Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-08-16

" 80 thst can ne derived from ma =
"o, W"e'e inns system is pursued, than
where it is not. Every farmer is aware Of
| the fact, that there is n wild. d;H.,.nn.
mo"g cultivated plants, as to the effec, pro
nuccd ny The application OF manures. Some
can scarcely receive too much. or have i,
furnished too directly. They are gross teod
ers, ana appear 10 devour the elements Of
nutrition without stint or injury. Corn. and
The roo'S generally are Of this class. Others
seem TO be more delicate, and are either de-
s'royed outright, by too large quantities of
unfermented manures, or are eXcIte, 10 such
| CROWN ofstraw, that the Juices intended 10
FORM Inc seed, are swallowed up, and lost in
Inc mass, and hall filled, worthless kernel
anu iooged, hall rotten straw is the result.
rotation oil crops enables the farmer 10
snun SUCH disasters. He can apply his fresh
manures TO crops that require them ana, will
be decidedly benefited by them. and when
The fermentation is over, and TIE decomposi.
'ion complete, then the grains which require
Sueh hlanures are sown and reap the full ben,
eh'' mere can he no reasonable doubt that
nuch OF The efficiency OF manure is lost. by
"i'owinS The decomposition TO take place on
'ne surface oil the earth or in the barn yard.
ana some experiments would seem TO show
mat The loss In this way OF treating manure
is precisely equal to that afforded 10 corn
or root crop while undergoing decomposition
in tho earth
Different soils require different rotation
VI crops; and the time required 10 complete
.ne course Is mainly depending on the rich
hess Of the soil. The most sImple al,erna.
ton OF crops has been adopted by many of
our farmers, that OF wheat and clover aIone
or oy which wheat crop is grown every
other year. Clover seeds are sown ON tbe
wheat, paslured in the fall, plastered in the
spring, 'ed through the summer or mowp.
ana then turned under Tor wheat. Whether
'his forcing course, for il can be considered
as nothing else, viii! eventually be found the
most profitable, we much question a course
auihltting oil greater variety and of longer
duration, would be in our opinion, prefera.
ple; hoots or corn, MANFRED, whea, or
barley with seeds. grass or clover, fed or
,ho"h lot TWO OF three years, would per-
maps oe oeuer on wheat soils where due re.
gard was had TO excellence of SOIL as we'll
as present profit.
suitable rotation Of crops on farm has
tendency 10 keep up the growth of cattle
anu sheep, part Of farming very apt 10 be
neglected. where the culture of grain is the
exclusive object. Perhaps there is no oqri.
cultural maxim niore true Than The ISicmls,,
one No food, no cattle no cattle, no ma
nure; no manure, no grain and when it
Is remembered that without manures there
can pe no permanent fertility to the sell, the
ao 'a",dSe VI soch course is perhaps moi o.
verstated
Since the experiments of Dombalse Din.
trochet, and Macaire, have given some plsu.
sioiiity 10 The opinion, that plants secrete
anc deposite substances injurious TO succeed.
ing crops OF The same kind, the attention Of
toreign agricuiturists has been directed to
preventing such succession of the same nlnnt
on the same soil, as far as practicable
writer in late British Farmers Magazine
recommends the following course as suitable
on dry soil, good for wheat, and on which
iurnips can be fed off by sheep.
ISL. 'lurnIps on half the land prcpared
Tor 'his crop, SOW white and red, Common
OF giooe,) and on the other half ru,a haga
y, WIN bone dust, rape cake, or dung;
The latter applied in a coarse state. nIouobed
in and well incorporated with the so,I the
last ploughing in preparing the fallow.-ed
crop, barley half chevalier, and half Amer.
'can I'd crop, seeds: half red clover, with
mixture OF rye grass, and half Italian rye
grass, manure The young seeds, cut the first
crop for hay, and feed the second. 4,b cron
wheat SOW different varieties such as the
chevaiier prolific, ten row ed prolific. and
golden drop. Go through the same course
again, except putting on dung where bone
aus1 and rape cake was before applied; rula
oaga, where the turnips, common and globe,
were grown changing the chevalier for
american barley changing the grasses in
'ne same way and substituting another Va.
rely OF wheat where The former grew. The
above Is four year course, yet the same va.
rielles OF grain cannot be grown on the same
land o!teher than once in eigh, wears. II
would be good policy 10 have a few acres in
inangel wurtzei on portion of The faIlow
land, instead OF turnips, 10 guard against a
scarcity OF food in the spring; this root is al.
so very valuable in the lambinp season for
c~s, as 1t forces great quantity of milk"
The changing of one Uariety of whea, for
another we imagine would be of little conse-
quence; but not so the substitution Of the
lorous rooted for the taproo,ed plants or
harley, wheat, and the grasses in succession
u me doctrine o! The deposition of Doxious
matter is correct il must have reforence
more 10 species than variety, and il should
be TO change in this respect that the ai,cn.
ton should be directed = But W be,ber lie doc
trine he true or false, the reasons for ro,a~
'on OF crops are untouched and we are
confident That 20 farmer, who views his IT,.
'eres's IN their true light, will discard The
system, or Tor the sake OF dubious present
proft, put at hazard the Certainty OF hernia.
neht produclivcneSs in his soils.
rance TO Earmcrs.-Judge Buel ssys:-
~ oas oeen found that the best and most but
| Ter IS obtained when Tho cro.-, :: -, -