Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-25
r,y FLETCHER & TDLEgs.


haG quan,ity ofmanure at their stables, but such
was their press Of business, that they had not time
even To carry 1t out. But am departing. some what
from the sutiec proposed, which was to oiler 1T
tie OF nav practice, &c which, thoush not Inc pest
may ID. of scrYlce 10 some who are setting out
unnn the plan that commenced Turning upon.
Eorl thought 1t would he useless for me TO attempt
10 make manure to restore all my exhausted land.
So must dclend upon rest and good ploughing,
and II possible a coat of grass and weeds turned
under. Bnt found tina, what iltlc would grow
upon poor land, when rlouehed IN turned Quito be
most water or something not much better So |
determined to make manure.--A Aud viii now tell
you, IL part how do 1t.
| viii spea, first OF winter fixtures, Which me
conto SCI, nj three lots intend 10 add the fourth
in oficr to d,side the cattle according 10 their age.
condition. e.. ali of Hhleh are provided with per
mauent shelters of SIZE sufficient for tie number of
cattle commonly kept IN each ot. Ii would DC bet
ter # all these lots concave In the centre, but
mine are only level, and III fact SOM on gen
tie decyv. Ia orlcl To have them winter quar-
ters ready ot the reception OF tn; stock As soon as
III rra1ing season Is en'i.d, lose u" tne alter
HE fall Of ~ l5l, tha! EN- possibly BE- spared ioi
catlerin, corn and seeding wheat until they are
we'll supplied with litter from the woods; and If
do not covcr the leaves with ditch bank, On surface
earth OF SOM. sort | lay onn covering Of corn
stalks 10 guard against the winds blowing of the
leaves Corn stalks are carefully saved and mostly
used for this purpose. The cattle are then put ~
in their winter quarter, and herc kept n'@ht and
day. excct 50 long a. Is necessary 10 - 10 water
once day If the tora ~ gwen should not kcer
the lets sulirrn.iy Uttered (which with me neve'
happens take cate, from time t. iime TO supply
| il from The woods. | would observe here, by way
of DEPRESSION, that never suffer stock oi any KIND
! To 20 III winter upon any ti.a-e land have. lht
| iljnrv zone by treadng III winter Is euh5@efabe.
As the object is 10 get the contents Of used ioIS up
ON the corn land IN spring frequently have th'
whole mass stirred up and properly mixed together
and the ottcner this IS done the better. II can bi
-xpednlou,ly executed by means OF long si"se
coulter fxsl 50 as to rake the ground freely. In re
llun TO the manure made from my stables, do
no, carry 1t on the cattle yard pracls"d 10y some
bat endeavouf To keep il dry Us possible, until |
| i; u b. applied II usc. Though ifmy lot, were
So araycaa rs To lose none of the 10y by heavy
rams, might do 81.
! come nextto speak of summer lots, or oowpcns
ihos, | have il, 1t strip OF woods left tor that pur
pos. I'll place So located as thul can .ake the cat
! tic in from every trId have. They arc three II
number, one for ,alvrs and ycarngS, The other tw,
for Il change OF all the balance bf'ie cattle when
ever lot is either ready T., cast out OF become
to- wet md filthy for the health of the cattle u
order to have these really for the stock when cutie
to gfn2" in the spring, | employ all suitable time
in wirtrr, alter the crop of corr secured III col
| Letting leaves rotten oak wood weeds, &c. init
completed for fths WORK is deferred until " datcd
| find Il difficult TO spare to time 10 get Sl'hccncy
! indeed, this Is the PRINCIPAL part Of our winter Ia
| hour. Tor when the lots arc sufficiently supplied
for the present. We plle mp mort III the lots To have
II ready to spread when the other is ,ro'i enough
| Thus, having this start, ran find time along i,
summer 10 supply the then deficiency 1t is dcsllh-
! .. 10 have the contents Of these pens ready 10 20
out upon the wheat. To that end, the oitener they
are worked ovr as fore observed. the better, pro
yded there b. an Abundance OF hitter furnished
when thc cn'te frs, % 10 grass in 4 field, my Gus
tom is Ia have them Let out their pens about : u
clock, A. M.-droye up again NJ l0-tet out a
) y. Nj. Wh,rc they ro,an I'LL o. and are thcr
brought up for the night. And when the pasture
has pr tty mitch declined they are 1t cat their pens
| after breakfast and suffered TO cisze until late 1t
winter, and by frequently giving salt ~ the lots
keeps then pretty much IN motion, winch tayors
the end in view. 1t might be pepper to give some
Statement, as 10 the amour, Of stock kept md thc
| Uld'ilHN III lNnuft Hup' ~ u vi, oi'lhi At''
safe tina, my Number Of horses Tor the last four OF
five years has varied from four 10 SAX, ut present
four Horned cattle from Thirty 10 thirty five
Sheep none. As TO the quantity fmanurc made
cannot shy, but would suppose from three to iou
hundred loads, or PERHAPS more.
Thus have nlcnti,ned the means used To ralst
most of the manure However there some othc
) savings which help ontsny the hog pen, into whci
| cast quantity OF litter and surface earth winch
would be- best ii composed pretty much Of fine
sand. also have pit or hole, which receives
the draining from about my stabos-fhlS Is irc
quen,ly supplied with road scrapings, OF any
light earth, which maks good manure for llsh
land.
You see my paper is OUT, and perhaps 1t is well
for when begin upon this subject, have no othc
stopping place ,Ioat respectfully,
JAMES L. JONES.