Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-09-04
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In January, 1873, took possession Of the farm on
which now reside. II very poor that many
persons considered it almost worthless. indeed was So
often told that would starve on it, that was almost
dishearlened
Knowing tina, bu, very small quantity Of manure
could be made from the off Of poor land determined
or improving by water and for this purpose in 1923
turned small branch dead clayey bottom Tbi.
watering business wnked at by many Of my ne sh-
bors, who supposed that | would ruin my land; but
when, twelve months afterwards 1 f,Iloyed IT, fire..
qucn'ly winked my selfor, found this small spring.
branch had much improved about six acres
In the Spring of 1921 cut a stout ditch, about 400
yards in length around the foot Of HILL Tor the purpose
OF turning the stream OF Buff,loe my lands. On the
18th OF August 1921 turned the stream into he ditch
and as il 10 ovince my good Fortune there fell the same
night, remarkably heavy shower of rain. BY d,v.
nest morning, was al the ditch ard found sufficient
quantity Of water running the land, urn i've or
mills and that aDos, black ssi ink The ditch
decreased IN size from the head and every eight or ten
steps there outlet for the passage Of he water;
running yet the land not materially injured by
washngin into gullie'.
Now, my neghbors MIL great outcry--I was be-.
wil1ered distracted &c. &C.; bu kept steady TO nv
purpose, continuing the OH the land for about s
months when it was turned on, md he land hllOwel
for crop The slluval deposit tom one inch o
two feet deep and the weeds and grass from three to six
feet high part Of the flat cultivated in tobacco.
which surpassed any crop 10 the neighborhood; and
now my neighbours began to pause, 10 stare and to
wonder. What, said they, Is this Drummond conin.
N''y
duce worth gathering, aud now, without any ina
nnre, see such tobacco But. believe me- rsaders
am no cODjuref; al hat did do, was 10 attend nv
bitches; keep Them in order; keep the water runoing;
and, once willie. cast little black mud or few
leaves, into TIC bitches above, that they might drift on
my field and whenever gullsy should appear, Oh.
ed with brush, that the first freshet afterwards,
might level il with trash and mud.
When the stream was clear, only moderate quaint
~ was lot on e land; but when il waa muddy al That
large mil-race could draw and Fapid branch (Which
enters below The milD eoul afford, was let on.
Since my FIRST experiment have every year water
ed PARTON Of my land, and ind by experience icon
rary TO all opnoDs) that my lands moro improved
by water and mud IN summer, than in winter.
This year, havo the wafer again on the Nat, on
which turned Bugiloe which contains % sores; ex
cep at This time, 1t j. of for the purpose Of moving
the natural grass which, 10 many places, VIII make ell
egant cutting
have determined 10 Pr. this again IN tobacco mex
year, and calculates that The year Is favorable every
three plants will make a pound.
have always failed in making milan corn on water.
ed land, the year after waered. The land becomes n
tested with hard yellow worm, which IS very desfuc
tive to eofo; but. provided The ground i not naturally
damp, those will neatly all perish in the summer
Last yagr ssltcd few hills e coro which hill. were