Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-13


HORIZONTAL observation-disclosures ptoreus
Ma. SMITH r,l.,.D 1oe.ns'
,, "S ''"cs' IN party Of friends, discoursin,
nro,a,,, " agriculture its past history an.
present state in Virginia, the tonc If bo,;
""Hgn"g and hillside piongas came IN. and .
question was raised to the real auhor mr. on,Lo,,
VI 'icSe improvements. To the late 0ov r.
aop"' o' inns state, thef original .apenfion hosbv
"s"ny ocen ascr'bed. lfso he meritcd the thanks
VI" ~. ~"o'o asticnlfural community and perhaps
IVY VIC 'ess II he merely introduced them both
u ."p,o'eu 'he construction Of the latter (the
s per" ps'a.s sssfsssed
either by himself or by his friends for him, As
there however seems TO be some doubt in the minds
OF some, on these points, have though, proper to
appeal 90 yourself as being probable source of the
most correct Information on this subject
Ahopc you viii excuse the folio ing queries us
,hey proceed from desire TO ascertain the truth Of
history, "a why should no, the history Il n. rieu
'urc be interesting to farmers y or perhaps from the
less d'gnlhcd, though equally innocent disposition
Of an antiquary
ISL Was horizontal ploughing" first ptactiscd
oy Gov. Randolph, as some have supposed 2
III Was he the original inventor of the hin. |
side" plough
80, Even surprising the IDEAS in either or both |
cases to have been original with him were they
Nen?
To these, am much tempted to add a fourth |
whether IN many paris of our country, ploughny
truly and eraeny horizontal would be q blessing
or a curse?
That thus question is not entirely without mean.
ing, may hereafter appear
Answers to these would be duly appreciated, by
ViRGlglAS
Probably Virginian' is in possession of all
ne facts extant, on the subject of his tommunica.
'on' That Gov Randolph fist practscd horizon
al plough'ns IN this country, there can be llule
iouot; but that he was the orig ina inventor nf the
node, or of the hillside plough, is natter of dis
'ute Certain IT is thst horizontal plonghlnq
was recommended by CouneIla and most proba
ny pract'sed hy the Romans and of course a hill
de plough OF some sort was used by them Bur
nat Gov Randolph int oaa1ed both the mode of
''onghing and the plough aud thus conferred
most important benefit upon this country, and pnr.
'cularly upon " Old Albemafs' there Gun be .
10 question, nor can there bo any a. To the i,
iegree Of honor due TO him for the service |
hus rendered his country. 1t may be SAID that he Il
lercy happened TO be the first 10 practice upon IN
ID theory, aud thus brought II into notice but this
! MOI correct The theory was at least eighteen
undrcd years old, and had been passed by us un.
'orthy of attention during the whole of thu, time
at least il was REQUIRED To merely hp ".-i---- l.
says no +! rse Ss IS hos
here was certainly genius and spirit required :,
meet and overcome the prejudlces and hnbits OF =
outline of IN. p ope, more credltable to the posses
or then "A mere inventive genius could be. !,
Answers to the queries OF our correspondent may /,
- gathered from, these remarks, so far as we feel
to speak. We regard Gov. Randolph, 4
$ the true authorof horizontal pouSh'ng, and oil
lo hillside ulouph because he has blessed our !,
orn,rv will, them. apl we care not where he OBJ
aimed the idea.
To the fourth question, we can only say tina. II
hare i. hill on the face of the earth that would not
c benefited by horizontal ploushing in preference
the common mode, we are unacqnaintcd Win
I: of course we know Of no part OF our country
here erac, horizontal ploughng would be curse,
" where il would not be blessing.
- Idmeriean Farmer.