Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-26

countries, where they are krpi in tic a
boye manner, "a have seen 3 wear old.
weigh IL cwi. each.) A plot OF Que acre,
| should he enclosed With bo ards, where a
large stock 81 hogs might be kepI al The
refused clover, carrots, .uinips, aud light
grain, that would oiheiwisV be wasied.-
| Ii The soil entered on, should be 1T thai
miserable quality that II would mot pro.
dGce GOOD crops under the above mode
| OF management, although II must be evi-
dent from The means used, and The great
quantity OF dung that must necessarily
BE applied, thai almost ANY description OF
soil, Will be productive under this sys-
TEN (: | would leave out halt Of The corn
crop Tor lew y ears aud completely fall
low It, by repeated ploughmgs during
the summer months; and il dung was noi
found IN sufficient quantities on The farm
to enrich il, clay might bcbnrni upon il, in
sufficient quantity 10 Improve IL To the
slate desired; which is very simple and
easy process beng aiwa, more desira-
BILE as well az profitable, not 10 exhaust
the soil by excessive cropping but 10
keep II always Ia good heart, that is in
highly productive and improving state.
Ii Is pfesuiBed that 4 men, "a boy, aud
women servants, would be amply sui-
hcieni, tor the management Of The extent
of land described, In The most efficient
IN Her--'ro IA, h we might reasonably
expecito raise from 1900 To 5000 bushels
OF wheat, rye or oats annually, from 3 10
400 barrels oil corn, besides q urS cwt
oil butter and 10 cattle weighing from 10
TO IL cvt.. each ailUi considerable
quantity of pork. a colt, and various seeds
and other things, that an industrious
farmer would necessarily aiiend,o.
II would be difficult al presem, 10 Gals
culatc the immense advantage, this rising
country would derive from the iniroduc
ton OF Il superior system of agricul, re,
WHICH il Is presumed, the above describ
ed, would be +: and which is well under.
stood not TO be IA wild ,iring--tUt tic ecei.y
day practice, OF more populous countries,
and OH small farm occupied by he
writer. belonging 10 Hugh Smith, Esq
near Aicxandria. Ii is obvious however,
that II would vastly increase The paiioual
pro.pcriy by the stimulus that would be
given TO industry, aud commerce, by
the immense surplus produce, that might
be spared for expectation as well as the
increased rapidity with whirh TIE popu
ialion would proceed, from The increased
means OF subsisiing them aud Ike en
IL NOUtU BCiU ONt I'D GlDi-
grants.-l had almost omitted To mention
that we ought To have iii view the reduc.
ton that is daily taking place in oar quan-
lily OF timber, and Immediately set about
the making OF live fences. The Parachan
thus, or ever green thorn are easily raised,
and thrives well here: We planted 1000
plants late III tic spring of 1878, and not
wiihs'andins they were not planted I'll!
late in April, and on the most wretched
soil imaginable, very few ofihem died--we
pat in ii little dung last winter, and they
are now doing we'll : we put them on the
level surface, . feet apart, but this is 100
great distance they do best planted al
one year old. aHd ought TO be pu, III al
not more than loot apart. You will per-
ceiye that have wrote this more from
desire 10 communicate my wish of seeing
HE agriculture of this country improved
than with any reference to your offer of
re~ard-Neveri!ieless, il any thing have
wrote should be SD very fortunate as TO
meet your appreciation. / should think
myseli very highly honored, by your
kindly noicing II, III line TO your most
obd't. mum. scrt.
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