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morns uusuusc m wiuu, ca»v, oar Donate
of lime or vegetable matter. . A soil
which couraius over 70 per cent of rand
] U called samiy. fluah soils usually con-
— tain bat litrle plant food. Tnev are ill-
I'ilK SOU* AND ITS ] adapted ro wirbataud a drought, aa the
fertilization
ro ATMOil’UKBIC
.ONUlTIO.'S.
sail at particles obs.irb aud retain but
little muisture and the crops would
soon buru up in a long dry season; but
when the rainfall is abundant ar irri-
nr a arm T TT'T' Ration it at baud these soils are desira-
flu Jriia« 1 , slXiS bis. because they dry out quickly. per
mit the easy cultivation of tbe crops
and respond quickly to liberal fertilize-
lion. They are especially adapted to
quick Browing crops.
A clay soil is one that odnrains over
CO per cent of clay, aud is exaotly the
reverse of the sandy soil Water perco
lates through them very slowly and in
a very wot season the crop* on them
LuhJ ct of Interest to AU
lFurther Discussed
l,ig u s*aie Chemist.
[ lettkii jw. A
jtinugs, both plant and aoi-
| traced t«cs to two sources,
tiie a. Biosphere. In the
.•o rwiu luouttnre, to oonvert the
insoluble form* of nitrogen into sbemdre
soluble, and to give to the soil that black
oolor wbiph is usually found in most
fertile sods, and whioo oeftainlybasthe
power of absorbing more of the heal
rays of the sun aud thus' making the
eoil warmer than the lighter oolored
soils can possibly be. In my next letter .
1 will still write you more on this im-T
portaae suujcoc.ot the soil.
Jobs McCaxdijms,
State Chemist.
■sMrsrS hr Islltsdt.
The Canadian nortInvent Is a proba
tionary haven for wealthy young Eng
glisluuen of noiuu<ltc liistlm ts. Num
bers of them annuuUy purchase hunt-
sra .1*, more difficult to cnitivate. I *> n ^ •"»«> "ito the
every particle , of which lauds, however, are usually noh- ' barivn Inml* to prospect for minerals
posed must have been de- erln pjatt food. They are well adapt- * *>r take up land oil the prairies. Hut
““ * 1 '“ ed to the grains and glasses. Limy I moat bfteu they return to. the clvlllza
soils, lime soila or oaloareoas soils, are
those which cautatu over 30 per cent of
lime. The lime exists in these soils in
the form of carbonate of lime, and is a
very valuable element of plant food. It
is itself absolutely essential to the plant
aud it also aids in breaking up mineral
kroui tue air or tbe earth,
kvou lrom the a»r is by far
Lutity than that from the
|oe eiomeuts of plaut food
1,11 ere automatically renew
fini-re need never be auy
L. atmosphere will be ti
le elements of plaut food
|, talus; the soil, however,
1 proposition. The elements
1 coutaiued ore much less
An in the air; in fact, mauy
[quite limited in quantity,
1 efforts of the farmer are
(prove the condition of his
Tender the plant food in it
Lh: to prevent such plaut
Its from washiug away,
blnui food iToiu any ocher
reus. The soil is any part
surface wuich is capable
i and of the production of
gists tell ua that when
; cooled down from a mol-
there was no soil any-
I only rock, great granite
[rooks of other nature, but
last periods of time which
[ecu the cooling dowu of
[rust aud the time whan
her annuals bdgun to ap-
eartu, the rocks bad
brumbled away aud pro
now know as the soil
The rain falling upon the
[to me cracks and LU Mires,
therein, tears aud flakes
fciclus; these iu turn, being
by floods, are ground
other aud gradually re
ader. Tue oxygen of the
Iso exerts a chemical effect
[some of the minerals into
pustance, if yon leave a
ux out exposed to the
| will soon note a ooatiug
Vb you call rust.; that i*
[ trie action of the oxygen
the iron of the ax, and
Ixiile of iron. In this way,
[orion of water In freezing
grinding and irons-
uroseu fragments of the
action of the air m ox-
luenus going on for many
li thousands of years, pos-
] oi yev-rs, the rocks have
’ converted' into what we
|til-:, soii and subsoil
may xrend down only a
| may extend for mauy feet,
get to the bottom of it
e the rock, usually tbe
'.yit, :rnn which the soil
der.vjfl. dolls tnay lie
I these general classes—
limy and peaty, accord-
tlon of tbe towtiH with nothing but
bnrd won I* for the wilderness.
