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

DIX LpO9iit-Nt
lha fpiowiu. article from the Name Farmer,
will De read with interest, the propriety OF deep
llnayhng is discussed with considerable ab,ty.
Blh - ,rte to the discussion wi intlv UNI rst and
tl. subject practicsllv and the ar5un 'nts Of cd
would seem TO be conclusive vt If We my BE-
permit cd 10 interfere in the controversy we think
that the theory of each n.ay be- mod fed, and thus
made 10 meet the ideas Of both. We wond sag
sest the mo lfcation as follows We think that
deep plouehng is generally injurious also tnat
shadow plougnlns is equally 50. Deep ploughlng
brrss II, uuritlve matter ofthc soil So deep that
the sun and air cannot act up1n II, and lis virtues
therefore lost 10 the crop Till subsequent deep
pouyhlng brings il ain 10 the surface. 1t also
burcs the seeds of weeds &c. so deep that they
cannot vegcale TIL returned to the surface by II
subsequent deep poushlng, and arc thus perpetual
cI IN III soil. Instead of beng destroyed by cuva
tun. Shallow pnughlng secures 10 the crop The
nutriilye matter of the soil, bnt at the same tune
keeps the loots # vegetables so near the surface
thn they narionsly affected By both thoughts
AMI excessive moisture. W. think both theories
therefore, wrong, Ia, cnHahle of motif alton, $
10 make tn" merits of ich available, nna - enahia
us to avold the evils OF each, hY the ado2u1n OF
0t5s'tataat p,' hing, Suggested ~ Gideon
DAVIS, ~ tn Dlttrrt ofGe1uib.a 9as 7oie Of
ppa# ta5.g - f1i5v8: a mai rlnp ethg scat
ruo tour inches - IS fll!aYad ~ ssi5 rAtlm
p'oagh which bfsai.s ard l,.oscns the gto',.,3 ~
or ~ .n.Has IL pst. btt without tu0Bs the oil
i ta}5 mean tin s.nu 1 l. oosenc1 II ''-N !G.1.
Is '-s aHi PagviN us 10 water, al u ihe 'ap
roots OF sne crop y l!e at the same taa, the NJ
t.t.ve pof'o1s OF the sou the seeds of weeds 81
uco kept rca, he surfa C thas the former is t,ot
able 10 the crop, aat the Latter vaetlta, and ar
within The roachoifiw cul'l;ator. BY the fitor'n.
Of Inc wsqr ;arpee. the surface soil npDrtio1 Of
tie .,till2m. tts Is carried 4 pwn, and very soo4,
l 'e saoie da?tr oI Dc ,fon3d broken by the sub
Stratum tiohsh, 5espules charged wuh nuritYc
N ei#t This dunk, is III. true theory, and
"'nI 4gnuaa's might be n#uQslt forYmd to Illus
'-4l9 u .,noos Item nay ae nd ueed The prcpo
s'Aoh, In; grounds thus PiousAed viii withstand
any decree ofdroaght.
As 10 the question whether The roots Of vege
tables descend deeply into the sroaud, tAat dePolds
nPon etrcumi.ancps. All vounr scenltas trees send
doSa their tap a pth p,oqorli. aeA 10 thai
oIlhe loosened aud fertile soil. w have of;tn
iksa up youn; mulberry u,os, whose tap
1oots hti DESCENDED Two ieet aud loo. as
In tees were ahov3 ground but Wien the tres
gov On attain soil INA. had not been looseacd de r.
~, the. we're bat few lnches in length, and were
vii Supplied with atera roots. Wden TIC ground
Is 'ooseacd deeply, II becomes warmer than when
merely stirred superb ally, and thus, think at
'ords anufshoen' from greater depth, and conse-
qachI'y the zap roofs Of vegetables are induced to
oeScc"d deeper. It is well kdown that beets, car
'ots afsnlps, satisfy, clover, lnccrne, &c VIII send
tier roofs as deep as the warm well ioosened r''h
oheStenhs. We have seen parsnips three ieet
long, and this is not an uncommon thing ON deep,
warm loose soils bu, on thin sofia soil unbro-
Ken below depth efsx nches-thcse same roots
would moi be ,vcr six inches in length.
1t seems tous, therefore that the ground should
always be ptoughed shalLo.c as a " PApF says 1t
shou'd o't that the shallow plough should be ioi-
""ea by substratum plough, to break ana loosen
','e ground toa good dep,h--and thus the views oil
inc eoitar Of the Maine Furmcr will then be met !
ana t'o' tue IDEAS OF both parties Will DC recon-
ced.
as this is subject Of great Importance to farm
eFS every woere, We hope our friends, the editor OF
ZIG Maine Farmer and his correspondent, VIII eX-
cusc Ih's interference in their discussion. W nope
10 see more on the subject from both their pens
fEdifor American Farmer.
Mg HOMES.
of,~A few more IDEAS on ploughlng. con-