Wood Ashes--are They Manure?

Boine sujipose Ihey are not, and that ecattering them on the soil unly njurea it. They ure in error, as the followinjj {acta will show : 1 Ashe contain a great amoiint of' potash, which 8 ulvvaye regarded as a powerfu! rnunure, and when properly used, ahvays produces a sensibly benofiuial eftect. But a.-hes contain no otber important eletnents. Potash is what is removed by leacl iii!j the ashes. Many valuable elernc-nts iio leltbehind. Sothat leached ahi-s have soinotimea great effect. By analysis, the follovriog atnount ol various ele;nents has beon found in ashes that have been leached. Silicia, Jrorn two to thirteen per cent; liine, from twenty-seven to fit y-iour per een'; carbonic acid from twenty ono to thirtynine por cent All these are among the most rmportant agenta in tLe production or maintenance of vegetable ufe. 2 Ashee are nothing but what the plants or wod which have been burned, have taken from tho soil. Consequently, restoring ashes is only resloring what has been taken from the soil ; aüd if judii'iousJy done, it must increase its slrength. 3. Exierience,both ancient and modern, proven thut ashes are a valuable tnanure. The old Romans used to burn brush, and scatter the ashes on the land, The ancit-nt Britons burned their straw and 8cattered the ashes over the fie'ds. And unnumbered instances in modern times might bo quoted to the samo point. Practical Ikferexce - Save all the ashes thut are made on your premises. Wasting them, you throw nwav some of the best manure that could be applied. Some hints on the bast use of