The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-01-16
ROTATION OF CROPS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP
UP FEGTILITY OE SOILS

=. 10 make that which is cultivated rich
IN plant iooa, so that it may produce large
crops. 5. The practice Of rigid system
OF rotation OF cops, aud mixed farming
i. The cultivation of the grasses aud less
Of hoed crops and feeding upon the farm
the most OF its products. 5. Enriching
the land by turning under green crops
All observation and experience go to show
that those sections Of the country are most
prosperous where mixed system of farm.
my prevails. The farmer who fluids in his
own garncrs that which is needed to supply
his daily wants, is far removed from tho
t7Ha<atiun ND losses attendant upon outside
fspurchascs, which so severely tax his means.
lt is not untrcquently the case, when he
produces but single article for the market,
that 1t commands price which but poorly
compcnsatcs him for his labor, while he has
to pay cxorbtaut prices for that which he
is compelled to purchase. This is SELLING
the hide for penny, and buying back the
tail for shilling" which surely is not n
profitable transaction. Mixed agriculture
necessarily leads to system of rotation of
crops, which is the ky to successful farm
luS mat there is 1 vast rucupcrativc
power III lands where succession of differ
crops Is grown no one can deny in the lioht
OF universal experience. Thousands ofthos,
who have hitherto devoted themselves to Il
single production--cotton, tobacco or grain
now acknowledge this error.
Successive crops OF the same character
exhaust lands Of the particular food thew
require, with great rapidity. The aid
Which nature SO freely renders. where crons
rotate, Ia withheld IN such u sJstcm OF cul-
uvation, because the farmer is violating her
laws To fight against nature is to war at
fearful odds, and it is not difficult to fore
cast the result 10 work in harmony with
her, iusures a comparatively easy victory.
One Of the most beautiful Of her provisions
is, that while one crop cxhausts the soil Of
that element which enters most largely into
its composition, by the operation Of some
mysterious law 1t prepares that same soil
for some other crop OF Il different character
This is very curious and interesting pro.
cess of nature, which results Immensely tu
our advantage if VIC expect her aid As an
Illustration Of this principle, We know that
clover does not successfully follow itself,
although it leaves the ground in the best
possible condition for corn Or wheat. One
crop, therefore, restores, in Il measure, what
aHotuci HdS lahSi. DS ldlSl "'
ly the Same plant, you interfere with this
beautiful cuutri,uucc Of nature to rebuild
her wasted strength.
Nature, therefore, will do much of our work
for u. if we ouiy second her efforts, and
give full scope to her bcnciiccnt laws. 1t is,
therefore, aquestion for the farmer to deter.
mine whether he will by rotation Of crops,
have soil thus enriched by drafts on natures
treasury, or draw entirely upon his own.
do not mean 10 argue that there is nothing
for the farmer to do to make his lands pro.
ductivc. Ear from it. But do argue that
he may make nature Il co.worker with him
in attaining desirable end Change is a
prominent feature in natures economy
Gut down the forest Of hard wood and the
pines succeed. Again, remove the pine
and the hard wood reappcars. One kind
Of grass succeeds another, and nature sup.
plies the seed. These changes give the
soil rest, to the end that the process Of re-
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succeed each other, aud each performs its
function in promoting vegetable life. Etnr-
nal sunshine would Jesuit in eternal blight
The falling dew brings with it the nitro
gen from the air to gladden. vcgetation-
The sun appears. Its light and heat libc-
rate the acids and gasscs which enter upon
their work Of usefulness in preparing a va.
ricly Of vegetable food. Winter and ,um-
mer fellow each other. Frost disntcgratcs
and renders ;nc earth porous, opening the
way for the heat and moisture Of summer,
so that chemical laws may work out their
beautiful results Thus INCREASINGLY year
after year, the silent agencies are at work
preparing the earth for mans use, that it
may bring forth abundant of everything
which is necessary for his support.-J UDGE
WILLIAM FULLERTON in Ncw York lYorM
TIE THIRD TERM IN OmIo.-A Wash
ington letter says GA pronounced Radical
Republican. who has been spending a few
weeks aud the holidays at Cleveland, Ohio,
has returned to this city with some very
decided notions as to the feeling Of the
Buckeyes over Grant and the third term.
He found that, since the recent open an.
nounccmcnt Of Grants willingness to run
again it he could receive the nomination,
| the quiet, determined opposition to Il third
term i'll Ohio was decidedly apparent and
fatal to Grants candidacy in that State
| Not only have all of the German papers of
Ohio openly served notice that they will
not support the issue Of third term. but
the natives themselves, when canvasscd on
the streets Of the city, are in marked ma
jority against Grant. The choice OF the
opposition is about evenly divided between
Blaine and sherman in the city, and over
whcmingly in Blaincs favor in the country
surrounding. He says that Grants nomi.
nation would give the State Of Ohio over to