Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-27

the farm contributing TO il; upon this plal
much reliance must be placed upon soiliu..
which the experience OF man, years has iaugh
me Is Precarious dependence in this climate
am lar from recomme rjing this rotation ex
cept upon rich bottom land bnt If il be pur
| sued, do recommend II upon the plan here
suggested, with the addition of some provision
ct grass land for early and mid. uinmer pa tut
One twelfth part Of the most suitable land OH
the farm cannot be more beneficially employed
than IN this way. i consider cattle and hogs
as an essential to every farm, not only for tile
purpose of making the manure, necessary tor
the farm, but as the only means OF supplying
the country with food from cur own resources.
A farmer shouls buy nothing tina, ,Ia can make
or raise Tor the use of the farm. Ii where the
three years rotation is Prac tised the farm should
be thrown into four divisions, and one OF them
is kept in grass for pasture, and thrown out of
the rotation for several years, the land NAV
possibly improve infertility.if there should be
proper eXertions to make anu apply manure.
-Four years rotation
Admits OF greater variety in the succession
of crops. The course most approved in the
country below the falls OF the river, which is
generally denOininated the corn country, from
that grain being considered the staple Of that
district, is corn, wheat, IL two years i'm clever.
its effects have had no opportunity Of Judging
OF; II is recommended in such strong terms by
the President OF our Society, that | can have
no doubt OF its advantages in that tract Of
country which is better adapted To corn than
to wheat. 1t gives a greater proportion of
corn and less of wheat, than have been accus.
toned to make, or than il is advisable TO at
tempt IN broken stony country, announcement
10 market, and where manual labor does not
aDounu. In the tract of country above the
iaiis' ana below the Blue Ridge, wheat is con.
sidered The staple. An increase of the quantity
OIL corn, * no compensation Tor a diminished
crop OF wheat. One fourth Of farm i'm wheat.
and that after corn, when the crop is ALWAYS
worse than after iailow, is not considered
enough. once cultivated plantation i'm a
rotation or four years. My course was corn,
wheat, clover, wheat, and the plantation evi.
IDENTIFY grew worse. 1 should remark that
during that experiment, the fields were not
pastnred, nor was very successful with the
clover crop, 1t having failed more than once. :.
! nree crops OF grain in tour years are too many
for any high land. If the plantation had been
laid on in five fields, and one field had been
alternately thrown out of the course, as sug-
gcsted IN the three years rotation, the benefit
10 Tie land and 10 the stock from a portion of
the land being for a number of wears i'm grass
would be attained. So far az my experience
orob'ervation goes, wheat may succeed clover
WIN every prospect of "a good crop. Sir John
oihc'air, however, states il TO be the opinion
of many OF the most intelligent and successful
farmers III Scotland, that clover land ought not
TO be sown iswhcat. There may be some DIFF
ference IN HE climate or soil OF the two coun-
tries, That may make the difference upon this
SUBJECT. However, il is proper that every i'll
dicious man should be on the look out. as our
experience has not been such as TO be coucln-
SNe. when this rotation is practised, would
pasture moderately the clover field the last
year IL IS IN grass. In every rotation W here The
iand is to remain not more than two wears i'm
grass, am decidedly of opinion, that clover
seeu shouio ne sown on every crop of wheat,
at the rate ut bushci OF clean seed To ten
acres. lac cost of the seed is no consideration
ihco'hpaTis0n with The value OF the croD or tho
Improvement of the land tromit Mauvpeople
believe, that after clover is once well taken.
~! Is unnecessary to sow again; land will some
times re'seeu Itself. but il will more frequently
fail. The famous Norfolk four wears rotation
which mas made that one of the m ost u roductiye
counties III England, is turnips, barley, clover.
wheat; Tile land always MANFRED for turups
dressing twice in four years
Fire years rotation
ihis Is Tue rotation practised by Mr.. Wick.
nam, upon his highly cultivated and productive
estate upon James river. Its success recon-
mends II highly on rich land 1t has been ina
use for seventeen years-duiinr that lime his
crops nave been the best upon the river. and
from what hear, the average of the last nine
years is at least double the first term. l have
iePeateaiy Seehhis crops OF wheat and clover,
from May to harvest, and have 10 hesitation
ihsasihg, thdt ihey are the best, taken through.
our, 4 ever saw. have seen in other pIanta
tons lots aud parts of fields, that were canal
10 MS, out never saw entire fields, under as
Sood crops either OF wheat or clover. Before
THIS land came into his hands, il had been
cropped in the three years rotation. The suc
cessiOh OF crops III hIs rotation, is LIST corn ID
wheat, Sd clover, 18th wheat 5th clover / cnn
fhisexrerlment As establishing conclusive.
y,that by tue tree use ofpiaster OF paris, and line
proper eNer.ions TO make ~ apply manure, that
hve years rotation, may be relied upon to give
me crops on lands III good heart, and 10 keen
tue iand IN state OF regular and progressive
improvement. Although the number Of acres
tha.are III grain by having six divisions instead
OF five, weuld lie fewer, believe the uuan,i.
ty made would not be lessened. and an CON.
hdeDt the land would improve faster. with The
advantage OF summer pasture for stock and
he dninntion of labor in seeding ouly one
lnird OF The farm, instead of two fitths will,
the infther advantage of commencing when
ever the extra field was to be brought into the
rotation, with naked fallow which | fear
WILDE found indispensable. From the increase
OF strong perennial plants upon our lands since
tney nave been less frequently than formerly
plahieu III corn, suspect We shall be obliged
10 resort 10 naked falIows once in six or seven
Years, to keep them clean enough for wheat
FOR these reasons | shonld prefer six divisions :
the sixth field i would use as il is proposed
The fourth and fifth should be used in the two
pieeeu,ns rotations, To be sown with d mix
iufe OF grass seed, for pasture.
SIR years rotation
Isl corn, ~ wheat, Sd clover, 4th wheat. 5ih
clover. 9th clover this course OF ctups may Inc
prdctSen 10 great advantage upon weak or
worn lands IL may be varied thus, divide the
afaDIe iano OIL iaral into three fields, one OF
which tor coru and clover in equal paris oue
IN wheat, thalf corn, and the other ha II taIIoyy
and one IN clover. Under this course one sixth
oftle farm would he in Germ, one third in wheai
and one half in clover. That part of lie Glove,
thal Is IN me Inclosure with the corn. 10 be
moved tor hay, and the produce of the field
tnat is III clover to be applied to the support
OF stock IN summer, Ivy selling and by being
paSturcd. "o"s
Seuen years rotation.
ISL corn, I'd rye, Sd clover, 4th wheat, 18th
clover, 9th wheat, 9TH clover. Perhaps as I've
hehciai rotation with a view either To profit
or Improvement would be LIST cors, I'd rye, (the
coru and rye to be consumed on the farm ! 9d
clover, Jtb wheat, 5th clover. 9th wheat an
pasture lor SIX years, on which / would sow