Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-02
From tie Hagcrsiown Torch LieM.
AN Is 9AT ON FARMING.
No. 3.

IN acc ordance with my promise, in my last Is
say, viii in this continue my remarks on the
w beat Crop: Most of our farmers, when their clo-
yer in the spring has its growth, Will gather all the
stock they possibly can, and turn ten the clover
They are o opinion that after the clover passes
through the stock, that it makes much better mat
nurc and engchcs the more, than If ploughed down
in it, green state This, however, is not the fact
as shah 20 on 10 prove The stock that eat the
clover do not scatter it again regularly over the
field as il when they gathered II, but scatter a
large portion of il under shade trees, and around
fences where il is all lost But ADM ting that II
should be scattered as in regularly over the held,
it still would be productive of Ilttle good. 1t would
Law perhaps a month or two exposed to hot sum-
mer's sun which of course would draw out much
If its strength, which wo1Id fly off IN vepor.- A
! 1ain-say, for instance you tam parcel of mich
,oy.s on field oil clover | " oud ask, does mol
much of the strength of the clover those COWS eat,
70 into milk Il ca IS not returned to the field oi
# YOU turn any Kind of stock on field of clover
does il require 10 strength from the clover 10 sus-
tain life, and to increase weight? suppose, ioi
instance steer cats one ton OF clover which adds
hfty pounds to his weight. how much of THIS ION dc
YOU suppose il would require 10 give these hity
mounds TO the steer No doubt some will lfngh
at these questions but farmers, they are worthy
your reflection. A. however, farmer, you me DIS
posed to let stock on your clover by the month, |
! would advise you to always mahn difference III
price between those that have their growth, and
those which haze not. The torIner only require
clover to sustain life, but the latter to sustain lie
and increase weight
Many farmers turn ..ork on their fields, merely
for the purpose oftrampling their ground beev-
inc it to be necessary have the ground well tram
Piled before broken up in order TO make it produce
rood arise to the wheat crop from having the
ground ,rampled before it is broken up, except
making the ground cloJdy ben, fits the crop, winch
,rampllng does. approve of having the ground
,olarably cloddy, when the seed is sown IN II,
| " hich always will be the case when 1t IS broken
up after harvest however little it may have
been irampicd. If your wheat ground be clod
~, your crop will stand the winter much
better Ifhe roots Of the wheat should freeze a
little out, the clods will crun.ble to pieces IN the
spring and cover them and thus preserve the whoa,
! from whitening and dying away.-But many far
mers who approve ofhaving their wheat ground
clodJy, and have it trampcd for TINT purpose break
their ground Up before harvest stir 1t AFTER hafto"
ono, OF twice with heavy barrow, ana then sho
vel il in SO that by the time they aavc done work
/ ing il they have it as fine as Il garden. ct
they approve having il clpldy. What lnconsls-
tency -Thei. manner of farming will never meet
,teir approval Many farmers again believe that
ii whoa, ground is broken up after harvest WELL II
viii! produce better crop than If broken up be-
J fore yet they break their ground up before, pc
cause hey say if they leave II until after harvest