Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-16

Vh az 10 theofoef and appearance OF these no he may
oe iairly sci dawn caeess his fences his bitches
his stables. his barn and his buildings generally THESE
shal' matters AS they esteemed, beinV OF
much Importance, II cannot be thong OF bu, little
'nent, how his fields titled, how the ground Is
rloughed, and IN word how the crop is made In which
an are 10 Iok Tor iond and ramcn IN the dry the
wet season. the good or the bad crup year.
Nothing has 81 much tended To begct habit of indf-
Ierence,'o btlne ahuu system OF he called such
u sovenly farming, aud the al most total neglect o our
lands IN virginia. the cultivation Of tuhaeco lis
successslnl Production from the earliest settlements Of
the country, IN sols naturally rch stimulated the Gu
pdIiy ol those. "ho feasng ready profit from their
labor, WIRE taught look this plant alone, 10 satisfy
ihe desrs Like miners IN pursuit of gold dust they
neglected the Improvement OF their hrms--,he scyhe
and The reap houk. the rake and the shovel We're only
used al leisure moments; they were abandoned for the
tabaccr field New grounds the order oil the day
the old lands regarded of hule value. Forest
after tfcs elled, the land cultivated for few
years mp and down the HILL AMI then given up. prey
peling sorns aud Washing mlas, that drove the soll
ven heyond the markets 10 which the tobacco intend
cd To be sent M glass crops, no manure To aid that
which naturally disposed 10 spring up. system Of
cultivation was pursued intended 10 retain the soil, 10
benefit II IN any unn. Land was cheap, the country
lhiny populated the tauges for stock Of all descriptions
most abundant, and mbacco too commanding high
price, conlned as lis production, maihy 10 the Old
Dominion, These causes, thus operating, among u
young aud hardy race, drove the tos Of the soil
NuHSh hhi tNluPHliy thHllll NOW nr sltiy
The pioneers ol our country went forward with Of
steam process and cleared the forests they imagined
with the hope Of becoming suddenly rich. Their sue
cessors must be ,aus hi 10 follow slowly another course
which Will terminate the point OF safety, II II be not
at The summit Of their hopes also. In travelling eur
little pathway, often the footsteps OF pre-
cccssors now n portions Of the country, fast ia
ding from yet often more thun distinct enough
apprs, Of the direction the others had iaken.--
Our course must be onward aid onward sill; must
press on however With the firm aud steady step. with
The uulaering purpose reach at last object. II
cann1, hupe 10 be made suddenly the passessors OF
lorunos, we may by perseverance, IN time. he wise e.
nough h have discovered that the few WHO have gone
with shave cause % lament their extreme poverty
Experience has learned US truthwo have been pur-
suing COURSE thai could but terminate 10 dlsadvan
lane The systems that have been followed. have left
us more 10 do than we could have desired. and we seem
forced TO cultivate too much Land; we labor upon too
grcal suriace extend too widely all our farming
operations single farm OF a thousand ls land g.
nough Tor hall a dozen-yet we often SEQ twice this
quantity, the property OF single individual II Is ca
l0be 1t demonstration that one acre ol land properly
improved and cultivated. will yield more than fifty
dnon some farms. Have we not seen IN our respective
during the past season. whole fields Of that
have not yielded 10 bushels the acre! aye, some
five bushes Yet we know that n single has been
made yield IN State, more than lOO bushels
II the thea also de,oes 10 this portion o his crnp
his whole years labor fly acres, and reaps but
has thus had lime improve, he would he better
ncraed, nnd might produce this little spot. much
in all probability, AS he obtained from his fifty. Let him
diminish his land ono-half under any circumstances
and devote his Time and his labor To the half reianed hn
wlll Discover that he is gamer by tho change.
Hundreds indeed, are now working large farms, who
wond do well 10 se one halt aud appropriate The pro.
cpeds to the purchase o materials Tor the preparation OF
artificial manores ne plaster and clover seed. Such
farmers. employing in labor from SIX 10 twelve hands,
h.. cuIt4 "a bpra il,av haya
tended 10 purchase corn pork aud other necessaics Of
life. Tor le consumption Of themselves and hnilies.-
Should you visit HE farm Of such man, you will see
growing where the same crop was grown two years
heore the intervening year having been filled by the
production Of wheat OF an oa crop IN the same land,
which is the next year bear another Of the crop
Yuu will find him ''sculing to live but barely making
enough 10 winter his cattle aud to feed his family MI
spring; You will preparation Tor feeding the soil,
which FROM us exhausted condition, its long and ardoons
service requires times much sustenance he has
bestowed upon all tie working animals of the farm
tie is ever taking from the soil and never adding 10 lis
Iroduciiyeness Like The npimal body, it requires
something sustain IT, aud without IT, II must decay
aud become leless. The symptoms of its decline are
visible but the means by which II may be terminated,
as it were extent, within the reach ol all.
vet they Will mol apply them. How often do we see
abundance ii manure lying IN heaps. where II has ac
cunlulaed ir years within few tods oi Il corn field,
tia, looks lllhe proprietor were actually experiment
land crop could be made, what degree Of poverly in
he soil best adapted To the smallest yield. LIS
wood ward Of ITSELF lfom The vast accumulation oi well
roed ch ps which have incorporated with the earth
iad tler about it, for ages almost would furnish sup
ply of valuable manure, but the pile 10 suffered 10 re-
main untouched for the that Inc owner aihtr
or his grandfather did not remove II IN their Time. II be
comes ODE regarded as vi heIroam. aud is handed
down rn sire 10 sonruns through all the generations
of fmly whose members have been constantly slr>
vino 10 heiter their condition by every year aiming al
better CROP but each successive year has shown them 10
be corn buyers Their annual Income has been only the
proceeds of hog shead OF 10y tbacc or may ne, now
and then This aing IL has been supplied by The sale oil
one of the hands out OF the crop.
Il yun should visit the back yard of the kitchen Of
such Grner yun will there fad another bank.
n,spd o sweepngs and ashes looking If portions Of II
had heeb there iine whereof The memory ut the cook
runneti not 10 The contrary. Those who nhabit the
kitchen palur have supfstllous idea II THIS old ae-
quanance taken oil, all the goOd luck OF 'he IAN
ily would 90 Of with IT, and that the turkeys and chick
ems would die Of the gapes. Should you ee inclined To
cx,mine the stack ward YOU will there piles Of old
straw chaT &C., that to many years have beea suher
ed To lie as if only mark the spot where his wheat
ar his oats are To be deposited after tie next harvest
The corners Of his nces On the woods and often near
his la stalls and uttered stables can s'arce he seen
far the vas, piles of leaves and rich mould that lie i'm
bedded in Them Wherever you turn to view his prem
ses YOU see materials that might be appropriated to
the making of manure and enrching his and yet none
Of these TO be required, because us a'het aue
obacco there without all this Labor That crop suppl
cd all his wants and the son seems think, land which
was once rich enough for that CROP Is good enough ioT
any other. How easy FIR man. On small iaftn,
10 turn all these things To his advantage, YET now lew
in fact nav the slightest attention To them. III that i