, 1880-02-07

hnrr,u is nfe 'r se"'R ~ tiE is,,'r' @
irouovn a s,.nI, 70 H'tgn a, nS ,,tii & N r,n.,,Sn
t!s wtar "'en ,,nssn. % VI" ,rong I ra,itv ~ t;,,,,
drain below. leaving ti.o sssirfaco In 4 ron,Ii-
verize1 "a nWe,st ~ T., ootv uvep irsoticai ," INV
Tl,erc nra ,vnt ,!rrcs ,y ~ {aMtt ,,ts,,, nin"st
rvnrv farm naross ,vhi"i, f,.ntus nrn
driWs,, @ II t,asi" "s tho "tS wntcr % foliowiup p
s,,nn ,a,,i1 w,nn 'rie ,irve II han'i anj
sl;tcutt ., ~ wor1s ,.,,a4 S,,ots I, tho noi '
attn wi.oln i,"it1a i,tr, 1,,,nyr. fin fnrrnw
siIcrs ei;sts,,%mv % +, t,,o .nn. i,nke I,ar.l NJ
h1cks is saie!sns , }siK' wi' 80 snKs
,.mro,tsS 1;ri. n,,,i nnsiIv wnrlf,.1'T .e'"@' ~
IN tI,c o.n1catfn,, % mf ;,,nt,t,,1,s IN .ha sur,
fucn thny ,,rc m,nrc or irss irnci,r,t i,v thn
rMinfnlis' t,e iinnif nn,,,r,, containing i,rnt'.
liz M i,it" the siirice strrnlss. ia t,1ens,,raGly
inst ti,,,n ,,'",, ,nrn',s ."ii na,in on H., ~;
dnrlrai,InT wiil ,,ass .fis iinmi.i tlnw,, W ~ intn
The soil, the fertJ|5xtng substances being thkrl
Up and held as plant-f0ol, the water flowing
out clear from tho !raln, thus drainage le'lt|s
nl!rlplng land 10 tlG application " nlnl,1rcs:
druugllts, the depth 70 which tho. roots. de-
seGlIl enables the1l to bring upnoisturc from
below, the porous soil Inns lncreasG!t Glpaeity
70 holl illolstnre by attraction, THIS truth
ls well attested by tho practical expGiienco
foot the top OF wc1l-pi!!yerlzcd soil I'll time
OF \ drought and very littln hclowtl tlie surface
li9lsinre Is seen to cxi ist by tho color.
Hesitles, moisture IL supplied to porous
ors nD Sr IT, repor s'f e II VI With %
and e nsRt II a t by y the sH cooer Nts sss ca
made 80 by The radiation Of heat and evap-
oraiion. we might ref.f to tho statements
Of Joseph liar1is, John Jol!nsol. anll others,
nttcsting the truth by, practical experience,
II necessary, TINT drained soils arc far less
ttlsncte1 by drought than, llltlrn1ncd; so
ihnrkcA Is the u1f1cre1lce t!ant tchces have
bccoit,o the boundary lliies to crops
suffering and not suffering fFotl the ELECTS Of
drought, the ,olie being u1ldratnel and the
other drained. Then we havu IN tho iul-
rrnvelncnt or the soil, !n thu points before
linn'etl as necessary, tu-sIt: the deepening OF
n fs s9 tue slnngGt td 1f eStar u Us apgsa
wafer, tho supply. Of moisture provided FOR
largely In Its drainage.
TIE INCREASED WARMTH
resulting ftom sufficient ,lrntnnve IA m I'M
fhe sni perhs rhe Te,novoi II If ~ tne wtrin ;i ~
10 tic ,ieptli Of thrra or fo,r fcst il n nrritv
sure protection nxi1,st tie c,Iiliinp eirccts II
evn1nrotIn, ,.iy,,@ tn tl,a snii M increase ~
wi.i.,h n,iie,a i,cnf nftnn ,,rnvns ~ h,
everything to the gsrmination % of the he
seetl nnI healthy rfnwfh 81 lila r1onss
willie len irrrryss 1hel"w wonhI prv1 mrnv1
disastrous To Rcrninatn1,' or II ti,e war,uth
il BARELY sueent To ntln1it If tin I ,nTnI,,n.
finn. tIg rnli surface Nil 20 nhesi:. n,,tl
tIwnrfs i'm ,rrnwth ~ i,,n mlnnt that II is wi.
nv n,1l ,,ntkrtftv fo,iinp t. tt,na , t. - cyis.
f,ctorv ,untmrjtv' 1'"e ~ ~~1s ~ ""'''
Thls inrransei warmth of ao,, ,,a,rv mt
only necessary 10 t,e O. gcr,nination ani % Fowl,
not u,1fr,o,,cnt that Tia carv irost n tho fniI
season damages Greatly lila corn cro1,. whici,
Of ali iii viii @ whon, o nv We % iayu conyersed ny % Via
lnvn nbsnrvrd nnrnfuiit: tl,o afr.rf ~ ti.o
frnst. that cnrr nj, liza ,ir,n".i ISn,s nr n1omp
tho line Of ,irnins, Ina bee,, fHlly % prutectct r.
Wh Tsttics n ijniI.on% M @ % i,p,,niy n ti,s Stntn
makes thc stn,",rnt tSct IL ~ rn,,L1 Iii -f, frn"
the Iinc ~ hjs s1ra;"s hv s tln cnrn ~ ut halng
niFrrte,l IL }1,a frnsi wh,in ,',,aM MI liz % ,,t,.
trnfnStt 1nn5 ti,o crn,, ros hs,,Ix ,tamn,,"ii NM
Ii Y"rtbnr .tnto tI,nt H. 3ott ingt em..m.E T.,
fn,,r wnHrs n fhorn,wiw tirni, his f,r,,, 1n,,
irutl ot i,e lnttrr Statement ias ~ henn exn, ~
ricucesl BY very niamy farmers III Ills State,
Of nejehbor All rur,ieii. wIIia In l,.s warm ''
,vrii.tirninni sofi tnnv' nscn,., ,n;,,rv t,itn,,
.r WSr AA"A''N- AVA &!tSy %oNNPI A|lAA- A'Io