Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-11
A GLANCE Ar TIE FARMING OF AL
BENARLE.
FROM ite EMfmer's Rcgisi,

y froa, Tic Iafmer's Register.
Thc pressure ofuucxpecIej private business haV-
MA f.w days ago r nrod my immediate pre-
scrce II, h,hcmaAo gave the smsl portion Of
sn,re time alIor led by 81 hurried visit, very
I h4sty Wow OF Of the farms IN that interesting
region II d my engagements permitted, it would
have 5ccn 18th atliyins and instructive 10
A have devo'e rs nsny days to this examination,
Il = fact was able 20 sioo Of hours but my b"si-
y ness compelled nay rel9rn homeward to be as
d srce ", as the visit sudden aud Unforeseen
Gnaef these Circumstances, il would be most pfu.
Il Gent TO refrain from Offering TO the public auy Of
me ieaper(ec impressions received durirg short
q and hurried a view. But am induced to take the
~ opposite course, with the hope that the Deficiencies
III may be- excused and (f merely % supply tac evil
D. dent dh nccs, an ~ correct my mistrhes,) that
some Of tin farmers % the South West MOUNTAINS
i my be induced 10 furi,h to the Farmers K siser
i b. and nlose iu!l account of the remarkable soil
and exccrn farming OF tia, region. There IS no
part Of Va Which prcsent to the oyc Of stranger
81 n convention Of b. uty, Gritty, aud peculiar
qualities, III range II e I'd land; --and yet
TO all ,hi3 rich and xlcasve district, embracing
50 m1ny 90 f1rnPrs, and mc.bg' nj, well 'docat-
cd, enl pubic splrrcd men, not ooe comnuuica nn
has been made 10 the Fume, s.& ,istcr relating to
the Ia 5an'ry nli CHARACTERISTIC lectures OF tbs
region. mop This state Of hngs viii no b. per
mucd o commute and that even my humble effort
will have SOM effect IN stimulating to action those
wao can render IL III: va, 50 mnch more import
ant service
|, would have better directed my ing 9irics if |
could have previously seen the reports OF The pre-
mum ia ms, publ saad in 1929, by the AsrcuI-
ul~M Society Vi Alternate: bui could BOT obtain
copy unn tue nom, NJ of my dfpartfrc home
ward. !, has since been read with 'eglcc OF m
b., b.,V, .tai,
some of The farms descrb i. Bat valuable as i
this reoor it has che Il feet Nhch very general
Iy found IN all smor plp'rs. The prcuharities
of the sol & are SC. lie rs slightly Us if every
re,l,r 'v1s previously inform 1t in that respect
and thouyh Il e want OF such details nay not he
hl, b, the residents Of tina region, II would serve
10 destroy The principal value of The repo ITO StfanS
ora Ga This accom-, M remarks VIII be pflnc'-
/pailY racttd 10 those paciItiIlcs nl SOL anu o
farming winch most readily attrac a stranger no
tee by he contrast To what he has known else
where AMI VIII DC either very coneise, or omitted
Altogether, on the subjects fully explained IN this
report, to which shall frequently refer.
The Southera Mountains, forn the most eastern
range in Virginia, running parallel VII. the ncx
and far more cley .el Blue RlJgc. They form wha
my b, termed the back bone OF the body of " red
land which stretches some miles on botn sides, o
various widths and irregular outline, aad running
something's abruptly, ana at others gradually lhtC
the gray lamb the soils differently colourcd arr
called The red sal seems remarkable for ih
very smlll portion of sHfcious sand which IT con
iatas, compared to the ar2ilacc"uS pau, or pr
matter Of clay Twice th,cc as much san
alone, woui not prevent soil being close, waite
holding, adhesive when wet. and intracuhlc an
difficulty 10 manage both when wet and dry. Eur III
red clay Of Aibemarle, is (for cloy soil remark
aole 10 rs b ing ptrncabe BY ram, produces I'm
corn, "a crop to which SUI SOILS So unirenlly
emi is not difficult 10 plough il akon in prope
stale as 10 moisture. Nor is This state -fc
Inc sou ab2o bs ram, and permits lis evaporation
50 rcaGIy thai i, soon bccon; iii for the poug
alter thorough ting. The suosoil differs yer
'''o IN appearance f.om the upper soil, wher
bitches or gullios eim TED it to he seen sever;
t9t below the surface. Blu, though there seems TO
30 III lie OF slie GUS sand in this soil, (judg ny nt
selner by appearances there ate other ingredien
"h'cn serve better purpose in keeping the So
oPeh' 1hesc are a'gillaccous gravel, and sma
particles OF soft iron orc, or PARTICLES of earth cor
p"cuw'lh iron IN some fon,, and forming in s
""a texture sou of gravel in small and 81