Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-09-04

found. from experience. that improved lands where
clover has stood years tile Blu grlss ges stony
growth that there great difficulty ia prepa5in. the
ground veil tf wheat: rut where il IS been cultivated
The anecedenl ycArIn corn, Summer plau.hnI. the I
seueni year. will subIue The blue glass put II IN good
"rier i wheat, and proler condition for clover The
following spring. have long abandJned sowing wheat
Among c1rn hire lands Impoverished, The
nheat w2s poor and when Improved the growth OF crab
grass and fX'a r1nI, that the wheat could not be
put II such condition ara such time produce full
return. The pGre-real manur-s which colieci Fl IN
The farm va and slit mud and shell IsaI! with which
my lauds abound, draw oLt ami plough in with lie
wheat. never whes. till the & pll wraher in o..
Wb-r dlsarIn5 the Il -ssan fy ny which don suffer
| ubserre regular system wih my lois depenI On
them tur bay; graze ana cultivate them as deem ne
cessary Under his Of hu,baudry my lands he
improved and my crops Increased.
There is high pressure syoem Of % iculture vhicl
tells we'll In Farmers Clubs aud agricultural periodicals
wl;h may De well INDUCED by gentlemen Of torture.
who engage IN agriculture tom tas: nrsene OF s.
play, but which, If ad1pet BY nen who depend on their
farms Tor their iivny, would. probably. surct taen t.
unpleasant visits ty the sheriff. The lat. s,nert OIL
rer whp had acquired great wealth successful trad
ae II life, Tor occupation and amusement uuderoa.
he improvement OF farm the Suup1udrr river i,
which he was emnently successful III. once yay. NE
an account Of his large PRODUCTS bat 1dled that H.
found farming an expensive business. :uspect II llc
expenditure and Erofts had been accurately d;useI Ia.
balance would have been against The farm.
W here lands are II utter OF exhaustion 10 cul-
tvae Them Wlihu improvement, attended VIII. GER
tain loss Marsh rc ard shell mari Inv. never failed
N NY exhausted lands. As matter OF fancy aI,.e
til iu7and bl,he!7 If ashes from linn re- uhicn
produced visible etf-ct; all tl,er tue 800 lbs of
Guanu, which was tended with the same result do
net mean lu qlesilcn the .eniaat ,f-c.s which
have heard and read Of from application Of these ina
nuft. 0ut have come 10 lie Conclusion that the article.
got were detective IN quality, there are sme p!op
errS III my SOIL Wien which ashes and guano do not
a9amste Some years ago, gentleman of Philadel-
phia VINO had retired from business, improved andem
bell>hed farm on the banks OF The De awars up,n
magnificent scale. uong Other means a. have heard
he used fifteen horse steam power 10 rrlga'e his field,
$ he water o. ltc Delaware When Tins pr -ct WAS
euppls' to be IN successful operation met some Phil
adefhla merchants al the yellow Springs who rrupr.d
i!u les ol the grapes IN ten thuus md do
lars. The artificial showers aud crse lnent t,pb,x
under coudless sky, have excited the admiration
u the raiiyes Of Bucks county Mr. Skinner III. IN.
editor Of the American Farmer visited the establish
mem, OF when he published an account. and .rc,ned 4.
much asionshed at The maguifcence AID Arrangement
as John Bail when he SAW Versatile. from H,1l..
,he.. hts
], last summer, saw some public 1ons in Won, name.
il relation TO she HeerI Hy and the Black Vee.V. -
he weevll fly deposltes egg. tn. grain in it.
green and tender state. II the wheat : hre,hrJ s,,,
after harvest, and thrown bulk. Il un,.rc
which destroys the s!g, ana il alns n. .nsry . i;
Il remains long III the sh C. stack the veeyul .,.n
e sHo nakes s way oul OF I grain, :, lis yrr.l n,l
ry, sJrh ls weight and quality. One d.gr.. y, IN.
North OF uS, Ills :rncious insect Is gu. little
tefe nave sointiIlnes marked - suenct ~ sewers.
years but, attera itla winter. they .e.c.sly anra,
On the hore Stuhc.n Safes, t+lIeyr, they axe ..r
absent
Ihe Black Wee'l i.:n's ous sr.narie>, w.c,e .sey
are .rnrTaed some year, az. .usl.1 a.!.!. iriury
lion. then bet ilase now an eE-c'ta defence. WLey
my .4nafes are clear OF gra' place fo.a-se.: brin
Stone II then pau. which i1r stt,.i.- M i, ,,
"T az bed OF sand. closn, door. and sIt,dov. .nd
hIa' 1he s.Aoks either ..eos,ys he. or d.;:es ..a
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WILL{iNC CARMICHAEL
"yth', Hiee's Annv's county. MaryIss,!,
July s;h, is:s