The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-09

Etftdd Of t,der from gentleman nory u,
Eagtand, 10 his friend Ia Virginia.
dtftd
HoLsuAM. 10Th July. 1891.
, A. you nre renow md farmer, ihought
II most classical Ia ei,r yUn FEW Iinrs
from The celebrated domain III Mr.. Coke.
The eat agricultural and oIalrnt com.
moner, especially as end paper, pen, ink,
wax, &c, ~ the table, 10 which am
shown 10 my lndgipg loun. Here Won
have every thing al your clhow, and nerd
no further waiting on. The huus. is IN
scale Of Which YOU bn,e NJ idea In
bis manners Mr.. q. is quite plain; hr IS
very communicative, aud mosi profnssly
hospiiable. II, Is irue wbig and has III
ways bern on the American side in mr..
controversies With England, for which We
onghi To like him.
! have learned IN Norfolk, that our
mode of tis Ing Ii,. hedges has never been
tair Tiny afe the great ornament of
England, aud an. well wufih further
esprrin,cn, though doubt If cur nm
hnrned pigs would mol pen.t,aie them
even IN Nof,k. III. thorn should be
planted Ia double rows, zach plant being
about fonr inches from its nrighber, thus,
1870 they shonld BIZ protected when
young by soinr other enelusurr-shoud he
irimmed every year on the sides. 80 as 10
make them slo.h upwards, and to make
them dense. Moreover, the seeds should
be sown IN u nursery, and the young plants
! removed when you wish them.
| TIL. sheep and turnips are The great
maiiur here. lnd III. turnips ~. cub.
irel 10 many accidents from the rs, no
with us. They put tb,m IN drlIs-.l saw
some yesi,iday with four or FIVE small
leadcs. The produce of sheep is amazing
81 mean the yield in mnncy. MIR. Coke
has lately sold sheep, fifteen months old,
thus. @fecee, los. ,urai 10 London, S7s..
equal 10 81. IFS. sterling. Mr.. Cok.'s me
thod Of rnlt,,aling tufnirs IL worth one
li'al ] never saw II IN VirgiDip. Tho
ground Is nicely prepared in dilIs, the
seeds are sown very thick IN drli 10 allow
Tor The rayages Of ihr fly, and still have
plants enough lie assures ne he has
never failed since he adopted this ru.,hvd.
| Here WHEAT, barley anil almost every
thing, IL drilled. Labor is too dear with
us for that, but We might drill iuruips.
They maxi. 10 use If plaster of paris in
England, MS manure But The quantity Of
stable manure they put un the ground is u
maziDg. never saw, except on aspara-
gus beds, any thing like H.. | assure YOU
Il is unpleasant 10 ride near u newly
pluugh. d field, from the smell of stable
yard. ] haze stem groupj bonr also Us, Il.
as manure Near I.incoIn IL IN much IS.
ieemrd, but 10 Norfolk less. The land m
England is every where nearly level, sx-
c.pia few barren hills. There is more
laUd which WAS by nature barrrB than
supjosrd, but then they have Inns, chalk.
&c. ever, where, and grass seems to grow
kind, even on the poorest.
Here you hardly see any fesi u hieh is
not rspaIiered 90 the wall. They think
they have TIM finest in tho world. IL ia
large and fair undoubtedly, bat certainly.
AN far AS have seen, has less favour than
ours. We had ut table yesterday, NJ
llolkbam muskfnclop, grapes, straw Der
ries, raspbcfres, and cherries The grares
flesh ltom the hot house, beautiful purple.
ones, but not equal in favour 10 those We
have eaten ut Mr.. - -----'s. The straw.
brrrirs were enormous, beyond any thing,
| but mol so sweet ms ours.
Mr.. Coke ~ greatly cnamoicd of his
Des onshire cattle. liz says tie oxen are
far supcrior-tbe milk, the butter, the
meat, and rscry thing better. They arc
"nllurmly OF one color, somewhat Of a
reddish hay, with long hurns not very
large, bni round aud well formed, aud are
the handsofn.st rattle have ever seen.
He is fotsnking his old stock az sheer,
which was snIid fat lie now has what
he calls tn. improved Down, which lie
, thinks .'try way superior. But have
SEEN no mutton better ,i,an cur own. Ger
taiDly none so good ~ the All. ghany
The hsef ~ gel orally better than onrs, and
instead OF ealing il half raw as you hear
II II cooked most admiralty.
The climate is cool beyond v bat had
supposed. You sec must people tgayei
ling i, coaks 10 june rnd July, and y0t
! alw a,s find two blankets On Your b.d ons
1T which, aud sometilnes tile otlsr, Is ne
rrssary. Yesterday we had FIRE. |
rains almost every day, generally liglr
showers.
!, 1hs " heni aud barley of H.Ikham mr.,
Throughout az good as The hest ever SIN
!. - bat that is not the cas-. rlsew here. TIL
wheat Is often very fonl, sometimes ilre
n gular IN its growth, hui generally looks Vi
s sotuus--it is now in l"wer, but no id.s
ran be formed Of the crop. MIR. Z. say
: that II is not so uncertain crop With hin
> os il is generally represented 10 be IN Eng
: land
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