, 1870-10-31
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
all Flowing AT lhc North nud the
S0uth-LocntinE the *tatc EuIr-
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,uAxr.1ays % uet - is;o.
aarc co ,or,,b y, a. . 1.t;tr N - ~ la.
" ..A'o 40 eoe n .sse
ana less OF autumn ploTtng; sna bclo" w
1t has entirely disappeared. It is true, that
as we go north the period for the preparation
and nn,t;no IN ~ tta nro,a =, un,i,,r Is .1,o-,-
ansd .na H;,,.aa. 80, .s,a ~ pns 49, 20 ano s'.,
sneo' Auo ""noot taa P1o"ins sefs muen
less would De planted and sown- But this is
not all the reason for the persistent effo1ts
made at the north to get The ploxipe ali done
in the autumn. We hsya tatsn mains fo
-h,- !, III. .orro.no,5aaa" ~ ~
ss''" tufs eo.Aespoaaeoce 'he patt
thH msnnfes and the soil take in
absorbing the Eaaea thAt supply plant
food. and no" Wa may coneider them ~ plant
food holders. II The soil becomea packed by
the autumu 1ainR, 60 that the water runs ofY
instead Of through it, no fertility is retained !;
mt, in Gaze OF deeply.plowed soil, whera
tic rainaatcr paeecs down through the soil,
aud where the melting snoHs Sire up the
s1ses with Which they have become charged,
We esE that the aoil has become cnsiched,
srd We may look for fine crop. On the 9TH
tr hand, II We break up the soil yery early in
ihe spring. ana plow It deep, We dnd = slow,
tttb'e growth, nith moderate crop, il sown
~ tue smal! 6saina, az compared to that 2lowcd
IN autt mn. anu teItilzed With the autumn
raiLe and winter EnnSs.
1t j. vice provision OF nature that, while
t,e atmosphere IN the .grest elaborato1 u
plant iccd. the soll l. Its esotohouse;
sex tals stotthooso viii not a.
"a!s - Fssln IL IL It's Eee coi:-
u''1on, no1, ~ ume. n1ea It IN
! 1ne lo'u er ~ eaHs' that are ineeln1le III "aser
| aof'e. mus We -as me -o.l nerds exposure
Lsat, ss. a'u hsne, 70 Prepare tnis
nNu ~ ~ III ~ 1s sas s'e"tGG iant: lhis
EYE ~ tuc I4,t E4uM'as uu0u!e sa!uc. III
Which Tho itxea aiksl1es and ritratt5 ate dig
edlved ts the exposure OF tie soil to tho air,
moisture. heat, and light; and, a. tie ssme
TING. it II in coldition to take from the ii.
ansi water wtlci, re,setzates the surface all the
Tsans-fon! with which they arc charged. We
cali sse this in earth-ciosets, where the dry
tsrsh ahscths Ri tie no1!ous gases and roa.
| "!ese them ihocorous. 1heke are held in =
! txca condition Until exposed to water that
rEell "ash them Ont and send them down into
'hT M soi los me tcoa OF pi'nts.
"r farmers have some ra!lcr crude notions
~ fcla'1on 10 bow Fiants grow, Or rather how
they arc ffd, nosicus that n little study would
| correct in short, the lesson Of The stirring Of
tlay eolIs IN Order to make them more prpjuc-
| tive, and the aaiing.of clay to sandy soils in
ttder TO enable them 10 hold tue manure, OF,
| ncre properly .pcakiug, presenting tho clog
10 llle air snl wafer, 10 enatls it to hu3d
.ases that ..ave been prepared in tho at
! u'oepfrre for the growth Of plants. Just
l;uw this is done, We 10 not kuaw at rre.eut,
:ld a1as never learn, 1t least unit, Va haze
| microscopes II sufficient n,ara;fy,ur .,nwsr 10
s!;ops u. the shspc and size Of an R,om Of mat
ter, Of WITCH We now spesk with so much as
surance, ~ though it wss ,uoso than an idea.
