Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-02

J dependence on, aud ferveni app,jcuiipiis
~ the beneticen; gi,er Of all good things,
will always find pleniiiul reward and
Otherwise u Is prrsumpiuous 10 expect IL.
! In The fall, as soon as The fodder begins
to d!eand The grains generally in the held
10 harden, hernis Up, close 10 the ground.
| The crop as fast as he can, and reno, rs
u to partition fence, II one be con, cbrni.
and leans the stalks against the irtce,
standing on the bun ends. II noi packed
too thick, tie fodder cures and Tie ears
| tiii well. II there b. no convenient trnc.,
| he either leans it against poles supported
BY PAIRS Of leaning forks in some neigh
boring held or lot, or STAG is II IN ROWS,
putting about ten corn rows i'll one ROW
at SHOCKS; where The crop sian,is'un the
Held, until The intermediate spaces are all
seeded with wheat tirn the corn Is
hauled off, and the stripes, on which the
rows al shocks stood, are seeded; which
completes. The seeding al lii. second
! crop, in his rotation. Early in the spring
he SONS clover seed and plaster an his
wheat field: about bali IA bu-hel 10 The
acre of plaster and Il gallon al clover seed.
After I've has secured his crop al wheat,
he lets the stock IN ul'rn IL" siubb'e
about two weeks, 10 gather all the uilal
gram ihrn h" removes the stock and
closes The field. that the clover may be
sale and grow.
The next spring, "a soon az The SHOWS
are over, I've harrows the siubbles fiat, On
iia, part of the neld designed Tor now
ing the rest he SONS with oais ii he
Judges best 10 have some.
Alter The last moving, he pastures his
clover field uilh Hilch COWS and hogs,
until time Ia begin pIoushing for corn, as
above: which commences his second
rotation. But until the fell becomes
completely fertile, II would be better uet
To pasture, hui late Ia the tall 20 plough
in all thr clover and other heritage.
In pursuing the above method, he was
induced by reasoning, 10 believe, That IN
this way, he would prevent his hiliy fields
from washing away by sudden gusts, as
It's ep ploughed earth woui. re, eiye The
rain into a large mass like a ,nor!ar bed,
and by It's weight remain which, 10y
experience II, found To- be the fact Again,
he reasoned this method would let the
root descend deeper than in shallow
pioughr- fields, ANA hereby shelter them
from drought, and afford Il longer supply
OF moisture. All which, he thought TO
be cyinced, by comparing his fields With
his ncishborS OF similar soil, but ploughed
shallow. Lastly, he reasoned, thai by
tins method, he would improve the soil 10
good depth for "a plentiful crop, until
finally, his plantation, from a poor one,
mrSh become first rate Iaud. This hope
he has IN part realized aad he believes
by perseverance, will, IN due time, be
fully accomplished.
This section will be closed, with few
remarks. First, he con eciurrs, four fields
would be preferable 10 three and let
each field IN It's rotation be two wears
moved aud the last crop Of clover,
plowed i'll TO enrich The soil but, in eve.
rs other respect, iormed as above. Sc
cond remark, that IA very great Increase of
fertility is not TO be eXpected In short
time but by patiently pursuing tie me-
thCd above dclnra'ei, in seven wears
much would be gained aud, perhaps in
ten, and certainly IN fifteen, a place would
DE brought 10 produce, from iN elve hush
els OF wheat To thirty SIX per acre and
III iike ratio OF corn and other produce.
Hence, ifa large settlement wnula, unite
IN this plan and faithfully cXecuieii, that
soon They must change poor county
inio very rich one. Lastly, that every
means at making and saving manure,
should be carefully observed and much
can be done this way, when corn crops
are cut up, and all the fodder and stalks
saved III barn yard or ploughed in, soon
tier fed To Stock
To conclude, every farmer should id
clude IN bis crops a little flax, some bar
ley, tuinips and POTATOES besides a plenti.
| iul kitchen garden, also the fruit of an or
| cbard, as Tar a. cider and fruit for family
use, as contributing much 10 cheap and
| comfortable lIving. and domestic health.
| SECT. ~. Of EmnS, Stables 8. Sheds.
First, oil barns.-I These are Of different
| forms and dimensions, hui the most com
| mon IN The Valley, aud adjacent country,
Is, two NOV ends and floor between
| them. This form has obtained such gen
| erai prevalence amongst farmers, that he
almost iorieIts Claim 10 common seuse,
who prefers any other form yet IL easy
10 demonstrate, that another plan, which
hereafter will be described, is equally ca
| pacIous, more convenient, cheaper TO
! bnild, and much more durable. The plan
recommended is as follows. e. . FIRST, on "a
suitable site 40 feet square, let there be
| erected, on d solid and dry foundation, IN
the centre of II, Of squared logs, as better
than stone, or brick, or frame, building
81 feet square H Tie inside. When ii is
about iert high, put OH two strong stills,
/ 40 feet long, each end extending equally
| beyond The corners . then across these
lay on 5 stills, each 40 feet long, Two OF
ihem on the walls, The either three al AN
equal distance willin--ihen continue the
walls, until about feet higher lban The
cross stills then put omiNo 40 feet sum
mer beams, Oh each side of HE place de.
signed Tor door, an i about "A iceI apart,
aud each equally distant from The wall
Again, continue the rounds Of logs, uBn
about | | feet from The three middle stills
then put on two strong logs 40 feet long
on The ends Of which The shed plates must
re.I-alsO Il lew iOisls over the door. Af.
forwards, continue The courses Oilogs unit
the building is high enough for the plates
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