Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-16

high piices nfanv srrr pre,entrl ut deieued from
using il hHi The prospect is gond iof obtain
ing baf n abundance AMI Al M iera'e prices. hope
I'm rial will br mule nv farmers rruefalls.-
+ | hlsr fanfs hat IS ny and II improved hy clover
AMI iilas G. II i naturally fan with greensaaid and
n,llrt tilaa,ie erassrs
Grass Is ,'uubtless the cheapest aud na> powerful
agent that lls bern employs IN forwarding The
Improvement a and pres rYius iafds, We cannot
be- 100 earnest y persererinc promoting the growth
al H. Is lnnE lands cputiulip tlIer present low
prices will ,r tempted 10 hold more ihan We eau
cultivate we'll and consequently the elovrf 'tntl pas
Ter system will BE- the sur=st one To improve them
il would he foil, Ia attempt Ia enrich the large
surf,re We cultivate >bl., by puresccnt ,uannrrs
Siiil w rabual be tea Parllenar ~ procuring aud
using f4ra pen aHd other m1Hurcs bu under
nur pr.,'-nt system would advise their hring nsrd
np1u the I'm paris al fcils. rs Ia pfontoie
lhe VroH III al clover su,l spots and thereby bring
onr ltrns lnro more genefilly productive state
Or old fields onghi - be well poughrd. JudiciouS-
IL etlitanai, nui submitted ~ a hard rotation Of
crops. get clear ol ht,sr.. bushes. and ooSious
weeds. beinre beginning 10 clover. " here the soil
is shallow. must plough onl, deep cunmsl, to
lraw ny SMALL rotinu al clay escrs year, until NC
get the land eeai, when ma, sai', In clover
and pasrr aud calculate upon receiving the benefit
of expense aud lahur. When the soil Is good
ADD eoa OF rl",er IL turn uuirr. plough deep. and
as the ,od we'll under; hut thu Land where
much cllN is reached. u IS better edge hc1ongh-
Will unl do II the clay Is thrown entirely 10 the top.
In plongng crceh bottoms, mheIe The sub SOL
n coarse sand. ought TO nold gnin. deeper than
the vegetable mnnd. else will InIure the land by
making II too open am saiiled that this must be
farming country ~ the euilrsc oi time; not thai We
viii ought TO gun making tobacco entirely but
+ fresh lands give out, will find II 10 our
+ Interest to pn on hest Lands IN tobacco aud 20
more iusel, lnro The farming line. We have beea
50 long tobacco making people, II viii be latd TO
give II up. NJ interest will prevail over habit. In
making the e.chanee We may not handle as much
monry. hat may calculate upon living IN greater a
bundance. more independent. aud consequent,
more happy aud contcnfcd. Content ~ What We
nngi 20 ann NJ. How much better would II be, II
We would "r'l, Gay cohr'nredy AT home, IN this our
uati,r liud and make ot the manifold blessings
that a,c within onr reach. instead Of living 10 the
western vild,, ~ Safch of that which can best he
found NJ bone. Taken al together, OFT soil, eli
mate aHd society are bard 10 tud their equal. IN
going The farming Inc We have much 10 learn,
ii.h many difficulties Ia encounter Our wheat
crops htc iurueI gu, badl, Tor several years
back; hat let rs not be ,Isheauened. SO lon. rs
wrrns TO ntf lands - largely for wheat crops DIS
appointment mus me,e 81 less be our lotto sue
cerd ucmust fallop more \ what do iailow ought
To br dnUs with three horses, aud # possible finish
breaking mp by the middle oi September, the lit
tertumcd Hudri ailci lhat will have time to
decompoSr before cod weather. will keep the ground
Loose adm; thc cold aud frost 10 The roots, and
sraucnlly he 4 dtsllyatan@c 10 the wheat, Our soil
Is nalurollt sliii, aud III August The mineipai iow
ips month. it j. generally hikrd By The drought ofthe
>ea,on 10 enable rs 10 take advantage Of every
damp sp'Al, IN do or following in good time. we
ought To keep stranger teams Than al are IN
the habit Of inc-ihc feeding of anadji,ona horse
~ lao, - hui huc lc GA farm, whereas thrir work.
n ploirr sea-"n, - all important.
Allow me- Ia hrius 10 Your notice the old la hlon-
81 Coulter, y plough particularly adapted Ia our
'uhhorn clay soils IL having the advantage oI open
me the Land deep without bringing the soil to the
surface. and Is most important plough IN tlse early
cultivation Of our maze crop. To make good
maize crop, an caly sHi is very uccessarN to OBJ
tain this break The iand early possible, and in
tcal o planting too soon, employ the spare time
harro"lne 1nj cleaning tie Land, and whenever the
forrest urr, shc~ that the carh is warm and teen
ing, AID not until then, plant tie coulter free
y rat III" roots begin to run. aud then rely upon
siap" enlu,a'ion 50 Is to interfere ~ ltiic pos
slbl. nnh the tootS. Although m,1c is IN exhaust
iHs crop. Yet II Is the main chance, aud is ncceSsa-
~ asa cleansing rtepi sill We ought to avoid cult
yatius II too largely. As substitute, cultivated
rye tur some YEAR., with indifferent Success have
succeeded better 10 maxim. oats. ] SOW largely,
and am sat>d u is not great cNhaust,r IN
general, supposed, aud wiidml ilte stubblc iaomed
under, Is good preparation FOR wheat. and can be
ploug hcd iry weather when the clover fields can
hot which II a consideration al so'uc nlomtnt IN
such season IS VIC have jusl experienced.
Ia conclusion. must urge upon each mcmbcr OF
tbs Society to get his n.ghbors to loin MS, aud
otherwise las best eo,s forward the views of
this institution: aud let and all OF MS resolve,
hou this lmc forward In tura our attention mere 10
the Improvement al our farms, by the OF plaster
and clever, and such Other means As NAV be within
, enr reach. 50 that wc induce ON ncc hbors 10
follow example, aud therch, render our part oi
the countr, what II H. capable ut being made the
garden sIot nl Virginia. We all live In the range
OF le braciuc mountain an, and blessed with
tenacious sa, that is slow to forget any kindness
shown it, Let as remember these things aud be
thankful.