Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-24
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.


INDIAN CORN.
Arators" eulogy Of this grain, will COM
mand The attention of all his practical readers
whilst tile extravaganza of his zeal, in support
OF hiS practice, may fairly he attacked upon
che nical principles, aud mere humble under
standing OF the food of plants. 1t is not intended
pedanticaly,to recite the doctrines upon the
subjects OF the iore5 OF the plants, the sleep OF
the plants, orthe more ineligible and obvious
facts, as 10 their food. But, as Z" AIaior" seems
TO have neglected many important points
Notwithstanding The bulk Of his production, il
may not he amiss TO enquire into the practc
OF Cutting rheat particularly, before the straw
is fully dried up: The practice oI topping of
Germ, sc. ac.-for, by such experience, il has
been found that the 4" Gentleman Farmer" is
correct in cOntendinc, that the earth or soil
contains 1000 for various plants; that what IS
imbibed By the one, is rejected by another;
mat lands, no longer furnishing auy but
scanty supply OF tOod for ,chedt, did abundautly
noufiSh a succeeding crop of barley; the stub.
pie OF the wheat turned in, no doubt coniribu
ting considerable store and the atmosphere
lis full proportion. The same land that had
produced only twelve bushels of wheat per
acre, yielded twenty FIVE of barley per acre
lhe succeeding season. Hence may be- per-
ceivec one at least, nduccment, in support OF IA
system, cycle, that will save from degrade
tion, the grain, that from time imniemoral,
gave To man best staff of life \ thorough
investigation OF these doctrines, may enable
HE simplest farmer TO devise system for
himself according 10 lis peculiar sol, his means,
distance from market, the Jel0 or none OF slaves
ne may nave 10 feed, and an endless variety of
circumstances incident 10 Nirginians whilst
II will be for the subtitle talents of" Arator" TO
discover what TO do, when his soil Is tired of
corn! 1.-THE cutting of wheat whilst the grain
is sort, ITS milk not quite dried up, be the means
OF tae sap remaining III the stalk rushing up To
consolidate IT'S irnit: ii this be the course of
nature, may not the practice of " AratOr" be
questioned, when he cuts the roots oniv one
way Tie admits the emitting one way. is
TINS because he can't help it? Or, is IL neces-
saryHn order that the fond NAV follow the
cutting along the furrOw ?"-If the roots of this
particular plant, this - little tree" be not pro-
perry cut IN the operation o. rloughing, at The
proper season, may they net dirert their food
from nourlsiiing the parent plant, to the useless
extension of their undivided or unDtyifiplied
fibres! which in fruth are multiplied by cut
ting them oil the soluble matter they have
inbibed finding vent by its quickened motion
upwards, TO the expansion oft stalk and
formation of an infinite number of new shoot
ing hbres, deriving their food from particles
OF soluble matter difiused variously in the mass
OF SOIL. The commonest observer among even
planters, knows the destruction committed by
late plOugling. This then is not the reason
tor cutting the roots because vegetation, or
thetsediag of the roots, is at an end their
nDres have become hard aud woody their
Tind" is impervious to soluble matter; and
what they have taken up in its progress
upwards to complete its destined purpose.
Inc practice OF deep ploughing, cannot be
too much eulogized. And yet there are other
reasons than are detailed III the culture of
corn. Plants require air the more the bet
Ter and thus il is that deep ploughng is
eligible. The cutting of the roots by cross
ploushiDg, rs well as longitudinally, from the
foregoing observations cannot be improper al
the proper season. Nor need we plough shall
low, because ofcroSS ploughing. If I'VE can
make ridge, the same operation crOsswise
VIII raise hill. And is il not generally OBJ
served that as you raise the hill, so viii the
ell IL. Lee.
er loosened s0i1 Does not this r. .enomenon
indicate The reason Tor billing up loose earth TO
sustain these lateral props to the little tree =
ana, above all, will not ask how much manu-
al labor Is saved by cross pl0ugliing for, he
who has few or none OF negro labor, knows full
well the relief TO his toll by the more constant
use of the plough.
The oiial OF corn is of great value. tits true
but ia order to make the most of il, great
additional labor is required. To preserve the
tops with sufficient quantity Sfthe sacckdrine
matter they contain, demands all increase OF
laborers in season; they take MP much room
IN their storage their cutting IS quickly per-
formed but their collection aud portage are
serious indeed, where there are not ~upeTnu
meTary laborers. The blades are equally vdlu
able, 1t attended 10 in like manner but I
would question very much their being worth
the expense of hired labor or the extra Incl
dentalexPences. EXILE.
copaftncrship heretofore exlsi
- ing under be irm " Lf0,s UiagGcid q ~. kss
dissolved the 10th Of october last by mutual consent
All persons having CLAIMS against SAID arm ale f,ete,
ed call and receive what may he due them aud Hose
indebted 10y note open account maize payment With
ont delay TO Maui S. Valentine who is alone authorised
TO settle the business ofsad concern.
BANN S. VALENTINE,
LEWIS WINGFiELD.
LEWIS WINDSHIELD still continues ihg rygoods bu-
siness aud expects IN short time additional supply
Of fresh imported DRY COO S,which he viii sell low
for cash or town accepsances.
March 40. IOs sif
lNHE undersigned transact business for
non resident propretoTsO f land ~ the state % OhO
to selling land aud locating military lard
warrants, granted for services rendered the revolution
ary war. Tie Also buys land and land warrants.
Those TO whom he IS unknown, may refer % Gen. Pof
ieTheid of Augusta county Col Watts Of Bedford
" Capt. Pemberton, Of GOochland county Robert
Sacsey, ESQ. or Garrt Minor Esq Of fredericksburg
o. To- Rsbsst P0sfd, Esq OF Cot. Naher Qsasics. ot
Richmond. CkDWAIGaDLa WALLACE
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