The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-15
AGRICULrsiisE.
Prom a Bedford, Pa. Paper.
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shallow plooehine On his own particular farm.
Its nprpcteal result Of u solitary experiment
Lornia argues thai deep ploughns place, the
rich surface mould below tho reach of the roots
ofthr vegetable. aud Should never he resnrted
~ except when thr sni face OF tlte sod has been
"xhat led bs a bad system OF tilagr, aud The
suh-sDh is rich aud deep, and will ,unply the
deficiencies IN vegetable pabnlum. caused by ire
quenfpoughlng aud severe cropping.
| The adtorAes at deep pinughiup and | u
led the wav. assert, that NJ evrfy poug hing a
great fermentation takes ptact, and an exhna
ton of many tons 10 the acre and thai the
| quantity gas eAhaled j. IA ratio with Inc
dcpth the eefin IS moved; hat the ground be.
ing moved 10 GREAT -. me roots al the
lplass hl,r g,eater t,tiwls ~ fs,eod thsinsciqes
-sad Consequently 10 fRcNtes of colrclhg the
ioega mt.nplled that the moisture does MOI tta-
poraie as rapidly from deep. as from shallow
moved ear'h-- consequently. tue plants are less
affected by dry SEASONS.
There Is an appearance of ruth IN each by. !
poihesis hui " vino shall decide when doctors
disagree p II IS probable thr PRACTICE oil each
Is advisable under certain circumstances.
cannot however. reconcile the theory Of Loran
with the practice ofthe Chinese. They never
s"firr thelr lands 10 resiv~Shey plough deep aud
spade deep; hut then they manure lot every crop
But rom w0ence comes the mattei, the atnitrl6l
which enables them In return az much 10 the
sod as they take irom II We answer. by the
sulcIest ca,e 81 The baro.yard manure, by 4 ju-
d'e,ons use OF lime, asi,rs, aud above all the
preservation of that mast powerful nj all ma
M -, nieW soil, without which last, China
| would not support, hs ~ hetmhui ~ millions, ms
many sonls as ia" hnd plenty aud happiness
onder lhe auspices ola wise aud benlgnanl go-
vrrnn"nt but our vulgar barbarian prclndices
ranss ~ 20 look npon II as nuisance. In fekm
4 Nmk,n, Nc. II is MIXED with lime fashioned into
cakes, aud expose on the shambles for sale 10
The country people.
! have Often rpoughl that the relation OF wha,
one has done IN the pursuit OF ones pfotcs-
si"n, is worth volume OF theory. 10 relate ae.
tuat eNfrumenIS, | conceive To be- the best way
ei Conveying Information 10 the great mass of
readers
In the tall Of 1921 | fenced in about an acre
! of Land tor gardrn. after cutting the timber
nh It'll was n'annryd and well broken up. la
The rptlnl II was narrowed eios .baIrowcd
aud sown with some garden seeds The crop was
| poof, rs might be- expected from such cough
ptepa a'inn. | had often heard of tfrGcbug
garden, aud kn lha' Nh NeNahon late Of
| Phlddcpn,a scotsman. had tttnclrrd his gar
! den two terf dc, j. When saw II SOME fifteen
! E"dfs d"u, II WIS aStnnisbingg productive.
| vi am tUbbeit, ~ his excellent book On gar.
dcnmg recommends th- pfactioe strongly /
determined 10 naHe the nal, aud IL the sur.
oess justified the expense, 10 uench nay whole
| garden.
In the fll Of 1929. the garden was manucd
! heavily with Nc- ellbie substancc. taken FROM -
cranberry swamp NJ Easils 3h Pocos' .
MIXED with Inn. ,sbrs a. harn-' aIi manure \
bed at toafsqaaic fodS vas maikea ouf aud two
/ mcu. each with dgiubhnE hoe and shovel. be-
/ @da H. Touch Two feet widr aud Two itct
deep. When TIM y ~ dug, they Began another
: Ueach OF the snuic with, the #cattll at winch
was drown INTO the FIST dua nrnch, til tel1 sod
lnne o,hes and al. into the bo,tonl AMI the Lot
tom sol on The raP. III, woik W., continued
nil the hed was heac',ed, utd II was Il matter OF
great abour.
Dung was hauled on tie top, spade,l in. aud
the spring pat,mp, were soWn III dilils aud
radlsIrs between the parAmPs The rn3lsnes
s"geta'ed weakly thr greater pat di,d by rca.
son ct frost or uthfr Cdp -. Tine lew u,dt snl.
! vwed weie very smali add Ign, Gus, AMI totally
un6t 10 eat Very ir" of lhe parsnip, cam.
up, and supposiue ibe frost lad destroy ed them
IL The ssed lrat, fcs9wrd item. About the
middle of June, found The prospect Of "A crop
desperate, and having some beet pants set them
out IA he vacant spaces. These linu ished web
some OF Them attaining the weight of lon on
five pounds. The par,nips wee good lor 40 IL
mg
In the spring oil 1872 this bed was AGAIN ma
nu'ed, dug well with the spade, aud so~n IN
parsmps- They are well worked during the
summer aud haIV,> ci the middle of Noyrmhe,
poo crop, had Smuggling of roals carrot
the seed Of winch had no doubt been Deposited
| by accident, came up IN the bed and vi, dr. =
ed with the paisnips, II attained an unusually
large size and was very finely formed.
a wilmer ofthe nr,gbDothood. who trenched
his vineyard as did my pafsnp bed, sowed
carrot seed ON the rcsh earth Which WIS
late g'aVcl, aud the crop was large aud very
Gne
1t appears from tn that bects aid carrots
thrive we'll on land wirich has heen deculv mn
we'd. though the subsnil contains bnt little y.ucr.
able matter while Pa, snps and tad she. tlecine
aud die. II Is ttn inference tnat deep uluugh
ing Il beneficial 10 some vegetables aud inlurI-
Gus 10 others that the surface of the earth
must he made To contain the nuirment of pla,rfs
before the seed is deposited. The planl VIII
not arrive al lis gtearsl excellence TINT plauI,
absorb portion oi iIetr food bv the agency OF
the tOimge aud mat the radiCuld Is a co aopnt
IN the work that the largtr the leaves the
greater y ihe absorption from tie Htlnpspheir,
ana the less VII II exhaust the sol. Hence
beet ana cabbage dle no As gleat eAhausicts
oais
Tobacco, however Is said To be a etcat cx.
hauster and 10 doubt IS 80. bot tobacco re-
Turns nothing to the soil nine -tcntis ~ the olani
Is shipped 10 other CON iIles. But II Cabbage
OF bee's aie ied 10 COWS an the land as much
ierIlllzmg maue' Is deposited Is will Compensate
fof exhaustion ny tIleU culture, aud | bellrsc
much more, oee"1.e ihe nutritious gas attracted
by the planl itom the atmosphere ~ conc,ntlA-
Ted there, and vii seive IN reproduction, II mol
suffered IN escape.
In August lat, placed some manure from
the hog pen rafmd some bects Their tops suon
eHhIbhcd 'he ehccis Of the application houtl,hmg
beyond expectation WHAT tn. result would
have been, VII prevented from observing, by
reason ol one al tie domestics, seeing he tom,
remarkably IoNnriant, pulling lhru. tor ihe COW.
From the moment Of ,his operation the y anl
ceased to IhfGe. T. Is. NJ.
10 preserve poiaioes IN proper state for