Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-03
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WEEDS A BLESSING. And WHY.
, cuErRFUt VfEs. WHICH INTRODUCES fnE
OLDEST fNuAniIANT.


Tniers of he sou generally look upon
interfering. indigenous, spontaneous Vcge-
ts,lon A. an uumltlgsici curse. IL THIS
severe Judgment lusN Wa hien ifec
from wccisf Dld weeds nrst grow ater
the fAli n among The original generA.
lions wss every plant of TIE neii AMI
every herb of The ncld~ and every herb
bsarIug sect. which L. upon the face OF al
A.. earth. = IL not fair - infer hat The
wee.is we're al then created no less Than
The grains. The grasses. The frults, and ihe
cultivated vegetables of iodsyf Can We
surely say that Adam's obligation - dress
.pf kcep The rr.t garden involved no Ne
ce..ary. hard labori Was hc . gentleman
gardener. with nO,hiug 10 DO bat 4" loaf
,pt Invite his soul~l Are not opposite
iuf.r,pces admissible and legitimAtei
Again. Aficr the fall. wss mans sweat
spoken of A. prophecy, declaration, bless
a. or cgr.si l. any ones theology or.
thoiox who believes that iilsness u
bl-..inx. ani that indastry. labor. and The
coutroi.ing necessities for Industry Ani
labor arr carsest Does u make any prse-
tcal d.r,rrnce whether The grooni va
bie.s~t OF cursed. when the benevolent
reason fliONs. Pr fAy sgtsf when Adam
"a. tod 10 dress and keep the garden.
uAs In principle very much A. We are told
by necessity and custom 10 dress and keep
oar Land. according % oUf beat knouiedge,
taste. AMI Abllltyi IL u not some eonso-
laiion % toiilng ullcrs 10 believe That weeds
grew 10 Eien. Ani that the grand Old
gardener aud hls wife before they losi
the.r situation were workers Instead OF
li.crsi
whne We should Try 10 SOW ouly clean
seed Ani % raise only clean grass and
graln, Yet The worst so-cAled weeds are
not without their uses and benefits. ~
has been proved BY experiments that ~
worth Of nltrates are annually washed
away through an acre % bare fAlloS, but
only 81 80 worth on an acre covered Win
crops. In The light Of this single fact,
which has been only recently proved Is u
not a greater curse 20 have an acre OF
clean soll waste $3.50 worth OF nitrstes In
A single year than % have The good LORD
ouicklv cover the bare soil with protecting
snt enrichlng vegetation. even n that veg
citation be In part composed OF the most
noxiOas wecdsi
In the second place. wssis sHl0rc, more
,lor0ugA cuifiudii0a. II men are naturally
iudolsnt and thoagh,les-, n they will not
put on the woke OF continuous labor unless
driven by wants OF rewarded by gains,
how well would some fields be TILED u
weed. dld not make tillsge q necessity
A farmer may think he culuvates his corn
and potatoes only 20 KIN the weeds, when
A. the same time. he pulyeriIes, aerate-,
ara nltrines the soil, enriching u and
guarding Il against drouth. In The last
century a celebrated EnglishmAn, Jethro
Tuu. said, "Tillsge Is the only needed
manure" or course this Il IN extreme
statement. bat u helps 70 prove some ben
ents OF weeds when they compel thorough
tlllage for crops.
Thlrtly. rssls are a prO,ectiag aad eH.
ric Mag muicA. This has been already re
ferred 20 Incidentally; therefore without
discussing the processes OF mulch Improve
msnt. will only quote few words from
" HortulAnus," In . late TrlbgHe-"i have
become - convinced OF the sll-importAnce
OF having a e4rb0aace0.s sayfdcs rHicA %
"a soH. A. a sure means OF securing good
growth Of plants, that. instead OF raklng
of everything In the garden and throwing
n away or burning IL for the sake OF neat
ne-.. 4 collect and strcw on the surface AL
sorts OF litter that can nnd-hair, rags,
paper. leaves, straw, and even sticks.
In conclusion, while I do not believe In
sowing weeds of encouraging their growtn
In place Of grain or grass, vet. on our best
till.ble nelds. fear foul seeds much less
than formerly. We have 50 many good
ploaghs, hArrOws, cultivztors, etc, that
We can prepare . proper seedoed In very
short time. III I could have an annual
coating OF vegetable manure an Inch OF Z
foot thick. on condition that II were com.
posed entirely Of the seeds OF the most
dreaded weeds, should accept the manure
and nxht the weeds with tillage and crops.
Pope well says
:. Af n.turs 4. bat art. unknown 10 thee.
All chance. direction which thou csnst no'
All dlscord. harmony not understood;
All partial evil. unive rsal good
An .pite Of pride. In errinx reasont spite.
one truth l. sclesr.-whstsvsr IL. is kisht-