo 'Inr aN'
cent the retention Of the carbon that can
be Advanced In favor Of nlowing stuhhIa
undar To offset this xva hayo Tho alJi