Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-25

lHt IlOuPH. vi IHt piONen WIN mpnlu, we
have the Mccormick, the Davis. the Cary, the
Peacock, the Dag on. the Barshnre and others
The McCo rmck aud Davis are the best plough
in use amongs, u.s. the only difficulty IN their
construction being in the cast of the mould
which difficulty. or objection, | was much
pleased 10 hud, by examining in the work shop
of Mr.. Landlord OF Lynehb0rg, had been oO.
waited.
Ofother ploughs, we have The Dutch shovel.
the COW tongue or ripper, the coulter aud the
cnltivator. The shovel should only be used for
marking OF rows, for opening burrows in which
seed is To be- planted, for eultvahng tobacco,
AMI for pulling IN small gram where the cult
vator cannot bs used. The COW tongue can he
used for the same purposes as shovel, aud
may be more adyaniage"usly he used on steep
aud stony land. know of 40 use Tor the cou-
ter, except breaking aud tearing up the roots q
trees The cuuvator Is used Tor light til
lage, and TOR putting IN small grain on laI-
lows.
By our best farmer. is likewise used The
skinner which is similar TO the hand hoe
the hillside plough with one mould board,
which may be shifted IN either side, and the
trowe hoe with two mould boards, which is
used between beds, for the purpose of making
them equl-dIstant, aud for opening water fur
rows.
There is no doubt but tha, plough could he
propelled by steam, and on large farms such
could probably he used for following, partlcu-
larly on clay fields.
The objects in following arc lst opening the
earth, SO that the roots OF vegetables may range
in search of nourlshmeni 4; 2nd. that the atmos-
phere NAV enter the more copiposiy, Tor the
Improvement of the earth. aud Tor feeding OF
vegetables throDg their roots ; 3rd, pulverIslng
Il. IL. "A
aud 4th removing we,ness. Let any one con-
slider well ofihose objects. and he will discover.
that Tor either, aud for all of hem in con june-
Ton. the deeper the faIlow the better; and il
were TO declare that land should be fallowcd
ten feet deep, he will nctb inclined To con
tradict il.
On deep fallows any vegetable " i'll star, but
slowly to grow, but so soon MS the roots have
pushed their way to the snrfacc mould, which
has been turned under. the plant improves RAJ
pidy, and a respectable harvest may be Ell
pected be the year either wet or dry, for il
wei the snperfnous water will sink, aud iidry
vapor and air will he absorbed for The nonTish-
IN ut of the crop. However propitions the SEA
son, we always find on "a swallow iallOw large
stocks aud small ears of any Kind oil gram, but
on deep falow, we ON the contrary, find
small .tocks and large ear.
fallowed INTO beds giving the beds such drec-
iion as to cas-, out superintendent water. All
dry soils, however, level should be fallowcd
naked or fiat, and ali broken ground should be
lallowed and titled horizontally. After fallow
has been rough broke, the break harrow should
be used whenth sod mols then, possible,
the fdllow plong' ed again With one horse to a
plough, and again narrowed. Upon shallow
fall,w, corn should be planted at the distance
OF or g feet square but on deep fallow,
have invariably found, that the thicker | plan
ted, The greater the produce We need only
10 think of the difference in the pasturage, to
he satisfied as 10 the difference in the produce
| once planted spot of corn four feet by 2 feet
inches, with two stalks in a place, aud the
produce was greater than any other spot have
ever planted. l his year made my corn rows
five {, Ell apart and planted the corn al three
feet on the rows, with two, aud in ore spot
three stalks in place, and am inclined TO
think that # | had planted thicker shouid have
made more.
For the first working Of corr a cultvator or
harrow with the centre hoe or tooth taken out
Is the most proper. ! he most thai is necessary
AT this time is 10 break a crust on tie surface
of the earth that the corn roots may gel all
the air possible. therefore one pass INN diately
over The corn, is sufficient for n row. II Tor this
purpose two horses or yoke Of oxen be used
Zone walking on either side Of the row J 80
much the better (; but II only one, put that one
on the row of corn, and fear not, for the dam
age is trivial.
Forihe second working of corn, the McCor-
mick or Davis plough is the proper instrument.
The plough is now necessary lof the destroy
ing Of grass and weeds aud therefore it should
be run SO near the corn as to lap the earth on
the row. One horse to a plough Is Sufficient
for this working. The hand hoe should now
follow the plough, for the purpose oil dressing
the corn, when it will also need thinning.
The third working OF corn, or that which it
receives when neatly ready Tor ta.seling is the
most material, an therefore should he done
in the best and neaiest STYLE. II tue rows are
sufficiently wide. two horses should now be put
10 plough, or If only unc, then that one should
be able 10 draw the plough from eight 10 nine
inches deer.
For the last working cultvator or light
Swimming with dough 10 most proper.
Twill close this head, by relating my expert
ment in watering my corr this year. You all
know, that have bitches around the greater
portion Of my plantation, for the purpose nt
conveying water on my lands had there
fore only conveyed water on my land when
out OF cultivation, for its improvement but
this year, the drought being very severe, de
ternined, although fearing the consequences,
10 try the stream of Bufaloe on my corn field.
do not recoecl the precise time mat the wa
ter WAS turned on. but twas when my corn
would have been half made, Il the season had
been favorable, yet many stalks had no appear
ance vi shoot upon them.
The wa'er was conveyed by small bitches
on the highest pats of the field from whence
il passed mostly under ground. 10 The lower
spots /; AID thus, IN 100 IL days nearly The
whole field became vet. GA tue Ord day,
could plainly discover an Improvement IN the
con- 40 far AZ the wafer made the land wei
on the first day ; aud thus the improsement
progressed throughout the wslered part OF
the field, with this exception only, that
on The lower end OF the field, (where the water
nrriyed LAT \ the corn WIS only 10 q small de-