Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-19

Iess. 5000 99l 1891 / 500
1880 Late in the fall of 1929, purchased the estate
WIN me privilege OF seeding crop OF wbea, too late AL
os 10 undertake following, but nevertheless got all The
ia"u tea"y' WIZ iC0 scies,l by the l7h October TWAS
sowed immediately after pioushng; anu mos, Of !, ws
hl,'y and but, very partially taken in clover made
above stated, yielded $3.50 bushels. You will di..p
rm me above table OF crops, tina, the faow la, pro
duced double that OF the although the corn lana
was much the best Wherever the clover wa, toler,by
good thu wheat was greatly better All the manure w
applied TO lend. We had in corn the field a,i y,
IN the hrst part OF this commune a,iun and which was
by great rtons. '''
1881; The crop of this. year was 2,51I bushels Tho
''"ow i"nu producing rather more than double as much
Us "e corn lhe corn crop increased l25 barrels Ma,
more than half the iAow field was soweJ in clover no.
my predscessor believing il too poor produce IT, The
portion which had no clover il, very much Injured
by The fly, and produced but little, although soweJ in
good time The clover land produced very heavy wheat
The same land, when n wheat tuo wear: beCo.. ~
'o produced only about eleven hundred bushels nil tho
manure was again applied to the corn land The r,o,
thrashed. ~ o'e was
1882. This was the first season we had ,ho e,u
benefit OF clover faIow. All the field having hs s
Io w rh took remarkably we'll and had good clover
thousand OF which we reaped from tie clover f,IIn
oil 100 acres The caterpillar injured il fully 400 hh
who ms would DC 1''es'ed by several gentlemen
VINO examined the field particularly; ami 1 am CON
huen, oil 1t myself, from thrashng The injury from ca
WWrpa's, was confined almost entirely TO rich bottom
thrasl
co"'u run Tie machine one hour and half without so.
ping TO clean up The balance only one hour The orn
anu made but an indifferent crop of wheat: The cold
having set IN sooner than usual, the Sc ed did moi
come up. About 60 acres, scarcely brougbt th v
sown. II will be remembered, that the corn i,nd IJ
nearly all The manure made on the estate il being an
Pheu III me spring Tor corn This course of man,,rip
corn iand IS pursued, rather from necessity than coo
not having time i'll the fall with our limited roo, =.
,, aa' ou am not convinced, however, but that it is
.ne most lud'cons application Of it, The corn cron do
Ves the beneht oil il; the wheat is always better. AMI
Ihsures The covers taking: have never been ,bi ~
manure as great surface some of nv ncioLhors
having got over land than from 30 and az 60
perhaps this year may reach 40. We use everv go
creased TO 500 barrels. P'' CUT" IN
ihe crop OF this year promised ample rc,urns far
our ,auor. we had hue clover lay the field before
% TO- ~ TOOK IN clover thoroughly, to the asonh
mem oi every one, aud the crop promised fully as much
as me one last year. IL all tumbed from lis Ixmr,n
inc wheat on corn land was much better than we II,
ever had II before The 200 acres il was ,,onh, ~ W
the rains set in would produce 900 bnsheJ. - ~ &c ~
asee'ldneu what The crop will be, but not half Tho
@ FTP .s year suncommony good, is supposed
~ VIII be perceived from the foregoing that era
were derived from the clover failow system.
aUu,ns 100 under many disadvantages. We work reeu
i"iiy only IA iaborers; very inc tfcent-II ho
aud but few oxen, not being able TO keen them On
Of me dfemper To enable just exhibition of The f.
sh and islIow system these numbers should he ;,.ro.,
to nearly double, for have never been abI 70
our "hea' crops sooner than the goth November
oe supposed hat the corn land has had Justice done
hi,
Gono Is The case; but have frequently sowo SOM ~
pom lhe same day. and the aIow invariably Jobl
liable to rust. F oo'eF anu Is less
Is astonishing that clover is no, more extensively
useu I'D Lower Virginia Ii IL unique stionabIv Tho he's,
xsm "sa 'or wheat should prefer acre of land
NC" "''"ure" WIN clover TO one with stable manure
ana none so cheap. The cost with plaster bring M;
nn more than per which viii give pro;, Of
sowing ii the land. We have derived mreS OF
from he use oil plaster OF Pars, and invariably on
,ne weaker parts Of the field Never having Jailed in
ng my clover to live and thrive ell on nv corn InJ
WI" mere give an account of the in which il il
ca, &c. we commenced sowing between the middle AMI
uhI fe0fuary before the cracks left by the frost are
.oe"' 'he land Is frozen, the better; for when il
tnaws The seed will be covered with the earth and ,yh
nS accomplished there will be no danger of its being
heu ny tue frost and hard weather The failure mos
generally Is owing 10 the seeds sproutiny ON ,e .ur
ana nothing TO protect the tender shoot We mt rro, g
Ps 10 me acre, being regulated by the condition Of
TIE land 10 receive it and the seed IL is rolled i'm 49,
one portion OF seed and two Of pas,er-the seed heinz
made wet This is done enable the seedsman 10
regularly, as it will give him COOL handluanJ ~" ~
sumuah 10 The young plant: In 10 years experience 7
he never i"ied IN getting TO thrive well on corn land
thosgh have on iaIIow am inclined TO think ,rev
Gus noe crop, almost essential 10 its success
IL The TACT is admitted that clover Law i, goo1 -,
nuhg Tor he land, you must once admit the four 6Id
e, ,he oest 10 he pursued on James River lands
oneihIrd OF The whole farm being thus annually m ,nnI
ans 'hree'iourhs yielding good grain crop Jjn,er S
oher system can you manure as much land and a, H.
V G,e reap as much grain, and equenty profit,
"cu' are Kept clean OF the blue grass by the cnlt;
yaion, once in four years in a hoe crop and sxS, ~"
RON me noxous weeds, which breed or enlice Nh. a.
ana attacked by them, more able 10 resist ,bo;
wages " '' '"e'r Ta-
must here beg the indulgence of the reader ub;,e
more clearly 10 shew by companion The grea,
afVdn'ages oil the four SHIFT and iaow system "vns H.,
'hree, or any other This is DONE becaus there ,,o nc
ny good and practical farmers in their operations who arc
now Hes'ng uhusr this worst Of all systcms Uhe three
snD anu VINO from the result Of long habit, and dis,
ike TO change few fences and old st,ndi,o d;,nL
content TO labor the remainder Of their lives on moo, e
-, WIN small proht and hand it down TO their poser
~ 'n we same Impoverished and Improbable state
mu arc many Instances OF this, almost within nv view
All mat Is asked change, fair ra and il In, rss',
y 10, satisfactory then Ike adviser willing to sacrifice
s NC wiz suppose farm Of 400 acres. ua-
ueT we Ionr snt system; you would have l. A in corn
III ciover, and IN wheat with I3 Of ysur corn Land an
nualy nsnured rom the oGa OF the estate. The cfop,
els OF wheat, and IL Of the land MANFRED win io"
Under the Three shift system, you would have l. q in cor,
IN wheat, and the remaining I.3 in past,rage a,i