Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-02

~ taste, hneness Of the hesh aud Il aver and
II .ais be tue case. II would sc IN as thoUg h Ia
{ same principle "hich Ne have all along tndea-
vpred to establish, held good through all III.
diheieni Glasses OF domestic animals vi ich sup
ply ns with food. VIZ. That of all animals, of
whatever KIND. hose which Lave the smallest
cleanest. finest bones, are covered with the
best aud finest grained meat lbelieve they
are also the hardest, heaviest, aud most in.
chnaoie 10 Iced, able 10 bear the must fatigue
while LIVING, and worth the mos per ID. en-
dead.
From Princes Treatise on he ZINE
Copyof u letter from Edw1rd H. BOHsaR En-.
shall now proceed 10 make some stale-
meats On the sntj.c, Of planting, training, &c,
anu as my experience, SINCE Commencing the
business, has suggested some yarali lions from
my orgua plan / shall rather detail what
woatd do, than ~hal have don't. | think tue
plan lad down by IA ost wit. Tor preparing
NE ground AID planning, 10 much more ca
penslse Than is necessary, and that il is ssalcu-
lated TO deter many persons from undertaking
business. 10 dig the groud fro eighteen in
ches TO two aud halfteet deep With spade, is
IN this country no hi1ing task. aud ia cum
| parnon " It'll The common process OF farming :,
looks truly form ,daGl,. My plan would be-
| 10 siAttwo ploughs with strong teauis, one
ImmedIa ieiy behind The 9th, +, an The same fur
r0U, eac h Of them set deep, and alter lie
ploughmg IS complee ed, hdfr0D IL thoroughly.
| Then, IN the direction the rows are intended
! 10 be planted, run pa allel tnrIoss across the
field, at tho distance Of eight feet from each
| oth.r. Afterwards cross liese at right angles,
five feet asunder. In the opening al The inler-
section OF these burrows, plant the cuttings
vines. OF cuttings 4 thry are short joiuted.
think from nine too elve Inctesin leng h 10 sii.
tcien, observing that the upper eye or bud Is
firm " good. Ihtu place them in he ground
Ca the intersections as above) such dep'h tnat
tue upper ege is even " itn the general surface
oil the surrounding earth, and draw the earth
10 hem TIL IL is level, pressing II iishliy with
| the loot. II the plough hasnot made au OPEN
| ing the full depth, the cutting can he forced
| down wiib the hand. In case Rooted Plans are
10 be set out il they are uoi large, toe Opening
| II the intersection will be iuund 10 he nearly
! o. quite efficient to receive them, when the
| asih eau be drawn IN DIS betpra. in ihis way
| large nnmbrr eau bs planted in eAott tune,
aud at ri1ng expense.
! Contrary 10 the common opinion and
practice, | think have satisfactorily ascertain.
I'd TIA, Tale spring planting io1 cuttings 10 Al
! tended with dore success han any DINER time.
Lat ytar planted IL nursery beds irSn two II
three Thousand cutting as late as from the md
die Il April 10 he hlddle vi May, with better
success tnan al any previous Tune. In tnis
case, the slips should he kept in cool place, a
cellar or icrhOuse, where vegetation may be
hold in check. 10 insure their hesbness,
| sprinkle Ia IN occ8s lonally With wafer. Previous
to planting, col them Il proper length, aud
! place them " tn their lower ends three or four
inches 10 water in a Tub above ground, where
| they may soak three or four days. Al ths
season, the temperature viii be likely 10 he suca
as ", al tp ur 'egetBtou al once Ito healthy
and vigorous acton. la tie lail, or early la
the spr,ns, is preferable ior rooted plants. In
The autumn oi tne II 81 year, after the T. ost Id.
killed the unripe pat vi the young shoots, they
should be prure1 down 10 the mature III IN ood
aud lhen " ith no: hIllrd over with the sur
founding soil, VII CHI wall completely p,o e.t
them TIN ough the winter. II lett without pro-
tecuoa The ii 81 ot the wluter,maDy OF them vii
peilsl.
My mode Of training, as far es ] sm aware
Oft, Is enIteiy peculiar 10 myself, and as re-
CARDS ftn.ss ann economy, (takIng 'he average
Of a gwen number oil years. | tnlnk is supeslor
to any Thing have met win. take cnesnat
! osls, The thickness NJ large fence rails, seven
feet leBg Ii. These | plant along the rows, al
| distances O ten feet tom each other aud a
! su h u depth as TO leave five ieet move tn
surface OF tue enrth. Then taking three nalis
| 0 each post, aud driving Them 10 within hall
an inch Of their heads,-ihe first two and II
all feet lr IN the ground, second IN dway he
tween that aud the top, aud the ihI near the
tor, attach No. II non wire. Gone dtgfee
| 30 is besi) irmly 10 one Of The nd,l, in The
| end po.ls, pass on TO the next, and stretching u
| straight and Ilg t,glse II one tuII AROUND b nail
| in the same line AS the one 10 which II was
| fist attached. Having IN tins manner extend
ed II along the three COURSE he whole lenglh oil
! the row, my treIiis Is formed. have had
portion OF my vineyard ii ted up in This way
tor three years. aud experience has confirmed
he superior fl ness ot tse plan. IL Is "o IT'S
Ieas recomme ndatlon, that II possesses in DIT
gree iAr ca hacier of lahoI-,aviug machinery.
| A very important and extensive Ia6Ormdking
portion ol the operations III the vineyard du,-
ing the sumHer, Is the attention required by
tue glowing shoots to keep them properly
trained up. They grow aud seAtend them
selves, So rapidly that where the strips OF ueiis
are ialh, or where poles used to support
The vines, unless very closely watched, they
fail down IN every dnecbon, N very insight
~ and injurious manner. there, tue wire be.
mg smslI, lhe ,endrlls OF clasp1rs eagerly aud
firmly attach themselves TO II, add thus U0T6
: for themselves, in probably TWO ,nnds of the IN
ances mhere the attention ct the yIehefon
moaId otherwise be required There Is Tree
: access afforded 10 the sun aud ar, and no
hold for tue wind 10 s'r"in the itaiht, &c &C
; shall not enter INTO minute desc Iption OF
; my maoner Of pruning, but may I'si say, That
after Tue vines have attained inll capacity
for production (say 1--WE years from The cut
Jug } my view Is oprepare them for bearing
an ave, age oil fay clusters 10 each, leaving
several shoots OF fiom three 10 hive joints GA
vine. for tais purpose. When H,sn pruned
> ,hev will not be moIe than iour teet hg6, al
their greatest age.
) Although have succeeded IN making good
, vim, and hope sull 10 succeed, AS that made
, last autumn, Two hundred and Iorty gail"n', IN
. four sepaia casks, all promises exceedingly
we'll, do not consider tina, have any settled
practice, I, being yet in some sort manner oil
+. experiment. therefore feel that It would he
l.. premature Tor me TO treat on this btaneh ol
!, the supi-cr ! be important TACT, aud which Is
4 ascer,a,ned Leyond dlspu e, that is we can