Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-01
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STALLION SONlNG-DEFECl IN HAR

Ia nature here /. scarcely any other proSI'
.;,,, made Cor o siog seed. than hy scattering
,,ou, nm the surface o the grouni, principally
49,, IN. aid OF WIN, One leading In may be
;,.,,ea from this cirCuinsianre-Ihat aim 'uRh
- go, IL sJwn no not germinate, get the
,,,b Ia - Aich thos" become coN''rd ma 10
u rfu,t br vely uncomfortable. ms isc'
c,,,isnce With Tie oh efYd on n expeii-
rnsn,s If aer,ruitur,sts. Ih'y nave i"Ind thai
rtaots which are planted deep come up NOR
y,,Iv and sl,klv, aud praduc" l"s' abundant
10 ,b,n those thai are planted ata proper
3a,h most Kinds of seeds one rnch IS a
s,fBcient deph AMI IN moist favorable wealth
=. h AZ an inch. b Al the greater psrl II gram
,n TIM, country van : lIorn tie smsI est
,,s,t of an inch to three or tour nchrs III
- same Fl III. Tue Consequence must Le
,,, GREAT d, ference in the time OF coming
-, ond m the ygor nj the plant. o. thls sIb-
=, + Won Nrehi a German "'nef, thus
speaks
aoI,, feid,. but also ia niue, tue corn Away 5
.,rano M unpuua " aud TINS not Gully as l..
,,r,rd the length OF sbCrtness OF the time III
Sai,h il b.camr vi,ll lie, hni also with respect
d, IA. strength aud fdlhsss OF the plant, Hut
a,,,I 6ad ascribed this TO inegnahly III Tue
oetninaii,g power Of the seeds, SINCE speas
sawn rIoie together, and under precisely the
same c,rcnmstauces, had brought toIth very
weak ard powerful plants. lhoughI "'s'
cam. di s4sses had hludered he corn in lis
unfolding, or tina, tim GIT have sun fed ON
,,,.r,ns Turning my attention 10 ,hr pomt,
!, ournce Of what Brgrr sad about ~
tool up out Of many fields giants OF the ~
and bs,lgy. which showed lhls diff renee, an
,,,,d almost without ekt epDipu, that all The
,tronsIv growing plants were covered win
,,, Inn, satth and mai the SEEDS OF AL w nh
chants u. ere ttum on and a tail u three tnChe:
rom tie ,ud.ce Each h d shot out many
i,ttIsrao sand at the same time WI b the ope"
inr of th4 spcd.lsaNes the corUndl knol II [
Forurd t.plf Immediately above the Sol root
and small shoots Iichly aud strongly ana qa''
,anterporRurousiy, aud IN nearly Ike proper
stons sproaied ouri even On the same sid'
where troitu tmain y root penetrated ini'
the earth AROSE new shoo', ihe bioah Iresl
Ioo,es ,ron,spd 20 hiiord much nouflshmrn
IA the ulants rom tue atmosphere, and there
NV In occasion a vigorous growth. How wa
!, with regard 10 the more deeply so"n seed
The httle roo's were few IA number, and weak
~ frnm the seed smali whiush pipe, iron
nne +, Two inches IN iengIh. had sprung t. th
.,,C,c.. the coronal knoll formed Isrli oil
an. Surtacp. bot with only lew meagr
leaves. aud Que solitary ear alone expanded
thereon.
From the above, it can be readily seen, tina
ha,rons ia common usa do not cover the see'
TO a uniform depth, but on the contrary var,
IL from the slightest possible covering to tina
.fthyee or four inches. IL the health, yigor
and product,veness OF the plant depend 81
much on the proper depth, we SHOULD suppose
mol PRIMARY consequence that no expense be
spared in constructing suitable harro"s, an'
bringing the soil 10 proper degree olpulyer
lzation aud evenness.