A Agricultural.

From the Southern Planter.
Manurins with green Crops.
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The editor ofthe American Farmer, for
whose opinions we entertain the highest re-
spect, has taken up this subject, and handled
it with his usual ability. He recommends
Buckwheat, the best known crop for turn
ing in; first, because Of the size and con-
struction of its leaves, which peculiarly adapt
it to abstract the fertiizing properties of the
atmosphere; secondly, because from the shade
afforded by its luxuriant growth, it is one of
the best cleansers ofland, and never fails to
eradicate noXlous weeds from the soil and
thirdly, because it will flourish uxuriantly even
on poor soils, that most need its renovating
qualities. He adds:


E'1he process of ploushing in buckwheat
should be preceded by rolling and before
the plough is set to work, we would advise,
that a few bushels flime, say five to the acre.
be sown on the buckwheat. BY beginning in
early spring, three crops of buckwheat might
be grown to the blossoming state, and buried
in time for sowing either rye: or wheat, and
we have no doubt that, by pursuing the course
indicated by us, soils measurably out
s"isht be made to yield good crops Of all kinds,
uud 'o'.'~:" +" good ueart Tor years-and we
would ask, by what process could land be
manured at less expense? IF there be any,
we know it not.''


'o 'oi"o vi vi iHli9 III green crops Is SuS-
talned by Professor Dana, in reference to \
paper, addressed by John Keely to the Essex
County (Massachusetts) Agricultural Society,
in 1892.


In this paper Mr. keely states, that by re-
peated pouehing in of the weeds alone. he
had increased the crop of rye, upon light
sandy soil, from eight, to forty bushels to fhe
acre. He thinks, that in ploushing in the
weeds, lurrow should never be turned after
the dew has been evaporated, since he doubts
not that large portion Of that fertilizine pro-
perry i'll the soil, which during the summer
months is continually exhausted fom the earth
is by the dew brought again within our reach.
and it would be wise to avail ourselves Of the
opportunity to again bring it in the soil. He
would, by all means, use heavy roller after
such ploughing. 1t would fill all the cavities
left by the plough, and by pressing the soil
moro closely TO the weeds, at once hasten their
decomposition, and very much retard the
evaporation of the soil.


Mr. keely turned in as many as three crops