Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-09-06

North Carolina, which have been So
much reduced by continued cropping.
planting tobacco, cotton and sowing oats,
as no longer 10 pay the cost Of c%ultiva-
ton, and are turned out as waste lands
really possess a good share Of fer
tility, and, by aesery moderate expen-
diture OF labor aRd attention 10 common
sense principles Of agriculture, may be
RECLAIMED, and have their productiveness
increased from 100 10 $50 per cent
They can be made truly valuable and !
do not hesitate to say, as the result of
my experience, that they will give a.
greater profit in The course of FIVE years
cultivation than can be derived from any
except our rich river lands.
.Tbis is the method | have adopted,
and BY which | have increased the pro-
ducts Of such lsnds from l 1-2 to 2 bar
reIs Of corn 10 A barrels per acre. The
increase Of wheat is proporlionably great
er than that in corn. My system Of chl-
ture is substantially as follows
q II The broom straw in which these
waste lands always grow up, retains any
sap, BY which when tuned under, fer
mcniaLion will ensue and cause the straw
10 rot, let The land as 1t IS, be pIowed
with iAe largest size pillow, drawn by
three or four horses, running as deeply
sas possible say not less than eninches
land turning everything under. II.
the straw has no sap, II will not rot 10 a.
year and in that case burn il off and
plow as before. If possible. follow each
plow with a subsoii plow. and go 6 or s.
inches deeper. This Will make the stiff.
clay, which almost everywhere under
lies our land, more open 10 the genial
Influences oflhe sun and air, and enable
ii 10 getIid Of The surplus water Of win
Ter, and heavy rains ia other periods Of
the year.
q About The middle Of June following,
when the weeds are about half grown,
and before they have formed their seeds,
sow The land broadcast al the rate Of a
busheI per acre, Of any Of the numerous
varieties OF peas among US. except the
b~Iaclveyed. which have the most vine,
and ripen earliest. When the land has
much ofweeds or grass upon il, turn un-
der the peas with any kind Of plow, rum
ming NOT owe three inches deeh. II the
Il lands hare of weaas nraear covar;no
he meas with 1 Iarge beavv barrew
rnn,;no bo,b v,yse-6rst ls,c,hn;sa
ana fber arross ne bsds A. q = M
poriant 10 give The peas a start over the
weeds and grass, | soak them six hours
in water, and Tub them in plaster Of Pa
ris ; and. when they begin 10 leaf and
branch. saw when 10 inches hioh I sow
plaster at the rate Of a bushel her acre.
This stimulates their growth. and thev
overpower NE weeds and grass
when about halffbe peas are r;ne-
not half ripe-hors shouid be turned =
f~osramnIe ana cn7 nnon he v;nas otbar'
wise N II cxfrems1 ! a;AsrnlI Il t,,-n ~,
ander 81 man q rs esn ~ 5aas
\ M ha,s sboslI Il t.Lano fr e. ~ raes
sre nssfnI al shs5;n@ ~ ia ssnm &
summers sun most ;nnT,sssnt nj.
Il - on III ;mnrovamsnt-sn5 r:rur s
4f6s tb;n al ( la,rs 49,. -
sna cher verstaEIe subs,snrs% 49,
exner;enca in he nee of LotL ttsnI
naas Mi inferior 81 rlovar ~ ,vb;rb e.,
IL ;ndeea 4 belonos i ss : enec;6c ~.
n1re for wheat.
nAfter 4bis mass of vino ha. besr
iurned rnder Won have no. lsrs 80,
which so,v ! b-,s6aI and Liz -
49, ac,~ "a 80 $500. 49, 100
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