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-t t- V n, Til e AlUTon. 'ranees' this idea in part, r Ho says: "the 'residue of putrefaction is the only pabu lum of plants the only substance which should be called; raaiuire. Take any substance capable of decomposition, Miver ikfrpntthe rays of the san,placc it in a damp position and in Ta Vstill at mosphere and you will soon find it changing its character, its' appearance, and in most cases giving off an offen sive smell: in other wor(?s. it is rotting. ; Long 1 itter man uro . "intrinsically be- process. ; sooner in this : position than in airy othev, the hardest hriek will cruhiblo and fall tp pieces." 2. TtUvill keen tlio erround moist and - - -- n . i permeable to the heavy air, charged with nitrogen, that settles under thepover- tag, which will carry, with us own icr filizing property 3he!rl decomposing mass, and mix them with the soil, f contributing; essentially and permahe ISy , pr6semhg!a; constant moisture it has tens the tUsiiiterM'o Rubstnnees aridthe decofnbosition of the Jiumus in tne son, uy wnicn . trie cann MVe alluded Kits the hail on th(v ;head ui'i'iiiiir i nn i i ii ii i ivi iiiiinn. ii i iiiuiii . Jwill be changed, and. it ;vili have the MMWArmnnrtrt OJ if if ?i AiifA 1 Tift I ." l1 II fl Yl ;,gOiio Wrottim process." 3 Jt'is' indeed areat fact, that the covering' of son will imp rcrtC itnd a glorious one for tll6.priciical 'farmed, ! worth- more to liim than 4ortv chapters from Liebig or icn bh the barren places iii;theijiields'or where the Jclovcr is thinly; taken, hi stead of rotiirig it in thbtfrir ard:x)r leaving it to' waste away iii the licks: to spread or cover, in" fact, with any Kmg, which tliejr may have suitable :lbrfhe purpose; and 1 verily believe science nead labor no more to find out mineral ; manures Tor .exhausted 'spils---; be truej Wd I believe it isif it be lint half time, then have al I the, 4 farmers of Korth Carolina the means at hpmef for bringing Jhcir farms' into aV high state ' of fertility,- and then does this shatter v ' V. ' ' a "- . ' - - rise in magniruae ana lmponanco to them above every thing elso touching, the means and modes of improvement. This plan, I well remember, was clear ly set forth and warfnly recommended " u vvu. -lAi. Xiunui, oumv; ytiio au , a a . imax tJaroiiiia Ftmnerv and 1 have been plea- Z fscd to seepiihave repeated irijtlio AratbrVI l3ut how many f bur,f farmers haveiried itXiWhv have thevl sherhted such1: excellent advice r ' just body's power Had itbeeri some gratia. humbug, alLtliC Avorldj.with' the furious speed of this fast hffe, would have been run n ing after i t. The principle that ' o peratecl upon iNamaii some 3 pr 4 thou sand years ago, still Exists araorig nierl: If the" Prophet had"; bid hipidp some. great thing; would he not have done it? A Ya. Farmei' assures us that evc lan ds ion n d to bo destitute of necessary mineral substances, will, closely- and epver cheap and - experience and niv word ftir it ho will rets1 there to produce theimnrnvernerif ? , ,, ,.u - , i- - - i 1 1 ' . - nnd it great! y enriched, -aiid more per-1 troin the combinatiort; of gases evolved ' ; 'niaiiciUlVitliairbva''heavvDPUeati6nin of'bdrivyard rnanuro." TThe sa;metwri- cess of dccompositidhlof the earth! and' ter continuesi: lAdmit that eoverih j the substancey wliicliHt is covered. ,r ofc soil; and that! BbUhe relultis memin thin. Iict isiair mo;macueaiarnier; :neea. jow an pxp'erihient without the cost of bne : reach" our tarmers then to? sow clover; " lPhiecty;ai a'cnerar thuig, lor tic rea how - Tours f&c - QEFFI?E"Y ,
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