Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-02
ON NANrRES. My w. A. q.

Cgia#ab,a ca. GEE, Oct. -.
Dear STA ,ou. It ID severe illness has piae-
ri il out 81 my pn~,r "iti any satisfaction 10 ny
srirto comply with yo1rfelaast alta more carly
uliod Permit me-. 81, 10 despre YOU, that no o1e
,,s more lively interest IN your agricultural Fos-
perity than myself and Any thns that can CON
tribute that is calculated ,id your Undertaking,
is at your service The only reluctance feel IN
onnro,cha, ve.l 81, the character of an agricultural
essarisf a,i>rs t-nn the conviction ot NY want ct
experiences n1 TIM >ublcct hincd to you IN a
former COM nanirstlon tiiatl was young planter,
and coaslqnrutly aoy observations THAI | may
max. .re entitled 10 mot littlc respect For think
il +, n. ,f.er t,i.e aud patient inquiry that We
t,.d..f4 t,1t rts ,., ~ sufficient Importance to
prs ut Il lile coast i,raon OF the pubic, Pre-
mjsn. Ia much, TIA, f,iewlns remarks can be
iak n { Whai lh 90: worth.
sncr the i,.nci;,al part of The ground n the IN
med ~, nn tt,lln,l.,nl ri the sta5,s have been
manurcd, have though most advisable to place
thu c,,, ,ea on the liz j Intended 10 be manfred, TO
diminish tie dist ,ncr nt carriage, which IS h'at-
Ter ni con> i,rthc inl Dnrtan e. thiS year Chang
ed nv c.efl. from their former 10 ihr,r present
pen - 1T IL. middle of lui-. Two OK cort' and
two wagons, with a proper number of hands, We're
EMPLOYED III collecting the first layer 81 ieaves
since then, one WAGON wit, ihf1e good hands nave
q
pen " l., oayts, ,wunp.mnd, DC. My Ian IN
forum, my compost is, to lay down FIST layer oil
leaves and weeds, CO. n-slalks, and then layer
of mud When ii has been sufficiently saturated
with the dung and urine of the Stock it is well mix
ed together 10y poUghlny It once or twice, or even
three tunes, If necessary then commence folm-
,rg another layer, and 50 on. You may form some
idea Of the industry have used IN collecting ny
macrals when inform you, that have from thu
nudile ofJuly To the present time hauled III my
cowpcn, between fourteen aud fifteen hundl ed Wa
Son loads Of leaves and that at the same Time
have kept my Stables we'll uttered. have hot as
yet made use of coiton,stasks, pretcrring eoFn-
stalks, ON account Of thrir being OF more porous
nature and Of course better calculated to absorb the
moisture ofthe fam pen, but If greater industry
Should carry me beyond sptlieiea, supply OF those
materials. shall undoubtedly resort to them for
am confident but few things are better calculated
30 be substituted in their place.
The number OF cattle penned, amount generally
70 iortyfiy head of cows, aud seventy OF sheep.
My sheep, have not been in the habit Of penning
I'll atlcrly being under the impression that 1t was
injury to them. So far, however, hive dis
covered no injury to arise from II, and will con-
tlnue the practice until have some positive cyl
dencc of lis bad consequences for their dang Is OF
great importance, and if possible they should be
Iiaue To contr ute their share III the mn roVemenl
OF the land. The oxen stalled when al work,
ana well fed on pumpkins and pea vines, ana
wheh tue labor Is hard, portion OF corn-meal IS ad
deu, which is mixed up with cut shucks or rye
straw. have for the last two or three years stal
leo lew mich cows treating them ms did my
eXeh out the increase of milk was not as great
Us expected, owing, think, 10 n deficiency OF
succuient food. ! am in hopes this winter TO be
able to remedy that evil, as have three acres and
half OF tufnips, which this time lock very pro-
msins. One half are ruta ba "a they were drll-
&c" win turnlp drill ridges two and halt feet
hfat' the ground having been previously put III
sopu order by frequent ploughinss. My stables,
US nave observed, keep well Uttered; l clean
'"e'n out every ten ortwcyc days, removing the
"""s Immediately to the field, if it is ready for lis
reception lfnot place it in rail pens in the yard
men horses are managed in this manner, the
quan,'y Oh manure they make greatly exceeds the
.acuia ION OF those who are in the habit Of permit
wy '''eih 10 stand month after month their dung
~''"ou' allowing them q fresh bed of straw or
caves the accumulation OF manure is no, n
'"e'e' OF su'ic!en Importance. the life, health AMI