Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-04
70 THE ~pTRGTSIAN.
ESSAY on RURAL ECO >OMY,

70 THE vtRGtviAN.
ESSAY on RURAL ECO NOMY,
By ACHILLES D.. JOHNSON,
Whie4 recei, cd the Premiam al thc ia,c Erhibi-
tim 0f III .Ntc l. tdo@ Ag'ieatnrI So1tty.
c,NctUDED.
II has been well s1l that good farming cnnnof
be pursued without manure Manure cannot bc had
without catte-Callle cannot he maintained with
gu, grass: Ihe want OF grass hfthcr q, aud TIRE
exhaustion ofour sod and ar energies in the cpIti.
walton Of Tobacco, form in our oalnicn the chief
cause Of the present depress On of Vrglntn egricul.
lurc.-We are happy to believe, however, thai this
fatal error is beginning 10 be seen and felt, AMI tint
the spirit Of ,nPraycnent " iIch Is abroad in the
Land Is fast developin itselfi in a system of cult
yaion far more conducive 10 oar interests as well
collectively as indlvi nlly. The annual amount
Of Tobacco grown in Flrninii is diminishing, aud
the t~olas; crops were several tlleuS ard hlids. less
than those Of preceding years. In lnjs section ni
Inc State there Is crrtliniy a striking disposition
manifested to ;lnyw % lie yok, fihis monopol izing
tyfaht, and 10 declare n lasting independence Of rs
sway. Ainy wen'I 4 pc lad el i1ut tn day /,
not far dis ant, when, is the principle staple CT our
jnlutry, it vii b. c1n4lftrlr hnnishrj { on nnr
hord rs 10 the laexiiaI-t.6le S his of h. West. and
when its last traces viii be o1IrefaieJ bcncath the
vcrm Hon bossoms of the clover, or the golden
luxlrlance of lha ri in haryes, I
Tn truth is, Virginia, 10 improve her soil. mist
give up her partialities for To,ecco, and apply her
m,nures 10 Il more durable %fertllty. She has helJ
TIE pre-cmncnre To-" tn'fgh n growing tbs sta
ole ai,rle Of nitInn Il poFerty, even TIL her 90
ners ffm1ln rnntg ffGHa Ear 20 rrar, nj III tie
pilinaivc soags tar hteld, bsc11, a1e ~" nd n cy ~
brcllh-an! = Deco ucs f'er my ~ rr>l.n it-ste
mus IL 4, ino tie cue vi tn: troa vlli,ys and
Il. h-t -
mows no exhaustion. llion, aud uoi uafI. thrn,
viii her desert Fl LIS pnf o. III green mantle of fer
iilty anl no 'e-tlen only Will her pastures tenn
WI the tat oflsr herds ind nocks, ard her hills
and valleys sprea liaI ont heic vsiel pros 9ecr of
the have I, whisper in every i~raigalel bretz, the
evidences of wealth an! ieury.
Mr. E~l,irman,a,o III ; i.arpy r's'lf h. realizci 7
Wcsay il can. Bot hoe? By substitnln, the
culture of Grass 70, tina, of Tobacco 10y an lnpro.
we'd PREPARATION, and proscr Application of ma
rures hy n systema ic rafa'lon of crops, an by n
more scientific Use Of implements, especially The
POUCH. The three las Of these great rc1 'isitcs have
been oicn enforced, an "a now the ,ilrmes of eve.
~ agricultural papcr.-Thc frs', and NC think, he
most i'm ,ortnnt onc, las ban PERHAPS less noticed
IN the publications. Of the day, and We s9all there.
sore treat more fully Of there.
Has Fobarco Impoverished yonr llnls, AMI con
srqncnIy excluded f nm your borders the nrcess1-
ri,of6fe7 Y,nr c,rL5.s,,r,lod .l,,o. > vase
kss commors anil ,m,,v runo,s wlj ,nsw.,
Has il do,o,io,, ,c1 vour ,.,ional yr,w,h n,d d,i.
Won IN ,,s,,ls 81 vow r.liow cit5yo,s fro, their
natal bo,oos .oo 800, ,oncy :, o,hc, cl,n,,s !
The vast WIS, ifs ue,nle. IS wealth il, talents,
isc,ona,c, it, cum viii testify. and tell Won
tina, nil ,has, hovo sorohIv sprunc from CORN
!Tonsp anted out Of V.rIini1 p I~Pnl'ii'n. Dat 10 s
i, kpeo yo,r oy,,cuItrrists noor osa community
M, MI. ,ho;r ~, e..v nto,rossicc f,,,, vcor 10
wear, A word or two of reusoninr will prove
The Affirm ,tivc. Ao oor.eu1lural community. then.
syh;cb f,I. - ,,;so ,,;thi,. ;,snH tho rccc<s,,v s,r'
EMts or r,,, mi ,.;,e,, is in = sinki,c contu ion.
II Inc objects Of nc cul,iv,,,on he such IS q imnoy.
crish lis soil Will, tbav cy,I M, ,hs sos,coanro ot
life. and f,rco y =, yvt s,,n,l,l f,r sunn,,rs from,
z 7bro,1 !, ms, ers ,yar,Ivs =, n ncr;nt, At which
~ voaIa ho ohsol 1,eln ,ac.ssory IN ch,roo ;s svs
Cn of colnrc y. roi., tho rrossnrc Of, oyer,y and
wan, dsSoIyo j.. ya., $50 H., cm',r.,ao, -,
ty ln,ro1uci,o n mo-, oa.lo, ro,, ,s con5o .rcc n,
m,nafa,nr.s Az -. ~ n,as,s, ,vr,ns- 90,
,y in It's sol, and 's Iahar I' ,Lo an" ho abused M,
impaired. while the other is m,snnrncd to object,