The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-02-22

Detter Than any other character Of soi
ms apparent paradox il, however. d
rAs' solution. The air holds r,oistnr
~ proportion 10 its temprraf,re an,
Nhen thr hot summer dav las efo.Da
me earth rapidly loses heat bv radisfio,,
ana me AIR. in contacf with ihe surfsr
~ cooling vegetation il reducra 4, t.rn
perhtnre. and deposits NJ r.itndan
moisture in the form OF dew. vhirb ,,;l
pc coplons in proportion a. III a;r j
monday j. nearer saturarjo. anl a. ~,
feinpersfire OF the ni-ht taijS belo,r .ha,
,"i '''e ni'y. On The same principle. d
n'" soi, winch the mir can penetrate
WIZ rohdense the moisture of the vi,
Nnicn enters Its pores, so that a loose.
VII PltVcrlzed soil receives an install
nsh' of dew every clear summer nipht.
"".i' lhe same process il going on ANU
a.ll hi@ht ~ me subsoii supplied win
ar rom proper nnderdrains.
SunsoI And rxDERDRAsxAGr.
me relation which undcrdfainaoe
~nSlains 70 >ubsoil plowing II ~ the f:rs,
i'npor'an"e. a failure ~ see tbs rela-
ti"n ms brought subSoiing into disre-
puie throughout great portion oY ,be.
"esi 20 our level nplands In Indiana
N" NM q compact. impcryious suhsoii
ih'o "hich the roots OF even clove,.'c,,,
naruiy penetrate. TO break th;s see,uS
!" ~ Necessity. SO The snbSo;i rl.r
= p"t y work ana the clay il loosencdi
w ~ thr depth az Zen or twelve ;nrbos
VIII great laDor anl expense. The ra;n
come pn anal tie br0sea s,,A.oil Il co,a
pietely saturated with water .,,a ~
niains % iiii relieved bv eyann,,,in, \
ne Solfcned clay settles toreihar .n,lil
becomes one Uniform mas a,,,in ap.,;.
hrec'v ~ compact a. il was before snl. I,
s"iling. and the farmer va,.. ,,.,,..ni,..
rohciuie~ that the whole thing II y hup,.
XIII. ihe natural order here i first \,
.nuer"'i'fing ana then sub-0il break h
"9' ana y tl'ls order j. Observed fhell
'uoSoii VIII not require to be broken forli
number OF years.
TREATING OUR rpLAyps. IA
Much OF tie fiat upland ~ cs,,,.aIla
Indiana, which was originally covaraal
wan heavy forest OF beech L;,l,.., n
'nn elm timber. viii be iouna 9etiei.n,
!" h'iie: ahd within my knowleay. y
'uhhDPr o' attempts have been made W
e""uv tpis defect by The ii,e Of limn ~ Y
manure ana always with injury n fhe y
~ "hefc understanding had been ncv-
','eu ~ with marked advanta~el
'heie this had been attended " T.al
tason Vi THIS i obv0u~. f.inn ero.t, lfl
AcNri. y usually applied IN tnc t,ll NV, lit
,te we lailOw j. brOison for ~ b.,,t s,,d lii
Wheh Under AZ tiai breaking Tbslhi
''i'ier anL spring rains safurate ,hn s..stl NM
'l'i txcuit me lime from access W ,,,. lii
ni thus cut oii IT, natural con,hi,.,,;aa as
iln rarbDnic acid. which woull rr,,,,a..l IN
n eau~tic lime mild, ana praxrn, N. "
''s''"I 'sHa'iy INTO any ofhtr c0mhin..- as
on. Ia ihiS condition thr s,,,.,;c ,i...'. rs.
'Sel win sand aud ciar. AL ia 4 .ims lfs
,.'.' Nuaif' combination is fnrnaalgc
rue concrete. which hniaenS llt
'sc' water. nllti these connections ,yit,Ii Iiri
turned ,p at tte next breaking. ~ ~ us
nihnIance 70 cultivation Tor sevar,l
VSeeu.ng years. III the land i vail
iuern'aincd II will not become satnr-lC.
81. ana ne iime. with free acccss ,olJa
air' WIZ take from il carbonic Ain %
hl'n ~ always contains. and hav;naIro,
zone carbonate il will not combine ri
''n s'Nn and clay 70 tor4n noduh,s oY| I'll
"'ae'f' ntli viii remain 10 hc 4I,wr, INV
composed and appropriated W ,l.siNf.
y" ih1 crops may need III. MN,
METHODS or DRArxAcr. Ga
scarcely need SPEAK "a thiA Assoc;a
2 on ne methods Or undergraduates Pao
= therefore, Viii only s4y that M
unacrifains has sutraraa res
ch " M country by Ignorance and ms
eicsSness IN their CONSTRUCTION Thn Z
mans, loo years ago. drained ,ba;, lh;s
rshes ~ making deep ditcl,es anl ltur
,ng them half iull of broken s,nna !,
ne remainder with soil. This naac ,;-
'oh bMt expensive undcrlrain. Tan1 .s' ..,
Wy uraln> were often made by Wilma, ~
~ iii place Of stone: aDd NJ MT
ptry timber. split into propcr .orns :
used for the first blind 1;,rhas,; S'n'
wrfc constructed. These so,n VA 'af'
lc obsiruclcd, and the sofl r.f,rn",1 sW'
Il original water-logrel conlifinn ,i'e
ne short duration OF thcsn prS,r;,;rn ~
lns. nnreric'tly made As thrv ,ycro l'sA Il
The beneficial rcsuIts !, "1' iali 70 RESP
invcn'ion of the filc-marhirr c.,nn 4.
"finnrly, just when nur tar,ra,. y
= casting about themselves AT sn,,a n
nS ~ secure permanently NM h..na n.
they hat derived from liz ta,n,o. "
wooden drain. Well huruca ,iIa
INTO properly constructed d;,.ha IN
rr less than three feet dccn. wilI I'M
= " good NerviccabIe ronli.ion IN. PA'li