The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-09-11
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Der every land"
s From the Southern cullivaios.
improvement Of Worn oui hads hy he ur sf
Pas and CsTrF lr 81,
BIZ H. x. B.vgvynn. Esq, sf Jaskssn. Nsrth.
s~yssa cossfy. A. c. "a
! Having heard from various rslisbls
sources ol iie great success Of Mr.. Bur-
swynn in renovasing worn out lands. IN
North Carolina. We were particularly snx-
ius 10 obtain. from his own pen, an ac-
roun. ol his practice 10 this Important mat
,er. for the Agricultural part Of the Patent
Office Report. Al our request Mr.. b. srnl
ihe following xbIe AID insiruciise essay.
which we take The liberty " publish 10
The Culslva.or, simultaneously with iss
going through the press q Wsshingian:.
.l'hers are large bodies Of land lying
in Eastern and Middle Virginia aud
Nouh Carolina. which have been so much
reduced by continued cropping. planting
tobacco, cotton. and sowing oats, 40 no,
longer To pay the cost Of cultivation. and
are turned out az waste lands" These
really still possrss a good share Of fertility.
and by very moderate expenditure of
labor. and attention 10 common sense prin-
ciples of agriculture. may be recla'med,
and have their producusensss increased
from 400 10 $50 per cent. They ean be
made truly valuable; aud ] do not Hesitate
10 say, ~ the rusull of my experience.
tina. lIiey will give greater profit IN The
course Of five ears cultivation than can
be derived from any except our rich nser
lanls. i ha
This is the method I have adopted. and
BY which I have increased the products
OF such lands from 1 To . barrels Of corn
10 4 barrels per acre. The increase ol
wheat s proporsionsbly greater than that
in corn. Ny system Of culture 70 sub
slsnlially as follows:
In the broom straw in which these
waste lands always grow up, retains any
sap, by which when turned under, To-
men,s,ion will ensue, and cause the straw
10 rol, lie. the land. ss Il is, be plowed with
the largest size plow, drawn BY three or
iour horses, running as deeply rs spossible
Say, not less Than ten inches-and 'urn-
ing everything under. II ,he straw has
! no sap, a will no, rot in q year; and N
that case. burn il OF, and plow as before.
lfpossiblc, follow each low with subsoil
plow, and 20 6 or inches deeper. This
will make the stiir clay, which almost
eyerywh here underlles our land, more open
10 the genial influences Of The sun and air,
and enable il 10 yet rid oi The surplus wa
Ter of winter, aud heavy rains in other Pc
rods of the year.
About the middle Of June, following,
when the weeds are about hall grown, aud
before they have formed their seeds, SOW
tie land broadcast a, the rate OF bushel
per acre, Of any Of the numerous varieties
of peas among us, except the blackeyed,
which, having very lilde vine, afiorus
liule shade. In all cases, tpreier those
which have The most vine and ripen earli-
est. When The land has much Of weeds
or grass upon il, turn under The peas with
any kind Of plow, running not over three
inches deep. lf the land is bare Of weeds
prefer covering The peas with large,
heavy harrow, running both ways-hrs'
leng,hwise and then across the beds. As
il is imrorian. 10 give the peas star, over
the weeds and grass, soak them six hours
in water, and rub them in plaster OF Paris;
and, when IL inches high, SOW plaster
a.the rate Of bushel per acre. This
stimulates their growth, and they over
power the weeds and grass.
When about half the peas are ripe
not hall ripe-hogs should be turned 10
TO tramplc and cut uplhe vines, otherwise
It's extremely difficult 10 ,urn them under
So soon as this can be done, the hogs
should be taken OF. for The peas are useiu
for shading the land from The summer'
sun-a most important matter in all I'm
prov emen.--and giving 10 lhe Thin soil
large mass Of vine Leaves and other vege
,sbie subsiances. From experience in lh,
use of both, think peas not inferior
10 clover TO which family, indeed. i
belongs.) as specific manure for whca.
After this mass Of vine has been turned
under, yau have "pea ley" over which
SOW a bushel and half Of wheat pei
acre, and six quarts Of clover seed. Har'
row both in thoroughly, and lei the work
be finished by the middle Of October
The return will, Of course, depend some,
wha. on the quality Of he "old held;'
but venture 10 affirm. ,hasa will amply
repay All labor and outlay. AMI astonisf
by the grea. results apparen.ly>(rom Sc
trivial cause.
am familiar with the great incresss o
crops from the use oflims and clover a~