Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-14

,eectable matter. md then burning u oil, -
was,sful operation These materials, il spread on
Exhausted spots in the fields, and pioughcd IN,
would Impair, life enough TO throw mp such crop
Of rye OF and clover, as 10 mike II easy hiler-
wards to restore them TO their original fertility The
use Of wheat straw, chaiT, OF leaves VIII result IN
the same benef' /, is eon,ended by some of tho
best farmers. that top dressings of straw and ehoii
IS the best mode of using them for improving land
lie that advocates burning, viii be convinced oil
it's fapidly imnosershing effects, by taking n acre
of his best soil, culiivafing II III his usual way
carving Of all the crop. and alter small gram,
burning off the subblo, then The grass IN the Ian,
and burning the grass also in the fall atler corn This
process " n entirely txhaus. the vegetable matter
IN the soil, md render II literally sterile. Those
cro3s have been considered The most improving
" hch either leave the most on The ground or add
most TO the manure heap. In tho culture Of tobae-
CO. all other vegetation 10 kept eniIrcly down quite
until OIL, and all the crop, the root and short
end ofhs stalk is cerried oil The fenovuing nature
Of the clover crop is mostly owing 10 the tap root oil
the plant being so large and long keeping the land
ll.ht and divided and lis yielding such
heavy cont Of vegetable matter. II throws up sue
ccssyr crops Of splrcs aud leaves IN The same sea
son-the earlier constantly filling and dreaylng
amid the spfinkIing vcrdure Of the younger growth,
until frost cAills all vegetable lie Below the noun
nrs he heat Of summer natures the gfectcr part OF
the first crop, and dics up that MS well as the yonn
ger shoots But as soon as the dog days arc
gone, the ycrdnfc starts again. Whoever examines
field that has stood IN clover viii find 1t covered
with black ieftlizng dust or mould, marc or less
p'iVle, rs the mus have beer ilsh' OF hchVY
Such Of IT as has become decomposcd IS apt 10 be
partly mingled with the top SOL. ION us iendef
succucni hatnte, clover f'is sooner ihan wecds OF
grass md becomes tuiIihYe 10 pants hu' ue
same process lakes place. and Tor tie same WIS.,
purpose oil nature, "lh every sPeees OF vegetation
from the maJesle forest itee down 10 hn'r''kc heh
grass converting all into ernlzing matter. The
ratio of then value is probably unknown TO the
most skilfal IN lie science Of chemical analysis.
But dd no, take mp my pen 10 write an essay on
mauurcs
TAul ashes arr stimulating 10 plants, or rather,
sid IN the process OF feeding tietn, 10 well known,
aud hey are highly valued 10y every good husband.
man. But hayo never seen any vegetable grow
ing in pure ashes, aud infer thai Their acton IS III
combination with earth and putreseenl multo. The
quon,jty OF ashes left on land inter burning, IS 50
small, compared with the quantity Of uuqucstiono.
bic food for plants thui would lie created by the dc.
composition Of The same covering, That the loss by
burning must be manifest, Let any one burn
portion of hoy, straw, grass weeds IN such u
way us to save ull the ashes lie will be surprls
cd at the smalness Of the quantity. Let HIM spread
| it on plot OF GROUND, md then spread the same
weight Of the material burnt, on another plot OF the
same li1e, and either plough N or not. The mere