The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-13

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The following communication from q
resu.ciahl. farmer Of Dslasare County,
detailing ms system OF selling stock. was
read nj the stated meeting Of the Phllade-
phia Society for prhmoting Agriculture,
A.. 81, 1873.
Nineteen head of horned cattle, four
horses, and eleven hogs are fed nhe times
daily, in the stable. and IN the intervals
they are kept 10 th, barn ard, having a
shed. and stream of water by its SIDE.
IN. manure from the yard and stable, IS
regularly hauled every day to sn adioln-
ing yard, and covered with Il layer of
each. A change If grass is provided for
the stock. When the second growth Gov
els the f.lds frat cut, the cattle are turnrd
out To pasture. until the mnwrr,' ground
In ike manner Affords good bite. The
grass far sating IS ca, early IA The morning,
aud enough 10 then cpt In last all. day,
and lor the first feed Of the next day.
{ are is taken not To trample upon the
grass in the cart. Tile advantages De
rlt'd from the practice pursued, wlrn com
parnd Ia pasturiug ali the year, are, Increase
OF - ok, aud consequent decrease OF man
urr. 10 be applied when aud where watt.
ted III ctfetrn, hand ready IN harvest, eho
was hffnre occupted in so'lIng, aud thu
preservation of an unifo m surface 10 the
lsud owing to the cattle hriug kept nh
when the earth is open and loose III the
sprIns. The manure il thought tu ply tor
.he additional labor Incurred during the
tilue of soing. The cows do not milk 80
well AS when pastuyed, but the same nun
bei could nat be kept ~ that way, AZ are
now maintained. No stable manure haa
ever been bought for this farm, which Is
now in high state of fertility
900
& ne,o method of raising MN Potatoes
ia W,nter and Spring Take some dry
monld, with which cover the bottom OF a
large box, abont two inches thick then
lay pataiues of the kind called oxnoblest
chiefly used fng cattle. side by side, 50 az
10 eo,ef the mould then cover these with
two inches more of mooid, and so on for
four or five courses. The bux may stand
covered with dry straw IN any warm eel
iar. Ii lhis pan be adopted IN the mouth
of November, very large supply OF be"u'
tilul young potatues will be obtained very
soon after Christmas and the pniaIues
mag be repeated 40 as /" have "A success
sim iiii tue season produces them IN the
natural Yay.--.HiatrpG.
DGouGaT.--As a country becomes clear
ed It's timber, it becomes more liable IL
drought ADD these will be more or less
severe according 10 elm lie. That winch
is naturally cool and moist, such as that
q n .,oI Irnl.4,I IA Ill at.l1UID
fever. be affected by too much dry wealh.
er; milile thai IN WHICH the summers arr
hotter. aud of cneree The atmosphere dfler
wld often suffer much on thls account. II
ropsi parts OF SpaIn the fields are parehed
"a, by the middle ot sualles ; bat bei"r,
this the crops are all harvested. la thi:
CDu,try, droughts are never 3" severe, nal
80 universal yet partial ones are "Itet
eKpeilsncrd, much earlier, and ,IanS be
fore the crops haze cnme to maturity
Thls is an evil aud all the farmer can do
isto mike the best possible, provision a.
galost it.
Generally spca king, noihing is bettci
calculated 10 ward oft The effects of drOught'
than gond cultivation, by pluughlng satll-
cirnily deep aud cllectnaily, and tnanarrng
wei. Ground that is well lpeliuwed, tn d
proper depth, wil stand drought much
better. ihan that which is pioughed sha.
low and left 10 ciods s: and that whsrh /,
wei maaured vii. retain more mois,srt
than that which is poor. Again, ground
which is thus We'll prepared, aud nauured
shoots forth its crop SO rapidly, that tia
rrund is soon covered aad shaded tron
the sun and for this reason, retains ii
moisture longer. The same may be oh
served of moving lands.
Gypsum is also an aniidote to droughis
and fortunately, il suits the soils best whicl
are most affected IN this way.
anoiher way to avoid the effects a
drenyh,s is, to cultivate swamp-lsad
more e4.eosisciy, Ia raising snch produe
tnns ~ ar. u at liable Ia receive iniar,
iu4hls wsy. Such iaods, When vel drain
ed and duy mixed With proper ea'ihs
Or othar mannr-s. may undoubtediy b
rendered excellent for almost every sunI
e,er crop, whc5 is iiabi. TO he Injured b.
TOO much dry weather. Wet lands ais
which have, been hoIluY-drsined. will STAG,
adfsagl,. much better than in their cFi
ynai wet stately Z. farmer