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

'o"' me proceedings of The ~ Y State Agr,cul-
tRrat Society
On PRACTICAL HUSRaNDpv

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farming, a,d of my observations in nr.c,i..l h.,
oanory. The improvements in labor in the =,
te"'o VI s'iase, and in the other operations
""'oanu'y, THINK have produced a SAVING IN .,
cent / my Pt
Hors's constitute our principal teams for tillin
VIC SUI. anu transporting our produce TO market
wy "''e improvement has been made in thci
".ee "'"o"e US 'or The last Is years To be adap
10 ~ 'a'"a iaoor, these animals should have stra
,''nos' snort neck, large boned breast thick bong,
legs, common sized hoofs, thick main and ,,, h,
wen hiied up IN the flank or short ribs, and sixteen
anu haif bands high. A stlait back denotes
"us mess Tor service Of any kind These point,
nc oes. o'i'ea IN what we call Dutch horses The
"eo'.as Heh' gwen TO racing, and the introduc
.,on OF breeds adapted 10 that object. seem to b,
'"o ''e'Pa' causes OF our working horses being
poorer shah they were twenty-five yems AFRO. IN
racehorsts, liSiincss of FORM and syittnoss of mo-
'oa are most desirable but farmers REQUIRE in their
nurses strength OF muscle and limb which are not
qualities V'l''''
In tillage husbandry, great additional prof, is
op'aihcd oy sowing about lbs. clover seed Der
acre with small grain, which answers ON interval.
lands, where p ister has no effect. This answers
wen ior a bed of manure, when poughed under
e.'o VIII bear good crops for six years in success
SION MY course Is corn barley, peasc or hax.
ana sometimes oats, and when these are gathered
| t"ouSh iof wheat the same season, and SOW in
september. After the wheat is harvested the field
IS pasured I'LL spring, when again plough for
corn and treat as before until the second crop OF
wheat comes round, when is sown in the spring
with eio'tr. The clover is mown one year. pss-
'"e'' ana the ground pioughcd for wheat the same
season. ny SO toing, lind will improve instead of
Ia rain md ,,.,Ii
10 any bank stock, and certainly much pleasantcr
Elevated lands will produce a good croD three wears
III succession, II the sill be gravel or sand by cd
ding bushel Of plaster TO lbs of clover seed DER
acre, and treated as above. Clay soil requires
animal manure as often as every three years then
treated as above II will produce good crop Farm.
ing business thus conducted, if the season il good
WIN produce crop otany kind have found that
II Is better 10 spread animal manure mixed with
straw or nay when fresh and plough j, in, so us to
nave inc fermentation take place under ground thus
nee Too rapid fermeniatldiH from produc
b. abs, BED by the oil. /
The principal objec, for which lime is TO be used
in the cultivation of grain, is TO prevent the raVHgoS
of insects. This is done by soaking the gram 10
be sown in lime water, and then rolling II IN plaster
ofpars. | have been troubled this season by the
we.ys upon my wheat it appeared about the
upon each kernel of wheat under the chan. IL
disappeared after the FIRST shower OF ram Aicr
the wheat was gathered we discovered great num-
bers of flies upon the straw, which we suI'ioseu !"
be the wcayel in another state they have SIX legs
and sharp pointed proboscisi are OF ''en' COZ
or artery ards becoming dark have wings out 40
nct seem to fy Il is now October, and these ilies
have not disappeared. They have come on grad
n.ly from the north, and have bc,n founo 10 con
tlnuc about three years in place Is " ho' P'oo
able ,ha, the fly has deposited the eggs, TO oe seen
in gathering next years crop II Is t'oue"' .""'
tobacco is the best thing yet discovered 70 destroy
| them.
| Fl,y should be sowed for good crop after pota'
toes and not oiencr than once in seven years up
| IN the same cround-whlch have founo pye
! ncrence. There have been within few years
| urea, imnrovem made in the 'mpieh'e''s VI
husbandry Among these the reversed horse raAe,
| IN gathering hay, barley and peasc, nave useo
Ear the last two wears, and find it viii enable one
man and horse to do more work than SIX men w
the common way, and 10 do the WORK wen. nav
this season purchased ono Of Humphreys Pa.cn
,hr.bi,p machines II is simple in its construction
; and can be purchased for Soo. " nn o"c wi, .L
and two men viii engage TO do the labor OF c'en
men. md ,hresh it perfectly clean. 1t leaves w
straw umos, full length, and worth more .cf iodue
than il IAN be made in any other way.
The mulberry seed which roce,ved from the SO
. cic,y, divided between four or FIVE friends an
myself we sowed it in drills, in different K'no
Of soil about the 18Th of May. The plan's are a
doing as well as could have been expected rom "
coldness of the season. They are from h'tcen 'nc'
es to Two feet high. have tried for seVeFa yea'
5, various methods Of preparing cider. nav Ia
h the last wear the best ever nude some ! oo''c
without, any addition, and to some adoed Pr"
or mustard seed 10 barrel The latter is as ces
40 wine and of a delightful flavor keeping niue
To he,,sr. provided it be tightly bunged nesPee'"
tho ,,nanofacturc Of coth.-ln the hrst place
,f vii, ,ol,c one pound of wool at SC cents per po"n
g ccn,s f,r carding, 81 cents for spinning ~ ecu
!, cr ,yo,ving. Thus yard AMI a halt OF mann
" ,v,n,d cost o5 cents. Flannel ofthe same qnaii'
.o "a, he bought for less at the shops. AS am ."
,,ed having all my labor TO hire, fnd II oc''e'
nj sell NV wool and buy goods to supply the VANS
nv family than to attempt to have them MAJ" ,..
,n,od Bu, where farmer has large fanny
,onob,ers. il is an object to manufacture 40 ','
u n,ss,ble within themselves--it VIII pay '''
os ,,oard and be useful employment nc sunni
" mark will applyto fax u;os-1
onart Of berries put pin, of water a'., 'os VI,
~ s,ond over night. Inthe morning HnS'' '''o"'
" =, ,bem JUS, boil then 10 quart OF JoSe ~,
W. ,,und Of sugar, an ounce OF Cloves -
'' snoonGd OF ginger 10 three gallons VI
~ ona skim Till clear, and when heu''Y W.
y,ur Yeast upon toast ana pn' y " fprt 40 a
work us long a. i w!i, keeFlis sets ts,E
full when done working sea- a'is seth :, ss'hi, rr
~, nreparing wine It's Always isssisasy 81 ca,
ps ' 'rSis o,,h; als3 70 bs dong WIN .issF apps