Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-30

.ias all .. i..os po,, :, SEoJ ieun, IN
the following manner The ffsi thing is to mark
OF the head ridges on which the HORSES turn in
poughIng, which should in general be of an equal
breadth from the bounding lines of the field If these
lines ire not very crook cd or irregular The next
operation, assuming one strnigfd side Of the field
or Inc that has been made Straight ns thu proper
direction ofihe ridges, IS 10 measure on fom II with
one OF the poles, halt the intended breadth OF the
ridge, ~ IS to be gathered or one bfeadIi, aud
hall ITO be plooghed nat and then the plough
man sets up pole direction lor The plough TO
euter. On a line with this aud at some distance,
he plants second pole, and then IN the same man.
ncr thlrd, fourth &c, as the lrregulariiy OF the
surface may render necessary though three must
always be emr,yed-ihs last Of them a, the end Of
he inicted idgc, and the whole IN one straight
iine,-lle then enters the plough OF the first pole
Keeping the line OF poles right between the
horses, aud rloughs down all The poles successive
y halung hrs horses nj each and placing IL at so
May feet distant es the ridges to be broad so
that whe1 he reaches the oul of the ridge oil his
poles are again IN new line parallel Ia the first.
He returns, however, along his former track cor
Tceiing any deyIatIons md thro Alng n shallow fur
row on the opposite Of his former one This mode
has decided preference over the common practice
oil laying the burrows ftI towards each other By
HtI throwing lhcm iTom cdfH other, and then re-
versng them, the whole ground IS ploughed, and
II the first ridges arc shallow, tho ridge has
Sigh, elevation IN the centre These burrows when
reversed, form the crown Of the ridge, and direct
The ploGghmfn who are TO foioW.-The same ope-
ratiohs are carried on until the whole field is mark
% out.
The diT6etten fleHgH n tidgcs arc points which
must evidently be regulated by the of the sur
lace and the SIZE Of the field. Short angular ridges
called 6HHS, which nre often necessary IN field Of
irregular boundaries, afe always attended with n
considerable loss Of time and ought to be avoided as
much u. possible
h plopghing step lands, IT u advisable TO give
the rldg,s inclination toward. the right hand Of
the top, which, IN going mp the ACTIVITY the fur
row falls more .cady from the plough, and " ith
less fatigue 70 the horses. Auohcr advantage IN
forming ridges IN a slanltug direction IL, that the
soil IS not 30 likely TO be washed down from Me
higher ground, MS II The ridges were laid at right
angles Wherever circumstances will permit, how
ever the best dire elton IL due north and south by
which the gram OF both sides OF tho ridge enjoy
nearly cquol advantage, from the nhu nee OF the
sun Euc. Bi itaaica
In ploughtag reiattttiy 10 season, II is well
tno~ n that clayey or tenacious soils should never
&c poughtd when wet and that II IS amos, equally
improper to let them become too dry especially #
| crop IS 10 be sown without second pIoughng-
The state IN which such lands should ploughcd is |
What is commonly indicated by The phrase " be |
ween the wet nnd the dfy,'-whe ground is !
slightly most nolloS, and the least cohesive.
Err. a.