Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-11

l cHc'isbcu or uamlgcu hlineht the mnSt nulft
,ious to clover, by which it was surrounded an,
scarcely yielded recompense for It's cultiva
ton. This spring, appearances are equally fiat
tcrihg, the clover being about Two feet high, and
space ofthirty OF forty acres which was spread
| last fall witt, the same earth, fully susians the
character ofthis mtnure being the specific foo
| for clover How long It's beneficial influence will
en- jafc, experience will hereafter determine An
anni applications of the French and Nova Scotia
| plaster are considered advisable. The effects of
| he sypseons earth used by me, are, think SUI
| pciior the second year, aud far exceed any bere-
III which have ever derived i.om my use Of the
imported gypsum.
On viewing the prospect before me, can no
n GER entertain 'd'ubt that every acre of my
fields, without aid from the stable and fam p,,
manures,) al the trivial expense of caring and
spreading from forty 10 fifty bushels of gyps ,ol
cath per acre. MY be made 10 produce IN exubcr-
AIT growth ofwbltc red, and bird foot clover, and
rely on the experience of others rs we'll as on
my own, Tor assurance that wheat so17ed on heat
w clover laywll yield an abuud ,nt crop and as
am disposed to think thu, corn aided by the stub
bic OF 4'ii preceding crop Of wheat as well as the
rutfid clover, will yield us ahundantly after heat
| IS before ii, | would SUI gcst the exaedieney Of
changing the present rot ton, notM lthstandlna
h ale 81 objections Of the extra labor and the
nt"bible he,fncnt 10 tn. young clover. For the
MGR talnin+ the c y nm 'lerecompens Vii
% der1y IN tue increase Of the wheat crop from
the Improvement of the soil by guarding the yco
tebles plpushon m, from the waste which is nevi.
table 'nli the corn cultivation, and as the prepa.
ration OF tha ii III may be commenced carly III
SEPTEMBER anl easily completed by the l0th of
October, the harro"s drawn both by the horses
thcn at liSurc) aud the oxen, will sufficiently CO.
v"r t,e sawed whrat by two operations and com
rlaie the - ding IN fifteen or twenty dnys. )fthc
ELECTS on tac young clover plants um not fully
informed. My course viii be to sos the seed
twi'hoH separa ion from the chaf' us e" lay by
corn or i've tllr last till,ge. Thc cover ou the
seed will prolrart their vege,aion plob1blv until
the folia.: of peas plsr,c from TIL Isl to The l0.h
June will afford protection from the sun.
The cd ivaion of III pea, has selong engaged
the atten ION offnmcis rs to creHte srong pre-
s1n,ptiont 1T every vaulb property app'rtaiuine
TO III IN y IS; lonk snct have bser ascertain i ani
co"seqh iy, III 4 farther speculation ou ,heif yAll4
viii be rf,nranpas 3 t A. Ia r m1y b, Il efs IS
wei as Is +, who a.,nn tol1t.sn lave deriye'
- '.ct. i anI htv adnptc t. n II tary Il
have nj Systematically a, rl.s them, ives of Gat
crop Tor / suIere sion Of saal7 gresS, g.. and
lhee' a y f'c ii;a;In; ,.ier sowing Of wheat
Ito, -rh, $, Ia, l5l,SiAs no.ie,s may not b
nItog9tr un.mp5r,ant
A. ndl obo1.d wi,hthn pe'f5Itc pa,
wi. I wls..t az 4..'iss e with difficulty
AL ' j - an ahana3i ea NJ corn. Eary "a
Japr - IS Ters planned ! e Instant wfh IA" com
c3v.r.i sith tn tlpt, aaigp iarth labor incurred
thaa tli,h billing when the corn was last work
ed. la )cta,er, tho vines ware removed, aud the
land u n.ined quite clean, aud in the best possible
condt On for sowing of wheat which was conf'e-
ted hy a single operation Of the harrows after the
AUX noe ana a TINS tune my prospects are entire
" isfactory and no obstacle either to cutting ~
ga, ring up the crop IS aprrchcnied My neigh
boz, from laad of prcc scly sim'r description, an
ni lediatey adjoining, raised an abundant crop oil
~, but planted no pas In October, the double
l., .hore plouch was used the harrows were nc
e 5snry to smooth the farroa after the wheat
y AS soyed a second operation with them was ic-
r, aired 10 cover the seed which considered less ct
;e,usl ihan mine on the roughcr surface lett by the
luke noe His wheat is obviously and realty IN
fclior ut this time and SO Overwhelmingly huhtt
Gus and uxuriant urethe vines otthe Partidsc pea
mat am confident he must resort to the reap NOOK
of gr.ss scrthe tor The preservation ct h's crop
a, be thttas it may, have No aesittsrt II assn
mug that the impediments IN cutting AM the m y
table loss in gathering up the wheat w'li lar s'i
pass in value the seed peas and the ttbg LABOR OF
lIncing them leaving in favor OF my course WIN
olt dta wba,k, heavy amount 81 'c "''s' -
tlous food if led while green, and alterna'rd WIN
corn, ia; f,,tenng ho 8 ard fjnc'onsly attended
to (whcn pulled up fo sowing wheat the vines arc
cmacn,ly yalsablc foo during the winter, io' eve
nv .l,scrlI,ton OF stock.
= fare close tais communication, (''lrehdy mueh
Io,rufr than had contemplatcd,) must invite at
tent,on to the prevous notice on the effect oil th'
Growth of the field pea on that OF the pf'fus' pc"
TO allege that The foliage Of the to mer, IN 'he
months OF August and September oosttoc''o VIC "
-etatiou of the latter IN the mouth OF OCTOBER, a,'"
onwards through the winter, IS Obviously ''i'l"'s
s,blc, To what cause then shall we assign II
hope hereafter torcad in your paper S",'''on :"
the inquiry bu, in the mean time, | sha' ''"''l
under The impression that the previous s
die field pea had steamed the pasture peculiarly SUI
Ell for The nourishm 3ntef h aud leil the p'e',e'
no, no resource bu, 10 await future aud suHa'''
| formulation OF the soil. II
TURNiPS.
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