Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-13
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From the American Farmer.


favourable to the vegel alton, particularly OF
clover peas, aud herbs Il is best 10 s,rew on
an acre as much plaster, as is generally sown
OF odts calm evenings are 10 be chosen fot
.hat purpose. IN order that The plaster may
Keep iS'lf 10 the surface. Burnt, II loses in
oeed illth of lts weight but IL becomes more
powerful hnd is therefore mora fl Tor hea-
w solis. In light ones, coDirarily. IL is best
nsed unburnt. The plast.r powder is TO
he stre"ed on the ploughed land pr evious
- the sowing. The harvest of what, Indian
corn, rye, oats, inseed, buGkwheat, 81. be-
comes remarkable by it. The effects of plas
ter are increased by mixture, I. i. of three
parts OF plaster, with three of SCOT, and ten
OF wood ashes alter fermentation OF two
mon Us and frequent soaking with duue LEY.
! lie best use of plaster is nevertheless 10 throw
II III the ley reservoir aud 10 soak the
seeds IN IT, Chalk, being bul a porous lime-
stone, bears almost the same ire atnient as the
| latter. GronOd, il makes The soil firmer aud
| more cohesive. ~ IS useful wherever The soil pos
se,ses not too much chalk already. The pow.
der Is siIeued over the pasture herbs, and used
J like the mari with the various Kinds of grain.
lie hurn chalk IS Still more advantage Gus on
! ioamy soils. Cue part OF chalk with four OF
| dung, AMI fifteen Ut swampt dirt, placed Ia
| strata in the indicated succe ssion are a0
excellent compost. Salt has been recognized
| IN later as tunes oae oil the best dung.neans
bu' II must be applied IN just quantity. 10
! salt fabrics in Europe peculiar dung salt is
| prepared. whose prominent qoalItns are, to
| Keep the plants very healthy, 4 The soil clean
from weeds and vermin 10 tender the plants
less sensible 10 the change o Climate, aud TO
| ripen them three or ioar weeks sooner than or
| dinarlly 10 the cas-, Salt is said TO have prln.
| cipally the qualify of keeping the moisture lon
! ger IN the soil an OBJECT oi high Importance
| lor sandy soils. 10 tnis cod 1t should come
INTO the earth ea,ly N the spring. The Ia vest
! becomes richer by It at least Tor The ihud
part, if not for the moi,.y. In gardens aud
ruIt plantations its utility Is tqhally great. In
Germany, | saw the following rule most gen-
| orally admitted ; 10 stew equally On journey
| mans work for wheat aud rye, after having
| been harrpwe ed, from 10 1900 lbs. in loan
| soil, from 10 ~ 1900 lbs. in lime or sandy
ground Tor barley, ohls, peas, and beans,
tue moiey OF that qhdninm, IN January
| and FEBRUARY (; Tor tufnps aud all succulent
! .lanis he sHme at tic same time for mea-
dows 900 10 S0Ulbs IN he fail aud not iae
than Novembtr Tor po'aiots II uot manured
500 to 1000 lbs. IN January or February but
II used only when planted, il mus, be done
when he plants are already up for hops 1000
10 2UOU s. in November Ot DecembeT; ior
| tent plants as for sumner grains. All these
| quantities OF salt are only necessary in the hrsi
year with every succeeding year they must
| be iessened to a third part oil IL. The pans ore,
| also a produce Of the salt fabrics, is moulded
! aud used like the salt. The ashes of salt is
used also Tor field aud garden plants SiS
| parts OF this ashes, with twenty five of vegeia'
| BILE earth, aud f OF lime, give very good
! compost. Nltrr, ana a.h uf nlire, Can only
tie used when dissolved or mingled with ley OF
ashes, SCOT, end vegetable earth, I. l. lbs.
rough mite, 20 lb. of SCOT, aud II buckets OF
ley, holled ~ big pot during thnty minutes
aud continually led thus soaked ON the
cord of vegelabie earth. placid IN hills, and al
ter a forinIsh h rewed On the land. l lac ashes
! of saItpttre 10 a mixture OF earth and leached
| wood asnes. The cath is taken from sheep
stablrs aud Other places where ntre Is pfodu'-
ell Il is examined by sq Iaiortis, which de-
lermines lis qualify alter tho qla"iiiy oil DIS
soluble parts, which must be ID leas, - 2. c. II
proves of BEN Gcihl influence in oonnex Oh with
other substances, principally Vegelahle ear h,
when stteHed on lhr < olnd.
Ia heayy ami tenacious SOILS the ashes OF
wood are Ut great utility, also on bad aud sour
meadows. IL destroys likewise s,and all
obnuX ous plants. 1Ge dur the ashes, 'he
more powerful II is. Zach agricnlursl should
be very attentive to IT, burn all obnoxious or
useless wood, plants, ". and use the aShes
Previous to a rain IT'S slrewed over meadow
|
| IN dty weather brought ON tue IONS ot th
plonghed and and narrowed npfeYlous IL
sowing.
Poi ashes is still more eiloctnal but its higi
yalue allows OF its use only IN conne4Iol
| with other dung means, T. !. lbs. OF pot ashes
20, lbs. Of salt. uOIed IN IL buckets OF ley ant
soaked uAer t~o OF ihIee cords of vegetable
earth. Bleachers should therefore not neglec
not ashes; bat boil tue ley, mlnsle II with We
setable earth and procure IN tins way vaine
be manure. he ley OF soap houses ami pot
asa uauUfaCtui les are almost OF the same qudI
tues. Mingled with ,~o parts Of dung, ant
ten of eailh often stirred, and alter a rain
. strewed on h7lds or seeds Is the brs'. principal
. " for a luamy Soil or sour meadows. iht
a,iies OF tobacco does lie same service, dht
desttoys undo ibtudly all permin, also The ans
which are So Injurious 10 trees.
/ The ashes OF turt, anthl ACHE coal, and char
i. coal are very useiu but must tie well dlsiin
i. pujshed rom the ashes Of limestone aud oricks
! The former is only APP, lcaole On sour 'o"u
ground aud cold soas the other Oh srou"u
d of the contrary properties C"a' ~"
n - an eminent dung. Drans, limo, too dea'
in y,oevsrds. mustard, and tobacco fields. &c
Burnt cldv, ming ed with some ashes oil i''e
turf. or mari, aaeiorates, loosens, DRIES an'
ler,'Izesa deep aud heavy loan ground no
ELECT OF burned clay incrtases IN pfopoi"o'
a, the sol, is more sa ampy, COLI, and sour
lis strewed on seeds anu mehdo"s' VI npi
g rowed in With the steds alter p'ooS"ne -:
advantages are The most obvious o', e'"" n,n..,
, seed notatoes, aud iurnip helds. ~ 70 ou'
like limestone, but with less hfe' NJ "'"D
b If sh,IIs consist greatly of hme, and are
Is he gren,e,l use as have already indicated
, Omen they ave fou, d already IN a STATE " VT
: composition, aud ere he" very useful, e, re, e.,
u | II
e anime his ground, whether It IS eoai'o'eo :. :
= Lon .,",, 1,,coyer that by minsng the Sa'.ou
} s,nds + i. clay with lime or sand, ne ",1
n SreatIy Improve his sui. In tins fsspe eraunJ
y opposed Mod OF earin sfe"ea % "" ,es syrgsta