Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-18
AGRICUL TU r A L i.
Frum the American Farmer.
WORK FOR TIE MON I'll.



Rutabaga Tunps may he sown any time from the
frs, To the middle OF this menth For the best mode ii
culture Sc. We rter la our monthly advice NJ THIS
head in June number.
Root erops rfneIali have the earth well sir
red and be kept clean from grass and weeds until You
Law them by Cleaniness in growing roots Is quite as
necess ~ as il in the human perSnnn The one case
thu pores Of The earth are opened IN the other those OF
the human body.
Bushes Briar, Needs Make war upon these with
the res In determination Ia destroy them, SEED. root
and branch.
Compoa Ifeaps-Gve To the formation Of these
your most ardent aiiention-deyote tn" time OF hand
and team 10 the collection of materials aud take our
word for IT, You find prof IN such occupation; and
before yuur hand may b GIN such work, impress this
truth upon his sttenun hat every thing that VIII rot
will make gud manure.
JTet I.mds-Have yon any arabic lands of 'hs des
rripton II YOU have. You sh'old by all neanS have
them draned--nnce relieved u their excess of water, the
the texture OF The sri, viii be improved. It's productive
uess Increased IT will he ratle. easier I, work. will
raise better pr duet, and w1hal be mute healthy.
Deer Pioughing. As you will sun be breaking up
ynur What grounds let Us say la YOU that deep filth
neces AIRY To enable he soil DO foil justice 10 pro-
ducve capacities. For the reasonabeness OF the thing,
refer You article in this months number, under
the head of " Dep ploughing-thc Oei Of Lame. &c !"
Spro,tng. Attend t. his work during his month
aud the next. Gather the sprouts in piles, and when
dry burn them, and sw the ashes on your meadows as
far rs they will 90. them To Your compost heal
Guano.- As many VI our friends will be using this
article in ding heir wheat, we deem l, our duty TO
advise them, that as soa as they get hrt 1nnno home
tp intimately mix peck Of plaster with every hundred
pounds uf and place the Cuano IN tghi ho.sholds 81
cssks until needed io' USE and Furthermore That Qua
No. and all kindred manues, should always be ponghed
inihst being necessary precau onaIy process. 10 pre-
loss from the escape Ut the volatile gases which, IN
such manures from the chief elements IN podu;iion.-
Gusno if properly managed Is cheap aud efficient ma
four hundred pounds o II, being sufficient II sus
tain The crops If entire rotation; but II used without
the necessary mpari 10 II he power OF retaining
its smmnnical sails, lis greatest power will be eXpenee
in he fret crop.
We have from the FIRST Introduction Of Guano as
into county. commended. that TO promole IT.
durability Of aciion aud economise its usa, II should nj
ways, pav-ns IN application be incorporated will
same substance whose silntes Tor ANN MIA snol
~ attract condense and give hyednfss, for whl6l
purpose we have recommended he mixture Of either pul
vrrized Plaster Charciallha when thus mixed tina
1t should be ploughed in the ful' depth OF the turruw
that all topical applications OF Gnano were lnIude'ou
and wasefu, as the heat and Htmospherr, when 1t ma
he placed on. the surface not ohly calculate
81 drive of1 the carbonate of ammonia which may be a
ready formed bni has the OF tine othe
ni,rog-nous matter found In Guann, into the ammnnlaca
fpm thereby encuura ging it, escape, aud cinSeqneu
ss T., segrta ion. When either pnlserized Gypsum
Charco,l is ncrpnnled with Guano. the volatile pol
lions a he latter sized upon by either o the turme
and rendered comparatively EXed, TO be drawn upon b
the Of pss, their necessities may require nut
iiun. Now such is The affinity which Sulphuric aci'
Que II the constituent elements Of plaster, and ammon
p,ssess for each ohr that by contact the sui phutc ac
in the plaster combines with the ammonia and forms I'll
suIphsie # ammonia ~ lille the carhonc acid combn,
with the lime. thus double mpounds are orme'
neither of which volatile A peck ut plaster vi
give fxdiiy Ia III. MA in 100 lbs Of Guann, and
bushel Il inrly ground Charcoal, would perform h
same Office.
We have been asked. 'whprher the lining of Ian
dimnishes he acln Of gnano 2" Our answer, 18th;