| 1t will .hen te interesting for us TO see m
| atom of oxygen ,lfi:e to form a new com
pound. Or ;v ees thea, carried up iu ths cirru-
iasiou Of The p'art, 70 ar,ay III nlselves il,
| until then y q laust be cou,cnt 10 Inok IN IN
SEQ the reaul.. rstl.cr than tho worlines
| Of nature. know that tile rains aud the
| lewet4rEt IT .1.de, 9u}iuiue,ce On The growth
Of llacts: wien ti1ty coule in co.tact with 4
finely coEmsnuted scil, aud We also know, NJ
see. TIC Eant ei reruis with ilAt same roll Ii
ss'lrated with wA1t1, its surface covered witt
Grase, CT th.u c-ss-t, tlst keep, out the air
We kco* that water and tho shows absorb
Ioxiotis gases. ano Nj Euow Al-o tlat dry
earth Lii stnae hidden power to rob them oi
:''ese gsst-:, and nc know tha. it We add to
noi-:en it, fiat il gives to tho plant a mos,
tlixu,lant growth. While We do not sec hos
this ir accomplished bv nature. vet ;.s rcsultr
arc plainly visible, aud these supply us tue
trsohs.
Thus We see low this au:ucan-plowed lard il
IN cun'itien to Lala tho rlant foo:. that the
au:nmn rtiAs aud tho winter suo.s havr
Washed out .: tue great latosatori. the asmos-
rhere. and hold it tor the use Of tho plants.
10 ba given up TO soon As tlle
sun tnali h1sa TA1nod up tbs e0ll
to protect tue young plants from chilling
that the MiE'eS frost e1 cuts i'll commiuutL =
the particles Ut the soil. in otdcr to su aplv It
! With moisture from bfloW. nor OF tue summer
! drought, that OPENS up a way for tile d;s-
charge Of the surplus rainfall that tends 10
compact 1ts PARTICLES into impervious clay.
tare, We should he suiothe-ed will. such rig
oto.1n vegetation that it wousd DO impossible
u n'"se ss""s, OF so barren that We could not
~ s.s:- We may. therefore, bo thaukful ia
s ,.,i, s'ea,o5 'ie he has ; 70 sslnsscd these
sas!a'ning att1ibnter, made in HIS image, get
subject to His general laws, which we call
fcience. OF tie laws that govern the gruwth OF
III organized forms. We need not look for
ele1as and special proyidencea 20 often prom.
ised ns from the pulpit, fer 20 such eisus OF
ne lic1case onr cro3.s hy ploxing clay
sos:e IN autumn. It may not fo,ioT that ttuse
OF eauas character vii DO alike benefited.
Atis on1 business 70 stlo} Inc comrcastlon o1
stis, anu tlslr mess'autS*i soudisioas, In or
mes a. 70 c5aw .soal then. tte s'ss: ctops Int We
l1t ihab mas Mttra 10 ao III Tao Promises. The
mssls clay sou os the basln Of Egypt, that
prs'ouces such tue cropa Of peaches. woulJ
have no power 10 proauce hk*: result at st.
Paul. unaees We Could Give all the conditions
Of the old location.
Iu northern Wisconsin tho autumn r!owed
1aaa III tros.e'ei by coreriog Of snow fsun
severe fsost, aad It's su:face !. ooly crumblsd
by the vernat fro. tsi tnrsher South, .his srnw
eoseliuS III waiting. aEd tic surface l. nort
deeply peretratea Y frost lu tho fosmc;
esse the :. tccitiI'S snow Tenssra.ct
tue s'll ard o.. freeEtce
tic particles are seEa1atc1. Naeu the soil Il
lecr}y frozen nj .1iout the p'.,sf:r The rair
water Fylilt OF from the surface fuete.d nj
undertaking il. being in that ctm],tjou ~
Term a DIV fretzc, il III. cAss tho soil il ,o