Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-08-21
A REPORT

~ the Conmttice Of the agricultural Society ~
Aibemae &c on Farms mad 10 The Sociefy at Metl
81 ~ and FAN, m the 2la Octdber 1928.
We the under signed COMMUNE acting upd' r m
order made by The AercnIturd Society Of Abe
mar" ~ tte,r meeting in Nav last, and appointed
10 vi" the farms II red for premium mmen.
ced duty by vie. ing he farm OF J II Cra-
yea (one OF the conpett on the 2oh of o to
her We found that port of h. + m, ealiei II
Park, Oh the wfsteIn side OF the river ~ RAPID
,ta'r II improyem nj ; aud, from the informal ton
Of Mr.. Crsvrn, together wih the kno"l'dge Of
one 4 he Commit ee M 10 the exhausted sta q oi
his ri OF his farm VIII. he came into possession
Il a. Of OPINION tina, II has been iudictous :
nsnogrd. Bui that part Of his farm called Frnnk-
IN hing on the EASTERN side oil The rive, has
improved so rapidly. which may have been can.
sed by cltser grazing OF more frequent cutisa.
ton.
On this farm the negro cabins and other out
honses very good, and his farm pea show, thai
there is great attention paid to his stock which
II supe, Tor qasl y for his section OF country, Hi,
hnrses, cults, hog &c. appear To have been we'll
attended 10
We gave NJ. Craven and all the other compe,i-
tors n copy of % questions marked A, " III = re-
quest that they w,uid answer them as explicIls
aud with as much accura ' as cncuinsie mes
would admit, IN her several reports Thy havs
been answered By Mr.. Craven in his Iepoil ma,h-
cd B.
On the next day W. proceeded TO view the farm
Rdgrwsy) torm ily ne properly of Peter Mi'
or, decd 1hi' arm, when Mr. NJ. came int
possess oit VAS, we believe. the greater part -
wnod. consequently snppos fertile when
| AIRED n nd rompr. heuded likewise n large qnar
t,ty Of uilivla land Of fertility aimo ntihansti-
ole Wei own Of no IA IN for which nature la
done 20 much. 1hese circum 'ances i"g" her
with tolefaply good IN 'nage'n'n', have "ahe H.
perhaps, III most valuable lar" WITHIN our know
ledge.
There has been more stone fencing d ne on this
farm ihan any Of those rIhibit d FOR premium. Al
the ou' houses ~ nrg,p CABINS tobacco no Sc
mil, barn &C., have, we think. been J"d'c'ohsis
arranged, aud are of superior quality. Most ct
them are bulli Of Stone The work hpr-es on IN
f. rm ar of .mp,rio, audit, md wei attended 10.
We eave Ms. Minor also a copy Of our quf st"ns
marked A, Ia he answered ~ her report winch
Ne have re- eiv+d a,krd c.
We viewed Nm. Il. Mrriw tthrr's farm nrr'.
Tins tsrm sin state OF inlTov"mcn',anda vry
| valuable planis,i1o Bu', from the Circumstance
If nj, cul',yatpg large crops Of tobacco, aud M
| mr. rr,n ing the greater part Of his manure 10 III
rui IVA ioo OF this crop, his farm has not inpIosfo
! so rapi |, AS II would o'her"is" hn'r done ms
| crop has Il o prevented paying that a ,ta''on .
| neainess, b.. which nsnalt GOES hAnn ana hhhi
| q, good farming. . questions nave al q been
answered by YIN. II. M r'"eihe' ratke5 u.
! Wenrst and lastly, vtes ell the farm OF 10 II
| Roerr. THIS farm,wr think, has hPen most ada
c,oul, managed as regards pom nfa'ne's, ,m-
| 81 ovemen oil tue soil. ansna ment OF the Ids
| and in fact all his Management denotes him rs
| ~ ing u farmer OF more than ordinary mern. w
bave tier, fore aw I'D d 10 JOIN Rogers the pre-
! ,ium oi $40 tor thu brst col waited fam
| We furnished Nj. Rogers also "Hh copy oil
! o.r ,e.,,oua m.raed A which he has answer,
IN HI. rspo,, psrked r.. his report has en- cred
loo. ,o,s detail aud is less explicit than we ccu'd
have u;.hed. but he has made an apology to the
Society, aud promise 70 Us. ina ne ""' NJ OIL
ne,i snr,og meet ng give 10 The society an account
m detail Of his whole progress from the com
mencemen. ofhis OPERATIONS 10 The present d",f
In awarding IL" 2i premium me comm Tee
c,n,ess themselves TO be some"h"t al q loss. H.rr
| xvo farms come into comparison Que "o'" gu