Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-01-15

.Ifode Of making Slime F,H-cs and CHder Drains.
ALTERNATE 60 ia. OF. g 1913.
To the Edil0r Of The .fnteficaa Farmer.
Sir have aeen 4 subscriber : you' valuable rapeg
fr fifteen wears, and have read during that period
many valuable essays. but 81 than Mr.. Sta
bers Prize Essay. He is ce.tainIy man Of business
habits, aud possesses great deal OF practical knowledge
ablnt farming.
The reason that We in he ola Dimnion.are e. much
in Of Northern brethren j. that
much Of theorists; practical men amongst -
We have many very intelligent farmers among ha'
can write an excellent essay farming. give .ou a
good speech agriculture. AZ at the line
not put their theory into practice.
have thought would give YOU my Ideas abnus ma
king rock fences and under drlins fur have within the
last four five years put up nearly two miles Of rock
fence, and made about two and half miles Of Under
drains and half mile Of surface drains. will. there
fore, give you minute description of each.
The farm on which resdei purchased abou' nine
wears ago. found it a rock fence about half mile
in engh, it n.v three ft. HIGH and three feet in
the base apered III to nothing top and constant.
falling dnNn at that; stacked and r!dered bul nv
horses would throw the riders off and 90 over it, and my
hogs seemed if they did not know what it was maze
for. hauled an additional quantity OF rock it, pulled
II down, and erected one IN lis stead .X feet high.
tyslx nchr, IN the base and fourteen inches tie top
put course Of Gaping rock the top about 'he size %
man, head. cave it six inch foundation and threw
the dirt against the sid after the fence up, maxim.
about nine inches in the ground. ! presume yuu will
say made 1t unnecessarily high, but you badly have
noticed the propensity IN horses reach their heads
fence 70 Eat the crop the opposite sde and in 10
ing would push the fence down, which my fence effr
tualy prevents Il takes 81, f.w n4re rock and but
little labor TO make il Iha height and it is but little If
any more Liable 10 fall. have all The long rock turned
the fence ur if yoH prevent the sides from.
bullying will guaranty the fence will fall. Ihe old
fence alluded to had all the large rocks the side. the
middle filled up with small stone which had to sup port
the Top of the fence which would SETTLE and in doing
would bulge the sides and down it would come.
Friend StabIer very justly remarks in his essay where
ever the under drains will the purpose they
should be adopted fir he land thu. reclaimed IS Of en-
HE most-profIable for cultivation.
My drains all made with small rock the .efuee q,
my stone fences, whlchi consider 'le best materials
they can be made with; for there is Glen small water
spOuts making into the sides Of the drains which find
o>-'-""'' 'ith tho s,oH r,,oh, Thorn with
tim nat rock alter erel!lng me Top well as | can,
ana chlhN ~ all the cTevlces perfectly sg then put on
slayer Of art very carefully interrupt the cover
ing then tramp down. then another LAYER Of Dirt and
50 on unit is fall Ihe ramping is to prevent the va
Ter from getting In rTom the surface, which would soon
choke ltuP with dirt. One nv neighblrs told he he
made dram with small stone. aud put up straw and
leaves on them 10 keep the dir out, and two years it
choked up suppose as the straw and eay-s began d
decay the worms to work aud soon had the dirt a.
mong Inc rock-some Of drain. ha.e been made four
OF hive years. and discharge the waller IS free,
when first made.
am riad to see such spirit manifested amongst the
farmers q Your State particularly in Montgomery
", Where nave severn. acIIamlauces. wish il was
81 mere. have no acquaintance with Mr.. Siaber-I
dld intend touching other Subjects but have
not room 1T You deem what have written wor hy a
place III your paper, ii is your service if not YOU ear
pitch II under Your table
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