Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-08

every building Tor the farm was
constructed; before l commenced by
improvements, was satisfied in my mind
tliHf Indian corn Was not AN exliauster OF
The soil, M the common accepiatiOn of that
term hence, had no objections To The
cultivation of that vegetable, except on
SEINE OF my steepest hill sides, the soil oi
which had been entirely swept off, as be-
fore related.
viii now relate my rotation of crops,
and afterwards the manner of cultivation.
lie rotation was corn, wheat, clover un-
pastured, but a sutficIency of il cut TO soil
my horses, and for seed the next year
| IT was pasfured: hence, out of four wears
rotation there was from the middle of
April till the middle Of October only i'm
which 1t was pastured: "a period of six
| months. Before my settlement on This
tract. was impressed sufficiently with
the injury arabic land sustained in this
ARID climate by the grazing OF stock !;
hence, this plan was experimenting as
near 10 the enclosing system without
grazing, as | at that time could think of.
Now for The mode of cultivation | at
that time considered that as the land VAS
grazed, and that n was also necessary To
deepen ii, ploushed as much of il up
before wiBter as could, always grubbing
up any grubs. picking up stones and
trash, carting them into the gullies, and
removing every obstacle 10 the plough AS
lpossibly could, even cutting in the sides
OF the gullies, and polling them across, to
prevent the earth's washing out, instead
OF having turn row OH their sides, which
III few years would occupy more time
In turning. than il would in stopping
them altogether: toy gong OIL regularly in
this plan: all gullies are now crossabie
by the pl ugh except the two 25 feet ones,
aud they at this time ito not exceed ten
fert deep. My manure Was cartel out
ON the CALLED spots, and Immediately
ploughed in. az cared out. NV method
oil maturing waste cart il on, on the gall
ed aud weakest spots i'm The field, aud not
making few rich lots al the expense of
the remainder. In manuring, | always
had an eye 10 the whole field, marking
out, with sticks stuck up, The spots where
the loads were TO be dropped: nv ini-
preston was, that the land ought to im-
prove, principally, by its own resources.
! MANFRED only sufficiently TO put the
weak land IN good heart, TO etlabie 1T In
produce good crops of weeds, &c. CON
Guiding that 1t the weak part could be
brought up even with The better part of
The old helds, that good crops weuld be
the result without making any part very
rich; resources tor manure in this part Of
The world being very limited; thar the cd
est man would not be able 10 manure his
farm all over in his life time, without the
AID oi an extensive meadow circum-
stance that consider as extremely I'M
economical, except in certain situations
tie practice adopted, consequently should
al~ avs have view TO the land improving
itself. This has been my leading prin-
ciple, and justified by experience. Every
time plough my fields | endeavor 10 get
them one inch deeper Till plough them
from SIX TO seven inches deep with pair
OF good horses and fair measurement,
measured after the ground has had time
(io consolidate itself, and not measured al
the lime OF breaking up, when the land is
Duriowed up by the winters frost } aided
by the heelof the plough and the point i'm
the fuIrow., There is nothing in which
agriculturalists are more api 10 deceive
themselves IN than in measuring the
depth Of their ploughing. find il much
easier for pair of horses now TO plougI,
my ground from 6 10 2 inches deep than
20 years ago 10 plough il from three To
four. l generally plough now in the
months oil February and Nj arch tw O acres
per day.
have made this DEPRESSION, which I
am AFRAID shall befoeofren led Into, bu.
Shall return 10 my spring breaking of
corr ground: as soon as have broken I'D
my corn ground, list il, and al the peri.
Oh before The lesslan tly made its appear
ance, the corn was planted one way much
wider lbanihe other, for the benefit Of seed
ing wheat, apractice ! s,ill continue Tor all
the WAtat sown on corn ground before
the goth OF Oct. period, before " bicb i,
would he unsafe to cut up The corn. in
this neisborhOod. generally begin 10
plaut my corn the first week in April. and
alter planting cultivate il with the trowel
hoe followed by a one horse triangular
narrow, made three feet wide, and ihr-
teen teeth III II, with a pair Of handles
,his IN my humble opinion is one of the
best instruments used in a corn-field.
"ti'ie the trOwel hoe By it's mode ofaciisn
fnHS rs deep as the ground has before
Deen broken, II burrows up the soil very
light, permitting The air 10 enter freely.
Dut leaves considerable lurrow open.
ana does not break the ciods, which are
sure to be- plentiful and large in all stiff
ground broken up deep by folding
plough Though there may not any ap
ar al ne lime 0l breaking up, yet the
March Winds and hot sun with hard
showers soon consolldaies enough iogeiII-
tr, Tie harrow breaks these clods, fills up
i,'e burrows, aud so pulverizes the surface,
,ha' no maiierhew rough the land al first,
before the crop is finished, the surface will
look like we'll raked garden; if the season
iS"ei and The cOrn-iicld should get ,,ras-
sp, the rake followiuo The trowel hoe will
lear up suck grass as the plough leaves,
ar ~ any of N IL DartlalIy VnVprpb on ,h.i
II Is likely 10 grow again The harrow sep
araies 1t from the earth, leaves ii exposed
10 HE sun and air 10 wither and die. and
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