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

hnwerslo Tie questions propoanisd 10 The cnndi-
daies far The preatinm oDeeed for the bsst cult
ratsd Jlrm, BY he agricultural Society Of Abe.
marie.
LIST, There mae hundred acres in my tract :;
about four hundred acres are cleared
%. Il IS divided INFO Eve fields, from six'y 10
one hun.rcd acres each.
81. lhe helds are culiivated regularly IN corn
what and clover: except tha' part Of the lar
ger field is isat ia tobacco ; add about hail the fee
intended for iallow. is lei unploughed.
4th. The ALLOWING for wheat Is done alter har-
vest; aaont the 9oth OF September, the land l.
narrowed over, he ,h ut sown. aud narrowed IN
Ivy the first Of O ,iubr. Nhen III. seeding L.
corn land con ccs. Iris j. prepared hy cut
ung oil ihe stNlA, & removing them AMI rnnning
a single nor.r pio"gi o'ce, Inmedmfey N
the row, winch rlough- up thu corn s'nhb'e. a
large harrow is then ac'oss the rows To level
The su,facp the wheat sown and Iut in with lntlr
Carry niouchs harrow or bush completes thP
operation, winch generally terminates by the last
OF Oc obar
OA,s are sown corn lant about the last OF
February and FIST oi March clover little eathfr.
Rye IS not cultivated.
oh. Corr, is cultivated only on clover land
which is p pughpd early after seeding wheat As
pracucable, narrowed over ia March, and iisteh
horizontally five Zee apart. The lists ARE opened
with coulter, and The rorn pian'e as early IN
pril as pr,ccahle four or five gains ~ h II,
comes up Gnult is ran twice ON each sid' 81
the row; the s,.ae operation is repeated with
Ifougts and the corn th,nned TO one stalk in the
! MIL AS suon as its sze viii permit. Anrr weed.
ing, the whole interval between the kows is poue
ED once OF twic" before or immediat IL aH"r har-
Tes' In planting, and very subsequent operation,
The richest paris of tnr le,d worked first, and
i generally arou' hill lai by before harvest; im-
media'ly alter which, the bushes, weeds, and grass
are chopped ont win hoes.
4 ON. Whea is snwa from FIVE peCks to two bush
els pee acre, thicker on more terrible nj, and
in'' seeded later - the Sc 'son. On tnllo"ed land
Were IS some allowance made for seed not buried
ny me harrow. 1t Is not the object 10 SOW thai
| lnn.tt which VIII hrins the h-Avicst crop OF a
good yea', hut 10 maxi the crop less LATHE Ia be
inJnrei by the Nv, fss' an rust. CAS- will rprn
earlier when sowa thck.) guar tag against any
material in cry from TOO thick seeding in dry
y'ars.
IN, The purple straw wheat has been fonn,
mos pfnlecuve. The hr.t srnin is selected fo
sou, ana cleared o! tn cookie by using a ssnt
s'eV" 10 the IAN, nearly as large as the san'
board.
oh Tine Cradle is used entirely FOR gathering
SIN efa'n, as beng much the mnst expedite
4 particularly where hands are unaccustomed TO 4.
4 sickle
9h. A the commencement Of nv operations
1 average product per acre, WAS A. DOT two snd
=, no barrels OF corn and seven husnets OF wheat
JUS NV, about t"ar or five barrels Of coru, an,
Twelve bushels of whp
A'". mere are eleven laborefs the farm
10 se'eh men, three boys, and woman da,
IV'ers are scarcely ever employed.
- Inc number of work horses is Il e, and a.
-" ''. exclusively Tor the plough Ct oxen, isis, us
Il "An'ing "'lh the cart or Wagon. Tines
I 'ee" b" raised on the farm, and two Of tn