Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-06
De RUsTIoA, No. ".
INDIAN CORN.

There is singular beauty and proprleiy in the
De ice of the arms of North Ca rolina, which
spprestnrs Ceres, extending To our n>, rloh
swelling ear of royai Tosaarura. Would that
We had been more faithful 20 our emblem la
ilsn COIN is in Ny olinicn AS II was IN thai
ola much better judge, really and truly, 'he
king of vegetables" II i the most useful,
and N The long run, believe has been found,
The mssi pref sble Top evrr Cultivated. There
IS no want Of any good A1ing where proper at.
iention is paid to its cult re in this country. II
AT once gives compe ency, end slowly but cer.
tany assures wealth, Arthur Young remarks
the same OF its superiority 10 France and
Spain, and noticed the plenty aud happiness
il d fused wherever cnllsa' ed, when he visit
ed those countries in the yrar eighfg-sfren. IL
is sjanted 10 more soils, seasons aud climates,
produces more food for man and beast, makes
4 greater return 10 Ill.,, soil, snd is better pc.
paration for he succeeding crop than any OH.
er article that is cnllisated. But II has been our
great mi sIortunc, that cotton to a ruinous eI-
tint. has crow ded corn out OF its proper place
mud e,timation, and usurped "A bHnefnl errIOg
SUPREMACY over o business and practices OF
our farmers whose e:rlng cupidity and present
wants have blinded them 10 their true and per.
mdnent Interests.
wish i, not to be understood, tn at because
| prefer Ind an corn | would Cultivate nothing
else :. bul would incnlcale the idea that the
whole routme OF cropping should be pur'ued
with fixed and steady eye the promotion al
this A rotation is necessary. Tue ear h tues
by the exertion to promote any one partlcu lar
growth, as tue muscles OF the body d" 10y any
continued mode of exerion. A man cam
not stand always upon one leg, nor can The
earth ptoduce always one KIND OF crop We
see whal nature is disposed to do II leit to her
self A field that when in the forest state pro-
duced oaks, will whtn exhausted by cropping
aud turned ont. yield gums, ptrsimmo"s' or
pns Per ,ars should ext ress myself more
properly il should say, that The eafth conan
pariicni ar power tor each particular piou"c
ton. o. year it yields nourishment for corn,
the uext Tor wheat or something else aud III
dee course OF lime the corn power IS reho'a
d aud may he brought iuro play again.
will suppose you TO have bedded up your
land (ss pre- ,cribed in my former papers,) In
the fail or in the winter, or as eaily as toh
iouGd practicable. he earlier Done 'he
better, for il after ploughing IT has the oenen'
OF a iorinigh 3 freeze npuluerizss the EARN
more than two ploughings. tie who
will not p ongn in ~in'er by reason OF Nt
cold" says Solomon, shall beg in lime Vi
harves, and get noih.pg.' The wise KING
Israel wa. probably good farmer, as wen az
sgood builder, though we hear less oft. Wen
you have bedded up your land; now plant al
soon IN the spring as you can, for though earl ,
planted corn grows slowly, may be punched
ee' the yelows. yei it i, The most productive
siter all. Later corn grows off better, MAKES
more snowy appearance in the field, 6ut .
wants stamina, and The ears are comparative
" lew, small aud light. Ea,ly corn there
lore, II not too eaIly to stand We is the hest
oil things considered, Unusual seasons may
%" and then make difference in favor o