Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-20
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FOR THE yaRGIaIAs.
GYPSUM.


have used gypsum or pasieF Of paris on
almost every common vegetable, but have n
handoned its use except on tobacco mud dover
for, although have observed its effects on 9th.
er vegetables, il has been SO seldom and s.
slight that consider the labor and plalsief
worth more than the effect
Tobacco, planted in trashy land, should br
plaisiered so soon as il has taken root, as IN
such land IL is cert in 10 become yellow an
dwarhish, never starting 10 grow in less than
three or four weeks after planted. A SIN i
ihimble full Of plaster is sufficient for a hill
AM this should be cast ON he plants, the lahor
er standing nearly or quite erect tnai the
pnister may be busted on tho land as well M
on the tobacco.
One bushel Of plaster Is plentiful dressing
for thirty or thirty five thousand tobacco hills
II much more should be used in warm wea her
il is nst 10 sicken he tobacco moreover, ~
any time, a small quantity has as great an Ell
iect as a large quantity
Two or three dews, or light shower of rain
ia sufficient to dissolve well ground plaster aud
cause il to CT with the greatest success.
plaster my tobacco only once, except from
some cause the first dressing may fail to at IN
which case plaster again so soon AS the 10
bacco may show the failure by becoming vel.
low
Plaistering tobacco after the middle of July
is dangerous, as II will keep The tobacco green
aud growing So late as To endanger its being
taken by frost
LAS year nearly all my tobacco was in stub
BILE lot land aud falling TO procure plaster Ion
dressing IL sufficiently eaIly, IL became perfectly
Yellow furry and thought, totally " orihless
plaistered ii Hb6ni the last oi July the e1t q
was wonderful, and am conscious thai mad
nj least four tImrs as much tobacco as would
nave done had not plaisiered II.
do mol grow Temp. bun if We're, should
| never fail 10 plaster that sown on trashy iand
aud all other thai from aay Cause (tipening ex
ceptcd) might become yellow, rs ! lave seen
lis effects as strongly marked on hemp as on Il
n uthef veg able.
Gypsum IS imposed Of sulphur and ferfugi
nous clay, and different person have asoribed
rs magical power mostly or altogether - ih'
one or 10 the Other OF its conn onenf parts bn
from experience. Gnd that be- which contains
mo-. ulphnr, W ieh may be known by its inhe
rent snlphnrIc STAIN, tlsakrd With white, ant
It's brittle appearance
A few weeks past | read in the Jenefsonia'
Republican,, lin al extract from Tennesse'
paper with some degree ot surprise and d.
like, the following remark Plaisier IS a grea
auxiliary with clover in flushing lanhs, but Il
ulil mately injurious, leaving or pacin5 the cart
in the predicamrn N whlcs ardent spirits plac,
the human syslem-soon hot. soon uold-fush
ing for while. but Impoverished in the end -
II the great and permanent IMPROVEMENT ot
many farms, wholly by clover and plaster doe
not convince one offs beneGcial Effect, noting
can. Sooner could the Tennessee writer lyhost
signature is w convince a man OF sense, ,ha
dressing of stable or COW pen manure wonlJ
be injurious to land, than dressing Of veg"l
ables grown by plaster as an an auxiliary. On
# w. only intends simply 10 say. that cutting
clover every year, or twice in the year iron
land is I'M lrious 10 it, making IL hot when Or
and cold when off who will not agree with him
for " hat land can endure such laying
Il. DRU MMOND.