The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-22

CWnmoo sals b cp0pouai of che.
sne and suiion. tbs fre being -
ssd The lsfsrr . metal frvm ssasan
q derived ada By . unsoa With oSysvn-
and soda 10 usually Des uiih - The
shape cf suiyhursc. earhonsse. o. b.
cxxbosa,e- Ne4siy nj pianss eoesaia
more or less soda. thosgh n dos -
supply tie pIsox OF potash TO sny e.
tent Common sals. therefore. supplies
ppia 20 all plants ssfh With a MAY
ssrne in contact. and The ehissine 70 .
sen useful substance In the sod. 10
also yields up that eiemens. h 10 .
seu diflicul1 matter To srparsfe the
$50 which are go firmly bonnd Together
IN fae ssss: s;ili. therr ts no doubt that
salt u~niefgo~s disiniexrssioa IN The sol
but before this takes place 10 hrxt PR
forms several dettes - salt. and expert
menss have proved this substance TO be
very important to tho farmers IL viii
kilt weed. 10 SOW salt on them wher
vet with dew. Applied On land. after
seeding to corn. what az fnrnips. pro-
vided il doe. not come in contact With
plants lust pushing through. Il sAciii-
iaies their growth and keeps cut
worms. turnip dies. and even the
t;e.sian fy away To \ certain extent
II Is also obnoxious Ia many
other insects. In experiment with
salt IL should 70, b. overlooked
that IL is beneficial Ia some few
weeds. BIT . positive injury 10 the ma
jority. The celebrated Dr. Voc ksr. .
G-rms an chem Il. used the solutions II
salt in order 10 tcs, its elcc; On differ
en-, plants. and found tina; from three
TO twelve grams in q pint Of water pro-
duced no effect on eabbsgcs. beans.
onions. lentiis and ;hisiles. bot . sJ!n.
ton Of double strength instantly Killed
the sweet vernai grass A solution OF
,wenty-four grains To the pint gave q
frcsher appc iraace % cabbag.s. radish-
es and lentils. the latter especially be-
ing highly benefited. but . solution oi
f~orty-eight grains exercised a prcjudiciai
effect Oh ientils, while IL did no injury
TO the other plants. From these exper-
iments il appears that IL Is useless la
apply more than the quantity actually
required. and that fertilizers will give
excellent results when used in proper
proportions. but are sometimes inJnr1-
Gus in large quantities. The plants
mostly benefited by salt are cabbagcs.
celery, asparagus. onions. radishcs and
tomatoes. Grasses are affected mors
| readily by salt than other crops. and u
is Of especial advantage Ia Dubious
plants and plants with succuleni leaves.
Salt is taken up into the body Of plants
without decomposition To n limited de
gree. Sown on soils il renders them
more fr.able. n IL possesses the prop
erty Of attracting moisture from
| the atmosphere. Mr.. William Sanders,
of Washington. ID. CO writing Ia
| the NatioRd' Farmer states tina, tbi,
property has b Ell significantly nt.l ze
in the growth of turmps. bects n u her
root crops in dry seasons. Application
OF ten bushels To the acre on Young
beets tina, were langu sh;ng for moi turc
had an astonishing eject in he vigorous
growth at once impaired 10 the young
plants. and increased the crop o the e
tent If five tons per acre above that pro-
dUced in the same field which WA
treIied in the same way. but emitting
salt. Even on the following wheat field
the sailed portion was clearly defined,
"a the wheat on that portion stood bet
ter. ave q heavier crop and was supe.
rior in every respect. When sa't ID
mixed with moist earth and lime a con-
siderable quantity of carbonate Of soda
aud chloride Of calcium Is produced. the
chlorine Of n part Of the salt uniting
with the lime. while carbonic acid sup
plies its place. forming carbonate OF
soda. This. having the property Of
combining with silica and rendering il
soluble. is OF great benefit TO plants. and
Ii IL is thus able To assist pants in ap.
propria,ing silica. which IL . very insol'
ublc substance under certain conditions,
it no doubt possesses other chemical
properties which are as desirable in the
soil rs the actual benefit derived by tho
plants d irectly from the a lt-fhiiaieI
phta Record.