Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-15

Let there, lot very large portion OF onr surplus agrcul
al products not oul DUNG this bal through SEVERAL
succeeding years she has entered upon this year with
out surplus hand aud cannot tail from the very ma
a the circumstances in which she placed ~ 10 en-
Ter upon the lsIs Hence the demand io ourenrn
and wheat will b. continued For Corn we believe
our market there will he continued long very long, after
fimnc, the that has brought II into notice, viii
have ceased, NECESSITY will have established ITS well
deserved populations ms most pleasant aud highly ho
irltious article H oodan article capable oi l~ing ron
dcrad palaiahe in m1ny forms. tempt The human a
petite 10 ndusnncean article soiu o all The flesh aud
lat forming principles. ns 10 give II passport 70 l"pm
larry IN the stables o the opucn country gentlemen AMI
litled feeders Of cattle we'll with the more humble
class at stall feeders
With such prospects lutnu them To industry, cx'ron
and enterprise, trust thai the npnwers OF our
laud will put forth their every energy accumulate iu'l
suppicsoi manure order thai their labor bestowed up
on their crops may not be IN vain tot Ike all
other plants of rapid growth. requires Il be led proiusel,
ith such feeding and good culture II ~ competent 10
produce greater amount ot gram. twce told, than al
most an, other o the cereal family II poorly fed
and inlilontly tended, ungeneros soil. there Is
no crop wrct 'hedly misery IN lis yled-none ~
well calculated out human patience, bfing the
clltivattr Ia ruin.
Oais.-let the culivaors Of this grain bear in mnd
that the he his seed after the ti is out Of
the ground the heavier will be his onts and the larger
then yield II Is crop which has frequently yielded
f
mrn, good soil and good seasons 10 weld average
81 bushels 10 the acre and yet hazard nothing ins
IN that tie average does not reach ~ bushels per acre
Generally speaking the worst field On the farm Is select
ed tr the OF cropthe field is ndlllcreniy ploughcd
and pnvczd. and the rest left 10 chance. whereas oats
requires nutrlmcnt lime aud potash in godly proportions
Where field Is poor. and no other oi enrlchmg II
AT hand bushc Of plaster aud bushels Of ashes, per
acre, should beappiodat all events bush,l OF plaster
should be each acre. this would prove b bread
and htnp IN The iur
nah The first. the phnc acid It's other .hc element,
would abstract the latter from the air from the dews and
from the rain, III the fu III ammonia and rhu, in part,
make amends t,r the deficiency IN the soil
The quantity OF seed 10 I've sawn po acre. should
he less than two bushels. and think that three might
be spwn with advantage.
harley there he any who desire 10 engage in the
culture Of Barley, We AID r,mark that the sooner it is
got il the bet TIL. soil best adapted oi's culture is
a rich. deep ham. The gfJunl should be well prepared
and the gaia has ahar dry husk 1t would ho well
ak the seed in spuon I'll horse dung Tor II hours DO
i tore Il is sown lhrrc instances On record where
from such treatment l the seed the product has exceed
ed that from uns aked seed 2uope ct The Weld Of barley
RANGES from - To 90 bushels per according 10 til,
rtilly and adaptation of the s che vorahlenrss Of the
-Hasan and We hnk that 0m % 10 10 bushels M ghi b,
calculated on. upn lands moderately fertile From = I,
y bushels nj the seed per acre, should he sown. 'are,
when hulcd makes bread whittier aud nearly ~ good
as that prepared from wheat II Is much used in soups
IN -, Intimacy III the brew ing OF mali liquor IT,
straw Is well resled 10y cattle while the grain always
commands fair price and ready sale. II is cop
much moro certain thm Rye its Yield is greater. i
makes excellent chop fnd Tor hors y and cattle -
and would Lear an increase Of 100 per cent IN pro
duet
4 .nendolrs-Whcre these may he turf hound an i'm
prVenen, IN product may he effected by narrowing the
ground as som Is the frost Is ont OF IT and sowing
thereon n mixture composed 5 bushels Of ashes an,
If,it ,luaf IA.
hc thin. wouldbo we'll 10 SOW four or five pounds
ni Timothy seed per ,crc and barrow IL in. Meadows
may be- restored 10 produclivcntss by such manage
mcnt without mourning The labvr and cxl ol repough
ing
Rooi Crops-As potatoc- have bccsme procatou
crop would be we'll for farmers turn Their attention
Ia the growth ot l'ccts. Mangel Wmzel Carols an,
Faranlps, as substitute for thai root. The cultivaol
ri these latter roos cost but very lte mprc than pota
toes and properly managed will Weld much IN IRE Il
the acre 1t Is topspn yet 10 pat in either OF these
roots butnoi To son 10 begin to make preparation Tor
them, and hence these lmcons hints The ground in
tended M their culture would he The better being nov
poughcd narrowed. and len until the proper time fp
drilling the sred arrives; when we'll utlcd manur,
should be spread thereon and poughcd in the ground Il
be thoroughly hatTowc aud rolled preparatory 10 mark
ing oil the drills We 10 these matters now il
order that measures may be adopted to supply
manure The soil 10 be selected for each ofihesc 70
shond be deep rich loan.
be god time to get in early Potatoes. In addition Il
he usual manure, mixture Of part plaster, Of salt.
Il flour al phi OF ashes aud 3 Of lime, should Il
sown over the after il in the drills which mi
ture should be again applied after the POTATOES NJ
and are an inch or two high. just enough should b.
sown over the vines 10 wh,cn them. We do 81,
that II you apply this mixture that Your potatoes will
capt the rot but will say that believe it T. be a
good preventive well lc devised. Dry the DO
taio SETS as cut in plaster.
fishes and Plnsicr.Provide Yourself with as mucl
ashes and plaster against planting time as will al
10" YOU Ia put bushels Of the former and Of the late
10 each acre Of your 10 he applied in the hill,
upon H.
Orchmds-Thcsc should be pruncd Of all dead o
surerliuous limbs. Cut into the sound wood and maxi
a smooth surlace-coscr the wound with a composition
made OF part lime, part fresh dung. made int
the c0nsisencc 81 morlaror made thus, part resin.
part beeswaX, and parts pitch. 10 be melted well to
gether; spread Tins warm piece Of muslin coars
paper,and apply IL 10 The wound
Young fruit trees may now ,translatsd-tle soonc
the better In planting out young orchard every car
to allow the roots To be spread cut and much deeper tina
nceded-thc hole must be filled up the proper dept
with mixture Of equal parts Of forest mould and In
soil taken out-thcn put in your tree have it held straight
III mp with amixiurc Of forest mould and surface soil
which must be roddcn around thc The filing n
Is gong on. The young tree being planted, a stalk
must lie driven down. and II tied it with a whsp q
straw Then pour water on the newly filled in earth
make II settle; and hl up even with the surface L,
maintain moisture in the EARTH it will be well to lilac
Some long mature abound the tree but should tho ah
or be very dry, the newly planted must be waere
al least twice week until they take and begin t.