Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-01

| ""a '"' "'''tfa" oxen IN Tue sa ne viii ton
! FODDER or shuck but d, pend p,incipallv an ,,a
zig ~ summer.
l3h. The NcCnrmc plough is nr.f.r,.d n. IL
'"S '',' ofst w'tk, OF the lgbest drangh, easi.s,
! ~ IN order, AMI cheapest in Tho cad p,,..,
a.l-Side plougs IS used on st.cp land wher. :, ;.
cannot get around the hill ani Tor single hors4
Cary ploughs with loue y,ng and M ,,,o.,,,
hoard.
liln. The horned Cattle are "a i, numhc, &
""Tk oSeu, D Mich Cows, a Bull 90 youc. car.
:" aud Two Horses. more tran sh uli he on tb.
farm.
10Th. H"gs aud Pigs on the farm nmounI ia &, i,
AZ th's tine, about % Of WHICH are for nork th,s
tall. They kept on The field intended for corn
all the winter. ard unt,l the corn is panted then
termed IN the wpuds Until the clover blooms
when they pur on it, and remain until the
wheat is removed from the field where ,Loy .p.
10y IA advantaga of cleaning until The ram. ia
September, WHEN they are AGAIN placed in the Gsl
intended for corn. rbrv are fed martial . III
corn All III" year, .xcep, waen in the cran Il Ids
and are presented from roo,io. ia the simmer
| b, cutting off n end, of thar noses or Sheen
the nnmbrt =. Is The, are kip, during the earl,
part o. y nt's tb & ia ,n,tndad Tor corn and
/ when Ivy Commence having la :nb, tenoyad int
the s,aadmg pasture or nut on clover M, tb.
one year oil !, where they remain until the Il lat m
/ ndel Tor grszing Is in bloom when they are put
into II, and removed the other stock into the
grnin field 4 1t they are not s.li. red on any nc
"intrr or earl, part of sprue,as they would entne.
~ destroy il by eating on, the bud
I0ih. he horn, Il cattle sre ~ uueJ during sum
mcr on some poor spot, (,f conveniently IN a..
field TO be cultivated the sane or ensuing YEA,
lie b-n CHI fences "a ed by Mr.. Rogers are certain.
ly very great imp, oyement but not vet ADOPT.
ed.
18th. The wheat straw f. ON about 1000 bushels
Of wheat, most OF the earn stalks from bout $50
hAJ OF col and all the other forage including
bout B, IONS Of clover hay. are Converted mt
nanore N the stable and permanent f,rm peas
! the a. nIty has been ascet,ained Most 81 u IS
apph-J on obacco land. the balance on TIE poor
sp'ls when poughed for wheat, oats or corr. L.
" "'eA' OF oa's 10. ne Improvement OF isod
- Wy espe'' nee mas confirmed the gen
e'"i "p"'on OF the u'ty OF plaster OF Pari'. par :
'c""''y "hen own o" c'oNer !" "hfch or \p'l
ao"" one ou'hei per acre, or USED with seed corn
| !" p,'"'ne
~ n. ION ~ 10 80 tons OF ci"vcr hay are cut
on tue 'ar'n, averaging from ! TO } IONS per acre
A"e TO es' OF cn'in2 Is 10 sui'r II TO remain IN
Swan ABOUT - houfs, when wnd rows are torn.
." ny turning two swar'hs together alter . OF s
hours SIN II IS pr! up IN very sn'ii cocks, mi IN
'y or more Is ready for N" rick, which Is cover
ed win wheat straw aho - leo ihirk, ih's IS COW
hn"d ny small polls tied tog @ther at the ends, "nd
placed across the top about 3 ieet apart. As the
Clover nay viii not sand wet weather IN cock, u
Is all important to have secured IN ticks a, -"pn
as possible. When 10 be ns"d a part of the f'ch ;.
cn' on with hay-kn,te, an instrument indisprn5-
BILE to every farmer.
2olh lhr clover SEED necessary Tor the farm, u
/ Gu with grass scythes.
2ls'. N Other resources have been resor'cd -
Tor the impfov' ment OF the tarn than tn Il mas
TN nshed, ~xtep t two or three tons Of Paser used
ann ally.
22nd. In the manac cement Of NJ groes, the pr'n>
c,ples have been TO Unite humanity with dsc,p-
linP. aud Commune rewards with pnri3hmen's In"
detail, have been entrusted to an Oyerseer. From
.D,On0 TO $4,000 hills OF tobacco culiVa'"d "a
The farm, the greater portion on new g,o"ni
W. H. MERIWEI HER
T.
ho,e /, ,his comm,ni .stio, IN embrace all the
o,ost,n,, ,roro,,ded nv ,,c "a ,,,i,,ee nj mo A.
/ f,cuItra 5,ri.,x nj Aib,marlp TO the Candidntes
10, the p,emu,, offered for the bcst cultivated
Farm
Ipurcha.ed the farm on which I reside IN the
vear 1910 I, had h..n cutivA ed nre ions to tina
,,mc arcard,nc +, III. h,ee shuts ru,oous .y.t em
and h al l,esn rlos,iv g,.,ed and largo croos N
corn yearly tended on IT, these can4e, aach
m ,,se dqsIrnctive had rendered some parts II
,he farm, quite and n considerable toftion of i,
| mes ile. so Impoverished as to be thrown out as
.nG, (or cu,tiy.,,o, Its Weld 1T ,ha, lime 4, not
uore than about an average of three parrsl, If
corn and f,om 8 - 10 bu,h, Of wheat re, acre.
/ had then muco to irar., and al onc- adopted r.
five shiu system which gives rotation OF wheat,
corn. cl yer, ,luyrr and pursued il for some tine
without the success in Improvement desired. Fix :
. rience tuught me i,s advantages, aud proved =
| Ia be , very slow way Of improving although "
nv g flor, was made to raise all III. manrre pos
! .ible and 10 apply it in the most jud,cions wav.
The three successive crops ol wheat, corn, Wh"'t,