Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-18

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ses at different times, and now contains from two
10 three thousand acres This tract OF land is ae
| Hhowledsed by all to have been more completely
| CALLED and butcbered than any other u. the same
'i2e III this neighborhood. My practice has al
ways been 20 plough as deep as possible, and ac
cordlasly, my constant dir clion /, my ploughmen
taca not bous, for do not suffer boys TO pough)
IS not to DC afraid of .,loushins to- deep, provided
the horses can pull the plough. For some yeats
past have made use Of four horses Ia shiuy the
land, but from the grco, disadvantages they have
lahored unacr, IN Consequence oflhe very undda
TING surtdee ofmy farm So petimas ploIghing too
deep, and ut others too shaIlow-as for instance,
IN ascending hill, the le td horses would draw the
| plough out of tho ground, wltlle in descending
they would plunge It deepas TO be unable 10 pub
II at nli--l have bsen compelled to thee horses
| abreast which is as small IA force any farmer
should think Of applying Notwithstanding even
this mode has lis objections, principally arising
from the danger there is, that the horses whcn turn
ing, unless great care be takea, viii cork them
selves. Mine have been frequently injured in this
way. The plough which prefer to all others, is
| the bar share, called here the Loudoun bar share,
which was first Introduced ln,othis neighborhood by
! myself do not mean to say, that there are moi
| other poushs equally COOL, but tai. ia the end Is
| the cheapest For notwithstanding II costs some
| hing mote than the Mccormick. which IS onf
next bssl plough, ihongh no sufficiently strong lo,
| three horses in rough soil yet II wall last .her
tunes loag. The bar ,are is nov IN mech grca.
ter demand lhan any other, but unfortunately for
rs there very few to be had, not having any
person in the county who understands that ntn-
ner Of making II. This plough not oaIy does the
bes, WORK but does MS work with more easc TO man
an1 ho'se lhan any other with winch ava acquain-
ted
AID rt,,ttv tn saN "A " ri n - 4 n
to the question of ieen or shallow ploughng which
nave seen recentlr Discussed in the Farmer My
apsnton, winch Is founded entirely upon experience
/, dac le y IN favor OF IN: superior ntuly value
# deep ploug ching. For about twenty years, bave
been ming ASIDE - us could on tho farm where
now reside, without having ina single instance IN
Jun cd the crop; more than ths,i have Ia the mean
time restored the land from the most extreme state
%. poverty 10 dat OF at least good flaming land ;
,nir greit deal of II is rich rs IS necessary
Tor WHEAT crop Tho rotation of my crops has
bern once in corn, end twice in wheat rye or oats
in FIVE years, giving two full years in five for clio
yer ani in the mean time dressing the land twice
with plaster, Cor at least rolling all NV seed al eve
nv Iescrpor in pIa,ter,l with from anc oushd to
one and halt the ,ere. 81 putting this quantity
upon the covor the spring niter IS sawn, ensures
me- crop on aim Isl all my tand. slh GENTLY nrIe
to NOW. Every acre of M farm no under cu't'
walton is kept in clover. With respect to the pro
duction and the application oil manure, nave ne
YER pafsu ID any unliOim course, but hive ben
freq 1on.ly making experiments. was once mcil-
ned TO believe, that no other way was nght bft
/, haul it out aud plough 1t IN Ter as soon as pos
sib,o not alio wing The sun 10 SHINE on II mo'e taah
could be avoided aud so strong had been thr lore
of hsb.. and of education, that pursued us ca1f''
for several years without suppo. > for
! Il, bcr D gBQti bE
right. But. ~ a l,rge potion OF my had hHd aa q
so completely cxhausted, an called Az, tbo 4 ~
, rains and bad treatment, that 10 pat upon u "a
nur. in It's rotten state would be worse tnan to-,
came 10 the conclusion, that II would be 'a5f''
mode to cover all its deep sores with 'hcH P'a r
| ofunrotted straw carried d,,ecty ttom the M
chine In order TO SHvc ldbp. and time tins STAY
rns carried out as II return load while engaged 4"
threshins the whea, foi our practice IN thus CO
ty differs from the common practice IN many othcI
places especially al the north, IA not stacking on'
wheat bu, in taking il directly !ran the ma 10
The machine. This mode has boon forced apo2 as
, Inv the apprehension, that If were SLOWED 10 r
main for o5r, time unthreshed, say all the mont
of Aurus., i, would he desr yed, or at least ma.
rlly iniatel by the wcevil. Bat TO HE Polqi- aa
fully of the opinion tha, this description Of Snn Gun
no, be so we'll improved IN any other way as Ia tie
! oae iost mentioned for by the time the co"'
of straw i, com oetcy rotten the land WI possess
sufficient life and strength to manufacture OF P'"-
duce its own covering. A few other experiments
| which have made in regard To manure may o'
| worth your attention. Ia the ull OF lS2S, com
menced following my Land, AMI carrying out my
| manure al the same time The manure WAS sp eaI
and ulout.hed in with my urge poughs oui .
| had cons idcrdblc quantity man "" INN us
lance tn maui il, DID MOI fni,h until sometime at
| 4 m ado
diITeren, experiments part olthe menHfe was
nlouch.d in with the large ploughs-a p"tt SpFe'u
| on III, broken up land and narrowed ih--a P"f'
snr,sI an The surface after the wheat was so"e4
ana n Dart spread upon the ioS acco Jung 10 "''
,r,ctire WHICH as am told, exist, IN fehh'yF'-
n, The first experiment succee1eu th' p's'' '''
contributed most to the permanent 'h'lh"'c "''
! ,ftbe Ioad.-thc second did not vary mnch IN IL
results from the ffst--the th'rd pf"n'ceu '"'
| greatest crop the FIST year-thc ioufth uiu "o
succeed at ALL as it killed great pot''o" Vi Nv
| wheat. ,L, or ma
;,,,., 10 well 10 remark, thai very ie" 81
-. make more than half of what W. tea.} i"5'
o,d after ALL suffer great dcnl OF "t"' "C
10 ,,aLe 10 he wasted for the want Oh s'aie carr
/ An ,b,t even our best farmers IN Albemaric nave
,uemnted to do to collect all their corn Stn'N' ~
some convenient place, 10 be USED as "Ve' 'o ~
c,r,,, NOV, d,,.ue The winter which, together win
Cow, leaves from he woods, and i'llc reuse
from the farm, is converted into manure ANS I"
abou, all that VIC hive doneye .,o
Before conclude THIS letter ! WIS" 70 s 49, an,i
Their remark, in regard to the Sunje1' - M ro
shallow ploughing ms seem, 70 'r
sassarr M, only because public dlscnss''" IS
ro,, ,u,alte hut because have u fact to cohhu.'
a.,o ,hou, which am greatly as'onished 'ba' ~
l;,,,o has been said and which may afford US some
light. tits you plough y0a' ls"a ever oq the
desn On much so as to hide every pdfuc'' Oh ''1