Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-17

idea that yan bring 10 view. A. 20 the latter OF
fhe7a ruiss, apprehel You lid not oily adhere
h II, as presume you. .ant To do ~ Yoar lc-
matkN. teeaase you ~, deny that vegetables
~ tbcn roots ran dasn pcpeeheuuly ato the
earta, In seateb Of noas4shneat. Sir, nothing
was further from my mn1, or ahai a'otr ii nay
ffslc mnuaieatioa on he 81 ceis- i',uo observ
eH thot mos, testabl run much iarlh rln hort
1aatal tim III a ragpenicular direction into the
earhi md that then roots do not strike into The
! euir no aprrpcndicalar one. gave my reasons
Why Vas So winch were, that thry might be
+ nfa iuci ~ tie rays of the sun or heat dcws.
showers, ar, Sc Nj have discovered any thing
N your remarks o. my ids,s To eoaat@ract them.
All thai objected 10 against yapr deep plough
IN, was that ii appesred that you ug.d II beyond
where vegetables generally (cxcrpt parsnips, cts
and ol rlta b1ga, All son,a o.her vc,ftahes)
Went after food or nonflsbmcut bat | sand 10 you
expressly II you poughst no dtepe han tue yega-
tables you wsre d;sreusof piaii;las sowing dc
scended IN perpendicular hrrcHen after noutlsh
| meni, we were agreel. nam d maze as extend
M IS roots much further IN hofIzon,h than
perpendicular direction INTO the earth bat that II
did descend even as Car as the rolls would he ban
efcdby the heat, All, dcWs, &c no one evc,
thought ofdenying like vour comparison that
corn is similar To a tree. The roots of a Tree 10 not
strike deep III downward IN tho earth
! No, not one ever so old though you to think
! that corn would if 1t not an annual Here
! then, VIC have our argument IN atShtH, as the
saylng Is. should like to soc you dig deep hole,
say six feet deep AND ST young tree out IN II,
placing the roots four feet under g4ound AMI | say
your tree would be ruined, Tor the very reason that
even trees cannot thrive and grow deep under
ground with tlcir roals oot Of the reach of the in
tuence al heat, moisture ~. Ne, SIR, the order of
nature is AGAINST your deep unIcr ground notions
N,t will 9TH
miles, you will show me g,ass roois three feet deep
in an ntervale bank, which bank Ono doubt was
formed by the water from time to time carrying on
various kinds of matter he of the grass
IN the SAID bank from which they could not cxtrcate
themselves. lhs no more proves any thing a
gainSt my position, than it would prove that man
lived that distance under ground because some un
fottunnte one was found there, buried by accident
should ap,rehend tins poor object 70, suca q
journey. Forostr verify my reasoning. WHO
ever fund the of such trees very deep in the
ground, compared with their horizontal directions
As 10 your remarks nmy views relative To pota-
toes not doing we'll if hoed three times with hi
lock OF loan raised around them, | confess ] was
hide surprised to learn, that the result | named
was produced 10y injury 10 the roots, in after hocmg
thon which do not oxtcni Tar and more whs !
astonish,d TO fad that frmer should call II
3" theory for one TO assert that potatoes would not
prosper deep under ground even If placed there at
planting ami not disurbcd forward until dng up
Ia autumn What i heory Is 1t theory wheti-
or ,hcre * sncb am an,,oal A. mnn unon c,r,h q,
nor7 presume van will g;ve, nc,,, ye answer
totbis o,,estinn vel should a. soon have exnrc,.
ed an affirmative MS for any one +, saw thai he Y no
! asserts that ooratoss wall not prospcr well very
deem in the Ground is throrizin,. WHY. s,t. the
fact has been tried 10y amoS, every observing farm
! cr in the world. thousands and ten thousands of
times. and there has been bat ono result and that is
,hrv will not # down GU, ofthe reach of air. dew
shov,rs &c
! Nn,, - 70 ,.o,r.,,b,. Mr. p,yoI I ,on,a,l
that reS,,ect han as 3, veteran IN agriculture. and
Get he nav ho deca;yed M, In, an or.,co. |
hayc before read m, niece ON dec, niourlng which
vau VAS n, ! emmy Ia ouo,e na4Itjrn as now
saap,~a flf,l ne was j er,vgd N s,m, Isgree as
. she eausso ,. = II inrra,~. II bl e,ais nom
vac 10 y.lr, tnrn e nc iD-s j, II deep alaa NO.
/ believed il WAS more .aw,n; 70 ais WY a#ls d..
manurinz tom ,car 10 var. VI 50 p1sv al aud
ll> ing an 'nyrclien As uv9ur sh4li line. lie
SOS rs an a,,r,-5 o Il vcry sae r.ot .ren Of am
81 u,rzel. yhio e'fau'd s.. mcti BE hencd,c.
" plrtiy lie nlona iiHt b.!a= a99..I5t ye=a'a-
biz Al now, sir sui aa5a= a. { G. ,sH;-n
h * place a. on, f N g.. H. 5to,. al roo,
s. son The armes Who al#an=,i eese} and
taea nlslel II 10 -, as ,,s, rectpA ~ -. otd
4an l. ,lsa.bg ics ntscrop Of cor. IL as 81 loal-
,x'cnll1.. is rr..t, through the swa. orc Il lei.
BE mtalfe, & nenting Vegea hes, Sc that " re-
IN icd Ia. SIC ros. eseale"e3 'aaainol Gtdest,oy
lei Il Net 50 with miae Afhaasa COL NJ,
1Wiug to Inc season ana KIND OF Nd i..s tn'u
the 9Th jun, yea LII at i"4s-. II III re ii - ~
bushels 10 the acre at Gre casel l'5"t k'as, ~ !
took care not to hlse#ry pa.nf.- AID what grass
had grown 'nr' ~ H. Iaef a. course, Tue roofs 90
The corn were very soon aidon, tllsn, and m coni
cam forward and .o' ripe Utloro il was oTeffaNen
- the carly ttost THIS Is tbe result Of yo3f theo'