prln--:r . -; and reasooins I fca-re aavsEojiL I 

 rezfesi ihai very lidi gtoosd nniy vu&n isal^ 

 rl^T iar the want ot waler. espeod^ tfit has 

 been propeziT divided iztd loaeened byaoniS- 

 cisl "'g^"^ IC d>ae£cire, the m iilieiia^ powder 

 of droadt ^loaki a! anj ume dxjiw- iiseif cb poor 

 land. let she fenaer insaniiT *vpiy paSteaeeat 

 sauuire on the sar&oe of the ndsei To die 

 spieadinz (^ ctmipost vr^NMt Iwxyras it over 

 tbe c«nea!s dnzing dteir TegeadoBL the Kwgfeh 

 at-^TwitP aw aTpn'g* u«y»«r»l iiJIiMnii <■■ Tfaeras- 

 sert thai - tiie plants ibk* abaost lie tetM to f^ 

 ori:e asd regain their Tendiire-'^ It is eviieat, 

 sa vs Tb2.er. ib^ aot only actsal advamaaes. bat 

 .■»'^t secoiiiv asaiast eril. is to be derived ham 

 •ihe poaeesaoB <^ aa active maoare of diis itt- 

 tore, and wabosi any s^i^^ dimiaatkiB of its 

 Taiae. Tlioasfa die qaaatity maj be EBalL jtt 



t>M?bfTH»firil>»»'«"fc»ft'^P>«HrM««i™ih«»rli«Mg«' 



o/ cflior in die Ie«re&.wfflaoan appear. Ini^ 

 insaoce of a plainer of tfais |daoe. wiiaee oop 

 -sTss in a perOoas cottditina fiooidie f*w**iw 

 d ryoess of die sunaer of 1 MC one cait-Ioad only 

 U' tbe acre of stable naasie, prriaTly t kajuM 

 posed, was insttsnealal in iHodncias' a fine 

 yield, wiule fioaa die wmainder of tbe field tbe 

 faarrest -was 'vcrr meager. IVfa^ de appBra- 

 tioB was naide & con bad began to tasad ; the 

 stalks wefe eaiall and die leares yeflow and 

 caried. AWi«i-fc tbe fimner aerer imeased 

 in size, ibe iatter SDOB exhilH«ed.a bealAy steen. 

 This ftToraUe indicatiaa took place b@ive die 

 £rst tlM n* e» of run. wbidi was ansbt. and oc- 

 otLrred aboat a fartn^fat ads' de trial <»f die es- 

 {yeraneiit. Tbe secret of my friend's saccess is 

 Traceable to tbe &ct diat. as aD fetiHxeis bare 

 a stzojts attnctioB far atmosfdieiic raoastBre. he 

 iLsed die one wbicb of anoibet& in diat respect. 

 z^iaao excepted, possesses tbe gi e atest paws'. 



A proBmeat error in Soatfaem Ha;^andiy is 

 OT-er-plantin^ Maanz^^. cgasequea dy , as a 

 system, is not practiced. TUBaloaeKsaSo^ 

 u> accoant far die iiiiTliir n of dbe agg i ega e 

 crop far tbe extent of groaad aaaaaOy m ^da. 

 Refarmaticn on this bead is dierefare loodly de- 

 manded. Bat anil diis ensoe. what is to be 

 done T in what way may die aajarioas opeia- 

 tioB of droodi be modified, as w^Q by die isno- 

 tant as die ^iDfoL die poor and tbe iidi ! 



4d>. S«2f. — In samD quantities, sih s a se^ 

 tic: in lar?e qaandtiea it leasts puuv fatamt. 

 Tboosb not stnctly sermane ao tbe eabject es- 

 Tasted 10 an^ dnr«e. I hope I shall be excased 

 t' >r here statmsr the estimatioo ia wbi^ tlas sbJ>- 

 ftsuce is held by many observant asncaharieb. 

 I: destroys, tbey mamtnn, nosioas weeds and 

 ---=:= - cives laxatiaaoe and reviaie to gras 

 —rents tbe scab m fbi^) potaues: 

 - ^n-ajSw and hastens die laanuitj of 

 ~aeat or baiiey foDowing tanups on 

 ]jsjrii bcxn previcKLsiy sailed, (be ni^»^ crop, 

 i; is well aa-iieBDcaied. c jc apc d &e inMf ■ 

 For & lop dresszoz far grass hnd. six ba^eis 

 per acre are reoommmded ; far rit'mmimv the 

 STomid preparaairy to die paiii^ in o^ &e 

 rrain. frULtWM i bashes, it is aud, may be eaa- 

 p.oyed apoafalkrwa. Anoanceof saJttoaeal- 

 ii-^a of water b cinefits Tegetablea ; alugo'qian- 

 tity fives a brown color, and is dierefare injari. 

