Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-07
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Eon mn kmGINiAN.
Adsirs, Of William Radtpd, Presaiem oftbe
Ner London ierieuiiudi Socictg. Yu6ii,A-
ed BY the unanimous r,qae,t Of The Socfffg,
at fhtr 2d annual mtctia& IN Norembcr, 1888.
GENTLEMEN up rue Soc,rr, -- Having, IN the
last address, Which ,he presiding officer of TIN, So
ciety is required To deliver Al e general meeting,
made some gen cial obs,lN atoms on the impor-
lance OF an imprS Nsfcm Of agriculture, ! will
proceed 10 make rcmarks on thosc
branches Of II, which applicable 10 the i'm
provemeni and cultivation ot land in TIL, pant OF
the country. The writer oi the valuable work
ON farming, ndcr the lic Of traitor, has adopted
the remark al a traveller " that agriculture ia IL
gina is IN tlr lowest state of degradation. Al
though considerable Improvement has taken place
since the appearance ot that work, snI there is
too much truth III the remark and VI should he
July sensible al it, IN order that We may see tle
necessity of chdngc-lct any enc look At the
product,cncSs of our lands for the first four OF FIVE
wears after they cleared and tlen observe, the
decreasing crop of each successive year; and he
must BE- convinced ii the rapid deterioration o the
soil. The ordinary routine OF cultl,a La, been,
10 put newly cleared land, lhu first and second
wears III tobacco, the rId year in wheat the
fourth III Indian corn, and the fifth in wheat thus
drawing FIVE successive crops without any return
whatever and without swing the soil ono moment,
resi-. The rich alIueis ands of the west may bear
this severe system depletion but ii is not suitel
20 The nigh lands oi eastern ireinia. 1t should
% The object at the iafmcr Ia preserve tho land
IN that state al fertility, in which II Is found. alter
producing the Two first crops. which may he nc
tomphsiod by arrorer system ~ ti'iaee--ln t.lgt
The land may be gradually i,n iovcd from tj, -
until 1t will Yield an average crop of uhrai 81 fonl
20 10 30 bushels 10 the acre, winch would qu.,dll-
pie ITS present vaue--ENamples Of this ma, be
found in many farms in the Stale, the soil Of winch
originally was no way superior TO the lands in the
neiehb, ring country. To accomplish this desila-
bic object, thr greatest industry and the best man
a.snlcnt are.ncceSSars.
In Tho de.nltorv remarks, which shall MAKE
l will coniine myself To few OF the most import
tant subjects connected with agriculture. The
kst step IN the cultivation and Improvement OF tbr
Aoil Is Judicious plou.hng.-ln breaking up the
land Tor IA crop OF Indian com (Which should
lie done US carly possible in the winter, in order
10 subject the soil 10 the action olthc frost ~ and in
GUNNER following, the use of three horses To a
plough, instead Of two, is attended with gress adj
vantage. Two ploughs with three horses each,
will break up nearly much land. as three
ploughs with Two horses each, and will do the
work incomparablv better-lti is attended too with
the economy OF saving the labor of hand The
objection ot turning up too much clay, is satsiac-
tory answered By Mr.. Crayen-that ina short
time the clay is found IN It's proper position AT the
bottom OF tie soil being probably dissolved bv
the rains. The turning up Of too much clay at an
improper season of The year, shortly before seed
ing. would certainly be injudicious. Sandy soils,
which have not IA clay foundation, would be muir
I'd BY deep plouelng; but the great body of
land, within the range al oar Society, has a foun-
dati"n Of close red clay, the objection would
not hold good, except in very few cascs-Deep
plcuehn. IN breaking up land is attended with the
ady"na-e Of bury Ing dccpl, ille seed, Of noNlou>
weeds, and OF enabling tic ilrncl 80 perform the
subsequent p.ougling OF crop ofcoln with much
greater ease After prcraring the land well for
corn and planting tie crop, considerable economy
OF labor may be praciised in the cariy stages Of the
crop.-lnslead Of ploughing up the Whole field at
every successive pouehpg, which is the common
nIadr, 4" Is only necessary 10 run single turrow
ncat 10 the corn, when il is small as the roots cx-
tend but short distance and it is unnecessary TO
psous!, the other part the land as it is entirely
Gran. 80 IN the last poughing The most judi
.""s p"p Is To run one two burrows next the
,"rn with IA small barsharc plough, and TO break III
"' ren'a'nln1 part afterwards. This is attended
VII" Inc advantage Of not breaking the roots of
WIG com 10" iair IN tie season. OF all the me-
'"ds "' DESTROYING land the most successful j, un-
a"es',ohaoiy 10, ghina il wiicu il i. wei