The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-08-31

the milk for what is carried away, low
sum is paid for the enriching substances
supplied in the purchased food, and IN
any special fertilizers added. In other
words, the cows convert low-priced ma
terial into that which sells at much
higher rate, while large portion Is sun
retained in the shape of manure from the
animals to be applied to the land
much larger portion OF the produce OF
the land is retained in selling milk, than
in raising and selling grain. Harris gives
the following figures by way OF illuStrat,,
ing these advantages: Five hundred
pounds Of cheese contains twenty-five
mounds of nitrogen and twenty pounds
Of mineral matter. A COW, to produce
it. would eat six tons Of hay or its eqnlya-
lent in grass, which would contain two
hundred and forty pounds of nitrogen
and eight hundred and ten pounds OF
mineral matter, very small portion OF
which goes off in the cheese. and the
rest remains 10 enrich the land while
crop Of wheat removes five or SIX times
MS much. Graiu-growing farmers Keep
ND the fertility OF their land, and dairy
men can do so much more easily
Rural NcD YOrker.
FERTuIzlHG. Tillage, in general
sense, denotes such preparation Of soil,
by mechanical means and fertilization,
ind such general treatmentas will insure
an improved fertile condition, even alter
the removal Of the crops. This IS very
much aided by judicious rotation OF
crops requiring less expenditure OF
fertilizing material; but there has never
vet been discovered any means that
would entirely do away with the use OF
some sort of application to the soil that
is continually cropped. Resources for
fertility are many and various, including
| accommodations OF the various kinds OF
| manufactured articles that are found III
the markets, 1t is great convenience
that chemical science has pointed ont the
manner OF combining the simple ele-
ments Of fertility to be most serYlceaDlc
to the farmer IN the use that he may de-
sire to make of the same as Il supple
montary manure; but n question OF great
Importance to all farmers Is: whether IL
is desirable to enter very extensively
into the use of this class Of fertilizers III
il supposed that the mineral elements
applied are the same that exist 70 some
extent in the soil-in fact are part OF
the soil, and may, by gradual acc'lmlla-
tious. exist To cxrcss, and III such state
of ail'ars maximum crops might be cx-
pected but is this always the case
May not farm he really mineral SICK,
| "a hprnlnp
by constant application OF tins forcing
kind Of manure, as to be partially m
sensible to its direct effects? 1t Is SAID
that an individual by gradual and
constant use Of arsenic, will produce
such state Of the system MS will enable
the taking of dose without fear OF any
harm, as would at first produce instant
death. SO too continual use OF stlmu-
hnts by an individual, in time, renders
uuch individual wholly inscnslblc to any
! stimulating effect, except when taken II
large quantities but there IL food that
: il natural to the human system, and nj
though the use is continued, il 1t be II
n iudicious manner, the body continues
healthy and life prolonged. SO It seem!
to he with the soil II continued use Oh
stimulating or peculiarly forcing com
mcrcal fertilizers, while good for IL few
crops, will, in little time, lose then
efficiency This will undoubtedly ex
plain why, IN some cases, farmers "h'
have been accustomed to use pnrticl
lar brand Of fertilizer bcrarSc II at Hrs
gave such excellent satisfaction, VII
abandon it for another, because ia" re
suits are not so good as formerly, whcT
the cause is not 80 much n difference II
the quality, as it is Il continued use, ah'
in that case another brand OF dltlaren
combinations will give, apparently, ney
energy to the soil That oil such fer
: filters serve mn excellent purpose, ant
ara excellent helps to the farmer, cal
> not be denied hut the part OF wise pol
lev would forbid the too extensive use
the same It was the saying OF Wis
farmer who, in answer to the inquiry o
!. the three principal things necessary Il
: in farming, replied manure, manure
MANURE.