Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-06
AGRICUL TURAL j..
From The Southern Planter.
PROFITS OF FARMING IN EASTERN NlRGI-

ZONE Edu0r ~ Inc .7nleficdR fditnfF'
The valuable and in etesting statement OF Mr. Wal
inre in yaur last No reminds ne fnrclble nf my prom
Use. (oo lang neg ecle) furnish YOU article cnn
frmatMy # the views of Mr. Rufiin the puff If AZ
ricu'ure in Eastern Virginia. The essay Of Nj Rutliu
srcnra'e and complete, thai his Vows nred no
frmsihn from quaret s far at least As agricultural
undertakings under the like favorable circumstance.
with his own. concerned. There are few who hayr
IN The rich deposits OF green sand mari by which
his fields have becn improved. and oope q may safely
saw WIN equal HIN In The energy and skill combined by
which he has applied The means within his learh To the
ii his lands aud augmentation Il his profits
YeI industrious aud inquinue farmer this age of
light. nccd despair. Though the militant results attained
BY Mr. Rnfn may mol he within "ur reach we may all
realize profits fully equal e. hose atalnahe in any pnr-
su in which the hazard Of loss Is moi equal 10 the chan
oi success.
herewith commitment thrco short and plain tables.
exhibiting the caral invc.lrd, sales in ea.h ard net
profits fora series of tnur YEAR,, my farm, Mount
Pleasant. IN The county Of Wesimntrlaud, Virginia
The tables will explain themselves. It's not pretended
that the statement Ut capital Is nccua'e IN cent yet IT
is as near an approximation Ia acrntsry as could be
made, need b. desired m practical purpose Many
Prs weud,p nhaPs, 'hoh the capita employed over
stated
The statement Of EXPENSES n uah moi entering inia
details is believed 10 embrace liberal estimate of the
scual expenses incurred, The blacasmhs accounts,
taxes aud bills Of r'1ihiug purcha mingled with
SIMILAR charges for either tarns IN such manner that
they could nat he separated. Ihrre is Charge ht
physicsn. bills be Tor the yeats indie ated they
were allowed literally thing there having been bat two
dollars paid during he lime, for dfRwi' two teeth. II
proper however To state, that during last summer
c,se IL severe Io..s ,.n,,ed -, rho fe ,n and nlys
clan called IN. lis hill has Mt vet bee presented
and will be proper charge fr $50. a. the statements
are made 10 xhbt he ctnps r each ship IN INN and
TIE crop nf cum of SO IN hand. aud the wheat
prvinr an the same field ~ N came into the account TT
1850 suh,ac 4, ali ,,,,,o, .L,,oo.
The obato. n, cloyer sod l. N re ib,, tina oxnense
incurred in some years and loss th,n in others lint ii,
shat the AVERAGE e,rendilute IN, ch,rge If fy dol
lar, fl, cL,bng Is .,cb articles A. a,e nat ma1uf,r
,ured NJ h. mo an, n Tho VOL ,,so1 ~, the firm much
If the rlotlin, b,,n, ham, a 'rbo c,ediis far c,ans
Sr.fe Tor artu,l s1les
Noihing has hoo, ,lo,yeJ T., mill aud hut,e, nn,k
beef lambs &c furnished IN my own lara. family
oual IN st h asst G,u, -, A. Lrn1,I I,,,s an,n.ny
Mar il INV ,bno oll,,. "a, H.. ;oo,s.J ,.io n ,I,o
l,,J ,,b;h ss.,; !; L. d. - - d. a,n
.,nrs I ,a,h..i :, - - :; Ill III \
mar 6,r ,be ,oc,e,s ~ rho a., Of If ,iI tia ,n !, ,b
,e,, ..ute t,,io ;a,,osst -, H., ,ti,i,. L,5 IN
near seventh, Tie saves an tho farm arc .o 1y,ded as
Ia so, ih, tho l,ho,i,, C,c !, IL. c,,s, ~ n,,,t.
will he ko,t ,, .,t., ,n,, ;, al ~ G,, ia cl,i,,
al ,r.,, h. - :, d. i,i i IA, ,,i..,
Z, .unn,,, Il chid,e, -, i,,,oa,s, 81 s,cL
m. .,l,s .,,,I =, - IL - ,i 81 49,, e,
of IN 81 i'm nor con, -, ia $50, e., e ~. a. -,
e,.b an III. wbIe n.ni,,i .,.,'5 ;'.,aJn lad.
.r,ve. ,rJ s,cL ran ~ .I ~, 49, g, h. e.L -
9SIoo ~ 5o i,s " az anu I'VE, ',,h, M a.,
If tho .e.nJ - y, .h r." s.,i go, mo
ri, e. -, - . it,.I e., ~, a. 49,. Il
M. ,ronn,n.r al 80 ,'' ',,'' ,a,.
.,,,s " H. n, 1 ~ " 80 w. =, A.
- ~ -, ~ ,' - go ~
..u -. y I, -, -,
IL r " w. 70 ' ~, t n
-. ~" R'o"uu' +" e'o" 4u',Y n' "a's" "''
liz 49, .I Ell ~ % ~ .'' :" ~
h. To-, a - ~ ~ " 10 -, - -, IN.
- g. u".,, av"u' ''o 10 - """''
800 ", op'' ''o "''' '''" ~ s'e"' VI ''t'' Wv,
w. Tvs NV ~ qp"u SUNNY e''', ,e'', y,
"sus An' We" 'a"en weep !" sP,s v" N','," ''''
""' ""',, acc,""'s ,o' 'ne s,n"' eNle"""'le
"''' se'e, ""c" Pu'rnase tue ,'''n, was 'e,l'e'
q" Aete' "ndh' a' Nv p''feis VI cor" a a, wv
US VI ,'e ""ea' c'op !" we anhuai ,f"'' i"e "N
coy cup =" corn was ts''h'eu a. ~ pa''eS' ""'c
'' 'o'y " Tue 'c,ua' crop nu' 'he mn'H ''op W.
"e" ~ P'ecN'"us, 'na' no es'ha'e c"u'u oe "''"' !"
,"A'; 90 vi" Know "ha' my ciais OF cor" nave "'u
~, hey nave no. nseh measured nave hlwhs heau
co. WIN Mr.. LAMP n' Gloucester, 'he hlIl 81 'ad'n
we oes' ''Iuehro "i me crop by 'naf, my as yea
sales were 81 barrels. OF 3ooo bushels aud The year be
lore rather less so that my Gro s. OF cora mas safety
put down at more than double the Turner estimated ca
pac,y Of the land for he Consumption an such tar
cannot b. supposed less than two bundled barrels III
wheat crops have Increased IN about the same ptopo
ton for the last two years hasrg been near oo bns'
els; whereas heore the land was lined and improved
they seldom reached 500 bushels grain Of very ndi
ferrn' quality.
These results have been brought about by dtainn.
deep ponghing (usng the subsoil plough on part Of III
field lining, cllvering, and manurlaa with all the @
fal of the crnps and other materials within my reach.
have used upon this farm bought manure, exceI
lime and few barrels Of plaster. some years uni