Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-06

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what sources that supply is to come is. IN
teilectualtS' treasure IN itself; while. if
practically invested; win Yield an annual Der
cent. WIN an [ creased ratio, which, while il
enlightens, enrici hes
- We See tins dem 6nstfated i,r,raa,,rk 49,
tons Of the Ode. s. ates in &c 49, -,
wheat which IS more universally grown
more generally used as the bread Of LIE. and
as a commodity among all nations than any
other growth.
In this deep alluyEd soil it does not sleSel-
op in such perfection until after other AMI
different crops have been grown. which seem
70 prepare with chemical effect. the ..new
ground for better Weld. And "a a fi1rtbar
evidence OF this soil undergoing A chemical
process BY ordinary e1titurs. making II Iasa
adaptable to certain growth and Tooye Gomez.
HdllI with other, We need but reflect thai a
ie" wears since it would Weld one thousand
PoIilhs Of hemp, while now the same fieid
mnh tne same culture viii not viel.I 80 mach
~ ohe,tiitd; and the practical farmer IN
n ty ana Tennessee has not failed IN
orSerie tiist as hemp decreased, its Weld OF
VIA "Ouia increase IN the same ratio in
.he sSihe heid As the climate is the same
u u clearly The result Of chemical action oro,
uuceu Oy culture, reducing the STRENGTH Of
ceft1ih eielnents, the presence of which coD-
ITlouted TO the growth Of hemp. while a,
absence OF their excess hlrInopizej No.,
with the development of wheat.
But you put gypsum on vOjlr laud. In
oue locality Il IS success; in another a eai-
lure. How and why is this9 Is n tLs
Freak of the mineral? is il accident , or
does II spring from cause? As sure AZ
there IS truth in the law OF erayitatiOn and
that the earth we inhabit moves in its orbit
round the sun by lac, Just 80 sure is ii the
eneet Of principle, and that principle. sci
enee can discover. Again. in given locaH
Ties, you put the product Of certain animals
on the seh as source Of enrichment:
you md its action efficient and perlna-
neni; while the product of other animals
applied 10 the same soil, act only for a
t!he anu the effect IS speedily exhausted.
For TINS, there Is a cause; and, if Won
would Know It--oOnSult chemistry.
Does mixture Of animal and vegetable
manure prepare your land best for certain
KINDS OF gTaln2 Dc YOU employ common
salt, or nitrate or soda, lime, the ash of
wood, bone dust, or any other substance
WIN advantage? In al these cases Won
observe chemical results which you would
Oe aoie 70 control and modify, did you pos
49, 49, ANlAAoltG kIlOMleUQR.
Some soils can be reclaimed BY given ay-
Pncdtlons, and others not. Some, which, 20
an appearances, are rich, while vet, thes are
unpFoGuctIVei others, especially the virgin
soils Of this vast bottom, contains too much
OF fertility if may so sqeak. to produce
an abundant yield of certain crops The ve0-
eIable becomes oyer-grown and Is barren If
fruit. How and By What rule will the nraeficaJ
farmer work to give the proper fertility 10
such land in order to effect the greatest
yield? II he is ignorant OF the disease. and
knOweth not its cause, how con be apDIy
the remedy2
"By beautiful economy in nature. MANY
OF the inorganic elements, necessary to the
growth Of plants, exist in the soil, in ouan-
titles so small as 20 become appreciable only
by refined analysis"
How can the unscientific farmer detect.
oy ordinary appliances, their absence. ami
supply II? How shall he work TO success?
chau he strike on in the dark and " fight it
out on that line, if it takes ali summer" or
shall he cal on science to tel him the ex-
act chemical constitution Of the earth-Bart
Of his soil?
Were he 70 knock at the door of the lab
oratory, and enquire Of the priestess who
presidcS within, she might tell the farmer,
who was ready TO abandon his fields, thar
ms SOL IS excellent, but wants a small GUAM
tlty OF phosphoric acid, which can be cheap
y and easily supplied, OF perhaps that pre-
idlng goddess would suggest the presence in
bis soil, Of some one Of the salts Of iron, or
other noxiouS principle, easily deprived OF
its hurtfm influence by the application Of
well-known chemical agents.
lnregard to such sOilsySir Humphrey Dayy.
when agricultural chemistry was but little
known, said: "The application of cherui-
cal tests to such soil IS obvious; it must
contain some noxiOus principle which may
De easily discovered, and probably easily
destroyed. Are any of the salts Of iron
present? they may be decOmpOsed BY lime.
Is there an excess of silaciOus sand3 the
system Of improvement must deqend on
the application Of clay and ealcerous mat
ter? the remedy is obvious Is there an
excess Of vegetable matter indicated? it
may be remedied BY lining, pairing and
burning. Is there deficiency Of vegetable
matter? IL is 10 be MANFRED"
Since he wrote this, more than half aeon
tuy agO-chemistry has more fully developed
Itself, until now, it can determine with &C
curacy, what a soil must contain before il
viii produce given crop, and enable the
farmer to multiply his yield a hundrkd
fold.
TO BE CONTINUED.