Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-09-12
AGRICULTURE Al,
From the .1mr,icaa f'mH1cr.
WORK FOR Iill. MONTH



WORK FOR IIE MONTH
sIfrEMHER-
Knowing ifom experience h AZ nscessary u Is iar sgt-
enltnrlsts 10 d. all things At he ght lm"haw
ta such action rs to sure ss-wo hlgr unif .tmly cndcl.
soared la mprfs upoa fe'defs lilo r.pety Il boz
Ing ahead, rather tipn hfhini thor no,k Ard ndulr
Ing the hope hit liey may have taken advice. We
shall proceed 10 stale ha should claim Ii, II attca
lion.
oS TN FARM
Rye II. owing '' drueh, or my 9TH cao4" YOU
have moi gti y""r Rye cop IN. the ucra.iun T.,
seed early this month-"hn the hel ten day, II pos
sihe.
Biug aware that his rrop is eoner,y consigned to
the most Impoverished fl. ID a, Ii farm under the in
prssson that. bacause IN hir s,ns som times gives
fair yields. W. de''e TO adnoui,h YOU that 4 You hook
Ia your Rye cop for praft, yuu ii her grow it
"hsre iheels f"d naturally EXISTING IN the soul YOU
must atihcihY plNce iuod rIc. against every
principle Il veg, BILE hes,lugy o,xp.ct tie Rye. or
any other ilan heahf liz grow and hing firth fruit
unl'ss II hnds the earth such substances as viii nur
tnrn aud sustain lS structure snl gram 1t should he
rec Elected thai It Is Ia he -rath mt m thu air to
"hrh all seed airing plants ave tn lnok fpr the gn.c
Gus matter out III whch the Kernels are cli,hy hshi,u-
ed
It's not assuming fo mrch, WHEN wc say, thot tho
failure q" this c"r ot years. Il lear gran. IN pro-
p'tlin Ia lis hndl f straw hrs afis. from the fact
that there sufficient Of he nnilive plnclple In
the ss non which was gr WI, 10 ferm a full yield of
The b"rty.
Wuh regard '~the hind of manure to he applied We
reer you IL remarks n last mouth, aud shall con
elude Tins head, by advising YOU l. he particular the
preparation oi the gfpnnd. deep and nc m being
sry TO success. And AZ II is now late get IN Rye We
think it wond be well Ia bucks HEAT with H. 70 al
ford protection to the plaats through lhe coming winter
and spnng.
Quantity If SEED pc, acre.--Ihe season being late
SOW at iea,t 81 OF e tecks t, the acre.
Preparation Of SEED Mako brine If alt of sufri
een, strength II ,a Egg, sak the seed therein Tor ,
hnttrg drain. III .,t.,.
seed, 50 as 10 separate and render them easy Il being
sewn. This wi! make thr seed grfmrae ea1pf con
sierStion n he looked 81, the is late
The soak will serve for ns- three af fnf rmrs
Manner ~ putting n,.-Pinugh or cuuva = yhnr seed
In or inches deep, harrow then your Mater fur
faws, and hhsh by Hug acr"ss the lrrows; by which
las, oPratien. yn viii give them smooth surface and
fclng and reader 'hfm con p,rauvey firm.
Timothy may I'll he put j.. For the IN de ii duinu
70, we refer I" nut directions f last Mouth.
CULTURE OF NllEAr
Uheaf.-1hlS helun the er'ai market crop of most
farmers-belng the cup hence they derive their prn
cipal amount Of m"neyils irpHiaoce is ct vial u'ers
and should always command The s. prot uud causidera
lion. All things concerted with it, from the selection OF
the se' d. To the sale of lhe CROP o matters serious
reflection The physical condition Of the soil whether
wet, ~ snund, The nj lis fertility the mode and
depth Ut ronghlug, the hneneSS OF II, h the manner
aud depth oil putting the seed The character of the
manure. where any may be used. The quantity applied
and mode OF application, ali subjects of deep concern
and should be ppndered On we'll.
There another ma ter involving deep Interests which
We fear is but too seldom attended TIVE aluGe u The
tine Of cutting the grain.
Dor readers ~ III admit vi us that as the wheat crop
aipoachs the ptihd Of lis maturity there is M snule
DAY within two weeks nf is becoming npr. when 1t is
nj envifnned by inmit ent pei and danger Of being
destroyed, In whole, in part by tia, dire and insdl,
Gus enemy. the rust So FAR information extends
~ relation TO its avages the present yeat all its mischief
was doae within The three days Immediately preceding
harvest Aniicp ang the dang Of snch a contingency
we took the liberty Of advising friends in our Jun,
and July numbers u cut their grsin days before il
dead ripe. Fortunate las il been ff thse WIN tool
our advice: for while their crops have escaped unscathed
many u their neghb have sustained losses rqnal Il
fourth onehfd of their entire wheat crops bol
10 grain and in straw
Wheat and other grains. may be cut from to day
before being deadrpe, with evident advantage to III
grsia in weight and in quality and in the quantity Of tn
fur; while the the for purposes of feeding is bel
ter In quality, and more il quantity.
Experiments upon experiments. have established III
ruth Of these avermenis then whv should farmers hes
ate TO embrscei acre, which offers The only practic;