Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-12
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Inc wafer burrows must he capac ious IN,
me ords mellowed deeply to enable both I,
no'a great deal Of water. | have seen on,
instance OF held swept away in consequence
OF shallow plonehing upon hard bed oI ella,
maj was 'mperslous TO moisture.
lhere are some soils and situations where i
IS MI riy vala 10 attempt to retain all the ~aier
mar iails, and prevent q break As, l. Where
'he hui - very steep when the highest furrow
'hai could he thrown would only bring the tur.
lace to a l"vel incapable ofholdng water, aud
'hs dithchity Is increased IN the exieut Of the
dtolishy. = Where there exists an ineauslity
OF surface IN consequences OF form-r washes aud
breaks :; and ). When combined with either of
M foregoing, The soil, from It's own nature, or
the absence Of vegetable fibre, Is Dc 6cent in
powers of cohesion
remedy for these evils has been provided
ny M. Skirwiih. who lnheris aud cullivates
The extensive and well improved estate Of the
ia'e or Peyton Skipwith, on the Jeff bank OF
the Roanoke. 1t is to cary along at certain
distances Of from 90 10 80 or 100 var 10 asun-
der, dlich's of very moderate dsclnatipn 10
some lateral drain. The furrows correspond
with these bitches il tho hill is yeIy steep and
other circumstances are unfav0rable bat II
admissible, the burrows are level. This is found
"ers efficient, and the process is sim 10 and UNI
expensive.
Tnll, every where distinguished by his strong
splash 81 common sense. Gas Doct Johnson
would term it, IN his remarks upon the diff
Guilty OF hav'ng plans executed according TO o
der notices the odds between saying TO The la
borers, 60 You. add do II" aud come, let
as do it," IL is hard to prevail on those who
are resolved not TO be convinced ; aud what is
not sanctioned by precedent or the judgment
vi the opeiaicr WI be lily performed. In n
country like this, where every thing Is quietly
submitted TO o,erseers and negroes, aud little
is leh 10 the owners exei lions aud cnterpris
u requires no little moral Courage and talent
Tor command To make such a considerable in
nova'lon upon the customs Of farm and nc'gh-
boThood as 10 Introduce HORIZONTAL ploughIng,
A nelghbOr OF mine once sent his oyerseer TO
Albemarle 10 examine M report upon tbs
new aud much taike..-of practice. lie might
as well have sent his horse. III ~ is state
and condition OF igLorance firmly SIT against
the Introduction OF every new idea. lncre.
duiIty,' says the old prov,rb, " is the vii of
iools. -Tull experienced all these difficulties
IN Introducing his drli husbandry. "A gen
tlemau, says he, " who consulis his bal # IL
bout entering upon new scheme OF husbaudry
IS likely 10 have about the same odrsge.
mem AS paps', having mind TO turn protes-
taht would have, by asking the opinion OF hi.
cuniessor. menion all this. not by way OF
ii. cour cement, but 10 stimulate to perseve
rance, by showing the cOmmonness Of these
diff ulirs. have experienced them as well
as Others. Hon. st old CG ar, NV ploue hmau,
protested firmly against my h0rrid btuider sort
Of Pioughlng, as he termed it, aud NV overseer
conds the whole quite as positively. He
had never seen any such crooked business in
old Virginia. aud therefore II must be wrong
finally, by dat OF authority carried my poi"',
bat ii required frmness lntle less than thai
which put down tie polguac conspiracy.
DE RUSlICA.