Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-05
AGRICUL TURAL,



proceed 70 The subject Of nanures as it presents il,
sell n continental husbandry. The Flemish caI manure
1.-THE god of agriculture" OF its importance not ,r
need be SAID and the Flemish the pains thew take in
rs accumulation and use evince the estimation in which
they hold It, Manure indeed The foundation Of all ood
hushandrv 2 80
.uuler@ Observation-Disclosures divide themselves nam
iy mo thTee kIudS, mineral, vegetable and animal
" mineral lnanures, such lime gypsum ana mari tbe
use seems well understood, but within my observation
III Ill itu . g great proportional extent in
England ana Scotland Lime, Or the carbonate If lire
Is EMPLOYED upon lands which are clayev cold end he,
W; ana IN >uc.l case answers double purp,sp ia Nj
vide The SOIL and render it .ht and frabe: ana second
y, TO warm the soil That plants take up some portion
q lime from The soil is established But this il 81 sa IN
cement In their compsilion that few soils are fuod d.
hcieut IN the necessary qulntity That il shoud ha an
pied 10 the land IN caustic Or warm State seems I'LL
wise an established point Some Of the Flemish farmers
advise 70 NE mIxnre Of lime win earth and 10 n
PGa'h IN mat Orm But This seems onIv an increase
Oh iaoor Without any obyIugS advantage Others advise
70 the mixture Of lime with heaps Of y4CatahI r,,t
50 aS 70 reduce III but in such case it is like 10 destr,v
Sohe q NE most valuable paris of the manure The e
nfy q dressing ct lime is considered be tile Fleminrs
eue ars ont this must obviously depend upon the
quahiiy applied. Thirty bushels If unsarteJ Inns
oe9 stacked IS considered By some farmers pruper an
WhIle others advise the application of thirty
ousneIS tach year lQr three years in succe,sl,n
!; me- wan me frequent application Of mari To
9ht iahds and to the sure of peat lands where il soon
lol.lS Productive SON. The application Of gypsum can
scarcely be SAID to be general Il is sometimes annsJ
IN ne ground 70 the seed If potatoes in The nI,ntin in
""Icn case II Is generally admitted 10 improve the Gu,
ny o. me Poato and 1t is applied also by beinr MN
9foaucaSt upon young clover ii this latter case odinar
VIM success Inc philosophy Of its operation it still
obscure It IS difficult say why it fljls bu il Is no
less difficult u say why it succeeds II Viii snnatis
pe useful ana at other times without effect in the
iIu',.9' ms nave myself experieG. very CONNIE
ZEN FARMER IN the United Saes gives it as hs opinion
anu 'e result OF his experience, that it sometimes failed
t,o's 'I9" oeing o9 cars y ground but that it
succeeded when reduced To an mpalpab BIZ poyyer
Niuch 5 been said ofthe value and effii.acv If sa
sai Al manure, and in France rreat comnlants have
oeeH made on HE heavy duty which, in fact perverted
rs uSe ~ M way dis lnguished French farmer and
eAptTlmenter who has devoted murb fms and axnsna
to this subject, and has furnished most exsct
Ms experiments and observations has come f,Ifv n III
conclusion mat 1t Is If no whatever as manure and
equally useless IN The fatening of animals Tbsse
ouslors dIe different from the popular rotions which
avs entitled to SINE respect; but they are fully
ooiHe oui by the experiments repeated and varied If
this IndetatlgabIe inquirer "
teSefa0te .uafUreS. -Ofvegeabe manures have on
= y sdS 'hdt ouchWhea and clover often turned in
y ING plough and with acknowledged advantage Tbe
'"1Ae point OF collecting every species of veg
reuse whch hey can find all vegetable mater
growing npJn the sides of the roads snd ,bqt which
uhd IA me canals. They are careful likewise to nIph
" S' S''ooeS, excepting where there i another III ,D
saou'u' Sue as clover OF carruis which are some
vested. 'i'e 'ie crops haf-
n 9tsT TINS head may likewise be placed ashes of which
me Iemish make great use aroe mari N tba Ill
consumed in Holland peat IT turf a6d III Dntc
HIe h9Hy valued as dressing for clover These ashes
are imported from Holland into Flanders in LARGE quan
ti'l5S IN ooats and always find purchasers They are
applied as top dressing dry mpadows as well as Ia
clover and likewise to fax. 1t is not well determined u
what their particular efficacy depends
Inc ashes OF secoal mineral cual re likewise used
as manure but they deemed very inferior 10 the
Duch ashes properly called. Health lands are some
i.es ishy SKINNED and the heath burnt for The sake
oil ihe ashes but intended to cultivate the land Or
pan, for trees. il is deemed hurtfu to remove the
ashes o he surface Wood ashes and the ashes from tie
ooieiS are likewise most carefully saved and an
Piled Wood ashes are easily Obtained. because If
s extensive use IN the arts The ashes from the soap
buffers are much esteemed by the Flemish for song and
hi"sI lands dnd have value irlm their cnuIaininr
Considerable quantity olme. The refuse from The barb
cIcl, winch Contains 4r1c quantity If soap. is ,ur,