Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-21
AGRICULTURAL.
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The ieafoo Tor towing wheat, Tor he GO
.uing crop, being II hard. corrosive it 9
duiy vh'ch every ciJizen oaes to fo>isty, 10
Pl5lia i,ich remarks zEd attuai .exp-yir =nfs
'gaiaa Toe diltwi5ag ravaRes OF tie iuf-c9
-i'ed The lleaian t.2, as aa1c IRON 1ctuai
'bierya;iuns or well di.,sfed rcaio,iiuks com.
S'thia their kna@lse -
10 order tAct tie foilowiag experinca5a
nay have publicity. ! ,squ.s The s3i.ora Of
newspapers throughout rhe midii- fascs OF
nc naion, 10 cauit them TO be ;nley;cd in
heIr respective papers, at isae ooce, soy The
general information 81 ihe farmers. a ,hc
xpegfe attending thia mode OF feeding val
b. srI:lug, and the Preparation of the g5opnd,
'hat every farmer would 5ad it BIS iassrc;s
to par'ee, ever !hoIid nc n3t be n ~ C.ss@ll
i ti'.iGaai troc5e of loakiuE MS whea,. /
cope man5 OF chem wilt make tl,e ,,isi,
For ywp i-a!ona, during the caIst.i'ty Of
-he fever ~ Phisdelphia, ny l4ihGF reided
Huh Mr.. William Pcsrt, yefpcr-be irr-
'rer near Frsukford in tije comfy Of Phas
elphia Ohicrviag that hs Sarn ana lack
Fard were uHc aulmoniv weU Liied, and car
'iculariY with wheat, he tod nc tas; Tor te.
vsrai years the EclFiau Ply had d:ayoyed
MS crop 4 lowed ezfiY; aud 'bsf i PIT in
70 late as o ayoii the large brood Of Gies
which ate h~toliei in Apgu9 and Septem-
L'cr, nd tea dcpoGt iheir at: in the boots
of whe't, ne iced did not como Up rceular
and tss pi2ni was THEREBY 20 weak ana ter
ser, rs 10 b. much injured by 'bc wioia :;
d p-3 - dse.> sna Ii, ic ion ucfavoyaSi
% rcEera-i"r, many al tie g,ains nerj!hrd
" 'he ground. by that rleaus his vbcss was
'hm AID o'.cu de3soye5 ~ f;ralier ler,e-
nent OF TIE fly hat ta'.rs alacc IN ,tc ias,-r
Sut Q. tn mou,h Of a p-i. ana li,-;n-;,. II
fay. To rem-';y rhci- evils he hid &c, e
"a yeas pad iosscs ~ v'Le1t 5saut t,yelec
lo7rs ~ clear ra'vr, wb'cH ic fyraI Q co.
iwer bei1eT than sny iixiy'u5oro, or 3seioa
lr1r7 .'',- .-7sc-.r7, sickle. q o.s1- e. srg.
as y thereby eoahied hin fiin cf. Ell; ,i,;,
scat AID dsyrel Ea.hc. hlish.c3 rys;.s @.
2ifer impurities la might &c ro'xed ia ls;s
iec- wheel, arG By tvo o. threa unts Il -
ms the wheat @liir IN the caG; or Y-.-.ls.
70 ~h'es /; Tas placed icak si:n Kick
p' psddie, and By changing he va.er ,h..
grain became perfectly freed {rosl Guus and
All impurtiee. IL was lhs1 ls,d On lis bern
'oor for tcort time % d-ai,;, foz.5. pl9w.
Sd iha'''w or !igbtiy n aud borrowed after
P'oasjing TIA, he prepared liz fields by
h-ee iines plougtiug before loviay (,H,
Is one moe han Is uIu5lly prsasied sn3 ,h,
oniy Extraordinary expenf: in tie hulireleg
mat the fourth Plougb,pg at lcsdiaq. am
after harro'0iug The gronud became ,,-Iy,-.t.
ed, and all gfsis or tseeJs deGroyed thu ,l,
2 am being fwo'n b. foaking, reTui .e,'5 ls-.
yer handful 10 be ;ahsu in the can 81 t1.t
Sewer. or to hortca 'hJo Rep in sic co f. or
der 70 ics,tsr 1t lui6cicu.'y tl,ick for a.
PurPoLc of he crop, hei hi- esaia c.ule ~,
even and si' U'thin fortT-e'ghf hcuro G{,xr.
beng pGt IN. I'h.th's .iue off.si;sr wss
The laH * n Septc, Der sad G.g veels
IN Cttoosr, ~hep he SCI a, many tesras
work az completed thc 6uGu.rs 20 z f..v dave
that H'' crops for fs7e-aj years pat, Ion
der this cr.Surc) was from 10 20 bn.Ssl.
20 'i's 'sre' II common ihoogb pret,y gac5
J vas wisoela to the aaive forou.i,- Of
pis Lax years crop. f field Town on Fri.
esy and Saturday was sea!y ard ,e.s:!q-
,omee no On he Monday morainq foiiowi,,g.
Mr.. Pert had 81 way OF ex,erinert f..r
ie7erai yearS, tusII portion Of his felSr
i'@n with dry erd5, which A- zG.r>4 roe
~'a uniformly much inferior 90 ts.>f Town
under tha gbogc delcrip,oa,
We walked 20 .hs arb5lc fcld OIL; Il
haryca sa6 viewed Toe aobbis on tl,- .,r,grd
onder nc TWO different cu'tarss: ;lst rom
the iooksd wheat apgeared 20 hsv. been
mu.h rsDkcr aad ,iiciS fet iise ll.,, which
had hcen G + inwu Mr. Pear. ole. ges H..
.'bs latter he'd been hur, " The g.ia,sg, aud
al.o i-ietted by Che ~.
II theie observations g psimer, r.- e
by M. Pear, Ghon,d be found uleia, n il.e
cul,i7a.ioa e the aapic ar,icl. Of our couB.
iry, J ihsii be 'u'.y Compeni, ed fh-reby. A.
welt as ths pr,r.err ir nla'tinp them ea5!.c.
LEVI EOLLINGSWORIH.
Philadelphia, 23d AuguG.
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