The Lincoln County herald., 1869-05-20

AGRlCULTURAL DOMESTIC, ETC.
Ntessisy u PsifrIaess Sf,lsssiD
The Importance of pulvqisipg the soil
appears from these constellation: Our
stiff clay soils arc unsuitable pasture for
The roofs Of plants, u sSen soiis fsslSt the
att,mpts Of the spongiolcs to extend
themselves for foot and even though
there be On abundance Of plant food pres:
entt still, as they oasnot reach It, il 10 az
useless to the economy OF plant hie a.
though it did not exist. Ths teuscity
Of The soil prevents the air from pese-
resting and warming IT,; sad also psci
vents the decompositios Of nsnuriat
.a,rrI
- Heavey soils are cold II not puivef.
ned. Drouth has an injurious effect on
unpulycfsed land, while tho ipulverixa
tlop 0f he'soil, TO . great extent, pre-
vents drvuth. Z, 81 f!..,c
-- There IL another manifest advantage
vheolS 2 ysvil Ass been, HoB pu.yyIi.Tis
the roots arc supplied with nouris6 ment
nearer to them on al sides than they
could be if the soil was coarser, as. it, iS
in common tillagc, and the roots in the
one must eEtend much futher than in
THO ,othsr. to reach az equal sa4NpYiX sf
nousj}Anent, /" infE EtNuI
The more We gain in the depth Of Ter.
tile soil, The 1Sfe talas6ae aoss &ur lind
,beeone;l ,hseauss the root pasture " an
larged, and the range of'thes roots ia
esessed, : ..r .-,~,,.t,,.,,,
II is scarcely possible to limit the cx
tent to which the minute roots OF trees
nay spSSad themselves i'd Goa tch Of food
in we'll prepared ground. Deep, thor,
ough pulvcrizatioa Of the soil ia absolutely
essential 70 tire gowth and snccess II
trees, and their fruit will show clearly
whether or not this, fact has been re-.
gardcd.
Deep cultivation introduces o fresh
virgin soil from below inta the old, ex-
hassted earth above, aud frequently lgnds
which are unprodnc,ivc have u subsoil
Of great wealth. The more We plow and
stir the soil, theAmorc IL is pulverized,
aud lSrcatte5is the sbsortiag surface pnd
the more beneficial is the result. The
advantages Of deep plowing, as a mode
Of improving our soils bccomo more and
more apparent from year to year.
The spade, hoe, and rake must be re.
lied on, and mostly used, in puIverizing
the soil Of our gardens. But for field
culture VIC bring into rcquisition the
pl v, harrow, aud the roller. With
these, and good team. We can produce
a very deep, thorough rulveri.a,ion Of
the soil. The deep tiller plows will do
good work, and mny DO used to good ad.
vantage, and either alene or to follow
another plow. 80,
Thorough ralvcrixation Of the soil Ia
Autumn to- the depth Of eighteen to
twenty inches or more enables the crop to
be planted and harvested much earlier.
Il 10 the 6rst and groat step toward in.
creasing tho depth aud improving the
Of all light, bad sodsa It al.
lows the atmosphere 10 penetrate 'sud
freely through tho soil. ''.
A writer thus beautifully illustrates
the influence Of underground climates"
"The roots Of plants, although they
burrow beneath the surface, are not on
that account insensible to the influences
which are felt by the stcn and brsnSAes
above. % the contrary, they are fatty
rs sensitive, or even more 81. IL leaves
and flowers wither beneath the scorch.
ing air, 90 do rope when tho earth
around them becoihes parched. If tho
verdent foliage rejolces in the ram drop
not less is it grateful to tho earth bound
root. If cold paralyzes the blossom and
the foliage to shrink and perish,
roots are aFepsed in like manner. :
w'n the ether hsnd, that y6rmth
which causes the blosiom to odfold, and
The leaf to open its bosom to the gentle
breath Of Spring, acts equally upon the
roots, exciting it to growth, and put.
Ting in action the force by which the
caves and aowers are, npugyhed. Nor
s tho access of air aess important to
one than tho othcr. Both extremities Of
plants feed on air the roots even more
han the leaves. Place q plant where sir
ian gain no access to its leaves and they
sl %, sad are -tollwed By the decay Of
.kS stsh.f Roots, it. 1pihslt deprik>d Of
'ir will gradually shrink and die. Hence
t is that the condition of the air in the
,round, the temperature and moisture Of
'he soil itself, requires to be regulated, as
veil as that Of tho atmosphere which,
'ests upon 1t, and thus the importance of
properly under ground climate
becomes evident. 7
> A., the ssspl.s of deep, and thorough
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