Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-03
CULTIVATION OLE RYE.


Soi-Rye is capable oil beiug cultivated M
most kinds Of sni but those which Nre ligh
aud sandy, on Sbich wheat will not thrive. are
commonly, most proHta le ion this k,nd q
gthin. u ~ not onl, pIprer crop inr Ian I
o. tlls description, but II answers a vhliahl'
purpose On oil winch Is loo rich 10 produce
wheat In ikass,a, according 10 u eommnnica
tianio thr British Board Of Agriculture, the
produce from bneg, lnnds, drained ani sowcd
with rye, Is upwafdc of infty hnshGls TO one
hushel WED and they generally utr mnrh
smhllrr quantity OF seed in lug such
lands. thaa Is necessary IN sowing soil oot SO
iirh.
Nj l.. iiommdlen, IN a paper contained ~
Transactions Of The Nen f0rh agriculture
S0ritiy observed IN subsistence, that neighhof
OF h,s manurtd twenty square rods of poor,
g,avell,, dry soil with four thousand menhhdru
fish, aud so.ed with yc,ai the rate of one bush
81 u the acrr. In The spring u was twice snc-
rcssisely eaten of, close TO tho gtoond, by
sheep breaking matter 1t had acquired height
oi nine inches the The d,si time aud sn inches
the Inter. These c'oppngs, however, tetvrd
To make II grow thicker and stranger thnn II
was before aud when harvested II produced
Ytkteen bushels OF ut the rate of one hundred
and twenty eight bashpls 10 the acre. giving Ia
the owutr according 10 he calculation oi Mr..
liommid,ru, at he rate of oighty-hve dol'ar'
the acre oi clear prof Mr. lionmdou sad
thai this account, (Which seemi Amos, beyodd
the bonuds Of possibility was duosled 10 by
many credible witnesses.
Tate OF soWing and quantity Of seed From
the middle OF August 10 the middle OF oepiem-
bsr i sad by most agiicolinr'sis 10 he the beSi
time for sowing rye. In the AlemC'ra Of the
New Yolk Board OF Agrcuiure. vol. l. page
"A. a L.. a L.
week IN August, or the lirsi week IN Seplemb
At The rate oi abpu, 30 quarts 10 On acre, sumo
say lS quarts. Bun II II is not sowcd nj that
time II ought To be delay ed untl late in Novem-
her. 30 TINT II may not conn up I'll spring A
moor soil requires earlier sowing tnan "a rich
oao. lit ~ suwed early. aud tn land 10 IN
good iilIh. ono bnshul OF ssed, 10 the acre "Hl
be sufficient For late fall sowing, or spi ing
sowing, from bushel AMI hall TO two bushels
wall proyu perqanniiiy. Other things equal,
the poorer the soil lhe more seed will DC requr'
ed.
There are Two advantages TO be anticipated
from early sowing OF thls gthIn. First, by SOW
Ing rarly you may provide green feed Tor your
sheep late Ia the Tall and emily IA the spring
aud secondly. by early sowius aud seeding IN
the fall, thu rools Of The graG take such hIm
aud extensive hold OF the soil thai ihoy are less
liable 10 he thrown out OF the ground ny Tue
trosis Of autumn. winter aud spring, and the
plants "a III be Wofc likely To escape being what
is called pinifr killed which, generally speak.
Ing means beng KILLED by late irosts ~ autumn,
o. earlv irosts IN sIrlng.
A ~ilIer ~ the American Farmer says the
great and only secret IN regard 10 insnfiog q
good crop OF ryeis early sowing. From The
middle of Augusr To the middle OF September.
have always found to he the besl time for sow-
ing rye. From three pecks to "a bnshe per n
Cie is amply salhclfnt for seed. Early sown
rye IS much heavier Than that which Is sown
lalel aud further, II affords e,cellsnl pastures
both IN fall and spring, or does pa,ilfng in
jafe the crop IN many eases II IL n real bene-
fi--parIlculary when eaten down by sheep
Clover also succeeds much betlei alter rye than
alter wheat.
London says that rs rye vegetables moro
slowly Than wheat. il should he sown when tht
soil Is dry wei soil beng apt 10 rot the gram
before II has germinated.'