Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-12
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From The Taiiey Farmer.
COL. yULEY's FARM IN CLARKE COUNTY
NIhLINIA

We ,ook occasion, lev DAYS since, TO visit the resi-
deuce OF Col. TrLrY. near MllWood. 1hls esIaie,
in,n he improvements constantly enlig IN, anu he
peculiar system pursued IN The culture III The sui IS rs
eeG,ed the productive. as we'll as handsom.
esl farms in Virginia There s 10 This tact upwards Of
LOO OF OF lsod of the bes quality al limestone, 81
winch Col Iuley has s1nie elgh cor uire Hundred m
cultivation. he fields OF convenient szr tasy II
aets, and secured With he uus substantial ifncpa e
have met with any here and such high estimate d"es
tht Catel place upou walls Thai he has ab1ai 81
,6s Il rhjs sreeifs - fencing presenting strong bol
asfk To the Expectations vi annnas.
The " beat crop (if which Col. i has about 500
under cultivation Is among The very best, as Il cefn
isiny the eeanes, have sern in our travels. la
baking over the fields could not discover SHAW Of
any other kind uf gain, weed 10 uist The growh
oil the wheat. Tins fact. wheh We lake into e1nsldera>
tan The vast auy IN tlaae. Is worthy OF enmmenda
tn and irce itself apun The attention Of he neigh
horhu aud iniui others 10 initiate good an exam
pie Though the drought has been severely lt IN bis
erection oil the country ye, Ce Is land las struggled
har 10 repay the hand tn nurses H. The varieties Of
,yh At swn are the Gtnnnste " hir, & ursia Mrdiler
rsueau, Golden straw abd Pruusy iysla Red. lie has
100 arIrs in curu abnui 40 IN eats Which pro
mise very fair yield lie has aso sumo very fnn cat
deutth Short Horn Deyua and recswaler bIcces and
4 small huck of sheep Inch he he rs for his own
IN the cultivation Of ms afm. Col + Pursacs what rs
called tie ave years slt system. and IS as follows
lie takes deld two Years IN claver and uns OYER the
NrH m the NOUN 81 August Hf fdfiN lf tfiffi Nl
the 18th 10 the 18Th # Ocfottr Ia suWs a hushc aud
half al wheat he acre sud haffo~s II A0el The
wheat is cot, he field lies ard hoeomes ruYef viii
thck and sltupg growth 81 ag~e,d h The following
spring he up with plough, and plants ia rofn be-
IRE The middle OF PM. The carn IS planted four feet
apart each way, and eight kernels IN hill The
cultivation principally dune with plough. begnnlrg
IS soon the fairly np, and plaughing Il both
NAYS about luur times the season. Al the second
pnphing the hoe follows and the encn Is hnned Ia Two
stalks IN the hill The hoe is srldom used hut once and
the cafn is hiilrd more than The puugd Ill do IT,
When the cum Is So ripe that viii IN the stock
a Is cut ard The land put uHg wheat Sometimes lie
saws On the seed aud pha thsil IA S1meaes he FIRST
plauahs aud then and harruws ~ he seed heiug
ua,erned b, the ground After the wheat issown. ths
fe3 is seeded to cloytr A6e the WHEAT Is harvested
uo,htns pe,mfd 20 opoo The ground 10 disturb the
v,aina eisvef lae hrid then lies NO years ~ clover.
when wheat sgsIu follows. IN the sprng II each veal
has bnshe To an acre al pias Is sown Ga the olayef,
and heavy crops Of grass N tins way secured In
rhs course oi farming, he raised from ol
land so bushels OF wheat from field o 60 scrrs he
rraned than 81 bushels 70 the acre. and 6j bush
els oil shell corn the lie considers the clover
and the p'sier IS the principal means OF improving The
sol, vet he very careful TO allow manure 10 be
TED On the contrary. he makes large qlanilties VI it
snnuslly. which he appe' 10 the highest PARTS of his
fslas turning under with the plough, which he prefers
psinI as top dressing
To pretend to give anything like accurate de-crip,
,icn Of Col Tueys residence. with us tall Cornthiau
clsssic donrs OF the beau nl ur5ct u lis architecture
would be suelccting tie task from which would
krak a. heiier calculated for the painters pencl
Than tor the Editors pen.
The manspsg sllaas apoh rising knoll, irpm the Oh
seryaufy uf which the eye survey vast space OF
county. Tue pleasure grounds covering o some
twelve acres, se gradually fun THE house. which with
iis fue shrubhery us beaaltal ornamental trees and
tie iwse and cnilre,ipn Of and other nowct.
IN Plaals present fascinating app a'aace. md would
Mo- even at from MS visionary aunis. In approach
Ing the east, entrance You erlst through the gaieS ~
with 4 51se either side handsomely clnNtneed.
uhiuh serves The purpose for 10 the grannd,
ard ASA as cansrnleni hall for servants, The walks
and ears-e.wsy aye admirably constructed. aud ",
much pleased With The Gothic Arrh formed by the
vim iree. leading 10 the vssibule. Cpd,r this arch
C, L. hiss erected very handsome pedesals. snrnoant
ed with vases, winch lend give She arbor thus orn
I'd quite CLASSIC Appearance. We also noticed som'
vers fine sisu,ry among his collection OF ornaments, M
tgetiins Ceres. the Goddess of Agriculture, and Ftl
IN. Green OF FlowersIhere are also aThouts elths
SIDE ut the arch handsomely eslo1ned with flawers am
sarmounled with the satuafy VI Tag lun ana Ellser
the cerbrs'ed dancers.
10 the Green house we noticed large collection q
sSniics the fragrance Il Which, whea the fding door
wefe thrown oven etted an oder through the rooms
THAT reminded ot hu-e sissBge romantic tales Whlc
LAYERS desvan, much about. AID winch TRUTHS
hem realize evea IN their dreamy ma5aatlons
CYL. 4. showed macy specimens Of the rose. III
heey suckle the magnolia the OF Sharon and III
lilly Of tie valley. SO beautifully mentiuutd in Scrip
tare; and The burnsh Il the Nile such as formed tn
ark Vi the infant Al, There also found the em
% and Orange bloesna.ag and bending Meath tn
weigh, OF their rirh luxurious .ro,t There man
n0re rare ylants which should like take notice ID
bat as hiring remarks 10 a close this sub
ject, we would merely menlion here, IN place, Ia,
beautiful flower blaming in this vast collection
lie smiling, laughter loving native, called mine hos
tess"
Having hastily taken glance a, the residence am
pleasure grounds OF Col. T. shall now eudravor tc
ifanspri the eye Of the reader the irn and kchef
garden, adjacent the pleasure grounds. Here the Col
on-i has been pruse 10 The cultivation Of he
yiuns vegetables osed The table. The garden con
ains about three Of ground cused u with siron!
stone wall, some eight feet high. TIE front wall y
hfck. with basement, exces anything 1t the kun,
saw, and eyinces taste scarcely TO be il
the way Of fencing IN this country. As We however
have time to give a fill description Of all that i
worthy II notice, shall briefly remark that found
hieea varieties Of The strawberry, (ffon the EARL
est to the latest blooming sn bearing the most decou
fruit The raspberry is ass growing here very luxnr
snlt- and OF the choicest kinds and 10 fact all the u
know~ 20 flourish in this c,uuty have been eued witt
and maturing under the fostering hand o
Col. I1ley. The garden-lio NEXT attracted at
srr,ia being the best constructed have yet
j. tas bzsessia srfreailg large f7 eli usefr purpo
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