Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-11-10
ti,,s way, surely rcsps lis greatest boneh'. ne

great increase OF such vegetation, ochehe'' III w
! gases and nnids to lis reproduction, "lheh Is
annually returned TO the soil ana m'hg"n WIN "
AT ever returning periods when II IS masi ahnh-
dant in perfection, b, the mechanical operations
of the attentive farmer, constitutes an ever hsnc
source of Improvement n rn,olnn'cni. would shl'-
eli every ind, dual present heno apply II honn''-
fall, in this way Let them curai' Their o9acc"
crsps and the soils appropriated TO Ihcn,-mak'nG
them bctcrh, n consequent euftalmcn, oi the guam
inm Of a,ten,ion--lnd apply it more 10 this per-
mancnt mode of Improvement. They will surely
never regret tlat, which is 10 operate as . lasting
benrfl--bui which may NJ first seem 10 be satri-
| fec With hi, mode Of improvement, "hht
| have called the tonics may he most benehca"v
/ apolird. In almost every country, they nave NJ
/ ready been used with sncress, mingled WIN pa
cscrn matter on the soil. either just belort or al'r
I the application Of manure, or IN compost. hc
! mas, approyrd method srrn,s 10 be ~ The LATER
form By the absorption and retention 81 ie
ras,es and liquids oi suci, matter, they mako '>
,se. porn,anrnr against the influence of csapora-
lion above and oftc.cent 10 the lower beds oi the
earth beneath, But care should bc used thai they
be nat snplied TOO abundantly-ln Mi, case they
absorb Ill Of the aliment ot vegetation, and d"
not rive il ont LIBERAL, cnou th Tor hs Increase or
re#,rneraiion As loo great stimulus will produce
iDntmnltion in thu human system aud destroy Ms
ronlibriun,. 81 will it cu,de aud nlamc the CIR
ciaiing fluids Of the soil. At this point, the
ulcstiuu is--whcn the vegetable matter thus pro-
posed to b. produced and increased, is 10 bs used
fof iit purpose Of improvement most beneheldlly !
answer, Jus, At its maturity. Il thea contains
the greatest quantity of It's nccs, and consequent
/ IL contributes most largely 10 reproductions IL
should BE- then followed 10 some depth below the
surface, not with a plough in the old corn and
~. III. ilItylll n
inc for its purpose and object tlr effect of deep
and nu,riive soil, which will not ny before the
ha<iy water evaporate TO icrvld SUM- A.
] mother question presents itself. Have our lar
mers been ~ careful a. they might be-, IN making
and husJandlng this nutriment OF plants lheN
will best determine themselves by reference To
llrir own practcc-but | think may be per
united to a,,cri that by an increased attention to
thr subject ncar, five times the quantity oil hn'-
nal and vegetable matter tia, has been, may be-
made & applied in tbs vicinity. N indeed III every
section of the country ttro which have travel
led 1t can be made in the barn yard, which
should ever be well supplied with litter, compost,
aud every vegetable pabulum--and it can be APP
piled, sucl, n. II is already ON our fields by time
/ v application of the plough. Clover reaches its
greatest lnxariance the second year il is sown
/ At this period then, il should be well turned in
| Every farmer should be particularly careful tc
keep all his manurcS under good shelter. ~
pnsurc to the weather deprlyes 1t OF great part o
lis almcntarv principles.
3rh Plonshng. 1t Is known 10 all Of us, tia
tins operation rcH done, the great laborinl
means which contributes to our support, aud b,
which the soil gives out its sliscnancc. Ii ~ in
deed the great mechanical employment to whcl
nature has assigned the greater portion of the
worlds inhabitants. 1t Should he applied, then
not with mere ply seal force, but with science,
I knowledge of the best mode & results in the pro
ductons and Improvement of the soil. \ yaric
" of opinion still exists, as To the proper depth Il
!, which the earth should he stirred and amelioralcd
unl,csiinlinelv express il as nv opinion that 70
1 the sole purpose of lasting Improvement, dec
: plourhnq is essentially necessary on all >ois.-Fo
an immediate crop ON a shallow SOIL | admit tia
. tn. mode NOT unreouenlly operates dclctcronsy
: by ninclinn about the roots al the plants TOO muc
o ofile snb>rrann,. Bn, fturc crop will gro,
is better by 6nding deeper penetration ior it, roots
= II the sul-so he clay, Which believe constitute
t the under bed of nearly ali onr lands, it follows tia
deep p,ouahinr contributes 10 deep soil, whc
is not in DANCER rlosne lis fertility by aiiliralio
II ol ia yr-rtable nutiiurnt into the beds below
:, Manure, tn, II. or vcoe,,blc m,,,cr. must have
Tendency Ia ascend In The Suul,cr ar to kcc
!, their pl,c,-anJ the r,o,s of nl,,,s find , read
+ medium for ,her extension to 4 depth. which
) calculated to supper, a firm and vigorous tor
n Allpl.n,, whicl, have a tan .r prrprn licnu roof
. surely require II considerable drp,h oflilarc. d,
II maintain thai all ,hos, will, onlv Latsroi ro,t
. grow hes, and Ar, mast fruitful il, , soil doom,
= penetrated h, the PLOUGH. \ soil thus nr,narn
: is more ret,nt,ye of moisture in a drv season. an