The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-08

icresis ot agriculture. His firm, situated n
few mites from thu city Of Albany, winch
when purchased by him lew years since
wasfqereiy waste land. and hardly considered
wortll cullvaiing he's lecnmr uuher his man
sgement aud ,ndsfaiigahle industry, one ol
the best and most productive in the county
The vegetable raised by Mir Buel 10 whics
his communication relates. Is held in high es-
TEEN Al Albany, aud We doubt not those he
propyes sending To this city will be soon
dispated oil after their arrival, OF which we
snail give notce.
10 tht Editors ofhe siaiemnn.
As bon profess 10 oeVote u porlien of YOUR
papefln the interests Of agriculture, take
The liharly of communicating some facts felA
tive tasihe tnrn,p culture. which have PROS
ecutep this year 10 1t greater extent than be.
fore.
Nh farm. on the Alhuny commons, is n
sandy loan, aud. 50 far Ms can Judge, very
much resembles the celrbrnted tnrnip soil ol
Norfolk In England. The idea. which is
y .saieut IN mnnY places, TINT The inruip re-
guSet n moist, poaty, ar very rlch soil. Is rr-
fronIans, Il % equally au error thm N,
win not grow on old lands. provided ih,sa.
have div aud sandy soil In Norfolk there
have been raised fine crop, on soils which
were eight-nnths siiex and perhaps they do
hests where the sand does moi constitute less
thAnfo per cent ii the sol hnd grow
the hest crops On the sidas and tops OF my
mon snnds hits While IN places more moist.
nnd nhoundlng III mare vegetable "'Riirr,
they ARE Of diminished slzo, III hoenrPd md
stiinay. Hence il has becume primary rnr
in nv praeiic. In sow his crop upon my
hgntest soil
For table use, he Inter me turuip - groisn
HE better. Tho Int sown are more eri.p
nicy. firm, aud better favored, than those
which ara mttnring during The hents of Sept
therefore -pw late ; the romnon sorts trnm
the 25th July ID lhr 9th August, & the Swedes
carly IN July.
As n crop for cattle fond have yet bnflii-
tie experience, exeepi with the ruih hega. ul
the utility and profit ut these am fully sniis.
fed. Th"y are raised NJ cheap as Indian corn.
The average product Is from 500 10 6uh hush
els. In root cellar, er IN piles nj 100 bush
els buried upon th" surface OF The ground,
tbey keep perfectly well, and are Ted without
being cut 10 neat cntile, with AS lltle labor AS
any food.
have rai.sd ,nrnips FIVE venrs, with mi.
form snctes- aud dlvagSds 'fcond crop You
urohahiy reepIect ,he hleh reputation they
ohtnined in the albany market us a table We
Ff'dblFt nv N''hl ' nave grown stNfH bl
eight acres, Of different kinds. viz the Aai red
ton aud green top. the Norfolk white, the Al.
rrdeen yellow. he globe and rnln baga an
t"cv al prove excellent oC their kind. The
two first Yielded ut the rate oi 7d1 bushels
| per acre. The whole were raised on ground
on which bad previously taken die same
seaD'cloycr, rye, worat, flax dndpeas. Mo-
! u the ground hn1 light dressing OF manure
which was rloughed under, and the qerd
soWo broadcast. md narrowed in. They
were tbinned and Needed with the hoe once
s., ouy
ieontempn'e sending fe" hundred bush
Ills 10 yonr market IN n day or two, when
beg on will dc me The favur 20 call nj the
boat and view lhem. think they IRE no
su fa.sad FOR branly and goodness by any
Hhish I'VE my
Your ubpdiont servant,
JESSE BUEL.