Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-10-21
AGRICULTURAL
GLEtNINGs nv THE EDITOR % TIN AMERICAN LA
IMPORTANCE AND EFFECTS OF DRAINING
LANDS

,rci lands:
To lay p,ampe upon ,rci soils, Is. Indeed 10 hiro,r
moasy dlrdg but were dfsnlna universally tffe cd The
whoc orihe compsnHyay onpn#lae tse seils of
the cunify. would. vast extent, be- rendered eapa-
bic OF r'c,iypp tie h,uthl II Tire nodes ~
iuzHg n. ls returns immediate rs VEL IS com
poisarc; and to hesitate daia the iaaa, Is 10 hesitne
10 confer benefit upln un,s silt ii wtteha strong poi
has been lately brought iar"atd statement u the pm
fit Resulting from thr drainage 81 10 aefes, and the
ployWrnt OF the dmin water - Il land.
the estate Vt Lord ilath0ton. Safardsblfe afofdae
clear annual interest og The oetgB iaH hiuti
per- cent
In illustrating The ptpnely al re'ee1,e aralle lud,
Of any oree" y 'eRef. professor 6'ag, very hielb)
The Necessity AID Importance Of dalalog wei
grounds may be rcpdcicj cvIdfat By The lowing con
sidrrains.
/. AneNcess If wat.r or moisture rfcvcns The plough.
iog and p,lyetz al the >e nntl late tn season
and when he ATTEMPT is fully nude hut Inpet-
tccly succrcdi h7oco iilu uananrs. moi bug properly
incorp rated wih The sui d.pf,,d ol thelt eel up
on the rools ldr crp Is checked and Is Liable II be IN
cured by tht caly frost
?. IA excess Of moisture prevent. The process If de
cay, 81 he decomposition 4 the organic matters the
III and thus cuts III a regular supply OF ind I'M.
effect Is cNempltr IN peat s"amp- nhrf the vegetable
matters being prevented iron, decay by wal = aecunu
late n large qoancs, 10 the deh oleu oi 20 feet aud
form pc T.
5. Lands which have an e>ee.s Of water. #, n be.
' Wy NV" ''"I"t' ~ sf'N''la VI oHEni. Inc ilhls
are nus prevented hon nenrtrnng The sail. aud from
N-h"hg themselves freely 10 MI dlfee ion'. but, The IN
n"'Oc' "' lh' ar AID o the DIV, winch arr lmpor
H" mary weather, are aln=si wholly eNelnd'd I'm
Nom ft"nre such sis, especially + III are sun
GAYS S'Ii AS much TON lion fht - troiu oi
moisture"
l. When the 'oots n plans attend into wi soil .
''' 'o'd Is 100 auvt ddufel mi prepared IN suni-
c"n' Pn'ics 3" ensure a,a,ta land - r5ns gov III
Leave. am W iofmrd shar's " Il H1mrllnn4 lar abundant
'''l'ad "l DIVERS and ifnil
D IA cAcrss OF water injuries aud DESTROYS The
h''onS p'r'u of The foots. OF spmaelas, by means Of
which, uuutshmru is pcelytI Tn elect takes tlirc
when the water bocpm.s saptanl aud rufeseonl IA II Is
liable Ia boc'm" when lhe and ivl aud he snhsol
fttnit". In others. he pant 10, II NJ The eiauud rs
WclalN n there ls l'nht ard heat.
y. An cNrts> Il Naf,r rxeulfa HE a. II Ienre al
heat and ar, two udlspcns H. AGENTS In the pfauf uf
plants
Z. Experience shows however well a sal ma, be run
sia'od IN lis mueal lngf,dleuts and however rlrh IT
may be "a humus gene ard sa Is IN cultivated crap
wd II ursh we'll uul - the snIaee f Ihr 81 il ard tr
sill self. is nude dry during thearaw hot the efon md
hen r'qurfj to be worked by III rl.u,h ~ lua
itnuC' he iitig nj dritiuua mHst ne ty nj IN every
hrner. For System II ituuInr rigll IL c,nlprirI
viii not only remedy he evils ah ne ,p.,fn but viii
save much time and tbor I'M he culvatIint the rrp.lno
woeks at least viii he gained lay the IN anil linen.
lag oi IT. The product eH BE- nnr third rreaey and
onc third Of the labor sIrel -, H. tfltrar ="
DC CoHdofc regards The irfasncs Of siepnan, ,ya,c,
about the neck Of plants a. npeaflnt SUNNY Ia exrnla
the oxygen Of the air; hut
iunHty. toga proeee alfiauf,s the injury TO the l,e