Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-22

than IN $3.50, yet his clover which passed tlrou;
that tfiai, nude whot might be called hay ofbetic
, than mldiing qaalityt In eeneral the leaves te
main ON the stalks, and the greater bulk OF the lit
retains It's green co'or
iheash the general plan of the rotation Is Il
mo" the cover HE year after wheat, vet the NOV
ing never extends oven the whole field for want o
l,'he ana iaoor FOR so heavy u job The balance o
tue field ID graaeJ.
.samptef htfmcnicd Nannre--Nnch the great
, ef part OF Tue manure IS made during the colJc
paii {. tite year because there IS neither enough
litter ieii, nor enough spare labor during the warm
Ell months, TO profit fully hy the supply o., ANNA
matter furnished by the stables alone The use oi
iliter Oh summer COW pens would be rejected even
i II was mote abundant as a asteu application
nom the certainty OF great loss from fermentation
atsil sonte loss from trmentlno balks al manure
must necessarily be suffered. When all the fen
nlaided 1of fiehcd) manure IS carried out IN Apni,
Tue COW 'eh - nlotcd 10 the iaHd tnleuded for corn
HE next veal and Uttered and the cattle remain
there the short time that lutertenes before the ma
ked pennng IS begun This htter wi b. too day
and too poor tot carly heapns bot when we,
weather allows HE stable dung PIT TO be emptl,d ITS
contents ate eancj TO the COW gen aud ltcl
olmed, was before Described By using uitrr
naleiy layofs Of he two kinds OF manure. THIS
has not yet Leen done hnt he PIT was tuil Of dung,
and Hooded with water from ate talas This is
the proper state OF thing for the operation of / H.
ing.
Ihe scarcity of litter in the stable during sum
met, prevents the heat that would othefw sc take
place, and no Inconvenience IS sustained by the
horses tianl that cause between the times when the
stables tie empucd ofthc manure. In dry wealth
OF, tie water IN the pit settles Ia tn bottom, aud
The UPPER part OF the nianule would snnet 10y be
coming too dry 10 p!tveht this, live u slN holes
are dos through the dung to the betom otlhe pit
In these tho water collects and every morning It
Is thrown over the top oil The .ranure, Which IS
quickly done with broad paddles
The hfapng of the litter Of the pens whotr
becses and uQeh cows had been kept until m,cl,
was going on, which CAV, me an oppoauniiy oi
witnessing the great superiority OF the htee-proue
cd hoes, and tmee-prougcd folks to our common
/ tools, Ton moving coarse manure. Few perhaps,
would consider The USe Of these Tools OF much ln
pottahee from any description vi Their ads antagrs
but whoever sees them used Tor iiYn minutes, will
determine never again TO heap, or load with ma
nurc, without their AID. IA.s manure thong IL
coarse, (boine principally eonstaksl was rlch
from the 'at animals kept Oh 81 and TN fehues, al
their food, and wa' quite w.t. shotid expect It
TO suffer from IRE langtag the efieet Of violent Gr
mentaoh , but Mr.. l.. entertained 10 such fear
This and The other ricka thai the stable dung vii
help 10 form will be used for tarni5s
|; is remarkable that Nj. l.eNiss tields are no
where infested with Lluc grass which Is lhe worst
Of plaques Oh most good onns. and esp, rially at
ter lining 1t is true thar this grass triycs best
on soils that arc both moist \ somewhat adhesive,
well of good constitution. II. indeed, 1t Is the
want of sufficient moisture and ndhesiYGne'S that
prevents this grass growing on any spoil hetc, thr