Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-25

Of the litter but does not approve Of thorough
fermentation, any more than the total want Of it,
The times OF carting out the manure from the ricks d.
NOT depend SO much ON their age, CATER having beer
nesPed fifteen or twenty days upon the state Of thu
land When carried out the heaps are d,opped Al "a h,
81 1-2 feet spread and ploughed under very careIly
and possible avoid waste from exposure 10 M
air The whole job had been completed but a few day
before the day oil my VISIT april l9h) The manure nov
making in the stables and Uttered pens will be used ~
tnrnps after being Kicked Ofcourse the season and h
length OF time will cause the be more com
pete Mr. L. does not approve OF top dressing thong
no actual experiment had proved the loss i,
That practices but supposes may be advisable whei
,he manure sPerectiy roited The cattle will now soor
leave their last Uttered for movable pens on the
naked land the usual practice During the summer
about hive acres dunged in this manner The land i'm
Tended to be manfred by the summer pens pioughet
nrsi and as much as Is MANFRED in good time is
for turnps.
The raked leaves used only for the hog pens, il
wnen 'ney are put SO thick to prevent the hogs from
rooung 10 the earth below Enough of this litter is used
to make about 300 loads Of manure the quality of which
Is very good. The pine leaves considered the mos
valuable AL the hogs confined in pens through the
winter and spring, until the clover is enough
Tor their grazing, when they turned upon the field
,ne fourth year They are now confined, and on corr
feeding. Forty hogs nearly grown in ono pen At mi.
me are kept in thriving condition OH two bushels of
day Smbins are raised for hog food and consie red
very valuable Tor that purpose II is choice tha
me hogs are thus kept in pens but because II turned out
sue oil the enclosure they often lost or stolen The
cattle and sheep have advantage from $50 acres Of
ana outside OIL he enclosure, OF which much the greater
part however, Is low tide marsh from which the cows
can get very little iood and the sheep none
throughout the winter the cattle are confined TO their
eAeeP' curing the short time required TO drive them
70 water twice day The allacy OF the general opinion
That close confinement Of cattle in Uttered pc ms ni,rions
ny making them both lousy and diseased is sufficiently
exposed oy Tue good condition OF the stock of Mr.. L.
unuer ths treatment The injury imputed TO this
cause, in fact produced by want OF enough litter r.
keep the cattle dry and comfortable
With sheep, the is different Thour 9Th the want o
ground then ia H.. i
MS small Hook during winter, they suffer from the confne
nent greatly and many would die but for the
'Vou urh'sned them In turnips Peas given to them
Also In considerable quantities The nj of
wch MT. IL. adopts, is not such he deems profitable
or would recommend to others He considers their graz
ing so destructive TO grass and so inurous
10 the SOIL that causes him to keep no more than
serve Tor the supply of mutton and lamb for the family
oeng my object only to report the general system OF
cultivation and Improvement, do enter upon The f.
ing OF live stock except connected with the makn ~
manure Yet there is part of the economy of Mr.
his a, more admirable Gas is generally supposedly than
mules. e ''e' anu
preparation for Corn.-Low as is the wyanoke land
and with surface seemingly shaped so as not To neri,
much surface water or very little drainng Is am,
where requisite and cultivation with lie surface s ~
ssoe' except on some OF the land low to be affect
ed oy the highest tides. Generally the open texture of
the soil and subsoil is sufficient TO pass off all
water from the surface.
Not spring bursts out any where on the farm. and
mere Is no need for any side ditch cut off such oozng
waters as form the greatest objection TO our hilv lands
This bsence OF springs one of the great
sessea by the cultvators Of soils formed like wysnoke
put ough ridges and water burrows not wanting 10
keep The surface dry the land intended to The
manure Is always poughed and TILED in l.2 feet beds
S e pehe' that me manure can in that be
secured IN the soil and less disturbed and exposed
oy the after llage. STILL the manure is not
IN The former water furrow, when the beds are
ed Tor care is taken to spread it, that il NAV he die
persed as equally possible ihrouph the whole yvJ 81
The bed. The land not recently manfred is pIousbsd
n' early IN me winter, the laid off in checks and
ntn Ia,
suitable to the rabe and yielding nature of the soil Th
labor OF hlage is very light considering the richness o
except where wire grass grows and even those
spo are maze nearly as easy to cultivate as the balance
by removing that abominable at an cost
TABOR, before planting the crop. The growth of yvirs
seemed the only considerable evil attendant on the
numerous advantages OF this farm The sandy and rich
SOIL now made cacareous is favorable as possible IN th
growth and increase of this plant Mr. L. comnutes the
caused oy wire grass equal TO one.iourh of the
whoie image and management OF his crop of corn Hi
most ia6orous operation conducted in The ooving
ner. when breaking up the land in December. the
PloughmeD mark every spot of wire grass turf bv se,,i
up small sticks, which provided in great nuho ~
the purpose These marks necessary because ,b
soil Is well turned TO inches deep % preferred to
greater dept the wire grass scarcely be seen until il
begins TO grow, which is late in the spring In the
part oil winter, and whenever the earth is fl for The
raon men Dig up the long roots with pronged hoe
such as are described and recommended bv TavIor fo
digging and loading with coarse manure These TOOL, %
haue srohg anu are admirably suited taking up the
wire grass Inc roots which thus obtained in great
quahues are shaken clear OF the SOIL heaped ,ben drv
Durht' and Their ashes scattered the land AT this time
mey are carried OIL and thrown into small piece of ada
cent marshy ground The burning, or throwing away ~
SO much vegetable matter which also could not be entire
W cleared OF the rich mould in which il grew scanned :,
De waste OF materials for according with AZ
LIS general practice. But he considers wire rass root
DIS OUT poor htter-aDd when he formerly tried il for ma
nure It's lille was never entirely DESTROYED before il was
carried out 10 The Held TO increase the stock already
ing here Six men engaged i'm this Job AZ the linz
when these observations were made and tbew had Ell
ahead OF them large portion of the field bickIv
ny me sucks winch directed TO the concealed enemv
mr L. mas his seed corn prepared in manner which
ne mas efiectua IN preventing crows from eating it
iney VIII make sufficient examination throughout the
whoie hed and then move off to other place offer
ing better fare. The means however are not ar IF
cent 10 guard against blackbds The seed is treated in
the following manDer:-To convenient ouantv or corn
pour hot water keeping the well stirred as long as
the water pouring The water NAV be almost boIng
without iajury, ii the is kept in motion After 80
ing IN The water about twelve hours the corr K J;
by being placed in baskets, and then sp1esd nm thi
ar ana surgeons oil (or train oily are then well %
WIN the corn In the proportion Of So points of far J
,boo Eliza ree ou'nes oil corn Enough quick lime
men added 10 cover the gran and be fixed bv the t
ana OIL: ana hnay one gill Of pounded SULPHUR ia T
mixed with each bushel Of corn '''P"u' wei
Whedt.-ihe quaDtiyyof seed given IL only tbree .,
nree ana nan Pecks 70 the acre generaIlysnd oniv
bushel for the best, or the stiHest SOIL TbicLa y
considered inudicons on soil so light An ohor
through the fields this time would not snsnert th
small quantity OF seed had been given az In. orowb
looks mick enough, well as very luxuriant Many
parts OF the held now appear If the crop would lodge
WI H. supposed That some of the best spots will produce
az the ratio OF thirty bushels TO the acre His Iodgsd
wheat is cut with reap hooks.
ne land manfred for Is kept in beds through the
CULTIVATION, 10 prevent much possible exposno fbe
manure FOR the same reason the wheat is afterwards
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