Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-04
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10 the 18th April sow half bushcI Of plaster per
acre on the Young clover just up in No. and 2.
his viii enable the young clover TO stand the
drought OF summer. One gallon Of clover seed
per acre ~ usually sown. In 1885 manure the
same quantity in No. 3 for tobacco, and put the
balance in corn, following No. for wheat.
Fall, 1896, SOW No.3 and in wheat. Spring
1897, clover IN No. 3 and 4, and plaster, as
in No | and ,. The clover in No. and being
now IL months old, SOW the quantity ofplas
Ter ny last spring. This year the clover in No. l
and rises 10 perfection, till which time you
should prazc little possible.
Permit me To digress n little, and recommend to-
every farmer and planter TO reduce his stock
Have rs little rs he ran possibly do with. You
cannot improve land with mn overgrown stock. 1t
is useless 10 clover and plaster il is throwing
money AWAY, il YOU permit The clover to be graz
ed OIL Make Your land rich first. and your stock
may be increased and profit received from
them.
had proceeded as FAR No. 1 in the system !
was recommending. In 1887, manure in No. s.
Tor tobacco as in No | and 3, and pu, the re-
mnndcr in corn. FaIlow No. | for wheat, being
GOOD clover lay. Seed No. } and | in wheat in
the fall, 1877. Spring. 1888, clover and
plaster on No. !, also, half bushc plaster per a
ere on No ) and !. II will be unnecessary to SOW
clover seed tins spring IN No. ! /; it being clo-
lalow, eaoueh seed will have been turned in TO
insure crop; and having come round TO No. !,
clover iallow, You will now begin TO SET the bcne-
fits Of his system. You will find that the add
iional crop from No. l. will pay good per cent
upon the expcndi,urc--indccd YOU will discover
that II was money lent NJ usury /; and discard
nj once and forever the idea and excuse used by
so man, persons, that YOU are not able TO SOW
clover and plaster. Iou will then find rs ] have
done" that your interest will not permit YOU 10 dis
pcnsc with It's USE. You will perceive, that b,
practising upon this system, YOU will have three
illlls Of your land in cultivation every year !; one
hith IN corn and Tobacco two-liiihs in wheat, and
the remaining twohllS in clover, rising TO mauri-
~. You will therefore have three crops from
each held IN FIVE Of corn and Of whcat
You will have each year one hundred and sixty
acres in wheat and eighty in corn and obac-
ca, say 10 acres in tobacco, aud 81 acres in corn,
the balance, loo acres, in clover-Ncver raising
tobacco two years IN succession upon the SHINE land.
II YOU should farm it entirely, farm OF the size
before stated would not require as many laborcrs
bv ne-third in every other respect, the course
would be- the same, simply dispensing with the to-
baeco crop.-tompaic this system with tho -Four
Field >,icm :siarm 100 acres, four (elds 100 acres
each, No / ,, 3 and /. On this plan you would
bo unable 10 ialow for wheat demonstrated thus
1875, No, | N wheat, iallow M. ?; fall, 1885,
SOW No. | and ; in wheat spring, 1896, and
, in clover corn in No. 3, talow No 4 ; seed No.
3 and / in wheat In 1897 YOU would have to
plough under young clover IN No. ! Tor corn
conscq nrnlly the land would receive no benefit,
the clover not having risen or come to maturity
and il would be every year afterwards. I'm
der this plan Your profits would be less, and the
land receive but little, il any Improvement. II
YOU g,nzcd ALL ould destroy all Your clover
Your crops of wheat would be greatly dimin-
! ,.I,.J bu,, uu,pr Ihis plIu only loo
wheat, aud Ial corn land, or corn and tobacco
hand. Under the other system, YOU would have
100 acres in wheat; so clover iallow 10 or IL
tobacco land, ard the balance corn land. Clover
laow " i'll double corn land upon an average IN
wheat. The crop of wheat from the 100 acres
viii more dian double that nom the 100 acres.
Take tract of land of 800 acres; divide it into
I'VE tracts of 400 acres each; place two farmers
equal IN management ono on each, one pursuing
tho Fou, Field system, the other the Five, and
whou, any hesitation would say, tina, in less than
ten wears the profits of the Five Field farmer
would exceed that Of the other AT least oncilird--
their capital being equal when they commenced.
The great secret to the best mode of mprov-
ing lands, although an extensive subject, may be
expressed in ia "A very few worIs.-First lay of
yon land into a sufficient number Of fields, use
clover and plaster freely, plough well, Craze but
lirllr, raise as much manure as possible and apply
that ludiciouslN.
Pursue this course, and you will he improved,
and your purse be filed. The cost of this system
is rs follows one gallon Of clover seed, average
cost cents one bushc OF plaster, half busel first
and half bushel second spring after seeding clover,
average cost little less than so cents, say so
cents, added to cost of clover, make 81 % per IL
crr--thc whole expense. Such land as had
usually brought eight bushels to the acre, would
bring an increased crop Of from four to six bushels,
from the first clover ialow, and regular increase
aicrwards--the system being kept up. Here then
tho expense is ~ 25, and you have not, profit
of 50 - per acre, little upwards of 200 per cent
on the expenditure. This is not all, your land is
in much better condition, being in rapid state
of Improvement. You will also have received
considerable bonef, from grazing and clover hay.
Gentlemen, this is no theory, no book know
ledge: make the experiment, and give it fair trial.
and YOU will more than realize NIL that | have sta
ted. There are many other points that deserve
cons liberation The best way of preparing land for
the reception of seed, management Of stock, &c,
but | fear have already descended too much into
detail for an Agricultural Address, and that it has
more length than interest-But the great interest
feel in the cause, is my apology.