The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-03
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Ibuugbapi mEny porti1as 81 the oouu
Try arc 10 he lsaad tbonaad, ci scres tb.,
bstt been - cgHtiBuoasly eahualsd ihst
thty brvs cessed 10 bs tenn nersl.ye.
Hepoe they are tbfowu ont q cultivation.
Srd allowed % sr0E ~ 70 psu3mmups.
Iiut, b. .efs srl sage grace TINS vauli
DOT be so tad II it wfre- ae, iar the fact
that lute considerable portion Of the
lEld unv lu cultivation 10 those tlsles ls
bat hi Ie II auy more productive than The
rejected cid drias What tfe uo gong 10
Do shout so SBsil ~ tura these scfes
out hEeststY Or shsll ue Try 30 naI1tslu
IA ttruljty Of whstst bsyc left. Gbd even
iuctessr tie productive capsclly OF the Dc
peted poftluus3 We are ,ueIrcd toward
TIE lsttf decision fer the one main rec
sou that &c zee 10 other alternative II II
.iut or sen, removals or 80 hungry sni
Nth Insufficient clothing, build up o.
slstye, On, worse tull, Gntl4ve ourselves
SUI but tbbhlhef AhtetHft lAE ltthiAl OF
our depitted acres ~e have got to, but
houJ Is The Interesting query. Cow peas
oiimsou clover, potash and phosphstes
together With serupulons saving Of the
strictly home supply Of manure, is the
only true legitimate sni satisfactory aus
wer TO the problem.
But saws one, suppose the land is 20
ou.tsglously poor that It wont grow
either peas or elovtr, what theuY 10 ans
ger to this We would say that We hsve
been intimately acquainted With lust such
lands, aud wherever there is clsy toun
dstiou the lands are easily brought 10,
even though one has TO manure or fertiIi2e
for the fret crop OF peas or clover. Cow
peas and clover will when used IN corIuuc
tion with potash aud phosphates, succeed
in bringing up any land be 1t ever 60 poor
Our we'll worn clay sole are VIGOROUSLY
deficient in potash, while our sandy soils
are seriously deficient in both potash and
phosphofio scil. 1t is a we'll established
fact that COW peas and the various mem
beers OF the clover family accumulate con
siderable stores OF organic nitrogen from
The supply Of that element already present
IN the soil aud subsoil, and they also alb
strsct and hold for future use vast guam
titles OF atmospheric nitrogen; but 1t IS
Iact lust as we'll established, but not 80
widely known that the nodules on the
roots Of the various legumes the indus OF
hiding place OF the microbes that attract
md secrete this atmospheric nitrogen
70 present or Rb,ent 10 ratio or degree |
exactly corresponding with the dimlnu |
live or luIurisnt growth OF the legumin |
rus crop planted. II the growth OF the
enovsting crop is especially luIurIent,
he accumulation Of nitrogen will accord
herewith and rice rasu, if the growth is
,uny weak and spindling, the smount OF
nitrogen sccum ulated will be correspond
nely small,
Potash and phosphates are all that it Is
necessary to apply IN order to induce lux
Irisnt growth, and as these are the
he cheaper forms OF fertilizers and are in
ispeusible to life, growth and well beiog
o the renoysting crop while it is engaged
0 the work OF capturing the more e1pen
i've nitrogen, it is plainly manifest that
be more liberal we are in our application
these elements. the more tuIurlant the
rowlh, the greater the amount OF nitrogen
.ored up, the faster the land acquires Its
eeded fertility, and the greater the profit
ON the investment, Organic matter, de
,yed vegetable matter, humus or mold,
what all these deplested soils need; and
10 plan outlined above is the fastest and
lespest way in which it can be obtained