Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-30
Fam TIC .\niionat Mictti9e accr.
AGRICULTURAL.

AiRtCCL III * a l..
.sns system of cultivation spo'S Of IN the fol.
,,yno no ice, exhibits 10 the farmer m,st cheer
n, nr,sp9ct In This nmc late vicinity, the ground
I5ongh poor and at present unproducuye, Is well
NAMED to clover, anl, under the system pursued
c,h such wonderful success by Mr. Senmcs,
mont be broncht TO yield, ifnot crops as large a.
ms yet sufi .ien to be prof able. Very ttlle adI
roaol lbor would b, required AM now as the
sojd Of imprcvcment is abroad and knowlcdl &c Is
sbediing down her increased ishs upon the var'
on. branches of the arts and fences, ! know no
wbv ha, venerable and pfms val art OF agriculture
.bnu,d bc suff red to semain unmafoged, and 50
,tIe attention paid TO its Advancement. The farm
cf is too ant 10 look old rules, and inns .inc that
lhey are as subs antia and everlasting DIS The land
nn,n Which they are 10 Operate. lie 8 constantly
slowino himself TO lose his InvesfmcHiS, and ali
,sn FROM a W OF al IN that profession which
SINS suppoe,. which is 50 highly honorable, and so
ysu odap,cd 10 The soc,a, ana domestic happiness
| oflile.
l,s by such scraps of inforrat;on collected al,
random by inrclligen: gentlemen, as that which |
have given below that any light at al comes dimly
and dlsanlly lhroush the heavy shade m which III,
frner rests. secure IN shor, crops, and content
81 with groyling at the low prices OF produce !,
bp litese "a perlmcnts of the Industrious, brought
IA pef.erton and reduced 10 flTact;e, are IN lru A.
# ncs,inable value ~ the mqp who earns his
read Inv the swca, Of his bow, aud the toll Of his
lmbs.
l,,yo salsa these few remarks, MIR. Editor, in
order that agriculture may have an advocate here /;
arhat the honest AMI indlsr Gus caltivator OF the
enh NAV stumble, a, least for oa,c IN his life while
nhing among his straw, npo" a ""@-
nm, genilcmcn, yours, &c.
PLOUGH HANDLE
TO rHE FARMERS.
E,,,aci franz the .Jouynalof a Gentlemen mho ira.
yell,h far Ayr,cut,ural Information, go.
Nav l., ls3i-y,si,ed Mr.. John Semmes, OF
ST. Alarv's county, Maryland, who informs US
that his orca, CROP of corn averaged upwards OF
twenty five barrels the acre. Respectable 'dses
of the county were appontedto ascertain me guam,
ty Of corn and, after having accurately surveyor
one acre. the corn gathered anu "easu'e'
FIRST, barrel being sheled 10 ascertain '''o 'oe"
flcy of the barrel, eighteen or twenty Oh '"e 'esPee'
ibie gen lcmen ofihe county ana u '"e aoJ,'"'"s
spnty were present., saw the land measu'e'' ga"
Id corn measured and arc ready at any time to 'es-
ft the fact that The average acre, measured W we"
rsence. nmaunled totwen.y five barrels ""' so,"c
80 This farm is situated on the "a.
X e5--.,er fifteen miles below me Co"l
.ssys,' or Charlotte Ii H. and Joining The farm
mwhich Coles FOB eco Inspection sand third
l,n thu Quesn Tree, The farm Is uncommonly
Gly,
Process He prepares his ground by clover, inc
snosnd laid off from five by two and ha' 10 '"'ee
ise The corn then dropped, three grams ~ '''
tst, followed by persons who drop 0" '"e eo'"'
Muen if they are in advance OF the corn-oroppe's,
ahndSul Of two1hrd. Stacked ashes and one-'h'rn
rlaer, well mixed before il is dropped. Should
the corn no, come up regularly, he drops one OF
'sn seeds more. as NAV DC necessary. tie gamers
@sesd corn from the field before gathering "e
ap 20 as to have choice af ears. He plants IRON
nela to he 10th OF April, and ploushs tour ''nc"e'
dep
Result of Knowl.dge-Threc farmers IN I'VE"
hampshire, who had attended the course OF ice
lures o. geology. and thereby became famas'y az
qaaned with the diffcren kinds of minerals, atler
'a0s purchased u quantity OF lana aoo'9'',"s
s"a the finest granite, for 5000 dollars '"s r.
asked Tor il. They have since been one,e' ro'
'ssared ttonsand dollars for the land ae,' u
'a'oosn things Pittstu'S 'tS''s''
firm near Monmouth in New Jersey, w"e'
10 :" Furehas ed few years ago Tor about WV '"'
,s an acre, recently sold for thirty Inns en,a
mary Increase Of saluc has been proouse' ~
w elect Of n arl upon the soil. From this, many
OaF iellow-c itizens in the country Can 'nter wins
' easues they possess, either on their own lands
NINA reach OF them. Land owners throushou
io' wand are greatly indebted to the Les's'a'u'
.,,, roS'Eng fos full geological exsm'na''oh