Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-09
SUCCESSION OF CROPS.

\, crop, of the cultivated plant, succeed to each
other upon the same ground, question 10 be dc.
iprmued Is the order ia which the dilleren, kind,
should follow each other.
\ plants which arc cultivated aud which are
carried from the ground where obey are produced,
tend 10 render The soil less productive, or in the
language al farmers, 10 exhaust IT,
But plant, which are suffered 10 decay or which
are consumed by anln,as the ground on which
they aroW, do not exhaust the soil. On the con-
trary, the decay Of tine stems and leaves of such
plants, either naturally, OF by the consuming of
them hv animals, tend, 10 add those dccompo,inr
ersfnc matter, 10 the so which form ono of the
elculrnt, OF It's fertility. IAs process, may be- im-
percepUblo and SLOW, but it IS that which Nature
herself ompo,s to fotm the soil, rs distinguished
from what lg,s been termed the subsoil.
Sometimes TINS process, OF decay II couutcract-
ed By the singular natural provisions, ol IA CONVEX
SION ct the decompeemr vegetables INTO \ sub
stance whea Itself re,i,ts ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
But with tins exception, the tendency of the decay
of vegetables upon the surface * TO add 10 the i,t
tile matters OF the soil.
This IS well understood in the practice of arri-
cultntst,. When the productive power, of a soil
have been exhausted By cultivation and the car
ryiag away ri lis produce from the surface, il is
laid down to hcfbage, III winch stat. the future
position upon the surface 10 renorate the produc-
tive power, of the ,o. Land ia TN, state /, sad
to rest.
Whom land, however, la, been impoverished
By successive crops, and has become iu of weeds
the lay uc II down to rest III that state is attended
with less beneficial consequences than when th,
soil has beeu previously cleaned of inluriou, weeds
and i-rti1ed by good culture. In the former case
INC process o. renovation IS slow, II perceptibln at
al the useless p5iutS increase, and not those
winch are beneficial and atiofd fond 10 pa,tlriuo
animals. Land, when properly laid down to grass,
Ntrelorc, tends 10 recover lis wasted power. of
production Lind nol property laid down ba, IL g
Vi liS healing property, and may be moro full q,
weeds, and nn richer hen plouehcd up AGAIN af
Ter Il time. tlian wien FIRST laid down. Under mod
management, however. the LAYING down of cnlti
waited land 10 grass aud other hcrbarc-ul,ntS IA b
consumed upon the ground, is mean of rc,t,ng
The son, and renovailng rs powers of production
and tins mode OF recruiting an exhausted soil BENZ
AWAY At tic command of the farmer, It's appbca-
uaais in'portan, in practice. Il i, la be observed
also, that the poorer soils require til. spccies If
rest and reno' alton moro than those Which ar, nat
mally productive.
The experience OF husbandmcn from the ear.
he>i tunes has shown, that the same kind, of plaDts
cannot he alvanageou,y cultivated IN con,i,,.,l
I,
gro" icch'y, or degenerate, OF become more, SUBJ
1cei 10 diseases, when cultivated succcs>i,,Iy NM,
the same ground aud hence the Iul, which ,,,,,.
me oaSs OF system Of regular aItrrn,tion -,
crops Is, mat plants OF the or similar xn,r;,
shal not be cultivated III immediate >ncce,>ion
ana lurlher, the same rulr has been thu, far ,>.
tended, that the species shall recnr a, ,S IN,
tant intervals OF the course as Circumstance. ,a
allow.
All hebaccous plants whose produce is Carried
on the ground winch produces them, may be said
l" EXHAUST INC son upon which they grow. But all
such plants do not exhaust the soil in the sam, do
grec tor after some species the soil i, seem =, H.
more Impoverished than after others.
And not only do different species of Miami, -,
htu't the soil IN greater Or less degree than other
bul me same specie, doe, dCcordInp 10 tn. d,.
icrent period OF s growth al which the Dian, il RI.
moved from the ground.
when helbaceol> plant Is suffered +, m,,u,,
Ms seeds, II exhdusts the sol more than whom !, !
removed before lis SEEDS are maturpd An L,r.
hacc0n' plants, therefore, when cut IN t,cir ,,r,,
state that 's' before they have marcd their ,rcdx
tAu''s' me son less than when they remain until
they have ripencd their seeds. Tins ,h, ,,r.;,'
when used III It's green state, is one of tb. le,, =,
hausine in the agricultural class of nlan,< ~ l,.
II belongs; but the turnip, when allowed 10 > ,,,;
upon The ground until it has ripcncd its seeds !,
one ol the most exhaustIng plants that is culti,a,.
amongst US; and so il is with the rape and others
Further, certain plants, BY the larger or >m,llc
quantity OF manure which the consumptjon Of ,brr
affords, arc more or less useful in maintainipu ,b
fertility Of the farm.
When lierbaceous plant is suffered to mature il,
seeds and when any part of these seeds i, carr;,,
oil The farm, the plant affords, when consumed h,
ANIMALS, smaller return of manure TO the farm
than 1t the same plant had been cut down before !;
had maiurei It's seeds, and been in that >,,,o CON,
summed by animals. Thus ii is with the ,urni, ,l,n,
referred TO. This plant is with us sown hsfar,
midsummer. In the first season il firm, , n,,,,;
form root, and puts forth large system Of lca,as
Early IN The following season j, puts forth lonn
stem, which bears flowers, and the seed, arc n,n s
orally matured about midsummer. Iftbis nlan, !,
removed IN the first stage of its growth. tba, Is =,
TER has put forth lis large leaves and formed II,
Duio' and is then consumed by animals. il rctnrn,
great quantity of manure but if il remains nm
III the second state of IT'S growth, then ,be con
sumption OF ITS stems and leaves returns SCARE
any manure. The juices Of. the root have am
IenI'y been exhausted in asTording nutrition 10 the
nower-sfem. the flowers, and the seeds
Is beyond question, that, in order ~ ,,;,.
pun 10 Tvs enflrc maturi'y ly ,bo MOTT =;