Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-24
vuHPEA AND CkWHEAr-GkEEN
MANIIRE

ST. ce the publication of the letter Of Nj
Read on the use Of the cowpea MS green mn.
nure. we bava had much coGversnten on the
sphiect prh many geatPmnn practical farmers
If the south AS we'll as OF or own state. his
CDnversat,on has generally bern upon he com-
pafatlve value of the cowpea and backN hrat
for the purpose of impro.ing land. We do nnt
find mat the latter }as breu used in the suulit
nor the iormDr Ia he north OF middle states to
any extent nor that any one person has used
bHh, aud there ore no canriasive Argument
has been addnced IN favor of either To the ex-
Ga5ian of the ather On lie ring the merits o
Toe two articles sci nth by thgir Respective
irleod', ho"rser, We are sroagly inclined tuI
he.irte hat backwheat is the most valuable mr.
tIce Tor The purpose. Tue c3wpea affords
very abondant ioiage which Is rich in yegeta.
b. matter. AID shen plonga-d ~ wHtle in a
gtren stale, Is undoubtedly highly beneficial 10
- soil d fisieut In such nlterIai But So iai
as Ne can learn tom tbose " no cultivate il,
bal one crop tan be turned in dniiug \ seaaon,
asa great pat of Ii" gtowiag season Of thu
IraI IS required To- lis sbtliclegt growth and
turning IN, tan f3r tn fail sowing OF Wheat.
8u kwaea', tnoneh il may NOT aF5rI 50 heavy
foliage, Is eqaa " rieh IN ,ae,t,bie matter,
dhd equally ben fl ial TO i'm foserished anh
IA has tue great advantage over the cowpea -
'tIy quick eco"tn,s 81 that two always, ant
WV Ia lhstRi thrHe COOS may he taruei 10, in
inne tor ihr f,i SOWING OF wheat II this view
nt the case h. correct, and we believe il is there
- 40 comparison between the two articles rs
green manure Sill we wo la not depretiit-
'7r value OF The eo.pea nor offer single OBJ
'ss'ion 10 is use. Its value, as well as mat OF
Hdth "heat, has been ascer,ained aud is no
mgr the SUBJECT of experinent WheTev"T
u"'h iehey oi vegetable matter in the soil
Is dsee taIued, The use OF the cnwpea VIII GER
'ailJ supply At, hut il 10 beev oil thai buck
"Rfal VII Ito so IN agrea,er degree in The same
''he' Sat tins defci5ncv of vegetable matter
''1s' be conousiYely established before any
ot"'h' cnn lie certainly calculated upon ftom
",e use oil any green manure, cowpea or bnck-
wheat SOILS may he unOroductive from other
O'lses Than deheienry oi vegetable matter,
s'"i II sncn cases the addition of green manure
"noiu be vi no benrhi, and nigh, be even de-
n""eh'a. Any considerable excess of yegeta-
c'e mailer Ia IA sail viii render IT unproductive
W Tue ratio Of that excess. aud In th,s case the
apPca'ion OF green or other vegetable manure
would evidonhy he huritul. For such soils
'ue app Gallon of lime. mari and other earlny
"d"e ;, or pairing aud burning, winch is anOth-
81 meihhd oi accomplishing tie same enI. are
,"e ""'y remedies. ltmay generally be taken
Tor granted nat Land Equally good but yorn.
fi'u"elVe, Is drhclent IN vegetable matter and
""i pe hehied by green manure. The ex.
0'P,iohs TO this rule are not numerous nor dill
"c"" OF detection. They mostly consist Of
"uHt IS called bottom lands with "A dark spoa-
sy So''' with bur comparatively a small por-
'h VI sana or other eauhy matter. With
o'I" 'ahd me application OF Lime, GLc as above
$40 be resoited to. Hence, nose who would
improve their lands must not expect certain
pt"' Ut 'rom the application OF any article, un.
'''' 'ney snail nav clearly ascertained which
I'"''ltuent oil productive SOIL tneit land - de.
"'en' tn, aud made choice of that construct t
''' 'emehy, IN wolGa Case they eed haIbor
u" i'ar Vi iaiinre, II without THIS precntiona-
'Aah'haiion OF Their SOIL they resort hap
" ah' means OF ndnurIng that may he
1'hhfhdei,-howeVer valuable in 4 S proper
r"'e -'hey must not atiriba,e the iauit 10 the
"".et'al, bu, to ITS misapplicaiion. il it result,
WIN De very like to tic, ia utter dlsappoint.
'"' anu I"ss' Therefore, let he Necessity fui
-" "u""on III vegetable rnolter he clearly as
,''""en 70 exist, aud the Utility of green ma
"s WIZ te tstabiIsaed aud The only re-
lining Question u be decld d will be etht,
WV e9"pea, bnck wheat, or other materials viii
~, "e ''os' eligible. Ga this point we have CIV
'"' opinion aud the reasopias upan wnicu