The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-02-03
.gGRTCULTUR.fL.
From he Southern Cultiva,0r.
IMPROVING EXHAUSTED LAND-BER.
n,nA cRAss-IucERNE-RYE, &C.


trash from The woods. and refuse matter
from stables and the loI upon which nv
family reside. These pits, oil which
made two. one ,hirts By forty, and The OH.
or fifty By ,wen,y feet, we're partially hled
during the spring aud summer OF AZ. aud
during The fa.;osinr sinter their contents
hauled on, and deposited 10 heaps II feet
apar,, each way. Immediately The heaps
(which were the ordinary siza of manure
heaps, ms we drop them from cari,) were
taken from The cart with hoes. they we're
all covered with q spade, from the soil IN
the field, an inch thick. Thlsw the true
condition OF the field, without any exagger'
alton on which this manure was put. II
had been planted in corn year or two
before bought it, (Ihe year was a seasonal
BILE one TOO, and did no, yield more than
half barrel of nnbbins 10 the acre.
planied IN AZ few sweet potatoes upon 1t.
The, .ues did mol average six inches IN
length, aud whea du. open the hills in
November following, il had failed 10 pro-
duce any potatoes whatever; no, even seed
potatoes. THIS was the character oil the
fed, aud have stated the unvarnlshed
truth abou, lis exhausted condition. After
hauling out nv manure, as above stated, |
spread i. broad cast and turned II under
with one morse turning plough, as fast as
spread. In the autumn oil '43. harvested
from lha. very field, at leas. seven barrels
Of corn (noi nubbIn-) 10 the acre. The
land, 10 its palm,si days, never produced
more than three aud half barrels of corn
to the acre, before '43. p'oughed NY
corn Blu, Twice after II was planted IN '43,
and / have done so every year since thar
date--but turn over my corn land IN the
fall. and pu, the weeds and grass under,
aud cross with coulter, deep as ! can, da.
ring the winter.
My stables, in which have no plank
floors. ara al. bol,cned with corn stalks
during the winter, and are also kept GOV.
cred with fresh leaves from the woods. 10
the fall and winter OF '43 MANFRED about
six acres OF The above field, as above stated,
since which tina: portion OF the field has
had no father manuring, bul the weeds and
on. slubble were turned under with one
horse turning pioushs las; September, do
ring the mornings, when could not pull
pea vines on account Of the devs. have
upon thai Elk acres, corn, which if 90 DIS
aster occurs, vii make eigh! barrels al
least, 10 the acre. Soine, over halt an acre
of il, will rangs bctseen ten and twelve
barrels.
have ab9u. four acres in Bermuda
grass pasture. find ii very valuable Tor
sil x,uds OF stock. never had my hogs
TO do so well as those that ran upon the pas
lure ali last y utter. think they feed up.
on The roofs ia The winter SEASON. went
into the woods snne four years ago, and O.
pened and ituced the pasture, and lett, the
whole four acres surrounded with VOID
land. planted the grass and then sprouI
ed dufing The summer. ! have ncve' sui.
fered plough % 90 into he lot, as the
grass v Ill never cross the shade with walcn
i is surrounded. beg my friend, John
W. Pius sol to use his butcher knife upon
me-.or much prefer that be should lrsl
try again aud see If he cannot SICK u 10
that bfiar patch Of his.
And nov, since have gotten Bermuda
grass, AN trying 10 OBJ ain cross 81 the
Berkshires 10 feed upon 1t. never woult
have even a cross before this, because
had no grass for them TO feed upon.
Oals, until this year. have for severa
wars h.en almost failure. have aban
doned Tie crop, and, ~iih many others II
this county have substituted rye. From
one acre Of rye, which was well manfred
l fed from about the frs, Of March last Il
first Of Jaue, eight bead Of grown cattle
and match of horses. | fed by boilin.
and both cattle and horses got lIi!le els
They ell did WE'LL When the horses vel
plouchisg, which vas not half the lin
they had corn. ihink II was the mo
profitable acre ever cultivated. My BIO,
are nov on .ilai acre, and SO soon as the
ylean il, will be turned upon another III
which was sosn IN rye s,afess'y for thei
1 shall no, cni il ali, bIi this fall turn
der The straw agler tha hogs have eaten
rye out. never saw the hogs thrive b
ter-snd ihay eat nothing bul The rye a
the much feared and awfuily condemn
Bermuda grass.
Six years ago last April, | so~ed'
the frs, lime, lie seed Of Lucetne grs
lisa very valuable grass. u had
had ii, know not hos | should have
my horses during Q pat OF the sev
drOush, Of last year. tired, at dfi;r
times IN The gear, for three years, and
ed IS many lines, 70 &c: stand. b
sown the seed 10 April. in Sep;einbe!
10 October, aud failed every ,ime. ! s
ed ip March, shfce years ago las, Ma
and got an indifferent stand. This ye
sowed Ii..Ie before The 2Jih Of febfu
and got a most excellent stand. !, Z
Two feet and upwards 10 height. |
ed 10 drills ens foot apart. | have
i, once, and IN ten days ifoin this II VI
ready for The sickle again. When II
upon lhe coidGess and backwarfness o
spring, | am sure February IS the best
ID which TO SOW il IN this country. |
not. however advise any Que 10 a'isll