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

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while they are grcen and If those seeds are IN
whole or in part carried oil the far. tine crops are
cXhausiers OF the farm, well a. Of the ground
which had produced them. Were the rpcned
seed, 10 be wholly returned 10 the soii, II may he
believed that they might give back to 1t all l" pn-
,ritive matter v hch had been derry ed from IT, But,
in practice, seeds are employed for many purpos-
cs, and are generally carried OF the firm which
produces them. When this !, done in Whole or IN
part the plants produced III cminen, degree
cShanscr, of the farm, as well as Of the soil
which they have grown.
Further certain plants, from their mode Of
growth aud cultivation, are more favorable to the
growth of weeds Ihan other plants. The cereal
grasses from growing closely together, and not ad
hitting, or admitting partially, the eradication oil
weeds. are more favorable to the crowd, and null
DUPLICATION OF weeds than such plants the turnip
and the potato, which are crown al Il considerable
distance from each other and admit of taec
during their etowih, and whose broad system,
Of leaves tend 10 rcpress the growth of stranger
plants,
Having these principles in view, certain rules
may bo dcdneed from them, for the order IN which
the crop, OF plant, in cultivation in country shall
succeed 10 each other ON the same ground.
Isl. Crops consisting Of plants OF the same OF
similar species, shall not follow in succession, but
shall return ut Il, distant intervals as the case will
allow.
2d, Crops consisting Of plants whose mode OF
growth or cultivation tends to the production OF
weeds, shall not follow III succession.
ID Crops whose culture admits of the des,ruc-
ton OF weeds, shall be cultivated when We cult
waite plants winch favor the production of weeds
And further, crop, whose consumption returns 10
the soil sufficient quantity of manure, shall be-
cultivated at intervals sufficient 10 maintain or IN
crease the fertility ofthc farm.
And, an, when land is to be laid to grass, this
shall be done when the soil i, fertile and clean
These rules may be applied 10 the plants which
form the subject of common cultivation in the
fields In this country, the plant, chiefly culri,a-
ted ON the large scale arc,-ihc cereal grasses
chiefly for the arina OF their seeds certain leeu-
mnous plants, the bean and the pea /; plants
cultivated for their fibfes as the flax and the hemp;
for their leaves, roots or tubcrs rs the turnip the
cabbage, and tho potato and certain lcpumnous
and other plants for forage or heritage. The
plants of these different classes are vet TO be de
scribed aud they are now only referred to with
relation TO the order in which they may succeed 10
each Other in cultivation.
The Isl class OF 'hese plants consists of the c.
real grasses. These chiefly wheat, barley,
oats and partially rye. All these plant. are in an
eminent dcerec cNhaostcrs Of the farm They are
all suffered TO mature their seeds, aud are wholly
or partially ca1cd away from the farm Further
from the manner of their growth. and mode of cul
,ivaton, they all tend TO favor the production of
weeds. For these reasons, and on the general
principle that plants OF the same or similar kinds
should not follow in succession the cereal grasses
should not succeed each other, but should be pre-
ccdod or followed by crop, which either ex-
hau>,s the soil less, admits of more perfect
eradication OF weeds
2d, The lrsuminou, plant. cultivated for their
seeds, as the bean and the pea, are all exhauster,
OF The SOIL They ripcn their seeds, and these
seed, are ior the most part carried off tho farm
Some psychologists suppose that they are less cN-
hausi'rs Of the soil than the cereal grasses II j,
probable that they do exhaust the soil somcwha,
less than the cereal grasses Bui the essential diff.
ference between them when considered with rcla-
ton TO their c0ec, upon the SOIL is, that from their
growth, and the manner of culivatlng them, they
are greatly lass favorable To the prodnction of
weeds than the cereal prasscs BY ll,cif broader
system OF leaves, they tend To stilc the growth Of
weeds more thanthc cereal grasses and further
'hes adm't on image during great part otther
growth. Tins is especially the case with the bean
(ahd mhze) which is therefore regarded a, a use
iu cleaning crop, aud 50 i, cultivated in rotation
with tn cereal grasses, rs mean of preserving
the land clean.
3D., Hemp and flax, which are cultivated chiefly
Ion their hbreS, and all plants cultivated for their
'iis, are cNhanSters ot the soil They are suffered
To form and rpcn their seeds and their stems at
lord no return OF manure TO the farm
HE next class of plants, from the larpc return
OF manurcs Which the consumption of them affords
may be regarded as onrichinp OF restorative cron,
IN contradlstinclon 10 the others, which may he
termed cxhausting crops -
II The turnlp. the rape, and other plants of the
cabbage genus, cultivated for their roots and leaves.
and consumed upon the farm.
Z The potato the carrot, the parSnp. the beet
and other plants, cultivated for their tnbcrs. and
roots, and consumed upon the farm.
). The leguminous pantS,-thc clover the tarc
the lec"rne. and other, when cut green for for
age, and consumed upon the farm
he plants OF the latter class, namely the lcru-
mmonS, when MIXED with elamincous plants. AZ
the fNc-rtdsS, are commonly termed the artificial
grasses, but would be more correctly termed IN,
cultivated heritage OF forage plants. They are Of
Ten suffered partially 10 rlpcn their seeds, and are
made INTO hay and in this case they follow the
general law, cshaustnc the soil more than when
used green And when the hay crop is carried
away from the farm, they are To be REGARDED as
rAhanStng rather than restorative crops
In speaking of these different classes of plants
the following terms may be employed =
l. he cereal grasses may be termed Corn
crops.
lhe ieennnous plants cultivated for their
seeds, Pulse (and maze) crops.
.. The turnp, and other plants of the same
kind cultivated for their roots and leaves, NAV. with
reference 10 the mode of consuming them. be
termed Green Crops: on with rej.,anc, q, a..