Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-02

cep, a. a ear!en vegetable. lee1n. II Is true, b. SINE
Times forced to- a large SIC. by az immense Application
al manure. hut II is lheu expensive, anl AFR all une'f
tain. 1he usnuIe Which an arc 81 iufn'ls requires
would eunoh tour acres for wheat or iahaee1
The planter SHOULD make as much tu'areo rs he can,
and as mueh wheat a. he eau. The cultivation Which
The tolaccn receives Is the besl possible PREPARATION ior
the wheat. and the straw aid tho chafi OF tHe wheat is a
god mature iuf the tobaeeo. The stuI N atnally ard
each olhuE aud are but ltiie IA each others way.
Green crops. such as peas. clover and buekwlIeai. when
turned under. while III flower. INFLOW the land, and are
/ fine prepaTattau i0r wheat. aud increase the produet-
Il musi not. however. he iargOtien. that they can make
pa permanent addition 10 thu land. W hat they derive
from the afnos phtfo they return IN the process oi decoin
position 10 the atmosphere. Clover. however, with lis
long tap ruot, shoots down into the clay aud b'ngs 10 The
surface much dormant iurll2ing matter. The Iools
serve 10 decompuse the small stones IN The soil, and Ia
extract potash, and make II available TO the plants which
succeed II. But WHEN the soil becomes exhaust
ed. rs II must at last, Of allils potash and lime then these
indispensable ingredients Ola god soil must be supplied
by the farmer. Green crops viii not restore II. Peas
Isl mere certain crop dian clover, aud - better adapted
10 or climate. but It l. Vo8 hafa Ia bury II properly, OH
account Of thr length uf vine. ~iiJugHed N the srpng
after II is sawed. II has a fae effect on oats aud Indian
corn, and doubtless on tobacco, though have made no
Experiment. with II rs a manure lur this crop. ~ great
Is the iciulisug grulefly ul The field pea, that III Louis
lana. land winch after repeated efoIs Of sugar cane al
INST ceases 10 produce 1t, is by opc crop OF eorn aud peas,
which A. there called resting The land. 80 completely Re
susctairI rs 10 produce almost as vigorous a guW Ia Of
cane as II DID at first.
Themes perfect rotation. where land Is abundant, h
he five field ~ stem tolHcco-
-cloyer. On good low grounds the three field system
is found to answer very well, aud on uplauds, where
there Is a ll5orll Application ul manure, 1t has met The
expectations Of some oi our best iartnos, and where the
hOaf - kept oil Of the land. Is not inconsistent with a hlgh
grade al Improvement. Against Tins system, know,
there Is The great authority ufJohn lay lor 81 tarolne.-
Bot in his day, the universal practice was Ia gnzc very
closely, aud 10 manure very sparngly, aud these abuses
were well dts fElng olhis anatheauas. Where there Is
a standing pasture. good p%laughlng, and a liberal use oi
manures. many II not all The objections 10 the three field
syslonl may be overcome. But the lnth Il. that lhp
qaallies of the ditiatoat parts Of the sslno field are ST. diff
ittenl. and the suIlaca 81 variable, sutie steep aud s0nr
level, that most otus Will always fud II very difficult 10
adopt any system aud II l. better perhaps 10 lay down no
general rule on the subject, but each farmer must. lr
himself. b. governed by circumstances, aud bear on each
Iarllun ol Ills land according 10 lis abIIiy, apportiunlng
the burden 10 the s~trenptl-iayulug aud aiding lho
weaker parts Of hts land. wiilo he imposes the heaviest
burdens on that which Is healthy and vigorous. Here Is
room inf a sound discretion, and skiltul prdcli, q, which
experience and observation alone can give, and which no
set Of uetc rules can ever teach.
THIS observation with regard 10 the application of gen
eral rules 10 the rotation at crops, Is still more Just in re-
lallon 10 the cultivation If clops. In The cultivation ol
Indian corn, "hata villcty OF practices, and many OF
TN VI h4lAiAA - . hlh. II A'iillli ihitils mt alN lstN UNI
the crop be cultivated with a wy shallow p%Ioughiop,
while another thinks deep p%lon9hlag indispensable. Onc
insists thai The crop should be Land by very early, another
that the corn should be worked eyen Alter the silk ap-
pears. All arc wtung-WTong IN applying n general
rule, where general rules ate luapplicable. II there WAS
the ,ano aHnaunlr II RAIN and sunshine each simmer. mud
II th,y cauc at the same time Of the year. then the whole
science Of agriculture would ac supple, and the man IN
his closet would be as good a farmer as he who mndc his
fields his home. BY late p~ioushing Of corn in 1888. /
Increased the product, have no doubt, one third, while
In l~ll, ly this same lalc %pl1ughln. LOST nearly one
hall. \ ram illloWrd HE %pIoughinp in the first instance.
aud a loug drought in HE second. Perhaps the surest
road 10 success in our climate is To anticipa,o n
drought IN July and August. and 10 regulate the culiya
lion accordingly. Tepea at that no general rules can he
safely adopted Ia agriculture. Observation AMI long *
pericnce, with "A larLc fuud Il rood. practical sense aim -
ulated into artiyil, by a d,yLol 10 The pursul' en- -
make "A good farmer.
But. gentlemen, | will moi continue This coursc or re
mark any farther. Even III Acre cap,ble Of ,hroy,,na
an, new Ijnht ON our profession. and am nat il v,uIJ
b, useless, say anain. thai YOU do nat wan, li,ht
When YOU have used thu llahl which we all now have
aud come to act mp To your k~nowleI,e and inC,f,,tian
then yon Will demand new lnht. and th,t Isb, will h,
stumbled.
Our STATE. gentlemen. calls o,oud nm no, m cr j.,
creased eupr,., and increased ,.,-t,,n Az. -
h, tis IA, nss,c,,,ea IN n HINTS ,nd r,a1lat
vah H.. If bloh r,,>Nn ,nJ c,rs.e,,toJ Lr a. ,".
Of pute and patriotic s,rls Ia v,l, mn trn, ,Hr II,
and show ourselves Nm. Lv ,f thasc ,,,h,rs :" ah pau
we CLAIM tn be. One vonld lh,nL /, L,,l If v,ra,na
and North Iar,lin, ,ha, ibeir nd,, ,f t,aaI,,, ,.. H.
liberty of doinr nstLipa the nriyilers nj Is,lasenaSs aml
tho l;Xurv ot in,,t,on' la, ,l.ha.,nr 49,, -, ~
hang ,dly hy our s,des} NI5s, the hl,,5 ,hi"6, lug, lug.
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