The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-02-11

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has landlnrd who should FiuiHIe TINS rule
Winnie CROPS nre grain crops, W,heirt, harley, rive
md uuTK. THESE Euceesded hey, or alitsrnu-
ed WITH IIUlH1oes, VsIches IHres, eHris- Iisils,
turnips and ciuPer which ETe considered u
green crops.
The great improvements IN English husband.
ry IRE nli traced 10 rhe introduction irDm SIXTY
10 eighty years ago, Oi Ihe cultivation ct 1urniIk.
Before Ihnf time, when lands hecHme ex-
latsfed 10y the reIraEIlIun ui grain crops, Lhey
were lefl, us Il was termed, fHilUw, rhH1 rs,
were moi cuitiruted All bu ahHnduned
10 rerrnit Iheuiselve they might. This &c.
CTrred ne often iis every fourth reir 50 Ifuf one
quarter Of the urHhs land WINS uwsyt ON OF cul.
tivuttur and yielded nothing Turnips nre now
substituted an the place of these uuked fRltDws
and Dnw ianG an IuruIps Is considered Us iHllUw.
" mat Is 1he l,hiiDsD,hY of rms The rulsing
Of crops dOes nDi IL itself snrIrh hui Exhausrs
The Iund- The exhaustion uf the uud, nUweG-
er. experience and uhserpH1iDn have fully de
'iinnsirHled. lHEtas lliuce uminlE when ihF Eeeds
nj IiiHr1 are allowed 10 perfect rhsnseives-
The IurnIp cFop Re bisnuiIsl Iurt. Ar does NOT
I'fsT.ect III seeds bsiore II - consumed There Is
nnpihssr circumstance M TRspsci 10 Ehe tarlIIp
fi!unI, winch deserves consideration PiunIs, II
II well understood ,derIpE iurne E'BrtiDn ri IhFr
uulrInieI1 from the air. The ieuves o yIiurIts
are their lungs. The ieuves uF EurHIps Ex,rnse
wide surIRcs 40 the atmosphere, und derive,
therefore, mDch at their Subsistence Hnd uutrT-
Insnt The hrUnd leaves nj the 1lIrIlI Ups likewise
shade the ground, 4,rassrve IIs moisture. md
ireuefAIn sumo rDsuns,I IFS exhHu6IIen by Ine san
and uIr.
The tiIrT7IEls hEpR iurIhef and ultimate nss.
I1tuT and cuttiIuE come from EDImHtE- The
more HnIiIHis ure snslulrsd upnn n fHrrn, rhe
more tueaI and rhe nure clothing. These Things
iIsHr, uf COURSE proportion 10 rIe numbers Oi
buiucE,s, shean, swine and poultry which Hre
rlsilHainad. The grna inquiry then y, VIM
kInds OF crDTis VIII isas txbsusI the iIIud III their
cultivation, and furnish the slIppn-I n yle burg
est Number O RliInis
A very mrae iirnuumi or land an ERsIuuI II
cultivated IN 1srnIJs Fields uf rurnIEs Di three,
fpIr md even FIVE hundred HrYes ure nur uIs-
common. Since the irrrrDduciinn oF Ths ctIrIIp
culture hulbouks .uUd sheep iEuVt tytisd IN NAM
her. TUrniIss inr 1he rt.isl,ns gwen, uut
rrsHI sxinusterF ,f size snilg and they furnish
abundant fuud fur iuir1uis Where ups busht'l
,f uHls ure IITuducsd ten bushels uf Inrnl- urHy
ite grown n Tie Eame cOsl. The gTsut differ
eure the fTnIS n 10 ne t0uDd al Llts iEr5E
ar hurn Furd- F3eTe If r.Ie lsss al tntfT com
EHIrutIve whine. THE Is Tire .uf 1tIe great
iatruIgiG ges, p.ciafullUw from their cuiJfrHiIun
The whine nj nnssulc IN agriculture n well mp
EirerIuieG. d. IRE Efu7Es rhe st5XtrUDrCgntsTH
sui;i. tiiu lha whine IF the auIrR annually Bls-
70 .iiE c-y,g,s in England, III current i'rlces,
l,tHSas in vAiut -hs wi'D,e ufnpuIgi If their tur
eigu raInrueTcs. ThEre II no touFE .tIai greaf.
