Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-04
ECONOMY IL AGRICULTURE.

ECONOM1 IN AGRICULTURE.
There is 10 subject less understood than ecoro-
my in Agriculture. Dmnutlons ofoomforis ,neces.
saIIes, and expense, are too often mistaken for the
means OF producing the ends they obstruct. A pin
ching misery syste... Of Agriculture, may keep Il
iar''e' 20 ol ftison, bat II vii never lodge hm in
palace.
Great prof depends on great improvements of
the soil and great Improvements can never be
made 10y penurous efforts. The discrimination
between useful and productive, and useless and bar
rem eXPenscs, contains the agricultural secret for
acquiring happiness and wealth. A good farmer
Will sow the first with open hand; and cradi-
cate every seed ofthc other
L5craIty constitutes the economy of agricul-
ture-tbsray TO the earlh, in manurng and cul-
ture, IS the fountain Of It's bounty to us-liberaiy
to slaves and working animals, is the fountain of
their proiit-hberallty 10 domestic brutes, is the
fountain Of manure.
Flores ST, IS another item In the economy of az
ncuItdte 1t consists IN the proper arrangement Of
business.
"A third item in the economy ologricultpre is not
10 XII time by DONG the same thing ,wIcc.-Iny-
lar.
CLOVER.
\ Top dressing is Of grea, benefit to clover, If
sowcd carly IN spring. On 81 # land, ashes or SCOT
IS best; On light land the plaster ofparis. -Ro-
5cltS.
PLOUGnlNG.
Ploughing serves the following purposes. II in.
creasts the food of plants, enarges their pasture,
prepares the vegetable food for entering their roots
destroys weeds, and removes welness. -Dickson.
HORSES,
Lord DundonRd recommends mailing the grain
on which horses are fed, to form and fix the sac
charne quality.
Sheriff Penrose, who had fine team of horses,
as IN the habit of buying condemned ship bread
as the mos nutritious and cheapest horse feed.
In Holland 1t Is common practice, to give hor
ses rye breed. and Other baked proycndcr
Col ho~a'ch said that baked provendcr went
twice as far us meal or grain.
General Pulaski had fayorl,e charger, TO Which
he often gave bread; which the animal seemed to
ENJOY far beyond any other tood.-Ictcrs.
BREAD.
Gram consists Of mueiage, or starch, and ami.
nal zed NATTER called by the French chymsts, We
etc. unlma.
OF the ;ormcr there are three, and of the latter.
TWO paris, III good wheat and thIs latter with
resin, and somctmes oil, is contained in the outer
coat, or sklr, wIlch IS called ohal by those who
10y very m aus IN therpower, delach It II the man
qfa'lure of hne flour yet good, and wholesome
bread depends on the aJmlxluro of both these sub
stances IN due proportions. Nature has provided
all he parts Of the gram to correct the quail
ties of each other; and all to assist in the u.
ses designed; lhe fucr the flour the more aIiment
IS deficient and the more must be required of the
resduOm for sustenance. After tho grade OF per
haps the best midjIings oil the other and extra
is TO CRAFTY prejudice oil education,
and habit, am SO little refined IN my palate, that
prefer rye bread 10 any other and however horne-
spun his propensity may be deemed, II has been
ooe, To me, gratifying. and promotlvc OF health
D5frry