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

Years later seeding on a count al the hes
sian fly and having tired the eject OF
gypsum pariiall, for two or three wears,
during this period. INV crops al whea, en-
creased on each field annually upwards
ot one hundred bushels. so tina, my aver.
| age crop in the year 1895. that vi Idrd
Two hundred bushels, had eneressed m
the year 1905 to 5 aud Is hundred ar AN
| average from 10 10 - bushels Der acre.
Al this time, 1905, BENG always anxious
To keep my stock Oft the land as much a !,
possible, and the Grass rdugeS in the
neigliborhood beinE very i.miftu being
comp He'd la max rruUrr engagements
Tor The Keeping ~ suiuCieut quantity OF
stock hence made neN arrangement
OF nv fields one held divided iu3o ioar
lois, iaid u down an different kinds of
grasses mixed together, W red clover or
trii0iium, i'n."ihN oi pii,ium ,,,aietse,
Ia, grass, orchard grass ~ dart,ls glo-
mera'a, Tall meadow oai, Egyptian 0at
or ave ae WI, s.ft nea"ow grass, white
Top or hoi.u Ianatus. bUrnet or pO;erium
,anqu serbia. M mixing together all
iiiese K asses, asses from d circumstance
which ought 10 lave mentioned before
which H. The remarkable variegaied quail
ny OF The soil there being no pant of the
tie same kind oi sol. The lots being
sown down IN these grasses. one of them
VS. fallowed up every year with a num-
ner fallo", and the stock penncd on the
poorer part: there was also as much adj
di,i0nal manure put on them as suppos-
Ell The wheat straw carried of wOnld pro-
duce my fields after taking this oBs
away three only remained. The divid-
ing fences were removed from these,
considering that as they were not 10
be 81 zed and TO be aided also by the
useof gypsum, which I had discovered
TO be remarkably beneficial TO some
parts. ....l thought | had now go, the
ihosi complete arrangement, for improve
meni tha' could he devised, viz three
helds under ring fence without d.
Viding ones, The rotation corn, wheat
and clover, aided by liberal use of y,p.
sum. | concluded thar the sell under
tliiS management would Increase M fer
iiliiy very fast, without the aid of ma
nure; Ia this was added one of the lois
taiiowed Tor wheat, which was an addi-
ilonai piece ofground, and out OF Jour
lois, there beng one only faiiowpd, of
course they produced only single crop
once IN four years, unuer this manage
ment.
had not doubt of the rapid increase
OF fertility, but all was deius,,e theory.
nave forgot 10 mention, that b, deem
enlns the soil and p!oughius up SO much
oi The red clay wv. 4 inches) thong h done
era luaily, HAD changed the color of the
rama, ami together lis consisIence, and
nom light grey one II was converted in
10 red or muiaito, stiff, baky and thirsty
son, running together after every hard
ram so as TO make II very hard 10 plough
afterwards. LII II was suddenly dried, II
also MAS changed from springy to thirst,
iand hence there became great neces.
silly Tor The introduction of az much We
ge'abie matter as possible, to opei il
again upon the hrst rotation of this
plan my crops wpr" considerably encreas
ed per acre, asweil as by the addition Of
'eIdii0wed lot; the wheat crop rose up
to twelve and fifteen husIlel. per acre. ac-
cordInS TO the seasou my ceru crop to
SIX and eight barrels. During this roia-
ton there Was liberal use of gypsum,
which OH some part of the land enriched
" much faster than manure did The other
parts, and Is BOW Tie richest part Of the
plantation, though there has never been
pui any manure an IL, other than the
gypsum, clover and weeds and has been
cleared near forty years /; this effect of the
GYPSUM does not extend farther than 20
out ut 22O acres {: i!le balance has receiv-
Ell but little apparent benefit frsm it.
In the next years rotation, found the
lmpIoVementWas stationary, and hat the
lots were declining IN their products, tho
there was an evident appearance of The
SOIL Improving, by the .mcrea sed quanti-
~ Of grass and lis colours. The decline
l suspected To arise from the long tram
ping oltlie soil aud the late perloi Of fal
lowing, the soil being moi sufficiently
created toremedy this, adopted spring
tailowlngs, aud gave the soil four plough.
ings with as many borrowings, incIuSlup
the seed p!oughing. This has not rene,
died the injury OF grazing, and this year
l nave put OH one OF The lots upward. of
200 cart loads of manure, being about
two-thIrds the manure made on the farm.
exclusive oil penning the stock, aud have
cultivated II in corn. Manuring, aided
by good cultivation, will be the Only re.
NEEDY against the severe grazing, aud tile
consequence will be thai the fields will
be robbed OF half the manure raised from
them To put on The lots, and -, ei lie fields
increase faster ~ fertility. Here is "a fair
experiment between the grazing and en-
closing system, and the benefit is so
much more III favor Of the latter, that |
would not keep stock could | procure
meat, milk, &c. on reasena lie terms
However, ii is probable time NAV point
out a better reDedy Than we now possess.
bave had III contemplation for somr
time plan of this kind, and should have
put II IN trial before this time, had not nv
attention OF late years been so much IA.
ken up with my prolession.
bave few gears ago made little AL
dillon to my farm, Of so acres, one half
woods, one half worn ont gnlied oId pine
ihIckei this land lying adjoining my lois,
! have cleared ny the old part and added