Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-12-18

4 ""ep pssStSo anu SCteuCe eooW tuot u
is impossible. Il may be impoverished.
nothing more. Every soil. unless it be
pure sand contains IN inexhaustible
store of plant food. of which the greater
portion NAV not. and 10 mnsi soils. Is
not in an available condition.
! A soil msy be so Impoverished of
its nitrogen that il will not grow wheat,
aud still contain a snperabundsnt sup
ply OF potash for potatoes. a pasture
NAV be deficient Of phosphsies Tor
max, yet have = supply Of sulphur Cor
cool. In neiihey case 10 the soil ex-
hsusted.
Tie nice and reliable ie.is OF auaiv-
sis show that soils contain inexhsusti-
bic quantities OF plant food, i. e. lime.
magnesis. potash, suiphur eic:-bui
the most OF it is locked in solid rorks.
like bits Of gold in block. OF qusr,z.
requiring the SLOW work 81 age. Ia free
il; or it may he held in coar.e soil par
iicles. awaiting the action OF the pio,r.
air, light aud heat to grind il ont so ne
that wafer can dissolve il. or 1t NAV
need manure TO set it tree
The natural disiniegration of the
minerals. lime, potash. silica. &c, of "a
soil is slow and the process msv lie
very much FASTENED by cultivation
hence, plow more and manure less.
Makers and vendors OF commercial
fertilizers are preaching ne,c doctrine.
To them has been revealed" that
oil the clements Of plant.iood which
farmers need to supply. are nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash.
The other elements OF plan, nu,rit.
Ion" they assert, ARE naturally cup
Piled These three, which they are
pleased to call the dominant elements"
are ali the fertilizing elements. which
art needs 10 care tor and these. with re
markable disinterestedness, they say
can more cheaply Be had in some com
mercial form than can be supplied in
barn manures. They have "ciphered
OUT with mathematical precision. jus,
how much water . ton Of barn yard
manure contains and lust how little
Of nitrogen .tc.,-lSQ0 pounds of water
and ~ pounds of chemical plan, food.
the rest Of the ton being carbon silica.
and other trash.
In the face OF all This talk, barn ma
n lsn ha fav aaF's
''sheet anchor" of success. With chem.
ical msnures we have had twenty
years experience aud the most OF them
prove 10 be ,purfy. like short winded
horse. Coming In on the home stretch
barn manure 10 airGw ahead. Patent
fertilizers are valuable 10 give plants a
quick start, but they don't hold out"
We are in receipt OF new book. en-
Titled Guide 70 Fdrmers" Evidently
80 far as practical farming is concerned.
the suthor don't know . hoe handle
from rake-tail. although he may know
all about chemical affinity, and the
like o that" To read il understand. |
ly with It's numerous outiandlh word. |
and poiysyilabicai English. one need.
Webaer's Unabridged. and Chambers |
Cyclopdedia, right nj hand. Wiihou,
such sids il is as unre.dable as the |
style of Hiawaihs poem. Book
shelves are filled with Just such blind I
guides"
Where are the farming tool. now
that the season 10 over aud winter la. /
come? The plough, see /. left in the |
furrow where i; was last used, the |
barrow j. down by the side OF tie fence.
Wills, behind the barn. = little out of |
sight, Just enough 10 take the 'cuss" !
off. stand the moving machine. sulky !
rake, OK or horse cart aud the sled, |
while lying around loose. are shovels,
hoes, forks elc., where they eau orr |
dt-e the live-long year. Oxygen has
great attraction for farm tools when 4
exposed TO the weather; |, can pene. /
irate into the hardest iron. or tough |
est wood. and rust the one and 70, the |
other. More farm tools rot aud rust /
out than are worn out. We have In |
our possession al old, octogenarian |
wooden plow. which is as good as new.
Why! When no, in use it has been
house
Farm-door-yards, how many pre-
sent the appearance Of having been
l. A.
seveDs," all clutter and disorder. TO |
get through among The mixture OF |
things and bark no shins" calls for |
more eyes than Argus had. An untiiy |
farm dooryard publishes a. large that
here resides one of the slack family, no |
need OF door plate. the surroundings
"tell il all
RURAL.