Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-06
Ffom tle Farhcr'S r. porter.
ESSAY on AGRICULTURE.
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EooAi w AtRisG LIU RE.
| riOGd1lNd
! Tins being the season when poughing is gene.
iniiy Intended 10 IN our section the ptcscrt number
isd"yo'c1 to that important particular All persons
.fii' ms 10 he III al nnofan, part of tliiasc. yet
lew attend to IT as they should. Miserable scratch.
Ing over the soil is, by too manv suffered 10 pass
| for vlaushi.s particularly in the Spring season.
sh'n farmers are generally very busy on account
of their apathy or indulgence during winter and
nn,unn
Oa's arc frequently sown in March and the cur.
Part OF April on yronnd whprcon sorry crop Of
corn vas raised the preceding ear there is no time
10 en up the bushes which bad management has
brought forth oil that can be done, is TO SOW the
oats, among logs, bushes brinrs and rocks and
scra'eh overthe gsnn win cilius old plough
! and psrehasce dog eoo inb THUS the field is
i'h TIL harvest. Ha;,es; CONES, when the farmer
hn'is on usking cnlenlnion, If indeed he should
IA nj the troublr Of cncuIating.) tha, his crop will
hardly pay tie expense If harvesting. Flo then
consoles hin,s.lfby long and continued murnur
against Prov ljcncc Tor casting his IL, ia poor old
Aaft- Carolina and ',srrnines TO better his condi
ton by selling valuable farm, as he is sure 10
call II IN his advertisement and removing to coun-
Try where crops viii grow whou, culture and
where bushes will not grow At oil. Honest man,
yor have forgotten that. F" A rolling stone never
gathers moss" Before yon condemn tho soil and
climate Of your old North-Carolina you call II,
oats plcash your ground n the Ian Of f'f as tssny
as vow can in the winter, mindins to hive it .weil
sproutcd, cleared of logs loose sumps nrgcstones,
and every thing else that would be an lncumbrance
in plou,hns have it manfred also if possible: see
that il be well plonshsd e let the burrows be SIX
or eight inches dosp unless the soil be t"o thin 10
adm, Of so lecpa plonghlng let the burrows he so
close together that when plonghcd the ground WIN
look like il WAC srad d. In this condition lei II re-
main expose. to the fros:s and SHOWS of winter. In
the spring when you discover plum trees IN blossom
and poach trees nearly 80 seed your ground taking
care that your seed b. of the best you can pro-
cure plough the sround Immediately after seeding,
clos- but no, very deep: sec TINT your fence be
sufficient 10 keep out your neighbors pigs ana cat
tic. and mind if any bushes spring up among your
grain to have them completely removed IN due
time By f,lloaing this plan for few years you
will find. if your nrjghbors do likewise thu. the
price of the cradlng will advance IL IL or 10 pei
| cent.
ConN GRo-<D.
Ground intended for corr Should be p'ouchcd in
October or November This Is the more nrccssa-
~ with respect to ground tia; has been resting For
a vcaror two but all stubble ground intended for
corn should be brolen well in the fall early in
the winter Great care should be taken TO break
tho ground WHEN in proper ord r for to do IT when
too wct would greatly injure the crop next year
| Every part and parcel (as the knights ei the green
bng saw of The field should be broken up and turn
ed under even where s.umrs or other impcd'mcn's
hinder the plough from operating, the maisock o.
,pac should be- piled, as these nall spots left I'M
lbrokcn would afford asylums for reptiles and m
sec,s, or raih the eggs ofsnch, which would prove
pcrncious to the crop, and which, after thorough
breaking, would be destroyed by the fios' and sun
Corn ground prepared in this way, should asair
he plou.hcd in spring but il il canno, convenient
" bs done before planting, let three deep burrows
be rur together then crossed AMI planted, and ths
rows may b. l.oughcd oul before The corn Is up
| As soon the corn can be in rowst should bt
cross poughed and should afterwards be plouShcf
at least twice, making four p"ughings IN ALL ate'
planting somc,imes less will do, and a, ether time:
more may be required
Flax Gronnd, ifnot ploughed in the fall or win
ter, should be twice pioushcd before sowing
| Flax being when young n very delicate growth
the cound should be well clcanscd Of corn stalks
and other trash, and rendered quite mellow AM
fine Tie seed should be sown in calm time, o
thcrwisc i. cannot be sown regularly II is not d
bad time of year for sewing flax when you SEE
Dogwoods beginning to blossom.
Cotton Ground, when the soil IS at oil !hchct
to be stiff, should be ploughed two or three times
between the first of February aud planting time
| Care should he taken 10 have ground intended 10
cotton broken the first time very deep; the Other
ploughngs, especially thos. after planting reed no
bc deep, because the roots are deep ina, rlou5 n
ing docs no, materially affect them.
Wheat Ground ought to be broken up IN July
\ August. when wheat 10 sown after corn,' croun,
should be well ploughed Is soon MS possible at
Tier gathering the corn, and the crop ponshed o'te
sowing.
Nosrn C,soiiva, plough your native soil yo'
haze plenty oft, and 1t is rich by nature Us ina
Of old Enylaul.--Be moi abashed, we young gentle
linen Of caroa. 10 i,c seen at your ploughs. Ike
member thai we ell ii,s by agriculture. Do yc'
no, feel as much like men when ~ the field or fnea
dow as you do when behind tho counter, orreciin
ing on your mammals pretty sofa Be men
irrp,t.cals he independent.