Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-24
E'rem The .NeW Y01k Farmer.
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VISIT To JUDGE BUEL'S FARM.
Il is well Known to every r. ctmg mind that
Agriculture is the basis of national wealth and
prosperity and it IS, or should he as well known,
that with all our DO stad improve men's, The agrI-
culture Of our nation is al least half century be-
hind what it ought tob be- Bot if introduce the
ubject 10 any man engaged in agrleularr he gen
orally ttkcs It IN GsIIkeof nj least links me fool;
and II he is not better acq alnted with The prnc
pies of poll'cncss than w.t. tose 81 ag1lou urc he
generally tells me so. S2caIt 10 him Of the adyan-
tages winch science offers 10 he profession, and
he considers it perfectly nonsense tell INN OF the
extraordinary results when being produced CAT
~ all around hun by good management, and he
believes i, all deception not downlsh hes. lie
has no faith IN book farming.
From these considera IONS hope ii may not
give offence to present to the public through your
paner some remarks AMI reflections which o'cur-
led 10 my mind on Visit which was politely IN
du ed with the privilege OF makng n IL" days
SINCE at The residence and farm OF Judge bo l.
near Albany. Bu,, as | rehgloasly avoid cleo
iinnecfng on all occasions AMI have slace learned
that Bucl has been spoken of candidate for
Governor Of this state, shall say no hing respect.
ing his quail hcaiions for that or any other Office
frxccnt that were the choice left to me, of all men
eve, knew, he would be my man) My sole
object in this communication, Is agricultural, not
political.
Judge b. is cmrhulically, AMI in the str'ctcs'
sense Of the phrase, n book farmer. lie was 1rcu
n PRIMER, aud, lieve followed that business,
without having any practical acquaintance VIII,
farming until about ten years ago he purchased
the place where lie now resides but whlch was
piece of waste ground, considered OF very Hlt'f
value hcns of very Indifferent soil, run over w,t
sh,nb mines and mterspersed with marshes Tins
4 IL, AL IN :
t thou, two miles from The city, could never at any
timc in lis natural state, have been worth mort
than from 20 TO 80 collars per acre would no" Ut
e an object of speculation at two hundred ho'ars
5 This same spo which have often looked 81 WIN
a. It's drcary appearance, as IN former years
: have ridden past IT. is now, by the p" BOOK learn
c sklli' of its owner, changed 10 scene whch
c monarch migh envy,and philosopher OF VIC "'o'
l. refined taste night long contemplate w''h P'cas''
If admiration In all his plans OF operation al,
L. choice in selecting subjects for cultivation, ms "n'
l. instructors have been his own reflections a'oeu
Is his well selected library.
is rencat tit is not my OBJ ec to draw the pun
Of lie attention TO the proprietor, Tor KNOW MS nv
ST scars Above the Lutte need OF puollc ao"""''"
,e h,, Ia ,,cscn, to the incredulous farm r seer
10 which shalt silence all objections 10 oooh J@'"'
nc Here the common agtlculturst can sec piece
IN ,a ,,,b;ch ION wears since would scarcely ha'
~ been taken as gft, advanced in value from us COS
lg in less ,hnn ten years, more than SIX hu"u'eu J
e. cent; and in this dry aud unProducVve seaSo
,h when farmers are cutting and clearing inc s'o''
nd of their wthercd and unrpe corn, NC Gun ''0 -
re of from eighty TO nne'y bushels 10 ''o az :"
IN every other production OF a well cu''"''' 'a'
he Welding in proportion. Ana MOI o'''y VIC
he turst-the admirers of the beauiies Oh h"'''' u.
IT, here view and contemplate the productions OF e'
ri nv quarter Of the gobe the bo'anist the hor''c