Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-02-10
The Use Of fin,c.


A limestone soil is known for it's fertility,
also its durability. 1t will also grow great
variety both Of grain and grasses the b'uo
grass finds its home here. This is also the
soil for wheat Tor barley, for corn, and indeed,
what will not grow on rich limestone soil
And who h,s ever seen a p,or one unless
made poor by excessive cropping? Happy
the man who has Il deep, rich limestone soil
some who have but trace Of lime. In the
main, these are not the most prosperous farm
ers; these l,urish more on IL limestone soil.
Il stiff clay is not SO good gravel or sand
predominating largely, the same The two
united properly, however, from fair SOL,
but not so good as the firm, black, mellow
limestone And there are farmers who use
largely Of line (of course where lime is not
present. naturally, and their reports are gen
crally the most highly f,vorab!e 4
All this points to whist we arc to d. We
arc to lime our land, and we arc to do it p!cn.
tfuly and periodically, for lime will naturally
work down in most soils, ii not in all, and
thus in few years be Of no more avail
This is our disadvantage in not having
Limestone soil; we must be doctoring it
But it Is for our advantage, decidedly, and
therefore We cuyht to do it.
AZ lime has II tendency to sink in tie soil,
Ee should always Use it at the sarf,cc On
plowcd land it should be narrowed in with
the grain; on grass land applied evenly aud
closely, and Of cou'sc reduced to powder.
In p"wing lined land, it Should never be
Plowed deep the few first powings, though VIC
like to see n little Of tie wild soil brought IN
wien tn, lime is applied. 1t certainly has
an effect upon thistwild soil, rs well as the
elements, and in combination with them.
Su,h is theexp,r;en.e. Oly VIC do not
use enough line, enough generally at time,
but mostly in its periodic application. Ap
ply nov during the fail or winter, any time.
Bat the fall or winter is god time to scat
ter it Oh the plowed lanG, aud have its effects
there with the frost and the elements, SO that
when the spring comes for narrowing, .hcrc
will not only be IL mellow condition hut a
benefit ana the summer through, this will
20 on. 1t will not hurt any if there is en-
ouSh to whion the field, MS is sometimes seen
but it will favor the crop and land in drouth
as it will reflect instead Of absorb the suns
ruys But meadow aud pasture will receive
il in'thc fall or Writer equally well; and
IT the ground is.not frozen a little narrowing
will be of advant'ge and where mluuro is
applied with the lime this should be done.
But spread fine, close aud even, both manure
aud lime. Make this an important point for
s12h it is. You want all your substance
which you add to tic soil lifuscd through It.
becoming part Of it III Jumps this cannot
be; even if the Jumps are quite small they
want to be pulvcrizcd. - Counfyy GcnNcmau
Gy' a garden is a beautiful book, writ
ny the finger Of God every flower and every
leaf is a letter You have only to learn them
and he is poor Ounce who cannot, if he
VIII, DO that-o learn them, and join them
and then 20 on reading and reading And
you will find yourself carried away from the
earth by tho beautiful story you are going
through You do not know what beautiful
thoughts grow out of tho ground, aad seemto
talk to man. Aud then there arc some
flowers that seem to nc like 0vcr,lutifui chill.
dren; tend them but eyer so little, and they
come up and nourished, and show, as NAV
say, their bright and happy faces to. you
Douglas Je,roM.
RE- Josh Billings was asked, GLOW fast
docs sound travel? His opiuion is that it de-
pehd5 al good deal on the noisc you making;
The sound Of dinncr hoin for instance.
.travelohaf a mile in second while an inyi.
tation to ct up 10 the morning, he has known
TO be about three quarters Nv an hour going
up stairs and then not havo strength enough
to,be heard,
Ey- Speak little, spoak truth, pay cash.