Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-06
RICHMOND. APRIL 6.
Papers presented 10 tie Ag,icutmai Society
Of Virginia, at their last meeting.
No. AREA DEC. z, 1918.
on INDIAN CORN.
Paper presented by Wilson G.. Nicholas, Vice

on INDIAN CORN
Paper presented by Wilson c. Nicholas, Vice
President.
Many experienced farmers (anI amono
others The highly distinguished president
OF The agricultural society of Ponnsylya-
MAJ are IF opinion, thai wheat ought no,
10 be sOun upon corn land. presume
this opinion was formed when the practice
was TO SOW upon our corn fields " hen they
were hard and foul, with the corr stand
ing, and with slight ploughing with
single horse plough. In any rotation of
crops, If the corn land is MANFRED and
The corn taken Oft sc as 10 admit of the
land being well ploughed, and seeded in
good time, ! considerit good husbandry.
Corn is not as mild or amelioraiing a
faliow crop as some Others; but il is of So
much value as TO justify its culture in
this way, even if more indulgence is Civ
en- TO the land IN other parts OF the course.
Mr. Arthur Young who was less acquaint-
ed with the nature of corn than we are,
speaks of il as an excellent faIlow crop.
lbtg leave To state 10 The society, The
opinion OF that gentleman in his own
words: when speaking OF the agriculture
OF France, lie says, when | give ihe
course 0f The French crops, il will be
found, that the only good husbandry in
districts excepted,) arises from The pos
session aud management of this plant,
(cOrD.) Where there is no maize, there
are fallows; and where there are ialows
The people siarve for want. For the inlla-
bitanis OF "a country TO live upon plant.
which is preparation for wheat, and at
the same time 10 keep their cattle ial up
on tie leaves of II, is 10 possess tfea
sure, for which they are indebted to their
climate" IN another part OF his work
MIR. Young says, Whatever merit is
found IN French agriculture, depends
OH one of these two points either uuon
extraordinary fertility of soil, as i'm the
case of Flanders, Asace, and lie Ga
rome, or on the culture of q plant par,i-
cularly adapted TO the southern or middle
climates OF lie kingdom that is maize"
Which plant lie says is never found on
hard or even ordinary soils. have be-
tore gwen II as my opinion that i've quaB-
iity OF land that should be planted IN corn
ought 10 be confined TO What farmer
can manure on rich bottoms. Upon such
land ii IL can be seeded IN good order
and ia good time, | believe, with Mr..
Young, corn will be found good falIow
crop. This understand 10 be The opin-
lou Of the president oili,is society, whose
authority IL entitled 10 Ire highest re-
spec,. Upon a Virginia farm with Ihe
force usually employed, ! hazard nolliing
in saying, That more land can be s0wu in
wheat than can be cultivated ~ rori, -
tie preparation fer wheat is cIliefs made
after tie culture OF corn is over. Ny g.
pinion therefore is, thai ORR wheat crops
III the wheat counties, mnsi be made both
upon cortland and clever lalows.a VIE
iher u Is proper or not to Sow ulicat4 p
on corn land, so great a proportion OF tie
people Of Virginia, rely upon that sorl of
land for Their crops Of wheat, ,l,at any
These are not tie falows so Justly repro-
bated by Mr.. Young Jhc French course be
speaks OF, Is wheat, laliow, tye.