Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-20
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From he american Farmer.
ESSAYS ON AGRICULTURE.

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water itself is also means ot amelioraiing
the soil. The art Of watering consists Ia lead
in an arbitrary direction and AZ the doe time
the water into meadows and frlds, and which
Is not less important in order 10 prevent them
from becoming marshy, To lead u immediate
" out when II has performed iIs duty
The time for letting The water remain.
within meadow Ia order 10 produce
the greatest and the best effects, depends
on the nature of the soil and the season. Alea-
do~s are "aered euher IN the spring or the
iall. Ia the former cas-" il must be done after
the snow has disappeared aud when no more
ice is 10 be expected. The watering is thus
continued until the month of May, when /, be
comes warm. After The ha, harvest. when the
meadows have again b"cone very dry,
they Rrp again whipfed, boz merely dor
ing eight days. In the fall the water enters
'hr meadows when The cattle have left them.
WHICH eTroneously is generally done. IL is
the best season TO water mpatows they gam
more and better grass. If the winter can arb.
Iarily be led in and out, the meadows are beat
| overlooked during n month they stay then
dry for some days and are again Watered Hll
il begin, TO freeZp. II thus IN the month OF
March The grass begins to grow strongly, IT re.
ce,ves no more water, bot ut The time when IL
begins again 10 become arid II IS again led Off
rs soon as the sknm appears on the meadows
for that is sign thai the gtassroois begin To
putify aud the meadow would be lost for the
| whole year if the water Was not led off. A
loose, black, also n clapeV soil receives humi.
dilv easily and retains il i long i..a". Ga such
soil therefore there Is need Of moderate use oi
| the water, of ont III bitches IN order 10 lead
the water out, "a soon il has sufficiently
| penetrated the earth. GtavellV or natural ~
dry land requires more watering than any 9th
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/ fall. The manure within them from the for-
mer culture mineles in thai tune better with the
! soil, and although In the first year litle hay
may be harvested, the fall watering vii com,
pensate IL abundanily in the next yehr Drnw
wells applied in riynleis or T,vnTs, dams
and slnices OF spring Conductors are tie ord
nary means OF watering MOI only meadows,
but in dry summer, also gtaln fields, pal, res
and gardens can he "aicrrd ~ that vAv, and
substitute min. The brst water tor tins objr Ct
Is that which pouTs clearly ind ahnndanlly
| from he sonrre. II IN the nrigbourhnodi Is found
! - light green matter. or brown aud stickey
on, which adheres 10 the hngers, or il crosses
grow in the neighbonrhood, that water can be
| used during ihp whole summrT VeTy cold,
| chslky, swhmpy, or vitriolated water is very
! obnoxious for meadows. Such water is amtli.
GRATED when filtered through sand, or which Is
be ter, when mingled with lime or lev. Wa
ierlng IS OF the gTeairtt importance aud uliitI
Tosenn has become garden by this means.
Win meadows as with all other fields IL pro-
cures an Astonishing harvest.
have still 10 speak Oft the manner Of appIy
ing manure. II must be done IN due time
aud wholly. As soon rs the dung has acquired
| the necessary Concentration or Is ripe the strew.
| ing h. underpudg hing Of II is of very high i'm
porAnce, The abundance Of the fulnre hsr-
vest depends 50 much upon Il that good far
mer should never ihdilerentIy irust the perior-
nance OF that aiitiT 10 the servants, but al
ways direct il himself, or ltsve il 10 the direc-
ton Unreasonable and faithful supel inlendsnrs
The construction OF the dung cart must be 50
ss TO lose nothing on me way II must there
fore be closed below. Al carts should also
cortain an equal quantity, in order 10 give IA
each field what is due To it, and 10 bavea re-
gular account Of il. When loaded the unrips
dung is TO he put aside but The ripe 10 be irml,
trodden. All dung strain are not OF the tam,
quality. Tor that depends On the more or les
strong food OF the animals. The power VI iii,
; dung would he uneqasI lfn should be broagh
on the fields IN strata; some places would hav
more maouring than others. Ia order 10 ayoi,
'hs, the Swiss, whose dunghiIls are remarka
biz Tor order and niceness, break them VERT
cally and bruce with particular insirum ",
the hui IN stripes from The top to the bottom
In this way all strata well el.d aud III
!. farther advantage is attained. thar the siya,
9 Is cut and the manure easier strewn On In
field the dung rs equally divided by rows an
ia heaps oft6e same height and distance Vher,
lby the higher or lower situation of ,hs soil
10 be regarded Tor rain and STOW briDe niue
:, l0lis in the lOXes parts.