Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-17

w III CULTIVATION OF WHEAT, hNE, TIMOTHY DRAIN
ING, &e-rIlE FALL. EXHIBITIONS.
coNeLunEp.
Soil The soil. which tits Timothy best, isa moist.
rather stli mam-Whon We say moist, we do not wish
Ia be understood ms meaning wet iur lhunrh il deliohts
III molsinfe, II dncs nnt thrive well whefo lis roots are
continually surrounded hy Wafer- il NUT have time Tor
iahIne mp and dlgosling It's food and that It cannot do
IN soils sntchafged nj nll lines with wnicr. We have
grown timothy IN moist bottoms, aud upon high grounds.
aud III both places successfully but we ascrihpd our sue
cess IN each TO Tho llheralty OF our maturing. and the
care winch we devoted u the preparation 81 The ground.
Preparation n he Soil As we have btlre pre-
missed, the land must be literally supplied with uutli'ive
manufes, aud we have suggested Thai compost Of barn-
yard and stable manure. j, rs good asany other hind, and
81 It Is but tlora are ujher substances that vii answer.
the above eonpost be applied. the dose. per acne,
should not be less than 90 double horse cart loads. 400
lbs. OF Gua1o, per acre, will answer. | Guano be ap
plt"d, like the barn yatd and stable manure, il must be
~plouphcd in--thc bono dust and ashes should be broad
casted aud narrowed in with thu seed. The land must
be ~plonghed deeply AMI faithfully. without baulk, with
the slice laid fiat. then rolled lengthwise Of The burrows,
narrowed first IN the same direction aud then cIos,=wise.
ihe narrowing must be continued until the soil Is te.
duced 10 a perfectly fine lllth. luihe reduction OF the
soil, the heavier tho harrow The bolcr-not ~. however,
IN narrowing II the seed, lhen thu harrow 10 he used must
be n lilht one.
Qmotitg If Sccd per acre. ibis season less than
a peck and a half Of seed should nol be sown, to allow
for casualties.
Seeding In Swing the seed, The utmost care mus
be taken 10 distribute il evenly over the field, a., lint no
bald place BIZ len, and that the timothy plants may have
as few Intrnders as possible.
.lsiWg.-As ashes are not available in largo qnanti
lies, except In favored locations, we will say, that annual
dressing Of timothy meadows with even . bushels of
ashes per acre. will greatly tend to encourage the growth
Of The grass and improve The quality oftle hay. Wore
we IN a situation lomake our selection, while we were
llmlng our land for a Timothy meadow, we would make
a compost OF equal quantities Of lime and ashes. as pot
ash Is indispensable 10 the successful growth Of the limo
Thy plant. Where limo Is not 10 be obtained. mail IN
double and triple quantities will answer fully as we'll.
.Headolr5 Al meadows. which may have beon a yenr
or 50 IN crops, would be benefited by having n few bush
els u ashes, say from , to 5 per acre, sown broadeas, o
yer them, and narrowed and rjlled.
Thrdsling ont GJain-1his work should be gotten
through with at the earliest convenience, in order that
lac farmer may be enabled to avail himself of every rise
ct the market but before he slows IT away in his guua
~, he should have that well cloansed. by securing The
floor, walls, aud ceiling. with ley made strong from wnod
ashes, aud after permitting Them to become dry, by CIV
ing them a white wishing.
iosttres.-lf you have n pasture for your stock
withdraw them from II ior a week Or Ton days-streW
over every acre of il from Two To five bushels Of II mix
ture formed in the proportion of 5 bushels of lime, 8 bush
els OF Ashes, bushrl Of salt, and bushel of plaster
and : bushels OF bone earth harrow this in and ROLL
II you have no pasture, you should exert Yourself 10 pre-
pare one, and il is unjust, rs * often the ease, to turn
yonr cattle oi 10 peach up Il your %nelghbors. or to gain y
livelihood in the roads. Any stock that may be deemed
worthy Of being KEEP, il entitled To DO well provided for,
and, at the expense OF their owner-uo man has a figll
either legally or morally, TO tax others with the support OF
his stock.
Orchards. If the pressing calls upon the labor Of
your fJrce, has hitherto prevented yon from the cxanina-
lion Of your orchards, do 50 ROW. II you find any dead
lImbs on the trees, cut thom off with n saw, down into
the sound wood, smooth of the surface Of he wound,
and give It one or two paintings with a mixture formed
Of equal parts of fresh COW dung, lime, aud loan. or OF n
composition made of 2 parts beeswax, 2 paris rosin,
part tallow, and part spirits Of turpentine; the beeswaN,
rosln aud iallow to be melted and stirred over a slow fire.
aud whom thoroughly dissolved and mixed. tho spirits OF
lurpentine Is to be poured and stirred in-lo be applied
with n painters brush.
Tie ahovc being dnno, rs neat year will ba the herring
year Of your orchard, troat your trees 10 something 10 cat.
As good a compost as You could give hem would be, i0r
every acre ot trees, ~ double horse cart loads Of marsh
mud, road scraPings or woods mould, 8 bushels of each
Of lime and ashes, 2 bushels Of b1ne dust, and | bnshel
If sslt,to be plOughed in about three inches deep, or even
narrowed in. lie. who expects healthy trees and fine,
fair fruit, must feed his tress. -neithcr man nor or cna
tc0yk lcihOld food, nor caH Guil trees crisi for u long Sc
rjes q gears ami bear good fruit, unless they are pc
rj0dicalg HnHtued. IL Is useless To grnmbIe about the
deterioration Of fruit. when your provide not the trees
with. food. Every living thing must eat. Tho fallen
frull either be picked up and given To the hogs, OF the
latter bcrg turned into tho orchard to pick them up for
themselves.
Collecting materials for Manmc.-Go to your woods.
to your marshes, TO the heads of your creeks, TO the road
sides, head lands. fence corners, fence sides, and to every
other place IN and on your farm. and collect materials to
convert ms manure, form them into conquest heaps, and
if you judiclOusly mix them together ,noXt spring will find
you IN possession OF ample manufing resources. Employ
a hand, cart and horse in the collection of such materials
until stopped by the trosts of wlntor--the expense will be
nothing in comparison with the value Of the manure
mhie, may be thus accumulated. Nix The product, OF
your compost heaps neAi spring with yard and slVble