Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-04
AGRICUL TURAL
FINN he Ame lean Asricnfnr's'.
TREATMENT OF MOVING LANDS


Il lea Common practice viii many iatmers hose nov
ing groufd' gr, ".ua out, "iidr bund. - although
s'll requiring them for IN pusrs OF hay II ug and
GRIP hem for year or two and then ed Them IN glass
fn the purpose OF gung full crop nfhaY and his. to-.
On Sils perfectly natural 10 hay grasses such fea-
m-ni consider altogether ssaty AMI attended with
the following bad rrsuhs
LIST. Win a mead w is wei and sma THY lid down
in good ndiiion "f sol, with timothy clover. and ohet
gfssses, dues arrive al Gili beafinp naiuity until
The third fnuh year of iter grauih lie efasss n,
curing that time TO ohtan sufficient laRive the turf
~smPac and elose btt IN, AID vi II The sweetest and
mte nutritious hay.Ahlut III pme (the third fourth
cor) II mol uvei6 wrd b5iun a1ds " ~ top dessed
the run oal' "hide nnd" process usually bcgn--
he Plonghng and cropping (Nih4u manuIe) pucess
mre exhaus ing t. the st Than TIME Ito nuubrr of
grass rr'ps and WHEN again lad down is less 6ped To-
nsV nearing than before and by hlS process constant
oeepnatoD IS going IN the soil ven # dressing
o'~entr oals OF lanyard manure the acre be applied
70 ne plmgicd cpp, so Of thrm viii geueally eNhlusi
w. ana ave The land heavy aud inactive III he gfas,
Sod when received
I'd The irregulary /, which ,hc grass or stock far
mef IS SUI ct IN The frequent failure Of his grass seed
10 take. causing him. In ms eases. l. plough year
" TWO lpng' than he et1etwse wonld have done, aud
cn"qneniy SUI i'ennp his land the exhaustuq dnl
o. we 'age eros. Now. the femeiy fpf these d ra
Los have tiu1d exceedingly simple and effective aud
Which Is, iopdr' ssiag and hrowng rit4er nmedn Il,
str nh- land ismowd IN sum ncr.ot at time belw
,na' aud Tie starting III The gass ~ the sndnl-aud In
Illustration viii give lltle Of NV eSpeilenre.
Wy 's"d Is mostly IN g'sss. he sa ffabIe c'ayey
AM resting at sA In eighteen inches beow the surface
spm III, clayey suisol On romins inlo possession
!" u, eight years age, annd much oi II hid been
s' yeafs under the plough. IN eShausilne succession
" crops ana thrown inla natfN, uneven Glands" n
unQ thorough po ghrg ega'n l., lay them luo proper
s"fiacs hr gmss. This did, aud as sian as prepaped
serded them down vi h hai,y oat- and wheat mud in
only "ne ms ance have fnud uecessay break Up
s"y hrid SO seeded, ard thai not sunicen
ly level 10 nav s,p,sl,bly
me lands sosrd d have done unusually we'll and Weld
70 g'sM et1ps not. however g,ttnaa good close turf
w u Tue ihird or tou IA ynar have uniformly ted
ese III IN tail, after m,wng, and find II ~ laru q I
"e succeeding hay.ctop. # not a~nd by he catl
" "e 'e WEI weather VI autumn, whIah last s always
:" avoided, ms Il invariably sqo Is The inca low by
s',as n 'he gra 5, AMI ilaklg the sui uneven
"'n me grass sh "s symptoms at decline or the SIR
-. tss NOISY As II sometimes vii be in The hest t
nave gwen Il lmaieraie top dressing say five h.
"uo'ue an arr",ovtnly sphal vi fur IL sxqarts #
new SEED, aud huru III, harrow cd. Tie fslt has al
Wa's oren double uple crop n hay the next season
ana when the land has hi IN .hl,d fna" th noh
"e' WIN new ~ d. vi hou maunrs has answer
20 'ne p"rrsH. DHi be a fraid N He haro,r - Your
~" may looA as II II VAS all d aaaej 10 prces and
0e'A enongh 10 bear crop II grain M matter The
ne" Seed Vii take all the better and he old NOS strike
WIZ Increased WIGHT have mn piece in my eye
'hiee acr's VI n cay knoll corner Of lafee
~. ~ s,s'y aetes. VIII ch, IN lsiS d not yield
~, ' " we acre. last year need II oil and yard
d, pl,nob nm ha "'a' eeo 'f" "efks' intending
lie hal ,,, "e mex sp'ins' hos i'lIet crop The cat
a' eo"oeh II all MP. that hardly gteen blade of
ried with my spripa ,,l "9,'' w., ou'' 'olns nu :
vary green lac, -, ''u S'"2 'lf 2'asS sPhns up
frnm srpunJ II ,,,al 'e"'eo Wv ""Po'a'y 'eoef
acre. and ba,r,,.J '''' 7 as ~ ne" S'eu 70 'he
draQ, un il h,,,n '"s"S eaeh way WIN "'4'
and ut WHEN M "'le was ~ oe se" upon
isfaci,n If cun. .''e "''N'"' aao '"e s'n sat
bal timo bv md NV 't'co ~ 'hiee IONS 81 Tie
ward Of ,ioLt ep.'t :, me acre IN me "u'e' up
~ wear. rhs 49,. "'s' l''e ton on II ''t a" I,
my opnion ,,a 80 o7M''e'' wen 'ha'u'u' In
ths dnng "'e VI 'he e4''e was more valuable 'hln
sa. Two years bcf,re L.J H., ,.., =.
tsrs,rd IN ,s .'f ! had ~ c" ol about qua &c
t~ot tn III. .a'a "a'nf'' ""'ch gave me upward o.
MT even ,b,se.c "",H' me year previous welded
II axtea Acres 49,, - :" '''e ''e' n''I''' "f'
blu, I've c,,as pa' =" ",'cH was ''p dressed win
NJ, dressed a, n, ssa ""ng per acre Nc fema'pde
IL two tons an ac," "A'"weu' taae me an "ssIag'
Ne. Than =" s ss,' 'ias' er the previous year
dninsLsd h, ,ha d. .'a' previous year oil h S. mu
n the a,o.a 'ae o'onso',
sboulJ I,.. i'He aiy when har1wei the rule
n', ,oo the 'dler is henef ial always wheI