-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 ,