Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-30

December. A farmer Who has largo crop on
hand, puts them down nj different umss for his
convenience IN handling and dressing them hu-
inmn ii roting IS more apt to give thelint dath
and uuslshtly color than winter rottlng. The best
ground 10 expose the plants II upon meadow or
grass land, but they are not anirequently srtea
over the same field on which they grew, The
ength OF time they ought 10 remain exposed,
depods upon the degree otmos'uro and the tempe
nature OF the weather thu prevails. In very wet
and warm spell five or SIX weeks may be long e
nough. Whether they have been sufficiently rot
ted OF no, is determined by experiment, A hand
fal IS taken and broken by the hand or orplied to
he brake, when 1t can b. easily ascerrn.d, by the
facility with which the int can be detached from
tue stalk, # II be properly rotted. lflhe plants re
main the ground too long, thu h'res osr some oi
thelr strength though II Few days longer than ne
cessary IN cold weather, wall not do any INJURY
Ii they arc taken up too soon, TINT is before the Int
can DC easily separated from the woody part OF the
stalk II IS harsh, and the process OF breaking Is
difficult and Troublesome. Snow rottine, that IS
when the plants beng spread Out, remain long G.
n9ugh totot, (Which however requires greater
length ot tmc,) beaches the Int, improves the
quality, and makes it nearly as valuable as If II had
been water rotted
Alter the operation of rotting is performed, the
plants are again collected together pu, IN shocks o.
stacks OF which is still better, put under shed OF
sooc coye,ir, Wbenn Is DESIGNED 10 brcnl, md
dress them immediately they are frequently set up
gainst asome neighboring fence The best period ior
breaking and dressing IS IN the months OF ftbfu-
ary and March aud the best sort of weather, frosty
nights and clear thawlng days. The brake cannot
be used adyontaecously IN wet or moist weather
Ii IS almost invariably used in this state out of
doors and without nny cover and 10 assist lis op-
Grafton, the aborer often N kes 4 latge five near
H. which serves the double purpose or drying the
plnnts and warning himself Il could not be used
III damp weelhcr in a Eause with out n kiln or
some other means of dry4n.- the stalks.
rho ,,aL.. -, ,.,,.,,I NO.; hand hgol,.
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ne =, ro,1e, j., - d, ,,,l,a,s
Unnecessary II IA, ,,n.,h co',t,ay.uee s1t nnon
fan, leos ,i,,,, ,,.o o,l l,lr4..,L,eh 'rhc hr,.
consists Of Two ,,vs with s,t,s,nc,cb tho layer
law fixed and imnoyc,l,. md the upner one mo.
yenbc SO tIat II may h, ieeJ ta bv means
of n handle ioser,cI ,n,o hc,u ar bock nj
he from end If II Tbe lover io,. h,stbree siafs
or teeth made of ion.,h white oak md the npper
two, arranged appro,ebnle 70 al59n. Two inches IN
front and IN such manner tint the stat, of the up
parits play between those of The lower These
slnts are about SIX or seyeu feet IN length SIX IN.
eh,s in aen,h mud two ineh,a m thiekueys IN
their lower rdoe, ,hav ne nl,ce1 ,doewaV,
r,nnJed l,til. IA ,hc,r u,,-r d. which arr
,bntper tAon those b,lo,v The lahore, tokes ms
an, b,thr de af tn. INK, md ,,,4olne IN b.s
1T hand as onn, or,ha s,aIks a, il. can conye
,I.en,ly hold with hlsn.bt hand n. s,,zes the han
die in the head Of The ,pper law which no lifts.
and throwing the handful Of sroks between the
laws repea,ellv strike, them by lftins and throw.
M down the upper Jaw. fhese successive strokes
break the woody or ree,Iy part Of the stalks mo
small pieces or SHOES, winch fail off during the
process. lie assists their ,lisansaeem.nt by