Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-22

When ground is thus prepared, you nrc obliged,
on account OF lis roughncss, To- use the sinsle N
stead of the double shovel plough--the laterin my
opnion being faf the best for reasons shtll soon
give Corn ground prepared as ! hive stated Will
never produce II hall crop, except II he IN rv-
er bottom rather loose sandy land. To raise
good CROPS of corn, ground should be prepared corn
planted, and attended IN he following manner If
ground have sod and blue grass III ii it should be
broken up IN the spring with three horses as deep
as II well can be done--It should be well ploushcd,
the sod completely turned round. 1t should then
he narrowed over with n CHIT harrow, the way ii
was ploughed. In l,stns out then for planting.
you must do it very shallow, taking care not to
Use the sod. When the corn Is up about three
inches, hnrrow II again with light harrow, drlv-
ing 1t over the row. A boy or two viii be suiii-
clent To follow the harrow and set up what corn II
knocks down, and also should pull out all the stocks
over two III hill, except where II Is known the
Ground is strong enough to drive three After this
the corn shopd be tended altogether with double
shovels. These shorels are narrow, and you can
loosen the ground much clas.r TO the corn with
them than you with tia single shovels, which
must be made broad, M order to get some work
done with them, # YOU use them nj all. The dou-
bic shryels too throw the ground almost level, and
leave but very small fuctoW IN thr middle OF the
, ash ride of DIRT along side Of the corn, without
loose0ing the dirt about the roots and also leaves
largc iurow rot unlike a small ditch, IN the mud
die Of The land when done Now this high rdge
of dit which Is thrown along side of The com with
The sn,e shovel, If there com not ran Sooni To
wash 1t awny, the corn takes lis principal root III
IT, AMI then the first ram that comes washes this
ridge Of dirt down Into thu targr tuuow IN the md
He Of the land and leaves tia roots Of the
posed To the scorchins sun. The consequence Is,
in shor, time, the corn slfivels, and Is no hale
checked In lis gre with. The double shovel ON all
occasions is preferable to the single one. Aou
can do 4 third more work with il, and with the
ease, aud # the ground be IN goo order, can
10 thc work great deal better with ii.
lfcorn ground have no blue grass IN H. II Is not
necessary 10 plough quite so deep, but on no coca
| sion should ground be plan,hed o'allow
Most OF our farmers IN the habit o sewing lhelt
| c'rn ground IN the fall with rye Thisis &c tain
! lY ba / economy. Ii does hot only poyerza tie
| land, but IS great waste Of gram. In ploushng
| field OF com IN the fall, when the corn IS sull
| green, the one fifth Oft very near, n many Insan-
| ces alto teher Will break off and rot GA the ground
\ al auo.her thing, corn ground wall scarcely eV't
| .,Ye over halt crop of ,yr-say twelve or fifteen
| bushels TO the acre. Say fifteen, aud that at fifty
| cuts per iiushc which is far price would u
mount o seven dollars aud an halt.
! Sow the same ground ~ c spring IN oats and
Yoa viii se ArlY bushels othe aere, al the lowest
calculation, aud that at thirty cents per bHshcI,
would be nluc doilars; neat gaii, of one dollar
and an half every 10 say nothing q the corn
lost IN seeding tie rye crop The crop Is AS
| etsy, Il hot easier lu. cat than the ry"
A FARMER