Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-11


the course oftbe turning ram water shall no, io
'w but cross tic II ks OF the ploughs IN ,ilins tn
crops. II - no, intended to obsiruct the pms
sage of the flowing rain waier--bu, 10 give II
free course across ths direction of the plnughing
Mould board p'oushs used for part Of the i,a q
OF corn {; but as thoy are but little used, and III,
crop IL planted on fiat surface, there ridges
raised high enough 10 alter the downward course d
he water, OF to make dkcs To he broken and swep
away. This mode does not prevent washing bui
erently lessons the danger, by giving no facility
far the formation OF gullies. The original mode 30
long rs II operates otIeeiuay prevents the dc.
scent and of course thu washing of rain wntcr but
II II should ever fa,l, from any cause TO prevent
its descent, the damage caused will be greatly m
creased by the very means used TO guard against
II.
These objections however to the original mode
of horizontal poughlng such IA occurred 10 my
mind, and were not urged by any of the persons
with whom convorsed. Indeed, ! have no rc,-
son to dony that tho practical operation would not
be perfect on these lands If tho execution OF the plan
was IN all respects coniurmabe to the theory, But
the practical difficulties generally forbid this per
feet oxccu'on--and these difficulties have caused
'fs dsnsc. The main objcc ion seemed 10 be that
tho permanency fIho dwelling and rows Gan cs-
scnIinl part of hc original rnu) would proven, the
" '"h"S W. 'f' Htin Wy p'ooslhnR hIonhp H'c
hills as described above and IN addition, it is
preferred 10 lay the surface level Tor the crop Of
wheat.
The plan Of hillside bitches, or graduated trench
cs, to prevent washing, which has been described
by Mr. Bruce and others in the Farmers Register,
has not been adopted in this region. This Plan
seems To me, from reason and some linlo expo.
rence OF lts operation to be 10y Car the best for this
end-nnd II wound sui, well with tie present node
Of orzontnl t,Ilegc.. !, would however require the
adoption Of the hillside plough 10 break up tho in
tervas advantngeously
There are other distinguished and succc slu i'm.
proving farmers IN the snmo neghbo, hood whose
names have not mentioned because their farms
were either not sncn at oil or too slightly glanced
u, 10 obtain more than General ,dens. There mny
he as good farmers porslbly beitcr among those
than tho one whose labo,s occupied most of my at.
IGNITION. But even those persons viii readily ndmii
the Proprey of placing Mr.. Rogers at the head Of
tho list of the Distinguished farmers OF Albematr as
one OF the first who commenced the coursc Of in.
provomen, and FOR his success IN tho pursuit. lilo
has been, i,om youth 10 old nse, always n rthct
cnl farmer, dependent altogether such ubors for
his snrpor md income-yct remarkable Tor his
mcnt nud obsttuct the mp ovemcnt u, "r,ss~.i.-h
who nrc called practical form RS, lie ~ shlG to
have been ihroog hou his life an ctpcrtmener
iudlcons one--uIways making changes IN his
practice, hul seldom changing for the wors'. lie
commenced life poor, and ~ nov r'ch~nnd his
wealth conlrrs on HIM the only distinction which
II ought ever TO give To my man, and the ono which
any may well be proud ot-thnt It hos been aeqni-
red altogether by ms own labor, skill ami 'ntelli'
gcncc and that ITS acquisition has been no less a
b nef. 10 his country, than TO himself.
A CLEANER.
| July Goth, 1881
f.'- The Report Of the Agricultural Society Of
Ainenn,e several tunes referred 10 in the prcce-
ding essay WINS published IN the Vustninn of the
2lsi 25h and 2Srh OF August and Ia of Sep,om
! Der Eds. PiggintdH