Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-12
From The baltimore Farmer
A VISIT TO BnooNlANp Woop.


We spent few hours on Thursday the 10Th in-
slant, at Brookiyn " ooi the farm OF Mr.. Rich-
ard Cation, situated about miles from our city,
on the Falls Turnpike road. This fine estate con
sists of between : 100 and POO acre. of the very
best land, most of limestone THIS mineral is
situated SO near the surface to offer no inpcdi-
peni, whatever, TO quarfNing II, but ON the con
uarv, seeming, by ITS surace-prcscnce, 10 invite
its dislodeement and conversion TO the purposes Of
building and manurng.
The proprietor of this prnccly estate, i. pa,si-
onatcy devoted To the business of agriculture, and
combines a knowledge of lis theory and practice
in pre-cmncnt DECREE. Profoundly scrscd in
all the most approved principles of science, appli
cable 10 the pursuits oihusbandrv, he dppropratcS
portion OF his means and timr in the urtherinC such
of its branches, a.c novel and promise to confer
benefit upon the community. At tho present
he is engaged in the culture ot three articles with
view of Introducing them To the favorable notice
OF the agricuuriSt. of this part of the conulrv in
order that they may add them TO their respective
systems of hnsbandrv. The articles to which We
sllude CANA Grass, Palma Christi and
Sun Fio,cer
OF the CANA GRASS
The patch of CANA Grass is about one sixth of
an acre in extent, and IS the produce of between
transplanled last spring. These he had carefully
preserved without cutting for seed, with view of
extending lis cultivation upon lirec scale,
the ensuing year. Unfortunately, however, for
the entire realization OF his wishes, a day or two
prior to our visit, his cattle, by one Of those acct
dents which will occur IN despite of the most ac-
tive vigilance, had got ia and demolished the grca-
ter portion Of his seed stalks, and We do not won
der at IT, for it is ofthe most tempting erase,
We have ever seen. lie had, however, prey ou>ly
saved considerable quantity Of tho seed, from
which, together with the roots, which will bear
the most liberal subdivision, he will be enabled to
plant Out three OF four acres next spring. We
were no, aware until we went to Brookiand Wood,
that one gentlcmln, in our uclEhbolhood, had
growing any thing like the quantity which We
there SAW, and our surprise was the more agrcca-
BILE on that account. For oursclt, we have never
doubted for an instant the vast superiority grass
over all others, because there has been a concur
renee OF opinion among all those who have written
upon II, from North Carolina to the AlissiSspp
But II we had doubted, all onr sccpticsm would
have been removed, ON viewing Mr. Cdton'S
patch. Those stalks which were remaining mn
touched, were from SIN 10 seven feet hph, studded
two sides from the earth to the tor with lone
blades of the most rich and llNurianl 70 der
When we speak of The stalks Of tn, Grass being
six and seven feet high, We do not desire TO he
understood as wishing 10 eonYc, the idea of its
beng c0drss; for according to our notion OF coarse
ness II Is any thing else aud il should be rccul-
lccted, that ii the growth the whole season.
whereas ii will bear cutting for haVeycry 30 DAYS
and for soR'ng every - or 20 DAYS. Ii cut
monthly and cured for hay as directed by our cor
respondent, " iericoid,' We feel assured not onl,
that it would yield smuth as its warmcst advocate
has ever claimed for /; but that it VIII make a