Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-19
AG RICUL TURAL.
From The american Farmer.
COL. CAPRON'S SYSTEM OF FARNlING-HIS
DURHANIS AND DEVONS SC.


was much pleased in your July Number, an
account Of your Col Capron's establishment.
lad the pleasure Of enjoying his hospitality day last
winter aud highly gratifed-judging by comparison
with that adjoining. and separated only by fence, the
urr,vemeat of his land is exiranrdnary and shows the
Skill ami energy Of the armer-here the old. well as
the Young farmer, would receive valuable information in
tn blsrrs.. both from observation and conversation
every department shows management system ORDER and
woa'i. even without explanation from the hospabe host.
rrhy strike the VISITOR but the Colonel takes pleasure
IN oNpaulng every thing to his guest.
| once heard good farmer saw 'he alwas gained
m>rr atormatn by visiting bad than good farmer for
'hr he could the detecs'-this certain
extent but here he uld the good effects by com
ltrl>n; saw the fine wheat you ment,on-can you not
induce ne Colonel 70 ascertain accurately it's yield per
nr? could MT avoid wishing Of best farmers
he valley oNrgina could examine our hosts farming
"PFl''n also his barn and stables, where everything
ms place. and more everything in lis place-bui
VII K wishing thus he thought of being far excelled
II t7rmlng soothed BY that feeling of admiration
oIP'S'wa country So happily planted by Divine Wisdom
NJ mans br1m and could not help thinking that if Col.
tNn-nr rnIld bring such land hi, yrld crop
o' 81 - or 81 biShe of wheat to the acre, what could
r"t b. ill ld ndg bring our naturally good (but
admit. badly far ned) limestone lands yield feel
convinced. Nj Editor that this section Of country can
MT f'ihN The Co.'s plan. Our milk cream and butter
wi! not bear transportation to Baltimore. ashes from
ihiI rv-thprpnre having market for such, farm
n- mas b. diifreng give up grazing, keep only suffi
ri+ncv Of stock to furnish families with abundance
I use and The farm with working animals converting
Al We can 1910 minure. in this following though in
al huuble daIree ca. Caprons plan, and making up
the deficiency possible by permitting surplus
clover o liz shade and dscmpose the ground instead
Of permitting fields 10 be kept bare BY grazing.
S'nh things struck ME that to have escaped you
N the arat cement Of his stables dairy, SC. The dairy
Is in basement story adjoining the stable-the milk
er nre The milk into funnel in the Stable which is
eueted y pipes into the dairy, feng economy both in
tim .nd lIbr.
His stables somewhat elevated above the manure
yard-his animals Of all descriptions bedded with
an aaundance Of s'raw-whch is regularly cleaned out
lnto h ward and their stables constructed with
Grams a to convey all their urine with itthis, with the
i5-e> ob aiming all the ashes, well lime and
Iister +rm Baltimore and Washington, places it in the
wer If Col Capron to cover lis farm most abundant
:" III manure Of the best qualiiy-and who, that know:
hn. DIES not know that he will avail himself Of every
AZ anage y improvement. think il was remarked tina
tH spacious piled aud emped frequently in
Inc ar
me now to a suhrci that W sh to call the public
al'HinA KS well as Caprnn's t,-blo'ded stock-l is
h VIA f'rner generally to have Tin comparison to his
'oN of keep only fec. but Of the best qualify indeed
IA ing lhsmo the hest quality OF blood, enables him to
h4'n greater number to a much greater profit In all
h W anmas there families elual purity Of blood,
"f Jar dalf 'Telt qnaes-nsance the booded horse
IA nilel being. with but few exceptions all race
iors through generations, while oher families with e.
4 7i parity q e"oi have the exceptions the other way
rarely bringing cause him Though
h, rale.) tn be ranked chance horse-such
horse, Jud ment would MT select to breed fsn-
uy slf plan FIR judlc'ns breeder is To breed
hnlSe whose dam has not Produced more horses
a o..e--so wi h catlle-s1me families produce with
exceptions superior mixers Others with equal puri-
i bl1 ID and better looking. rarely produce a single
2 mixer; and farmers frequently looking to the APP
. st.b ipf,r
ties Ne families both sides are The habi, OF bring
ia- fail u ih- milking property and unjustly Condemn
$ breed when IN fact the lies in their want Of
sfl-ilpr4iln.
Coi Capron owns The improved short horns and De
Jpn ca.le IN their pur iy and disinct-and rom INCUR
CO clude ne has most judicionsy and great cost
ahd uble procured his cattle from the best milking fam
es-i nope and trust lie will continue This principle and
not NIX re two breeds or both are preferred fr their
parity sy diifeEen breeers) know vi no person more