 oas. ~ .\s it is a stzmalaBC. sah ^toald be amced 

 with compose mad. or loamy earth. Its ereat 

 capacity for iT^ha^T1^r atmospheric moistaFe ren- 

 ders it pecoliariy xahiabSe in dry and hot 

 weadmr. For oogob I have ased it saccessfiBDy 

 at die lase of &re pecks to the aoe. Bevond 

 diat, its e^cts w^re adverse to the aro'wi aad 



prodaajoa of ite pfafiS. ^assre des^aed ix 

 I com, Ao^d receive, several we^s betee it is 

 I p« OB die land, as macb aak aswffl farw^ to 

 {every acre net esoeedmg^ oae and a half badi- 

 'ds. 'Khoiweccr, noneof sfaemeaaatesBaiieed 

 I in diis eaiBmi^ucatiaBfaav<e been adopted by &e 



tutuLir and b^ emp be hmIRtwi.^ fio^ Ae ab- 



> SBBce of rain, let Um spiiaUle cia die ridge of 

 I eadi ^aait or hSl as wmA -wbA palve tii e d sak 



as he can eoaveiDeiidr take ap widk Ae tbamb 

 . and two fare fiasets. laa halliiai' dgtesA, 



&0E1 Biy own expeiiawe toad dns of soaae of 

 ' my eo4aliaas. wffl be die same as litoaA die 

 [ sro^id bad been mcu a rit moaaened widi a 



* moderaae feht w^e t. Howloi^ tbe beBe&wiQ 

 I r»iiiiiiiiii'Tarriaiipiii'pyin*d to'taw faraflt^v-i^^ 

 ' experBaeaC at-my own, laoa S^ fia^ lea to M- 

 '■ teea davs. I can trnty aaaert Aa ia Ae iader- 

 I vaL tbe'salled portiaa of Ae field was m every 

 I respect mA ijapaiw todg it^iiiiii Ml er 



I 9^ Orramie Ai*oviemts.—S!L is not Kic?d[y 

 1 nece9ary~lbat aHwneplifne sases dndd be in- 

 I baled bydiea^enB wUeh ibs lieB a Hl cxie of 

 ' the farmea may hav« provided, bat to reader his 

 i laboB and kn o wl edge more Hfa laal i hej —aa 

 I poseeas the additifaail merk of relaiua^&^a. 

 The atmospfaerekAematiixofmanaies; Aeae, 



• faoiwever, aece ao sabde and cim m sii afc tins 

 I dey qeiekty earape, antess eJabcaated mto per- 



j ~— «-«-y Ky «*»g »«» rf TgggioWga iii« l m i l. M>J 



IfarB. The taiariile pniperdes of orsaaic laat- 

 I terina state of pmze&diaa. if bciaeA ia die 

 ! earth, are abeorfaed by plants, and ~ eAa « al> that 

 I pts nkm of maxmrewUch s loaby ite eaaoaa 

 ' of lotim? it befare it is employed, becomes Ae 

 ' parent of a sieat ciopL~ Tbe most cmsmoBaadl 

 yet the most esseemed tfcteaulu; atamrphcric 



> abeorbeaia widi winch I a m acqaamled. b Ae 

 1 leaves of de piae^^ When ■aassA widi farm 



\ yard or stable manare^ e^ieciaQy if aEtile sak 

 : has be^ added, it farms a h^iiy fatiliiJ ing 



!' oanpo^ad. in anm ting and piesov^^ Aie 

 gases aad vapor of Ae a tmupbfui^ fie^ bw- 

 ever, its great tinue. Ia a droalb. t£ appGed a 

 &w inches dde& asooad each IbS of com. ook- 

 aderaUe moiaaieL andertbe be^e. win be seen 



' in 34 boan^ and ^ordy aflawaid Ae field, 

 shoald die farmtir 's ope r at i im is have been so ex- 



' toiave, wiBp(vve.die efficacy of Ais^i^Ie ex- 



I periment. At Ae lase seaaoa of Ae L^ida- 

 tare, a m c n ACT rf die Senate mfinaedmeTAiC 



' Ae last samaKT be eiapbrred^ne leaves far Ub 

 srrowiBg cxv^ of pntatnes wiA die happiest ;e- 

 sohs. 'Datmg Ae droadi. be filled d^ zHeys 



t wiA tins mataciaL At die tice of harvest, po- 



I tatoes were fimnd on Ae eaiA belaw Ae tr^^ 

 Tteagb aaoUe to speak wab precisBn of tbe 



! difiLifcHie between this secskm of bE fidd aad 

 Aaton wUcb no leaves bad been placed, yet 

 Ae pwid ao of Ae one was far jjuiiu Aa Aat 

 ofdieoAer. To detename a qaeadon of vegeta- 

 ble reprodnctian. m 1841. near Brest m Fiant*.. 

 on a few tods of poor land, aadDed and vrbk^ 

 received no akenor attendoa. grams of wheat 

 vrere strevred. and then oov^ered wiA wheat 

 straw aboat aa mcb Ai^ In despite of ex- 

 tejfein: drooibs daimg Ae -lamiL^ aialonged 

 aad sereral times repeated. wUe aD anamd 

 was drot^HK and mmatt i n. d ie pratected 

 wfaeat sastaiaed ao injoy. ^Tben Ae plants 

 matared.Ae straw vras faaad to be "moae Ana 



* -^ Oak leaves.' sa^a l%a^ *Ke aat eas^y I 

 poseid. ad cnaciB m ^.tila j jUl mMaerwUeb is 

 b2|£!v a jaii w te to it-^ e tMJu a as lo^ as Ae isif re- 



