Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-10

Ru.-Tha.c who my not have gh in their rye.
should make phai Il duty In get II IN as early this
month ps.ihe. and. unlrss tie soil be In g~d heart
hey should h, iteat II To dose ri such manure as
vii aff nd it the peculiar kinks II fnd up1n which II de-
Ugh. g. frrd In the aiayss # 1000 lls OF he gam
and straw of rye. the following were found to DO lhr
cDnsi Jluem elements. VIZ
| Potash and SOFIA. 575
Lime. 800
Magu'sa. W
| Alunin, 09l
OXIDE Of Manganese. O3i
Silica, 2l.bl
Sulphurr Acid, 81
! Pm sphonc Acid. O9l
| Chlorine 026
Such being The Inorganic co1s UNITS Of Rv". W. can
very readily conclude, that by applying 10 hushels u
ashes. 0 bushels # lime. 10 lbs u Els1m Sails, bush
rs II bineS bushr of plaster and bushe nt SAL, per
srre gond crop offe, On up s1ils rn1.ide"d ihn
may BE- reasonably calculated upon. AMI thar marked
i'm lfavrmen of the soil. Lacked tr. These substances
:" course. are 10 be- thoroughly shnveled over and well
mixed bf ne heng used. II should be sfiwn hroad
east us before the ground IA serded. aud narrowed in
with The s..d In the above compost We have Increased
The quantities II llne ashes and blne-dust 10 what vc
recommended last month"; IN order that. besides securing
god crop Il rye. the improvement Ut The sui Use" may
be neasutah'y increased AMI we have added EPSON
Salts with The vlev ii afnshu, the requisite quantity
If mag c.ln and with tn. exploration. we shall cnnient
outseIf by referring the reader remarks IN the last
nnniher. lnf malion 10 tho nude OF prcpsng tho
land. culture. sc.
IFncat-The importance of this, one Of the greatest
staple cfopsuf "nr county cannot he appreciated tan
highy. In large portion uf tho States, II Is the money
cup II the farmer while every wi ere throughout al
most Illim,bc boundaries. ii is The most evpre bread
stuff. IN view Il these facts. Is necessary that pains
should be taken in It's culture. aud the especially
!, such the caso nasmuch the grain lahlo 10 nn
diseases aud casualties which curiil lis pro
ducts. aud hlieh and J,appn1i expectations whrh were
reasonably Presumed 10 be well grounded. What Ia
termed ,riutcr killing evil. whose Ill fleets we be-
licve may he greatly esssncd hrung, the agency o sub
sal pl"ughing, as auxiliary 10 The ordinary pnughiog
given To wheat grounds BY loosening the earth some
six eight nchs beneath thu Mp TUNED sol the wser
which falls npnn the surface is enabled t, descend be
meath the reach of the young rops o tho wheat plants.
and thus they. Ia extent. protected against The
upfoaing effect consequent up1n the exp n3on and con
traction 1T sudden rezngs and ihswings III that portion
Of tho soil immediately subject to the atmospheric innn
ence. II SONS rasonlle mus. tina, the less the degree
of IN hsIute wet which exist. in The Immediate ylcnl
" OF The roots Of The wheat plants the less danger there
Is OF their being thrown out by sudden iransIon from
cold 10 heat So Ear the subs ii plough may open the
soil below the ordinary line Of pough'ng or, IN other
words. below the inverted body If the soil lar will
The "aes poreeng from rims an SHOWS descend anc
he placed IN condition In be vioeny operated
upon by atmosphere changes and il is within the pale
al pub blluy that at the level made by the sub soil
plough, There will be- found conduit, carry on those
surplus waters which have heretofore been hr of
The Spowing ou' of The whed pl,n' each recurring
spring. Independently. hnwever. If these consldefa
tons. there is annher resulting benefit by increasing
the depth Of the soil heat and admitted and certain
chemical ransftmsi ions take place. which improve The
character Of thu snbso add 10 the mineral "t
III" soil and promote the halhfn growth Of the plants
increase the quauiiy Of the product aud improve tho
quality 81 tho wheat. The roots of the whea, plan, at
maturity. have been traced Ia depth of three four
feet. aud hence the suppos'ion f, one. that, pro
pr'nn a. you depress The resistance OF the earth Ia the
descent 81 those r"is-n pn'pntuon rs you meloa'e
III" condition o the sl beneath the poughed soil by the
admission "f warmth and air. 81 will You improve the
Character Of vigorous and heahnl growth 10 the plants
which derive lh,lt support thereirom.
Smut IL one Of Those diseases which inliously affect
wheat Ill Is disease. however. that is entirely within
the cinlrd Of the wheat grower. that he whose
wheat may be smutty. must be set down slovenly
fam" who, by his neglect, has placed himself in cat
eg"ry, which shuts him out from the sympathy OF his
Gllpw farmers With these remarks upon the aavana-
g"s "t snbs', plorghng and smut. we shall proceed IL
uhar details.
Seeding M Corn grounds Where wheat may be
SEEDED in grounds II Is necessary that in ponghing
or cu va,ina in the seed the snriacr should be- made
level pIactcab-; hut free say tina, nothing
but dire necessity would induce grow wheat
IN com ground Wheat is grain that requires clean
alnw. and henre is that cleanliness of fields is sought
t. BE- attained in the culture of the corn preparavs
fIt vh at. For ourselves would IA her seek Ia at
tain that end through repeated stirring uf ley. swarC
ground alter IL had teen broken nplhis would luyov,
inete Sc Uf lab T, but would mind HAT as W,
should tul9 calculate 10 receive reward in the in
creased quantity q" The product We have neve, though
that fields intended fr wheat sufficiently stirred
thai attention enough had been paid to the exarmna
nn oil grass. weeds. and their respective Seeds hefr
the ground was seeded. In England. wheat fields.
the course n PREPARATION receive firm To poughnys
borrowings aud rskngs after each Of which the cod
Of griSs and we,ds gathered by hand rakes and
ther burnt OF removed To the dung heap. This IN mutt
and particular node OF preparation may be pursued there
where la"r Is not more than one bird the pric it here
but though. owing t. the high price Of labor with u.s.
cannot tiow their example might obtain some por
ion Of the adyan ages by being little more psrcua
han We are. By plushng deep. subs 'iling, hauown
and rolling. and leaving time for the uIturnsd seeds
grass and weeds 10 vegrse, aud then suhctng the an
stirring with the cultvaior aud harrow, a tolerab
clean uh might be obtained Ia seed upon This IN h
b accomplished simply by commencing The faowins
few weeks earlier than usual. aud by stirring the soil a
we suggest twice before seeding. lat, rivals Of frum
. to W days spart. II may MT be allowed for any une
do these things the pr.sen. season. but nevertheless, gu
3" lniimaon is not the less oppottnns.
TO BE coSTISuED