Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-23
DE Ru,TIcA, No. Ill.
ptouGH,NG-ADDlilONAL REMARKS.
H.. Rc1n1s N C. dpriL 90. 1871.

The B,yars. N. {. 8priI 20, 1881.
naeo ptoughine, have sal E, ena1ies yoi 10
form capacious wattI-iurrows AID absorbent
,.ds 10 hold the water that ttlis aod to give
-,1,, aud liberty Tor The crop Roots t. penetrate
and exnsnd themselves. lnese OBJECTS. paf-
,a,ul,,i. the last, deserve ano,her mJmenis
cuusidsratioa.
IL Is hardly necessary 10 say mat plants ieeo
,Ar,,,,h the,r roo ). aud thai these dip, exend
and sIr ten themselves around In search oil all
mani Where the soil by lis deep ulth, dd-
-'',,y md NV its autrinent iHriteS theiI exten
.;on th.y shew their instinct III sending forth
,b.ir l..Irrs mo every place that promises 10
sts,ify the.r appeliles and supply thrT wants.
"a foots of The Lombardy poplar, (Which
fres is thir ~ soul, ana harh uiihhef}
NyIl hnd their Way 10 the bottom OF wei,
si,,y feet deep aud corn roots nave seen run
several wards, and acquire an unusual slz1,
puisuing the course oil layer oI Ola corn
5sks Uader avo lrable ciicumsiHnces, roots
.nakea Formidable subteffhn IN i'rest' ana
/, nn,, IA. "a ell observed, that the parts above
the g uund. (sa. thr sld'kt 'ea', ei",''' o.
hes, d4e and CERTAIN pt"pert ." T. thh parts
i.low. Yonesnnvt expect good tip without
4 corr,enoadins siz aid quality OF root, nor
,nurh ,o'i without 10 h the proP-r nuIrImem
,,r A., faea upon and a soil ihat ii can EASILY
,~ue,,A, in IFS s.a, On for it-nll WHICH repeat
aserop tine,,n order TO IN HI '"S poor az,
IN, it,,fts,ion on the Understanding hhd NJ.
,non. taai oace .aJ ny, i! vel said, might
have effect 4.
tt,s said hg some thai the top VIII MOI rise
well until ,Le ruoi nds ceased 10 deSC''l' aon
hence taey have con ehdeb lo1 p'acl'ce ao-
md The a sumcd facts on Inch 1t is 10 II i
n are talse.-tna' cottoi, hasi' X tap = OF,
.nonld he MA ted on "A ha,d unhroken PAT 10
,nske .ne roots dlve'g- la'erali,i and prevent
th,ir natural descent and form
Ina dry sess,n "A deeply rooted pl nj hnds
,n,;stn,s To support sell, While surface
roo,cd QUE peIishesi aud IN VT season, n
seep s,r,king root Is not sarlh'rged ana
drowned. white surface roots de oil teple=
ton Of m DISTURB. You may pl 'ugh deep
s3il and work a deep rooted crop IN all YEA o.
er and seasons wnho It 'nJui,, anu wiin aa'
vantap. wh,ea shallow ooleh crop IS III
inred o, the eating OF tn r1o in dry Wealth
er, aud by The same, and ny scaling the s'a'Ns
ia wet. In "A shallow s'il HE ian" ''srl' 70 nun
NV ,o ,ph,np IN wet weather, by being dispos-
ed TO bake All these comparative remarks
NAV also be applied TO rich ani p"or so'is. As
there are soil, ,daptcd 10 ali weather, AM sea-
sons. an,lwor.. we should eiihcs make OF iio-
eur, These az oar lab ,ur la cult'vauun VIII be
woiully mis- ,ppned, aud pIoye miseraJi unPIo o.
duciive.
Another advantage Of deep Ploughing to be
mentioned is, that il bnlits SEED ana grass
81 bw that they either enifeiy p tiah' o. else
come up SO tardily and late rs 40 permit tue
crop above them to get tha start and Keep a..
The buried rubbi, n i. a deposife e. manure HE
roots oil Tue plants, w"ich no otnef p'oush'"g
or Culture should DC permitted ioE that season
~ disturb. have oiteh witnessed Tue com
para i've effects OF deep and shallow Pioug,
ins IN The prepara ion fora crop--'ha' "h1e
deep pIougning has the advantages ! I'VE
ascrbed TO it, swallow piougting merely up
rosls aud spreads tn grass aud heritage WIN
out burying them or else IT covers them So
little rs rather 10 promote tGelr grown,
second ploushins of the like sort, q" 'h.'e
more success, and thtrd may disturb ia
rest SO much as 10 Kill one half, which Is lri'
10 dry and waste on the surface, with harm
10 the crop, and without benefit TO The soil, -
while the other half remains an active annoy
tace, as this does a passive nuisance. As
aseeoad plouguing, where the first had uee1
ehc'eni, Je,hro Tuii,w,t great Propiiety cail'
', unpioughAg the land, because it brings up IL
tas su,tace and restores to animation enemies
that had been safely buried, sad whose dealt
and decay would contribute TO the lie an'
growth oi the crop.
1he last advantage, (saye one) of eel