Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-28

commended where circumstances render
II necessary 10 have as much as one Sc
venih Of The land i'm corn. The only Oh.
lection Ia which the seven field system is
liable, is this that il does not admit the
maximum of fallow Of which the farm is
susceptible.
Let us, then, i'm the last place, suppose
The farm 10 be divided into eight fields
of625 acres each, and the rotation 10 be
adopted Will depend in great measure
upon The condition OF the farm, and up
on The comparative profits of grass aud
grain. This division admits Of impor-
TAM changes in the rotation Of crops,
without the alteration of cross fences,
and the farmer may proceed from leni-
ent course of crops, in which only two
fields are annually fallowed, to one i'm
which greater demands are made upon
the soil. In either case, one field only is
allotted tOccrD, IA great portion If which
may be manured, and the produce will
b. found sufficient 10 supply all The wants
of the farm. For let us suppose The av-
cragc produce OF the corn field TO be six
barrels per acre, the crop will amount TO
$50 barrels an ample supply for The la
Dor necessary TO cultivate That quantity
of ground in corn, and 10 fallow three
tunes that quantity Tor wheat. Should
the profit on stock be found more consi-
derable than That arising from the cul-
ture of wheat, less labor will he required
on the farm, and there will be "a surplus
of corn.
The first course applicable TO this sys-
TEN is as follows:
clover; 5th. clover; 9th. wheat; 7lh.
clover; Sth. clover: yielding four grain
crops, two of which are upon falowed
land, in eight years. A variety in The
course might be suggested, by supposing
the corn 10 be planted OH clover ground
instead of siubble; but as This would moi
change tie number OF grain crops IN any
gwen year, II Is unnecessary 10 do so.
Tie second course, designed for more
Improved condition OF the farm, is Ibis
Isl. wheat; 2d. corn (; 3D.. wheat 4ih.
clover; 9Th. wheat; 9th. clover 9TH.
wheat; S,h. clover /: yielding five grain
crops, three ut which are upon iaiowed
ianu, in eight years. CONSEQUENTLY 3ths
of the farm will be annually IN gtaln un.
Ill the termination of harvest and as il
would probably be found necessary TO
break up one of the clover fields before
atperlod, 1t is apparent that Ibis course
Is less favorable TO stock than The proceed.
ing, aud must be discontinued so soon
as wheat shall become The less valuable
article. That many farms in Ills state
are able to sustain this course of crop
ping, will be evident by comparing 1t
with The system OF five fields, which is i'm
general use. In The one, corn, The most
exhaustng crop, occurs but once in eight
years; III the other, once in five while
the quantity of ground annually culii-
vailed III the first, exceeds The quantity
annually cultivated III the last, only by
one ior,ieth OF The whole, or Two and "a
half per cent.
With d view 10 test the comparative
prott OF the different courses referred 10
IN these remarks, we will suppose, that
IN each Instance every acre of ground
shall produce six barrels of corn, valued
al three dollars per barrel every acre of
ialoWed ground, twenty-five and half
bushels OF wheat, estimated al one dollar
ana twenty-five cents per bushel and
every acre OF corn ground, fifteen bushels
OF wheat, estimates! at the same price,
HE taiion crop is fairly stated al 80 per
cent. more than the corn ground. have
generally found il to be nearly double.
Tie result will be as follows:
No ofheIus. tbs. ofcorn. Bush. heat Procreds