Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-08-12
ESoa ia .9ibsas IN " cultivaior.
FARM REPORT.


Messrs. GAYLORD s. TUcKER: furnish
for the CullivaIor the following account OF
The crops raised on my farm, and manner
OF cultivation. / do not make the state
nent because / think that have outcome
oihers; tor ! do not doubt that many.
very many. have done much better lhsn
have. Ny object has not beer TO raise
. large crop at great expense, TO boast Of
bat to pursue . regular system Of perma.
nent improvement, which should not only
render the land each year more produc.
tive. but should pay fer ell improvements,
and return . moderate profit. In this I
have succeeded; my farm is annually be-
coming more fertile. Snd is cultivated with
less labor and expense.
d. farm eooisins 40 acres. 20 OF which
are woodland. 3 10 highway. and the last
year "a in moving. Is in isIlow, 10 10
pasture snd about 032 10 tillage crops
The cultivated part Is divided into fields.
which average about 10 acres each. by
fences Of chesnui rails, laid uP in what is
called Virgins OF worm fence, occupying
about in width.
WHEAT.-On % acres I raised G25
bushels. The Geld was occupied by ras.
,urage 10 1880. In June IL was broken
Up, narrowed in July and cross ploughed
m August. by laying il in beds about 81
isst IN width by back lurroving. The
hIsI ten days Of September 81 was sown
with tribe more than bushels Of " heat
per acre narrowed thoroughly length
wise Of the beds. then rolled down with .
heavy roller. and the fuuows between the
beds opened with plough. 10 The spiine
OF IS4O. quantity Of clover seed IN the
chad, sufficient 10 seed II well. vas sowp
CoRS la the spring of 1870. plant.
ed I'D seTes Uith corn, on land that the
year previous bad borne Whes', Zone acfe
excepted, which bore corn; y Gacres Ners
covered Nth baFsysFd manure Phs
straw vas turued under by one good
pioughinE, the land vas ihsn made 6ne
aRd mellow BY hsfrouing and planted
bsiween the Slh and 2i,h Of Nay with
corn, IN bills g. feet spsr, each way. u
was twice heed. after having bed The eul-
iivaioT run through Il tuics esch way
The pFoduei Wss G3f bushels
POTAr0Es ~ planted 8 acfes Of pota
Toes. which we're manaFed and cultivated
much in The same way e. the e0rB, End
produced 1900 bushels.
BAHLEY.--WHh one plouehinR. tuo
Borrowings. and one rolling. / sowed 4
aeres u barley. % cora siubble, hieh
produced 900 bushels
PEAs.-A piece u laod. coulsiniug 81
ceres, which 10 ie30 YES mowb, eaIly 10
ne spri1R 81 1910. received ons slough
ing. then was rolled. foun With psss, bal
roged thoroughly and rolled sgain. pfo
anefd JOG bn1hsls. Anef The peas cane
ea I gave thia piece ore more piouehiug
hauoging cad Folling sod soesd wheat
which. 81 the ssiiing 10 Of winter, looked
Well.
OaTs.-Thfee ceres 81 corn riubbls
we're s0wn 9Th oats. afisF one piourhiae
narrowing snd rolling The osis lodged
some, sod TIE ehols piece rvf-fsd YER,
much Irons the gfa,ihoppers Produced
l2l bushels
Caanors Three foulihs o. 81 sefs
zee pisatsd uiih carrots. % cosa stubbls
tilef plouehinesiad 2hsrfoeisfs. R6us
si1et 2 icef spsu Pgoanesd SOC bushsls
aUGAn Haar.-- tisif a. srrs af 9sonna
iise ibe shave, received sim Zee irasimest
.aet 80 pianis8 eih auasr beet. Pro
daefa 600 bashsla. TIE bssis cad ear.
fois were bosi ieice.
hAr.--i mouea 81 ceres ah,ph weld.
"a a lssli fao ions psg acla. 81 81 tees.
slnce asFs pagaast fotciisa 81 crsps.
haVs sever bed oreasioa 60 eomflsia ~.
light sfasasa flilsen aeFss haFs besa