Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-27

,"n's 10 envy one that vi take them away
'here - piece Of land not far from Ral,in,,ff
thhi has been Worn out and turned our as a IA,
II o'H ii Tor ten or fifteen years past, thu
IA I'D 81 marsh mud immtdiatel, a i'm
Tug II tha would cnver its whole suffir, fao
aeep end Render IT one OF the ,ohast and
mos valuable pieces OF land Ia Mar, lanI
Nhh set tbs valuable piece OF laud lies utterly
~ elected and worthless. notwithstanding T..
means lr its renovation are so completel,
within the power of the owner. We have ofen
Looked at this Ianh VITA asiUuishmpuI that sucIi
! a source Of wealth should be SO pnt,rely neg
! lrciri Bat thl, Is not a solitary case--there
are thousands like il.
lie gathering Il leaves Is another source oil
| manure o. Immense value. Every farmer can
manure morc Or less land 10y this means every
I year Animal mau1ce, too. Is too much usg.
] 'etifd, too 'iirn allowed o vase its precious
substance "ieieftt It may by chance be drop.
ped. Ihere a5e always persons enough on
every EARN Ia collect and cshvry to an appro.
ltiate I'iace every parttele Of cattle or horse
ing ia i may b. dropped, aud this shoulJ 10
moe be neglected. than the gathering of the
corn WHEN ~ II tlpP. Children ADD ,ntrm per.
s"hs are competent TO tins duty, aud should be
Kept At It. II is not enongh however, to gather
tins mauurc--lt must be property taken care
~ att II Is gathered. IL should be pro ectsd
liom rain, aud lie put IN such place as Will
prevent the liqhi that may diaiu IT. ~ II from
hpng wasted, tol tins Is us mos valuable part.
There are many other sources OF ludnu,r, anl
We all Occasionally call attention then !;
but our purpose nov is more particularly 10
discuss Tue DIGESTION oi the prdcIIcaoduy OF ana.
ndIing III All.
We do not pretend that culiivator4 o the
present 'mmens- nacts can IN 4uure nil the land
ih'y nov Cultivate ; bnt We contend that they
ean, and that II Is 10 III ir i,teresr 10 manure
some pau oft Whatever mahuc may he at
hand should he applied 10 such portion Of land
only ~ II vii manure well. To scatter one
hundred lnhds OF mannre over a hundrcJ acre
field would be throwing it away. Letlt be an
Piled 10 lit acres or even I'D two acres II the
laai be sery poor aud the next wear let ano-
thef small piece receive the same treatmen.
and thus gradually bring into a high state Of
cultivation p1rtton OF the farm. Ih, would
enaole The iarmer Il judge OF the expedienc,
81 concentrating his means u,Ion smaller
piece OF sr"1nd For II he can make five
hundred bushels oil corn on ten acres OF well
calh' ted ianj, 4 Is clear that II will be NOR
ptoiit'hi' 10 nIm than 20 make the snme uuan.
hfy on lit, acres aud that he can do SO Is not
naitrl OF doIbi. II tanners Z morally were
10 give away three ipuri OF their land and
put all ihfir present tdfce upon the remainder,
ta.y Wpni mlk" Honrg1b, Lle proue dug. Inc
evil the, II WaI IA IS To he attributed the ore
strt ppteriy OI lh- agrlCu,tur !, iuteres's is II
the mdbdty 10 manure, nor the scatcity of
manure, 5at the attempt 10 cultivate too much
land WINCH, as we have seen, IS Il vol ltIul OF
"a priuCipl IN agriculture, On tie slilct u6spi-
vance oi "htcl tue praspcrt, of The inrmer
en1Te'y dfpeAis. t8ter Farmer.