Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-26
vy FLETCHER & TOLER

-. ~ "'"'N - composed of leaves
Wv ~" ai shah gram. the ohal of lnd,.n
49, '"s anu gas, and the droppings OF
the cattle. Although those u,nn,e! =.
aonndhni, yet | spread each un maj I'D ~
9ufihg pafhcu'ar ingredient 60 eons,,tnI.
hch mus, on clayeY land, | snread ibs mn.
hure winch contains most salts and n, I,,l
coniahlhg su,heienCy OF salts sur.ad M,
""'eh contains most OIL. But have eooth.,
ItSu"'S &C Tor Inanuiing, which is nv means al
u"enes' from winch inundate a portion of nv
lAh"s' such "ateted lanls produce lafpe and
noe topacco bat viii not produce uji,n corn
tIli II has been dry one sumner. 10 k,ll a ,vo,,n
winch Is bred by the water. one Of winch ,,,li
poison, or otherwise destroy a hill of cor, ~,
II has iasseied As the manure thus ar,nmnla
tel IS composition of leaves and other va,,.
table matter, mountain mould aud salts which
have hlierod nom the adjacent mountain hal.
lows. II is most proper for clayey lands; bur
tue Gay ought 10 he We'll ploughed FIRST, tina,
the water may sina and thereby as strength
retained one who has not been accustomed
10 mountain water viii hardly incline to believe
me, when state that have seen splres of sail
Pe'e On. my "Vered lands fully hall inch
j long.
! Manures improve lads most when snread
IN the tall or wioier, anu am inclined 10 bo
iieVe, that where il is not Intended thai land
shah be gra2ed 10 lis injury, The most proper
plan 10 spread H. is on land Which has Just been
turned ont OF cultivation, for rest by this
course a heavy coat OF natural vegetables IS
oThught form, which, when turned Under IA
low, becomes sweet aud proper food tor Any
crop. It's true that more OF the L.auure eva.
p"rates "hen spread On the surface, but let 1t
ne remembered, that When thus spread, IL keeps
the ground moist, aud the atmos phere con1en.
sed. therefore the Improvement must DC Tue
greater.
Another defect in tnanuring, Is the spreading
too large quantity Oh an acre Of land About
lOyears pas. (when residing OF another farm
had very poor spot near the ceutre of n
field, on which ispread ricn manlre, about
Tour inches dick, aud turned II uudpr idlIoW
about L. inches deep expecting thereb 10
secure il from evaporation. The field was
cultivated in lndlsn corr, aud the produce vi
! this spot was merely nothing IN tie tallu was
sowed with wheat, whicn vas not worth cutting
and the spot lsyet poor.
Since this experiment have spread no
more Of common manure than one cart load
TO every ten yards squVe and Of rich manure
half of this quantity "tl sulics. itch laad
does not need much manure and poor Land
will not bear II, for ii is the same situation
| 3 3
with tood as wsilas the otner,-the one vii
| loahe or discharge food rs well as the other
/ Hardly week passes throughout the year
! without my having spread SOM manure.
pie OF straw, chips, shayings or other trash,
or a bank OF clay or sand which may be IN the
| way, shall have no rest. am neither afraid
nor ashamed 10 be caught 81 work. Wo,k
| makes me healthy, aud by work my baud Is
made healthy aud | hope thai my lands aud
| myself may continue 10 improve IN health, "a.
b lily and nppendage. WAS not raised 10 la
| boz, nor nm now through necessity compel
| led 10 il the hot sun is quite disagreeabe 10
me, but when have persplred freely am
revived always feel a repugnance al starting
70 work, but when once fairly al ii, am inclt-
ned to proceed therefore II appears that ex.
citing the resolution 10 bes,n is hall the bAttlr.
Some persons pass me when am nj work,
who are ashamed for me for they cry out
soho, neieh bour would not work il were
you ! | am aptto sell bread to such AS
these aud have thrs not need Of more shame
| than | !
BIT Of what avail IS this toll of the body IN
less the mind is in a correspondent actionE OF
what ayai the spreading OF manures, or the
digging oi the ground, if The mind is not on the
bn,ineSs the mind goes right tho business
goes night but If, when a man is at work IN
his field, and his MUD is on pack of cards,
race field, Il cock pit warrant trying, ora
boule OF whskey, he Is certain to make ms 'Ieks
in tie wrong place, therefore ayailng nothing,
aud What is worst he Is apt quit his business
to see il all goes right with his hobby.
L. DRUM MOND.
Jnly :. 1880.
! have a dam across a small stream winch
| has IN two wears secured about 900 cart loads
/ OF valuable manure. The water from the pond
can be Turned Oh cultivated lands below.
anu az a loss in making a calculation, as 10 the
cbeap,st method Of moving the manure.
! The year ISIS, cultivated in corn, field
which had been inundated the year before, and
which thought would procure hne crop, but
the produce was only 40 barrels. Many spots
Of TO 10 so square had not one stalk Standing.
Tins ear The ne field Is in corn. which stands
well and bids far Tor good crop.