Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
From he Tuscaloosa (Ala.) E1po'i,0r.
IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL.


As there is fatal timidiy in section OF com
try in adopting any theory, especially II It is
fund making an inroad upon old and well es'ob-
Iished Aabits, II may be found 10 aid IN shaking
those habits, prfjudiccs, TO give authorities, or
sames for names with the victims 10 prejudice, 90
q strange length The breast of an American plan
ter would be only exhibiting patriotic feeling, IN
a Idilion 10 an exhibition of good sense, that would
b. found glowing, al the mention OF the namc e
the Father Of his county, rs an authority, ior
the Of the last article IN the formation OF
post heap. In his last directions 10 the conductors
Of his extensive farms, and AS the result OF ngcu
tural knowltdse accumulated 10y half century Of
experience and close observation, he says, all the
hands of the farm, not indispcnslbly employed in
the crops, should, the corn planting is
completed, IN the Spring, he continually employed
IN raising mud from the Pocoslns and from the beds
efths creeks and 10 he necessarily drawing TO the
compost heaps in the Acids" And again. stables
and furm houses" these ouyhl,o be Will Uttered,
nn3 the stalls clear as well for the comfort of the
creatures That contained in them, us for the pur
pose of manure hut rs straw caLnot be afforded
for this purpose, leaves and such spoiled straw
and weeds as will not seryc Tor food must serve
for the stables and the first, that is leaves and
slalks, are all that can be applied TO tie pens To
the foregoing may be added The authority of dis
ungu'shed southern planter J. H. Cowper, Esq OF
South Carolina. Fifty thousand pounds of dry We
s,tsble mater ca,tod 10 the pens" (not suffer ed
,olie ia the heds,) if merely rouod bv rains will
yield one hundred thousand pounds OF manure, and
II ,otied by the wind and dung of stock from one
hundred and fifty 10 two hundred thousand
pounds"
Socr will not be lost, with all refuse ashes,
thought unfit for the hopper The first has been
f,nn cd l,, tai,
bic manure and deserves to be carefully husbandcd
Tie dung stead will bc place of deposit fer IT, and
for the last, equally convenient and proper also
Tor quantity of SoAPsuDs, that every well regula.
ted house furnishes weekly, and which after per
forming every other duty, will be found u valuable
acquisition TO the mass.
AsuEs, leach'd from every thing Tim, burns into
them. The effect of log heap being burnt ON the
ground must be familiar to ALL aud il leach'd ushcs
are gwen 10 corn ground they will be founI us de.
eIdcd in their improvement of The growth Of the
plant. Ia what way, or by wha, operation in the
great laboratory OF nature this resul, is effected
TO, for this time place to discuss II is sufficient
for US that VIC know that the effect is admirable
consequently, that every particle Of ashes should b,
carefully husbanded, and spread over the dun,
stead and II must bs equally plain, that If ever
particle 10 taken care Of that is produced in III,
burning OF plantation, prodigous pllc will b,
itund at the end OF the year, especially if eiea1
1othes and lsy-homiay are plenty. and which ough
10 be inforced in our climate by Ii Legislative act
bo.h not only as security for comfort, bat more
possible, for health
In many districts of Europe ms also in the Uni
ted States, & where agricultural operations are car
Ticd to a high perfection this article has been foun
10 be worthy of purchase and transportation for
great distance by land and water. Ia point of d..
al, q h,.,L 81 l.
piece Of soil, for a crop, winch ultimately pro
duced one of the Aeariest crops known |, had prn
cipai agency. hhas been found to change thousand
cfaeres Of poor lands perfectly unftndly TO cult
vation, into admirable grass lands, and eventual
productive of corn and grain
RoTrEs WooD of every description will be col
leclcd when gathering ieaueS, aud will be found
when charged with liquid Of the manure pile, TO b
productive of admirable effect This last item
ought TO form principal ingredient in the compos
for the garden, being absolutely necessary to pro
duce the most detteaie and delicious of some garde
productions, viz tho grape, the melon, cucumbe,
Aracber,y, DC.
Saw Dusr csnno, be los, with propriety, but will
the aid OF calcartous matter may be prepared 70
the compost heap, and be made TO form an admir-, n
bic addition. fleaped up in alternate stata, will
lime and rich vegetable earth, until decomposiio,
has partially taken place and somewhat proo sed
1t may be scattered over tie dung stead previous
the usual strata Of leaves being added, a. also al
the TAssARk that has been thrown from the trough
or va,s, or that can he economically procured.
While should dispose OF LIME thou, the sd
ditional trouble or loss Of time required in ,w
transporatons, say to the dung stead, and theme
to the hclJ woui most assurcdly when spread
ing the two last articles on the compost'heap b
always prepared with portion to scatter owe
them.
During the last season, | was called on to view
acid Of corn. and which by the surrounding neil
berhosd was deemed most extlaot.sna nv produc