Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-13

iTon the w"ls the mould from the head lands, fence
corners and encedes. weeds and grass fon the marsh
IS and elsewhere stalks of Of every kind suscep-
'ir % o0G r"ted-each aud all ii these form maerI-
" "'aA'Hg cAhpuSt. and If gathered and formed Into
HT p l" d-cnI VIII make excellent manure by next
spring Inc best disposition that could be made OF
them. would De y Sprrai them, your COW yards
and hog pens Placed there ih-.ILh the fall and
winter. they would. BIZ >puug lime fIrin a BODY
uf tile miSt enriching manure. ana be ,v r H. piund
f,r Mound f.ly as much If not more than = much
stable elnure Perhaps there fIrn-rs vino. after
ro4Ing his VII say, we have time t,r sucb
ment-no hands To be thus elnpl,ve r, s,cb Il
would say that your in'er-sr would be Yer, ssisbIv
promoted by appr prlanI twc hands and tea ii fH six
weeks to such workthat the flrce thus employed du
rng he pariud named, would enable v0u make three
bushels OF corn tyr YOU will make ii you neg
let our advice. 10 cultivate corn rhout manure
killing T. and beas. while actually RIBS the far
merS pocket. and finally drives him to sell his hors-ead
ana 20 among Sr1hger> to ea"nun-r, N his aye, the
hardshlps Of frontier life No farmer ought to cDnsd
er maj ne has fulfilled his duty. who does hot, il the
'urse ct the year. make five dpuoeh1rsa loads Of
nure Tor every cleared acre Of land hs pIace-tat
VIII give him twenty loads "a the acre fir his corn
SIDES supply tor his pjatoes turnps. and truck gene
rally.
Lin'iag-If your land has been long in culture with
ont having been lined, you may conclude that It re-
qulre~ dose Of lime lit be very p,or l5 - or p
bushels to the acre viii Be enough f first application
Indeed ten bushels t. the Will be Of essential bene
ht II You design he field for spring culture he Ii
Sh"u1 ne spread as soon as you conveniently spare
the time ~ do S.
lfyou have mari, you way spread on such land as
we nave described about seventy FIVE bushels 10 the
Compost for Light and Sandv Lrnd- Ten double
morse cart loads OF clay and If bsrn ward manure will
do more permanent good than twenty loads Of manure
without The clay. The clay and manure should he
sh"Veled well over 81 as 10 ncJpore the one with the
other.
Corn Cobsfd, Mitch Co,rs- As these contain very
sensible portion of nutr,e matter besides other sub
stances OF value, YOU should grind them into cob-mea
tor your mich cows To increase their value, add to
every peck OF cDbs quart of meal half gaon of bran
to each Tor cow which should be either boiled IT
steamed lnua sopftr your cows. The proportions we
herein name, with the addition of cut hay or straw say
hall buShrl each meal will not only keen cow in
good condition. but II She be in milk will increase lis
quantity as well as improve It's quality. A CIV besides
these Stop should BE- night and and morning ser
we'd with long food, as hay, fodder straw in suitable
quantities. say Ten lbs. at each meal Ifsuch course
Of treatment b. observed towards these generous
there would be less falling off in their milking
properties through the winter As fault in short milk
ing, have aid it 10 the cow bnt the neglect
Of her owner for we have laid it down as selt.ev
den proposition, that he whn exp cts give any
considerable quantity Of milk in winter must provide
her generously with slcc'enl food as % COW can Sc
milk unless she receive such material as will ena
able her firm the deicnn- fluid which 50 delights the
hnnan plate and contributes largely towards human
susie anra
Corn Htsks.-These, if cut and mixed with COW
Stops. will he found excellent food in winter, and
should be preserved T such purpose.
Corn SGhS.-Th So. when into inch pieces and
m xed with meal or bran, and bred steamed make
not only strong. but excellent food fur mich cows
They 81 ,ud therefore, be eary cut hauled in and pre-
served from the weather. ION of stalks thus d will