The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-28
ZIG HTCUL II.
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Improvement of Worn ont Lands
by the Use of Peas and Glover.
BY III. Il Burgrynn, Esq, of Jaekson, Nor
champion County. N. c.
Having heard f;om various reliable sources
of the great success Of Mr.. Burgwynn in reno
waiting worn gu, lsnis. in North Carollns, we
were particularly snxious 10 obtain, from his
own pen, al sccoun, of bis practice in this
,mportan, matter. for the Agricultural part of
tho Patent Office Report. A, our request
Mr.. B. sent the following able and instructive
essay, which We take the liberty to publish in
he Caltivalor, simultaneously with its gcing
through the press at Washington:
There are large bodies of land |, Ing in Eas-
tern and Middle Vlrgiois and North Caroline,
which have been 90 much reduced by centln.
urd cropping, planting tobacco, cotton, and
sowing oats, as no longer to pay the cost Of
cultivation, and are "turned out ~ waste
lands" These really still possess good share
sure Of labor, and attention 10 common sense
principles Of agriculture, may be reclaimed,
; and have their produciisensss increased from
100 10 $50 per cent. They can be made tru.
" valuable; and do net hesitate to say, rs
The result Of my experience, tina. they will
/ give greater profit in the course Of five years
cultivation than can be derived lIomapy excep,
, our rich river ards.
This is The method have adopted, and by
A.. which have increased the products Of such
2 lands lom ] 20 = barrels Of corn 10 barrels
D per acre. The lnctesss Of wheat is proper.
, 'ouaby greater than tina, 10 corn. My sys
/ "a Of culture is Substantially as follows:
/! Ii tho broom straw in Which these waste
lands always grow up, re,ains any sap, by
shlch when turned under, fermentation vii
j ensue, and cause the straw TO rot, lot The land
4 al it is bs slowed ~i'h the lsrges. size p!os
=. drawn BY three or four horses, running III
deeply as p7s.ibe-,ay, no. les, than len IN
ches-ani turning everything uudsr. II the
e straw has no sap, It will not 10, IN year; end
in that case, burn it oif, and plow as before
, IL possible; follow each p'O~ with q subsoi
pillow, and 20 6 Or 5 inches.deeper This will
; make the sliiT clay which almost every shere
underlIas our land, more open TO the genial
IlflIencss Of the sun aua air, aud enable it 10
, get rd Of tina surplus xater Of winter, and
heavy rains in other periods OF ,he year.
= Abou, the ode Of June, iollo~ing, whcr
!. The weeds are abou, half g'osn, and before
# hey have formed their seeds, SOW the lane
h broadcast! Of the rate Of bushe per acre, @
. any Of the numerous varieties Of peas anon.
o Us, except he b'sckeyed." ~hlch, having We
e ny little vine, affords little shade. 10 all cases
| peer those which hav. the most vine snc
. 'ipen earliest. When the land has much o
: weeds or grass upon il, turn under the peat
d with any kind Of plsw. running not over three
n inches deep. If the land is bare Of weeds.
o prefer covering the peas with large, heavy
harrow, running both wsys-frs, lengl hss,
. Ind then across the beds. As it 10 important
n to give the peas start over the wc,ds sRd
. grass, soak them six heuts IN water, and rut
them in plas'er Of Paris; abd when they be
i gin to leaf add branch, say, when IL niche,
,,la tbA ,E kni
!. acre. This stimulates their growth, and they
i. ovsrpoaer the weeds and grass.
q " hen sbou. half the peas are ripe--nol
half ripe-hoss should be turned in 10 trsmple
9 snd Gu, up The vines, Otherwise 1t is extreme.
!, " difficult to turn them under. So soon al
. ibis can be done, the hogs should be taken Of
l. for the peas are useful for shading the land
G from the suGmei's SUM most important
matter 10 oil improvemen,-and giving TO the
e thin soil a large msss Of vine leaves and o,hei
= vegetable substances. Fnom experience il
g the use OF both. | link peas no, Inferior is
e clover 20 which family, indeed. it belongs
% as specific manure for wheat.
IS After thi. mass Of vine has been turned un
der, you have "pes ley" over Which sos
! bushal and half Of wheat par acre, and Of,
:. quarts Of cloyor seed. Harrow both IN thor
J: oughly, and 10, he work be finished by The
Q middle Of October. This return will, OF course
l.. depend somesh a, on the quality Of the " o'd
field" but | verture 10 affirm. thu, i, will am
10 ply repay all labor and outlay, and a.,onlsb
d by the great result apparently from so trivia
10 cause.