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

= "'' IN req clay These wcro tho ,,,,;,. :,
"o" ear'h WHICH, when mashed, were found - H.
d " ,e'y 'atF within. Its the lecomnost;o,
- '"'a'nlhs IRON which give 10 the soil
"cri' req color. 10 lowlande,s tins
ar a.,' Wv SUI a. hr't appears as n Indication
.,rr,...aa:i i4'''e'''l'S sierity because their
SUI ,"ee sou IS never red, and the subs,u ..bi.l =.
So houSh never so red as The land nj la,,',.
Is made visible by being washed ,r,o ais a,,l 80,
ieS, pnd IS quie barren. For this reason . -
VIZ htS' sees tits Land will genet.lly nnd ,r,, y,
"''"' l. nc Whole plouglcd surface nC \ hill. sud.
appears IKE bare and barren red eol,-ond ,Loro
az f'"y y toiles on he steep lands which have
been ma"ased leJudelously, to add 10 this inf ,or
a''c impression of he sllsht observer pcsid .
INC nam road IS generally on the lower land o,5
" ''"e' 'oohs upwards at the feis which arc
WI ''' S'phS nus ON each slGe--ald this EXPOSES
e'c'y s"'ey to- 'uli view, and keeIs concealed the
Stoa' extent OF fieh land. Eut mitch rs his hiuv
land mas been caused TO wash and gullev hv ,,,,ss
management. no where is this loss more ensi,v md
iroii ably repaired From the case wib which max.
ed washed gals and deep gucs have been con
Ve'led 10 rich SOIL, by vegetable matter clover mud
gypsum, rs well as from the similarity Of anno,,
ahcc ana texture, 1t wopd seem that in fact there
! was not much difference between the soil at tn,
| surface ana the dep'h Of some feet An this red
and vas naturally r'ch, and The mountains 20 ihei,
,, '''' c., % NJ" as NE lower ana more gentle
'i's ON no"eV9f, TIER NteePncss near the tops
p'' w '''es"SnS III h'i'y OF Stone scattered over
nc s"','e'' ,''uer 'he mountain SUBMITS less pro
"''o,. :" ''''Se ''' me greater part rmAtn an
'e' "S'' '''% hui SroW'" OF trees. Nor can til
Y" s,eefS oe MAIZE as profitable for grazing,
% We" '"nn'ss woot Indicate, and az would hc
.ne as. " "'o sou was ''na STONE, or calcarons
he req sou Is MOI lr'enfly 10 glass IN general apd
'" a. season STOCK on the monnains Woad snf.
~ ,'' "a'et wen as Tor grass The adaptation
Oh INC son 10 cover, winch might be deemed con-
'f'"o''on 10 ihis assertion seems tobc caused by
gypsum ara INC r'eolIar Il mes of The so1 for the
VI ~ ''''''",e'
nH' ,''P As were me r'd i2nds originally, their
: ~ - i',ss' "'ot" ~ toNaeco culture, shallow
gu" 49, ''o"- n'n-' g. "a,' caused general and
- - '' "o,' W NV o4' cear'd lands, by eX-
"'' sun moe - ""sinS away The soil
II" sum- y SUM- " iet9t'ertd IN us long as SINH
,'' '''s'S were pursued N 'Ac 10" country, would
NV '"''',' '.Se '''"S' T" '''y were 'aPaoe OF be
"5 '""eu' i''"a'e'y' some ]na eIous as''rulln'
''a's eo'nhtnceu ''tlofihaioh "alch mas sr'd"ally
p"'V'"'I' 'i'o'Sn '"'s he's"ooihoohi ana "he''
eN' u mas ,'''' 'u,y' "a' seiNed 10 restore 'cn-
mrs" 10 ~" su'''cr' at' 70 eNAioa ,lf most oeaaa
'"' '""'' '''' NV c's' SUN nc use o' e'o-
Fe' an" 10 '"e man, .nueeo a'''' ''' sa''
plea's 'ol 'il's renoVa' o"-'"F wlh"" w M Inc
! o'h' JUS OF co'cc,eu hahfes ana 'mlHo'c' ,"laSc
would avoll but little. Deep plonghlnS and coul-
| "' "s, \""I" scc'i 70 " o'''e'so''y aPp'"'e''
no. u'.'''a"S anu VIC use VI u
'o"' 'o' ''''9 "",o CIV, ~" "' Vi VIZ
! so' !" "'S'' "''' '"e %" S''''e' "'o us'i'?o"'"
on the most improved farms