HtnuuIn uI uuirIffVe mRuier Are sDi- The
farmer rnsl from isis rrnsu crops. and ty reg
ulur susfpin at rn,HtIul. finds green feed iIs
cu,;lE and W.,eut for rbs isis;-Eer. The growth
al green crops - IIltIuiuieiy cOnusc1sd WIKI t
FvRie II Ut rntugnu OF crJrTlg.
The lands IN Lle rnunty III Norfolk, Lag
land. are sHndr. 5are is the plucs tif lhs re
uiartnhie cultivation ANA distinguished IMPROVE
HnaiIis nf Mr. Coke, now LOrd Leicester His
nsiai Tniu1ioD is hurley, clover rurnil's, wheat
TiIase lands Resemble mich Uf Ihe land IN size
,.nur1ry Of Plymouth !; and the sandy lands lie
fnuua in the TIclriFy Of the ConusCiirH1 and
Msrrimurk rivers. The cultivation ri green
rruIss in New England, deserves attention.
There II no inrsuncl'y Ia snIl md Ear.
ctulssHlIres uupvuruiiie 10 rheir frrnduEfiUR--
II hlt wpuid ite ilIe hesi kind OF sncculem we're.
In.lifE 10 ie cIiiriraisa, whether iIrIIIas
roIs Tar Svedes hs l,reIiared 10 Sly
But nD uriErnyI,s wrElIin iIls knOwiedge mud Htsn
rIiacie among us of systematic agrIc Iilrure &
until we enter upnn Hprne Regular rUruiinn Oi
cFuys. and Our iushupdry become more syErer
lnutic NO distinguished SUCCESS could I've inuseA
fur AS 10 uur sol. ~ had peen rErnnrksd, there
was np inherent incupnciry fDr the produGyi8n ri
any of the common CROPS. We cpUlid raiss
W'htsH1 i'm Massachusetts. THE nvtsrRge crFIgl IA
England IS twenty slx bushels the From
his Own iurTn. and II WINS comparatively n linn
and pUnr sDil he mad obluinsd this summer
tsrIiv-sIx bushels OF HvheHt uppD three ut
hind. IL wRs non tfBeretufR any wEm of cRiIanIs-
~ III the soil iiu the Improvement md SUCCESS
OF our hl,snandr,y musi depend upon Success
SION OF cruiIs Adapted 10 the circumstances ot
nVlr sriil cIirnute. and peculiar condition.
In England u largB porsiun ut the fnrnIp crop
is CONSUMED cu the iund where II grUw'E The
sheep are fed ou dDnrs all winter und hs
mary large flDcks, thousands and millions at
sheen which were never housed Tiis wRB
r,lulter OF surprise, especially considering the
wsznt,ss of the uiimHis and theBB sheep were
uFtsn EXPOSED in the fields where dry spn
could nut he fniIud inr them I'd he down ui'Dn.
Sheep were tiflsa fnided IN EnEiund by wHl7isd
fences ur hurdles is,uIDrHrily rHcisd an dif7Hr
er,r y,uris of rhe field md removed from piDce 10
place us the iJn-Iiuns Of The crop were rDi,surr-
ed In snrne CRISES they were f0ioed and ths
furIIil,s dug and cnrs red 10 them. In snch t-fss
liley ware iiEwHvs FED upon Iinds which were
intended the rexr wear 10 ne brOnght under 9Th
tirutIun. In nue cass be suw man eHpiUyed
IN the field in ruising 1urIIips win d tirO~ bar
fur sheen. H'be was sxnHrtsd 10 iih OCCUPIED tA-
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