Tbe construction of tbe Temlseamlng
railroad Imlui'ed the younger son of
one wealthy English family lo take a
trip iuto that outlandish district. Oe
combinations in the soil, aud so render- j returned to Ottawa n disappointed
inn other elements of plant food avail
able which would otherwise remian in
soluble aud therefore inert.
Lime also aids materially in the
decay of organic or vegetable mat
ter in the soil; it also improves
tne mechanical condition of the
soil; it is a great benefit iu this way
both to sandy and clay soils. It causes
the very loose particles of the sandy soil
to adhere more closely together, ana so
improves its power of absorbing aud
holding water; it also improves the tex
ture of a clay soil by preventing the
pnrtioles from sticking or adhering so
o.oeely together and thus reuders it
more porous aud triable and easy to
work, and also' enables water to pass
man. “It’s tbe most desolate country
you can imagine." be «inld to hi*
friends. "I have been out prospecting
sometimes for a whole day without
seeing a sign of animal life. Otic*' tbe
only living thing I mute across was n
bird, slid it was so’ disgusted that it
was trying to knock Its bralus out
agninst a tree."
Be bad seen a woodpecker.—New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Can be properly run without being
/
Advertised,
Old Gooseberry For Kfn !Ui1]m.
It may be ungenerous to dispel a pop
ular delusion, but there is« no £011*
among tbe thousands who witness a
through it more easily, in a measure ; zhlp launch who does not believe that
obviating the dangers of a wet season ttMJ beautifully garlanded bottle of
on cissy land, lue ilmy soils are adapt
ed to the graius'oud grasses aud fruits. |
Peaty soils consist of organic or vege
table matter in a state of partial decom
position, with comparatively little min
eral mntter. Such lauds are n-nally of
a deep block color aud are very produo-
tlva
The three kinds of soil jnat described
are tho extremes of, their kind, aud the
soils which are generally preferred by
farmers are mixtures of these, and ore
khowu as loums; a soil wuich > contains
from 10 to 30 per cent of clay is called a
sandy loutn. wheu it coutaius from ro to
trine broken against the stem of 11 ship
Is anything but tbe choicest brand of
rhnmpngm- drawn from the admiral's
collar. Whenever a ship Is launched in
a dockyard, the admiralty generously
allow £40 as the cost of the Jubilation,
and Included Iu this aura of £40<is the
Item of 3 shillings for wine. Bence It
follows that not ouly la the wine not
drnwn front the admiral's cellar, but it
certainly Is not chninpagiw* of foreign
vintage.—English Navy and Military
Record.
loam, aud j J ' -*•
80 per cent of oluy it is -
wheu it is composed of from 80 to 80 j ' suppose, said ibe stonecutter,
per cent of clay is a clay loam. An ideal "voo'l* want 'Itequiescat tn pace at the
or per;eot soil is hard to And In nature/' bottom or your wile's monument?"
containing jnet the right proportion' oi
sand to keep it porons and warm and
permeable to water; jast the ngnt
amount of clay to beep it 000! and to
obviate tbe water rubuing quickly
through it like a sieve or evaporating
too rapidly from its surface: just the
right amount of bumu* or decayed, vege
table fuatrer to furnish nitrogen and to
hold just the proper qauutUy of mol't-1
ure like a sponge: also ju-t tbe prouM
amount of. U'ue iu the soil 10tarnish
plant food to k p lp liberate the potash
from the feldspar and mica minerals in
the soil, and also to aid in the decompo
sition of root* and turned uuflor crops
like oiover and peas. Plenty of lime in
tae tsoil will help convert these iut-i
humus which is so highly'appreointed
And no advertising pays bettor than
newspaper advert.sing. The news
paper goes into the homes of lira
people and is read through. If bar*
gains are offered, they wake a note
of it.
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a first-class advertising medium.
As it is read by the people very
generally in this comity and by
many in adjoining counties.
'.No." replied tbe bereaved Mr. Peck;
“make It ‘llequlest-o tu pa<-e.' "
"That mean* *1 rest In peace,’ doesn't
hr
"Yea. and l want you to sign that
'Husband.' ^-Eathollc Standard and
Times.
A Telltale. Boast.
Kell— She used to boast that ibe wr.s
one of tbe charter, members cf the TVo- j
man’s Suffrage club. She doeaa't ap
pear to he an proud of It now.
Belle—Oh, she’s Just as proud, but,
you know, the club was organized jn
years ago. and she must hove been at
least 20 when she Joined.—Philadelphia
PUT AH AC. IN:
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