Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-08-20
AGRICUL TURAL.
From he ,3H5iraa Immer.
BRITISH III sRANDRY.

BNTNuRr. May 3 h. lSfl
SIN In my last mentioned ny intention # s,allng
to you The system Of laying WI pesie grazing auds
~ the noIh of England and south OF Scotland hul hr
fore commencitp.e may he necessary To STATE thai lands
are never laid down for pasture uulcss They have been
nj least three seasons under he plough af ~ bppr broken
nrttln pasture but il he lands are II fine quality and
IN high condition. five seasuns are used-and IN The fol
lowing mehai Ii wheat is used for the cr,p when
broken up. II is s1wn eaiy inihe fall and tins Is called
rag allowthca for The nfyt crop lie land is 1rh und
heavy SOL milh large quantity Of couch rrass. or
what rs called here blue gas is bare llowcd-lha H.
II IS repeatedly nlenehed and iarruwed-aud every frc
81 ms grass collected hy women Children lard INTO
small piles ia thu htl and huru IL no. IL is hauled II
way IN carts and laid iua large pile uhcre iaratnls
AND ros-it IS Then again sJWu IN wheat RS las, ssa.4p
After The wheat Is cnt and lauld I'll ho field IL Is
pmghed IN the fl, su1 remalas IN hai f'ae inaI eary
~ The spring, when II then ssn1 n u1hrd and lar
f"wed, md prepared either for hafseaf tick beans ~ n
taaes-bui u dry eunogh. turups are used instead Of
oiiher rools particularly Swedish orytllay i'm urrar
ehee +" While. NeN season. hich makes The filth 81
iher snuHg wheat OF larlry e5wn hist very seldom
.a's because grass sreds never INV 50 well with The
hsl AS with either of The two othfrs If1Ee land is
u that nch quality rs STA ed above. il i pauaheI IN e
tpfing' sown with ais and VII larnwrd-Bayfr baYInifI
lfsS 'han I'VE dAutl's OF i#ur limfs luuehcd and
single double o. twice hafiuwcl arres Whenever c
gram Is up Tour or SIX inches is hen oll.d n the
following tall 1t is llenghed. and ian,aas in this
hae a' "lh'er-Hu IS nl Dt r}urh elass A. i, l5ush
90 early 10 the sprlng and will narrowed and o,nfJ
Ho7'e' u 'bis land is intended Ia be soWn ia tninius
iape seed or peas, It Is prepared for the former by hi
wen phhghtd aud narrowed. untd il is wrought into
@ha is Ia farming language. called eopd tith-bayi rp
b-en well msnu'ed and limrd iii thoupht necessary
aen lhtse seedshut # peas are sown IT /. only manr
90 auu Timed alter they are taken IT the land Inrnipl
seed Is uuurnly In rows by machines lhfsa r,,e
gehefally from - inches 10 "A i1cb.s r,,, ,.I,
"'"ef-Nhen The llaus have grown On and uo, lbr
1"n4h zeal on they are thuutd bg women aud cldlfep
WIN hoes, leaving only plant Ina every mac inrhp
F'"fe" 'nese fo"S The land IS wrought with ouitgaar
SCI aiitf The plants are Sufficiently e.pg ey ave ,enf
"Ver again with The hoe. and c1uple., IN sis.ieI I'm
~ und again cleaned and this iai>Is the sufganv
~ ne lhihp crop. no matter ul VIA HAD TIE e,ro
IA custom Is 10 cauy home al Che Swedish hnt ONLY
par ID The others, Inns I8Ns tsreihsrare taken
anu carried 10 he lafm Thee lows are lt6 Ina M, Gli
iieY are also u1iber, that three lows ara san5f,o
and i"u eone-'hase Standing arc aluav. rst4p v,,i
shefp those taken h9me arc pifon In c1ns Ia f.i,,,
s'oi % lae young cattle Ia the stable ysrIs dufna
Wlaief lhe Swedish gsuerlly nlyra Ia the borss
hha ia " cows daring Inter aud cut down ie tho s,,,
win machines Tor Vie ewes AID l,n.t4 Dsn. -
lahs are allowed Ia stand. gwen to the ewes and lambs
"g Win cary eaiYes-sheep eepeully pil 10 iced
" , nis' s'"n 'nfiifs ai@ut the beginuinga Auuust
u as "'u ahd Is cleared, II Is poushed and ssWn IN
wheat This system woes on s The ,,in,c, al go
uutil 'e srasJn Is over for sowing wheat when h,4o
IS sown bus when this grain is siwp il The land -,
i"' i'ah'' II Is necessary 10 work more ihan thai
- ~" ''e "He1t was s1Wn. by Ills system il
VIII DC perceived there only three seasons or crr
ewefn the gfass crops, whereas there were five in H.
iutihef riass seeds are mostly s1wn oaty IA be spu
Every rarely IN winter fall } aud tie lands arc mn
fofnly rolled alter sowing these seeds There are
iious machines used for sowing grass seeds ms we a. G
sowing wheat barley, oats. sc, The seeds that ware
s'"n ior pasture or grazing lands IT, my time in
country, were perennial rye grass white ard yelv
clover seeds, with sometimes little daisy seed III,
quantity per acre was bnshe Of rye grass seed viii
len pounds weight If each Of Tie other seeds and if an,
OF Inc Kinds Were not there, that quantity WAS added
,ie oilefs-anhual rye grass seed never sown ex
cePt Tor hay or spling. aud care was always taken
keep these two seeds dlslncnor was ever these mss
lure lands allowed grow into hay unless it was III
year they were 10 be pluighed. and was for the nv
Prass seed this was dome may add, lat at that liu
thcre was M herds 'u timothy grass seod sown IN Thu
country bersncs It will Temain the land like II
peFe1ill glass. oi Is II good i0i tire land Us tho Ia