Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-13
Pom he Nemoirs,of The Neg YORK Board ot A
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NCHftdbV'S llht dliiitiH, tdIH'b tlilNt w SUI
SYST without food and upon the quantity and quail
tyof this depends the health and vigor fthc vege
table, AS well us of the animal. Both subsst upon
animal and vegetable matter both may be sur
feited with excess both may be injured by food
not adapted to their habits, their appetes, their
digestive powers. hog will receive no injury
but great benefit from free 10 heap of corn
or wheat where Il horse or COW will be apt 10 dcs
troy themselves 10y excess. The govt wIl thrive
upon the bnughs and bark of trees, where the hog
would slarvc The powerful robust maze, will
repay, III the increase OF It's sra,nr for heavy
dressing OF strong dung for which the more do-
llcate wheat will requtc you with very httc but
s,.aw. The potato feeds raycnousiy, AMI grows
luxurantly, upon the coarscst litter, while many
OF the more tender exotics will thrive only on food
upon which fermentation has Exhausted lis powers.
Rut here the analogy stops tor Will. the food nj
the one is consumed 10 sound healthy, and gen
ctallv solid state the food of the other before II be
comes alimcnt must undergo the process oi putro-
fiction, or decomposition, and be reduced TO liquid
or erlurm state
| have gone into the an 1logy between animals
aud vegetables thus far, To Impress upon the mln Is
uf our farmers the Importance Of saving, and ap-
plying, the food of leir vegetables with the same
care and economy that they do the food o. their M
| lm,ls. How scrupnloasly careful Is TIE good hus
| balldnan ofihc produce Of his farm, destined 10
nourish aud fstten hs hnlmoIs and yet lnw OF
ten careless of the food which can alone norish
and mature his plants While his fields are
| CLEANED, and his grim, has, aud roots carefully
housed, and economically dispensed to his animuls,
the food Of his vegetables is suffered To waste on
every part of his farm. Stercotarles we have none
! The urne of the stock which constitutes moe,y
of the manure Of animals, is all iustThe sioycn-
~ and wasteiul practice Of feeding al stacks IN the
fel,is-U here III. sole of the grass is broken, the
tod'ier wasted aud the dung oflftle cucci 10 still
pursued And finally the lule manure which
does accumulate IN the yards is suffered 10 lay till
II has lbs, full half It's torl!lziug properties rot
ted the sllis of the barn when 1t is in)udlcously
! applied or the barn removed Il, get elear of the
nuisance. A galn--nonc but slothiul farmer viii
permit the iloeksof his ncishbots To rob his own OF
their food ye, he often sees bu, with feeble efforts
To prevent IT, his plants smothered by pcstltcrous
Weeds ard plundered ofthclr food which is essen
tlal TO their health AMI vgor 4 ,ree0 consumes US
mueh jood as a uS'tal PANT. Tbs, 10 be sure, IS
he dark side OF the picture ye, the original may
lie found III every town, ind III almost every neigh
borhood.
Is II surprising, that under such management,
our arabic rounds should grow POOR and reiuse 20
itu'l us rtN diu al II lis tiSltbFtl
strange, tlat ih,se who thus neglect 10 feed plants
should feel he evil - light purses a. sell rs 5ht
crops Constant iralninSu evaporation, without
returning amy thing, would IN tine exhaust The
ocean of lis waters. A constau, cropping of the
soil, without returning my thing il, will in like
manner exhaust i, ut It's vegetable fond and era.
dually induce sterllity. Neither sand, clay, lsls
nor nesla-which are the elements otall soil
nor amy combination off part or all oi them, is alone
capable Of producing healthy plants. 1t IS the AMI
| nal and vegetable matter accumulated upon It's ho-
som, or which art deposits herewith the suxilIa.
ry aid of these materials diituscd u the atnos-
pherc-that enables the earth to tccm with yegcta-
BILE life, and yields lis tribute to man and b"rst
Twill now suggest chcsp and pracctl mode Of
pToriding f'od for regc,ajieS, conmcnsurate 10
the means otevcry farmer of ordinary enterprise ,
and that my suggestions may not be deemed the
orrtcal, | viii add, that | practice what
preach"
The cattle yard should be located on the south
snc OF, and adjoining the barn. Sheds, oubstan-
tlal stone walls, or close board fences, should be
erected at least on the cast and west side, 10 she-
ter the cattle from cold winds and storms-the size
propotloncd t. The stock to be kept in it. Exca-
vae the centre III concaye form, placing the earth
removed upon the edges or lowest side, leaving
the border ten or twelve feet broad, and OF Il hor
zonlal level feed the stock upon and from two To
live feet IN ghcr than the centre. This may be done
| with plough and scraper or shovel and hand bar
row, after the ground IS broken up with the plough
used the former, aud was employed a day and a
half, with two hands and team, IN fitting two TO
my mind When the soil is not sufficiently CON-
pact TO hold wat,a, the bottom should be tcddcd
with six or eight inches of clay, well beat down.
,t.I
is seldom required, except where the ground is very
porous. NV yards are constructed on sandloum,
; resting on u clay subso. Here should be annu
ally deposited, as they can be conveniently coilcc-
ted the weeds coarse grass, and brake Of the farm;
also the pumpkin vines and potato tops. The guam
tity these upon farm is very great and are col
lected and brought to .hc yard with lltl2 trouble
by the teams returning from the fields. Aud here
also should be fol out, strcwed as litter, the
hay stalks, and husks Of Indian corn, pea and
bean he ulm, and the straw Of grain not wanted IN
the stables To still further augment the mass,
leacl,ed ashes and swamp earth may be added to
great advantage. These materials will absorb the
| liquid Of the yard, and, becoming incorporated
with the excrcmentlt'ous matter double or trebletie
| ordinary quality of manurc.-DurinS the coniin-
uance of frost the excavation z YES no inconve-
nence and when the weather Is soft, the borders
afford ample room for the cattle. In this way the
urine is saved and the waste incident to rams, &c
prevented The cattle should be kept constantly
yarded in the winter, except when let ont TO water,
and the yard frequently replenshed "i,h Dry litter
Upon this plan, from ten to twelve loads OF unicr-
ncnlcd manure may be obtained every spring
for each animal and if the stable manure is spread
over tho yard the quality of the dung will be I'M
proved, and the quantity proportionaby Increased
| Any excess of liquid that may remain after the
dung is removed can be probably ag9lied'o grass,