Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-11-10
deed 10 ever, country where cultivation IS rapidly

advancing these constitute q great item in the roa-
ton nl crops They also form OF the great arii-
c,es of food, well for stock rs for people, n are
indeed an important article OF commerce. But
their great advanta - is in the maintenance u null
,plirIiion of stock which in time contribute 10 an
extension Of the means for the Improvement of the
sol.--Should We mol Then enlarge the sphere oil
, ,l,e,p-no, 10 be sure on Il, fields, bur the
rich hts ~ the ,sinity Of our hnnssson our ~
hteco lots Which wear after year receive the grea-
ter portion of our improving means IN the cult
yaton Of thar royal plantl As have failed Ia
notice in is proper place. the hes, application oi
the hnshanIcd alimeni Of plants, will notice 1t
here. The object Is IN apply and 10 retain all ITS
paseou. and fluid properties II should be added
then IN its rcshcst. ,tatr, before purcsccnce occurs
For Indian Corn OF fjf root crops should be- laid
on either in drills, or broadcast, aud plougrd in, IN
the flll--ror small grain,il should sill be- poaghed
IN, and not administered on the suffice. IT, tins
WV it supplies equally 'u'tcnanec Ia iIr roots by
rs fluids aud bs its gaseous evaporation Ia the tops
admit that circumstances glii vary tins rule To
advantage. Where Young cloveris expected 10
fail and on meadows well set, but poor, surface
applications are proper. But 10 secure the great
test good 10 the soil, in the general, certainly
Internal applications are best. In the material
worl after production, nature Is ever going on
with purrsccnt operation, IN which the gaseous
cape. 1t should surely be applied then in lis
FIRE shcst condition.
5h. Pa,iuragr. think many Of orr farmers
have erred greatly, rs well IN pasiurng some lands
too much, rs IN not pasiuring others sufficiently.
Too much pas,nraee has indeed been one Of the
great evils of our agriculture. Meadows ought 10
be pa.lnrei in dry seasons particularly, alter Ia
wing been moved. II renders the soil more dense
in winter and preserves the roots of the grass
from exposure. The myriad of insects which live
and multiply among the fbrcs of the roots during
summer, thereby destroyed and prccluded. ct
! pastnragc even here should cease at the proper
! time. Cattle will nibblc and hubble at the grass,
till they dcvour it by the roots am clearly Of
the opinion that light covered land should be pas
ur,.d moderately in autumn. In this case, too, the
of the clover will be preserved from the free
zing process of winter. have not nnfre,lucnly
seen, At the breaking up Of winter, the roots of
clover pointing upwards Moderate plstnrage,
too prepares a light soil for wheat or rye, by ma
king 1t more dense.
OH. Draining This is an operation to which
the people, of Upper Virginia particularly, are
mostly s,rangc-S--cxcept on their wet meadows.
Under draining is nov much used in other conn-
| tries, as well on nplands on meadows, for the
acc,lcraton of the escape Of supcr,bundlnt wa
! ter. II Is used on lands which constantly cu-
| iyatrd--and which by their level surface stiff
! arglaccous quality, would otherwise retain too
| much moisture. The roots OF plants mast have
ar ms well as warer--nnd this operation discharges
the abundant moisture, and induces the deficient
! atmosphere.
9Th. Stock. We shoull improve tho blool
and quality of our cattle, and increase our attcn-
ton 10 sheep hnslandry. Wool is one of the
greatest sta lcs of commerce in the world-and
cattle one of the great means Of improvement,
| If Inc eli
tcnlions of the best farmers in every country.
have recommended on another occasion the erowtl
of rs much stock as every farmers clear produc-
,ons OF the soil will permit again recommend
II ms the most practicable requisite of improve
mcnt.
Sh. Horticulture. Orchards are surely the great
but refined, elegant, and proper luxury Of ever,
farm and every country. They are indeed the
accomplished ornament Which sets of every plan
tation, and adds healtl spirits and moral beauty
every domicil. Nor are their balny breath nm,
beauty in blossom, or their aromatic perfumes an,
, crimson blush IN autumn, their only rccomn,cnda
, tons. In some sections of our own country, iii,
melting peach, and spicy apple. and saccharin,
, pear are cultivated as extensive and profitable
icles of city luxury and trade. In some of tho !,
they have been grown to perfection to which on
, notions of them here, are but bcggarly acconn,
Let us turn our attention. then, more than w
ha,r Done, 10 the grating and propagation OF bet
ter trnns, and to more prcser,ati.e treatment q
our orchards, Tlie man who, under the influence
of a manin, could ltv the the root Of IA bean
| lilul ADD chosen orchard, must BIZ moral mania
indced-as bad ~ those whom he seeks 10 re
. form.
, have thus, Mr.. President, faiotly alluded T.
. the moral and physical relations ofagr ullcre, am
I am adnonsl,cd 10 draw to n close--but ean'lQ
10 so without briefly advcrting 10 its politics, aa
n rs concerned IN this country. What our dcsiin,
as nation, Onward in the sphere Of vast futuritv
v may be-, II is not in human wisdom to divine
But tins much is certain, that the arbitration of on
= conntrN'S Tate is with the ycomanrv of the Land
i Theirs is the only influence which can curb III,
operation otlegslalivc corruption, ard prescribe
e the bounds of city viocncc-sa> ING thus far shall
thou come and no farther. LARGE and numerou,
cities are sprinsing up in every quarter of ou
, country. They contribute largely, by their bcnef
icence IN trade, TO the prosperity and glory of .
nation--buI their wees, on the other lnnd-thr
httnl tendencies to moral and political orCasn mus
he restrained within their proper limits, by an in
{ tell'eeat and lofty yeomanry. We have no war
D ranty that their own inicrn, VIRTUES will ever con
'r"l their vices. We mus, find that security then
IN the peaceful influence of the tenants of the sol
l.. winch cannot be swept away by any thing els,
than the arm OF Omnipotcncc itself. Already the
have gwen evidences, even in this nan, and happ,
land, that they may, unless resisted bv the mora
= 'abllitV OF the country, yulse the liberties o
tins people 70 their very foundation. Allow them
t"proccrd in their glorious career-sul,r then, I,
overreach, by Their influence, the sunbcrinn intel