Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-20
VOL. XxvIH.--No. II.

~ n'hHH " ull hnVnupianVP seed, either nv
scotsman or others. "a complained Of by Hoetberg, is 4
nraeitce utterly disnpniable. ahpnld be sba,e,l as A.,
en'tase upon lar dealing. and made punishment by
fine. y
4. Tho Destruction Of our friends clover. nv ,le bo,
si'n and continued ~drughts nf June. we think. miob,
have been prevented. II ,elefrible To ihdse causes. had he
so"n q btlSlel OF two ofsalt, per acre an il, at The time.
he applied his plaster.
D With regard 10 the Cause of the killing of his tim.
nihy growing N his rye. we are rather inclined 10 think
that II was srnotl1eied by bis luxuriant rye crop. which,
excluded II from the life-giving influences Of the sun and
air.
The sowing of timothy with rye is favorably spoken of
~ many practical farmers we. however. for the reason
before assigned. do not approve nf Ire prac,ice. unless
the rye should he cut before seeding.
iheiact stated by nur correspondent. tina, n neighbor
who had sown rye and timothy ioge her. hot who had
Applied I bushels ui bone meal per acre. Ind succeeded
with his 'imuthy. ia an interesting one. and would seem
to soggest hn probability hat The sill Of the field of our
TREND "Hnriberg, " az well as that Of his neiphbor. NAV
nave been exhausted of its natural supply Of pios phoric
acid. Which his neiahbor restored IN the bones wh,rh hs
applied To his field. and thai. tr the want Of this. Hect.
hcip'S iimo,hy may have failed. This snpgesii on il
thrown out 10 be availed ) Timothy requires phosq ho-
tic acid. and That ahbnn1s in lnnes.
d. The quotation from The essay Of our wtilom cores
P'ndent, "Cincinnaius,' l. nppfepriaic-hi suggestions
soie. We agree with him. HAT il timothy be sown with
rye. thai The latter must be cut early. or il will inevifa-
bly, hill the former. The Young iilnu,by PLANTS cannot
Withstand the sifline at n luxutIan, emp Of rye. after The
r.A. f'lr ~ ''IH't Hi''fihhH tHih, u 'hHy
moi IL be innnd beneath the Ger Topping aud rich foliage
ol n rye crop.
I. As We have belore stated, in regard to Timothy and
clov'f, We will s'aie, that II orchard prass and clov,r he
s1wn together tins fall, the latter may nutllye the ncci-
dents Of winter aud early spriug, and do well; bur va
should sow the orchard gnss lhs Gall, and The clover
seed next sprlng, as before advised in regard 10 clover.
As VT have heretofore stated, and as referred In by
'll'cthera, y ofelatd rrass may be sown either in The
II. al The time of seeding fai grain, OF in the spring. at
the time OF sowing elrver seed III the wheat field. 50
Tar as the wheat crop is concerned, we are decidedly Of
opinlon, that it would b. preferable t, delay sewing.
boil, the 81 Yer seed and orchard etaas seed, until spring,
waen we would Toll It in.
Oar opinion Is asked as 10 the e~xredienry Of sowing |
hoshel Of orchard gt1es seed aid II lbs. Of clever seed
on our lriend's lye Ii Id where the limo'hy failed. Our
reply Is, We would SOW the orchard grass seed and buck
wheat, curly this mouth. but would delay sowing tho
clover seed ncxl spring.
.. w should never dream VI sowing arass seed on an
unharrowed lufow. All grounds, before being seeded 10
grass, should be reduced 10 The utmost ii 1eness Of tlih.
We should harrow and cross In ruw, until the sill was
81 %tedncedi then SOW he seed ,tallow with a light harrow,
aud finish by rolling
Q As we stated IN n note 10 I~l,elbere's communion
ton, IN our August number Tho cow mud yellow pea u
he south is identical, W. believe il would mature in
the latitude of Peunsy lvania.
10. The seed IF tare and vetcf could. we presume. be
procured through the agency Of seedsmen; but we ll,ink
that. In ltadcast corn Tor fiddler. aud nillci for hay. our
friend has ample Iesoufo,s Tor %pruvendrr, without i'm
''',"s '''n'l ~" VI N''th SeuHt Az ac'o iahn,
well manored AID prepared. would give, ifsawn with 4
bushels Of corn. broadcast, 6 OF 8 tons Of good fodd r
whereas, nh aero so~n viii, J peoks or a bushel nf millet
would give J 10 . tnns Of good hay. each Ion II which
would be equal 10 ! Ola ton Of timothy.
II. A compost Of % bushels u ashes. 10 Of hone dust,
Cor even . and bushels Of salt. spwn npon each acte
IN grass, II narrowed IN. would We think. cure he de-
tects complained OF by our friend in the York county
sol Nc shonld like him To try The experiment IN a
few acres. and report the result, cor puhlcaiion in our
columns. whether the result be favorable OF nnfivora-
bic.
l2. Young clover. which may have been sown by it.
soli On wheat, would we believe, be greatly heuehtrd. II,
immediately after the wheat shall have be en- harvested,
II were treated To a hushcl If salt per acre, sown bruad-
cast. Salt. AIMING other offices. possesses Tho power Of
attracting and maintaining moisture. We recommend
this, independently uf the dressing with n bnsh.l of plas-
ter which every acre of clover should receive. each
spring. as soon as The l,aves begin 10 deyelope them
selves. TO TO sown While the dew is undissipated.