Show for the deseret news soil and climate of tile the no mountains lontain S the soil and climate odthe of the mountains is different from nay amy that we have been acquainted with and it will laquire a different mode of cultivation consequently it is necessary that we should make ourselves as thoroughly acquainted with the strength of the soil and air as we can so that what we do may be done systematically and thereby be able to understand der stand the laws that govern the growth of vegetation the soil ought to be plowed deep and be made perfectly mellow so eo that the air can have as good a cl chance iange as pot possible sible to pass into the soil to carry food to the roots of the plants it is as necessary fot the plants 40 to have as free access to the air to make thern them grow and be healthy as it is for the animals benarth T bej arth or dirt is not food for plants but it is a storehouse for it where it can be drawn out as the wants of the plants require it i the time is close at hand when it will require all the strength skill and wisdom of the farmers to supply all the food that is necessary for the wants of those that will wil roll into the vallies of the mountains from all parts ofine world and the more thoroughly we become acquainted with the science of agriculture t the better it will be for us so that we can get as large amount as possible per acre it will save both labor and land baad to put to other uses to make farmin farming g profitable the farmer ought to be as thoroughly acquainted with his business as ic can be with his and look in to the causes and effect I 1 the soil and air of the vallies are very rich we have large beds of or alkaline matter deposited here that the air can supply itself with as it is drawn from it by the growth of plants and it jean can be carried bei upon the wings of the wind to some other country to enrich the barren soils that have once been fertile as the lord sees fitin filin liis his vi s darn an idea that manure will destroy al eratus I 1 think not the air air is so much charged with it that it has no affinity for it and we shall have to wait until the air has disposed of some to the vegetables of the euth earth and get rid of it through the medium of the air the more we cultivate the I 1 11 ana alid make 1 large l arg e crops the so sochel oher the will disappear the air i in n the states is deficient in m this property potash and there exposed to the action of the air will dissolve and pass off into the air air which shows that the air is dafick rit of that property and they get all the can for manure to make up this deficiency now when we have a rich soil and air we ought litto to learn how to put them together with the water so as to produce the greatest possible crops we ought to learn when to put the water on without ga guessing essing or irrigating because our neighbors do deep plowing is the best it will hold moisture the longest and admit more of the air into the soil to feed the plants without which they cannot do any more than the animals can for this reason the soil ought to be mellow and plowed as deep as possible with two yoke of oxen or three horses if plowing is not done in the fall it ought to be done in feb or march so fis as to have tile the frost enliven the earth and destroy the lumps when it is plowed after it has done freezing in the spring it is apt to 0 o be lumpy and hard which prevents the free action of the air with the roots when wheat is in a healthy state the leaves will be flat and the ends will incline down and look fresh and green when it lacks moisture or nourishment ish ment the edges will be rolled together and the ends odthe of the leaves will straiten up in proportion to the want of food or nourishment grain will not grow as fast in cool as it will in hot weather because the evaporation cannot be as great the greater the he heat atthe the oftener it will faveto have to fill itself with new food the hotter the weather the faster the plants will grow if they can have food enough to supply their wants in hot weather it will roll in the heat of the day because it cannot eat as fast as aa it discharges through the pores when the heat odthe of the is gone and does not evaporate fast it can pat eat fast fait enough to fill itself by a little after dunst when it it does not straighten out before the next orning it suffers very much for the want ant of food when we want our cattle to grow fast we put them where they can fill themselves in in an hour or two and then they can rest themselves so it is is with the plants if it takes all the night to fill themselves they will be too weak for the elie next days day s labor if the vegetables of our gardens are looked to morn inar ing noon and evening carefully two or three weeks we shall get so BO well acquainted with their different appearances that we may know when they want more water or food we may may call it if we have all the materials that are necessary and employ a good architect we catt can hive have as large and good a house as we can wish so it is is with our raising raising crops here if we understood the prine i pies of agriculture as we ought we could get gel as large a c rop crop as we roul t ovad d wish by having the control of the water that gives us more control oi of the ele meats than we could have if it rained more in the summer season if these principles that 1 h have a ve ad advanced va ne e d yra not correct I 1 wish some one would correct nand abtil give a good theory to the public for the belefo be baet of df the people I 1 think it is is necessary that we s should have instructions actions upon th this i a branch of business every year because there is is a large number of people coming here every season who have to learn by experiment peri ment as we had and do yet I 1 wish some one would take hold that can do 6 justice to this subject better than I 1 can if my theory is is not good give the public something better FELLOWS we wish some of our experienced farmers far merb chemists and philosophers would throw more light on mr fellows theory and suggestions the subject is is of great moment to the citizens of these vallies ED |