Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-01
AGRICUL TUE A L
From The Snnhtrn Platter.
MANAGEMENT or WHEAT HARVEST


To Ro. ", Toalin Esq. SCI y.
DrAR SIR:-W Al pf,dn and hlrh sense of tho un
deserved honr conferred by the resolution a7scd by tho
Agricultural S,eiriy Of Han aud KING Niismi ac
knowledge the rocept "l san' favor. To b. kindly To
rnemhcred by such a boly ii een'lemcn eamPpsa4
yrnr Sci,ty is hanoi mhcHofl shs1 moi be aainnd
ful.
With boTe thatsn experience Of some years may
enable drop Iefllaps lint which may be of same
.srvice member II eu Clnh, at come 10 The
9psno:
MAsacEMLNr OF wnEsT nAEyrsr.
II mus hc presumed ihairysfy member has "sd SGT
o cradles aud rak $. uii"can saso WHEAT cron
without them. Thsrr srveral kinds al raSes used.
of which rrqaifs hnh. snd others only one hand
prefer ho,h-i. g. have bInd'T with the small rake
sitter each cradle. aud with large take following
Zach pair. Thus hogs may be l,l with but seanty al
twance.
IN our county it is in many II ICES The cos'om To en-,
Up and walk dowe ihc hill. thus gsng the binders and
rskers double chance NJ the urain hut your "vel
lands prrsure. Won cut fuud Is. Some persons have
string fastened 10 the handle uf the small rake and
round the wrist ii the bndc Others rake up slea and
ihow the rake ahead, ready I0r use rs they advance.
have had hands who iud rake and bind after an or.
binary cradle with ease ; bnt We fund IN r. wheat leit
than would pay or the large rake alluded 10 aboVe Sup
Pose each hand cradle hrce acres diem, with tho hei
management in Virginia lhrce bushels must be oii where
otlv binder follows # the esta save hall OF this he
will make double wags. Now. 90 will doubt thai
husuel 10 The is usually lett have seen in this
county than two ontarms owned by persons called
good managers.
Oar mast judicous farmers begin harvest The car
hea day will bear cutting. The are. il Gus
more easily. sha tors less his applies In the latter cut
tin,.) is readily hauad. the is better iod ff
the stuck. he danger Il. m sarns is diminished the
straw breaks less in lhroshng tand consequently more
easily separated from the wh,at.) weighs aud II
makes better naut
No who has made crop Of iohacco can ina,
cine the press necessary To ct ready for harv ST. aud
through IL. in time Z, the qud from the fatal enbra
Of Geh'l Green. have known Thousand tobacco
hills. eight Of corn. aud twelve
IN wheat. besides oats, cultivated la the hand Such
crops keep master and man vide awake all day. aud
n(ien part If the night. Under suh circumstances a
gfest deal II wheat mus he tsi.
The fine texture sm"oh surface Il your lands, enable
you to wheat with i So hss than the m,nage.
ment would secure rough. stony coddy land.
The horse rake is used in parts ol the country
after harvest d. moi like i, Of the injury
done the young clover. which would b. greater IN the
famunkey than on lands more SUI, the quality o thu
whea, IL not good. and where much rain has fallen il is
often reduced 10 hog feed, ii alo shows bad grtung up
where much is obtained.
The h,nds in harves, should have four meals per diem.
Bscon the best food fr hard work ever tried fish, but
'ssmik. &r.. answer in place q vegetables ce-wster,
~ cod as il is be had. (ad hbiium the best drink
A horse cart with barrel filed with ice has followed
my hands ihrHush harvest ot wars than ba, he
hf thinks fl 10 tell and with little sickness any
houi TO Ga, breakfast; Do Tor snack al oclck and AZ
bar At dinner, when the hands take nap il they feel
like it. When the weather is pleasant. we do moi lake
long respite at meals bu 20 ahead, rarely stop
esps % whe'.
Every ono will find it goal plan To give each hand a
gWd rs Of single lie shoes in arves they step bsky
ahead wlhou, fear o s king th,ns nr snags in their
feet. Il puts them in fine humur. if a kind word be
sdded by the master when he gives The shoes out which
he shoud do in person.
have never sen 80 much OF good work done from
fear from kind TREATMENT, based Of Course IN sount
discipline. Harvest has for ages bern looked Tim,
"fjubilee, and though the work is hard yet it may b,
llehcned by kind Treatment aud good management.
The craders should be made 10 cut clean, not put il
too high. and lay the gain well lei the weaker hands
bind, aud if they do their part WELL doubt not their la
hor is IS hard cutting. Cutting wheat ia not as han
work as cutting wood. Let any one cut two OF thre,
cords Of wood per diem. and ,ank in July August
and he will find this to he a fact
w. w. GILMER.
Try Greek. May 6ti. 1850.