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jobs of it; and that there is no danger of an over-dose; 

 while, on the other hand, it is alledged that too much will 

 kill the land. Now, how much is "too much?" This 

 depends much upon the nature of the soil. 



The largest amount within my knowledge, was applied 

 by James P. Corbin,^ Esq., of Caroline county, Virginia, 

 upon cold, clayey land, known in that region as "pewtery 

 land," because, when wet, it seems to run together some- 

 what like melted pewter, with a glistening surface. Upon 

 two acres, he put 1,600 bushels, and plowed deep, drained 

 well, and planted in corn, and made a good crop. It was 

 then sowed in wheat, and when I saw it in April, it looked 

 far better than any upon adjoining land, and about two 

 thirds as good as that upon which guano was applied — 

 one costing $64 and the other $5 an acre. I cannot advise 

 others to follow suit, though the experiment, so far, has 

 proved that some land cannot be "killed with lime." S. 



Easy Method of Drawing Water from a Deep Well. 



[New York American Agriculturist, 9:207; July, 1850] 



[June, 1850] 



One of the best pieces of mechanism that I have seen 

 for this purpose, was applied to a well 80 feet deep, by 

 W. P. Carmichael, at his mother's, Mrs. C's. residence 

 on the Sand Hills, near Augusta, Georgia. It is upon the 

 same plan as the simple hoisting apparatus of a store; 

 or that described at p. 177 of the current volume ; that is, 

 an endless rope, to which two buckets are attached, pass- 

 ing over a wheel, about six feet in diameter, which turns 

 the barrel upon which the rope is wound. A hinged lid, 

 on top of the well curb, directly over each bucket, is 

 thrown back as the bucket comes up, and as soon as clear, 

 falls, and the bucket is eased back and stands upon it 

 till wanted again. 



A boy a dozen years old can draw water with this 



' James P. Corbin, first vice-president of the Rappahannock River 

 Agricultural and Mechanical Society. The Plough, the Loom, and 

 the A7ivil, 6:482 (February, 1854). 



