Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-20
From the United States Literary Advertiser
FARMING.

Those who have strictly investigated the
sub;ec, consider large farms comparatively
less productive than small ones: while they at
tho SANG time impose upon their owners de.
gree of Iabonr much greater in proportion than
wouid seem 20 be required by he mere differ
ence Of size. The cause, it is thought, lies
aitosetber in the difference of management.
A farmer in moderate circumstances, with fifty
mr. sjxty acres of land, for instance, will bring
every inch oil it into high state OF cultivation
The labor employed III preparing his grounds
will be more than doubly compensated In his
subsequent exemption from toll while the ow-
ner of a wide spread territory OF three or four
hundred acres. which he has but sparingly
suppIied with uourlshmeni, must work more
seJnlouslv unon every acre during the pro,
,,ess of vegetation and, after all, reap but a
meagre and inadequate harvest. Asa single
acre of lind. highly cultivated, can be made
10 yield n crop equal 10 three or four acres
sceniily prepared il must be obvious that the
extra labor in dressing the former Is abundantly
more than saved by the diminished labor IN
attending it. A striking exemplIheaiion oil this
fact may be viewed by any OF our farmers,
who viii take the trouble TO W.T. tho grounds
attached to the House OF Industry at South
Bnsion-there, they may have The theory and
The illustration directly before Their eyes.
Those grounds, 1t IS SAID, hnVe pfouucea ms
season, from three TO Tour tons oil hay per acre
-,hich is three or four times the quantity of
ordinary crops. So exuherah' was the grass,
that there actually was not room, upon the
surface where i, grew, sufficient Tor the pur-
nose u, making the hay. Aud thls WAS entirely
aw,ng. MS we are told, TO the rreyinns pains
taken to enrich the soil by plentiful additions
OF suitable compost.
We're The same policy pursued by the owners
Of laroe farms, thpre woulG be little need oil
emio ration from the New England 10 the wess
tern states for the very tract winch nov" under
n careless system OF culture, barely affords sns
,enance for a SINGLE family, might be made
10 support three OF four-and mat TOO, win
much less toll add trouble, IN proportion
TO the quantity cultivated.-Many oil or lar.
mer. grasp al the management OF 100 spacious
a terrttory-the consequence is, they impose
upon themselves IA state oil slavery 'hey aceu-
muIa,e nothing, except now and the" an addi-
,;oo,l match Of waste land, which serves only
IN increase their burthens without augmenting
their income. We're they on the contrary 10
conf,ne their exertions to smaller spcis while
their crons could be rendered equally IT not
more abundant. they would themselves ENJOY
life he,ter-because more independent, and
With their usual share OF sagacity ahd ifnga'ily,
more wealthy: they would acquire time TO 10
stitu,e experiments, aud TO examine improve
ments they would attain what they no"
scartelv ever ess--teiSuue-@hereby we
mean not the privilege OF being iazy-bnt lha'
sort of leisure which poor kicnaId describes
as time for doing something use'ui -'me
for study. for reelection, Tor fam'iiar converse
for looking after the education OF their young
in short. for realizing the blessings after WHICH
they are constantly ioiIng, We are no prac
tical farmer--bui, according 10 The prosero
| +" a wink from blind horse" is sometimes ser
yiceable.