Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-10
AG RICULTURAL.
Farmers state club.
(coNcLUDED.)

President. What do you do with yeW
immense heaps of manure.
Mr.. C. Since stock grazing has become
profitable, we find it advantageous to APP
ply il to our meadows
Col. Tomliu. Use lime?
Mr.C. No; cannot get 1t; would cost
in small quantities eighteen or twenty cts.
per bushel. (Relatcd anecdotc of a widow
on thesubjcct.) Our favorite lands are red
NOT what are called the red lands of Al
bemarle-but more of chocolate color
than those lands.
Mr.. Edmunds. Is it close soil I'M
derlaid with rockl does water sink IN 1t ]
Mr.. G. THERE'S no base rock. Water
does not interfere with our culuvaion.-
Mover been analysed that know of.
Mr.. e. What is your market
: MrC. Alexandria, except as to those
near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cost is seventy-fve cents barrel for flour;
fourteen to sixteen per bushel for wheat.
Some haul to market themselves. | think
nothing is saved by it.
Mr. Edmunds said that in Halifax, to-
bacco was the chief crop. Not a large
crop of whea, made, though it had increas-
cd of late. The custom is to thrcsh early
July and August-irom shocks or doz-
ems. Cost of getting it to market twenty
two cents per bushel--one dollar per bar
rel for flour. Manure not applied to any
extent to wheat but mostly to tobacco
Lime has not been much used except by
Mr.. Bruce. Our wheat liable to lodge !;
tried all varieties red May, once the ia
vorite, but the 'Ward" white bearded is
at this time preferred; early purple straw is
beginning TO be introduced; the Mediter-
rancan lodges, and is liable to be killed by
spring frosts.
President. WHAT'S the product in your
county
Mir Edmunds. Eight T. ten bushels
on the large farms cannot say as TO the
county generally. Some Of us use plaster
Col. Tomlin. When do you sow wheat?
Mr. Edmunds. Whenever VIC get ready
We observe no particular rotation ofcrops.
President. What is your best soil
Mr.. f. The chocolate, or mulatto soil,
is preferred.
Mr.. Boulware, Of King and Queen, call
cd on. After apologies,
Col Tomlin asked what had been lis
experience in the use of the drill.
Mr.. Boulware said he had been much
disappointed in it; had felt much interes-
ted and gave much attention TO III; after
experience, had found that the points
would accumulate little masses of grass as
they passed along the prepared ground
The result was that the wheat came up in
punches. The evil was partially removed
by elevating the liaes,so as toprcvent them
from penetrating so deep. The shallower
they went into the ground. the less was
the quantity of grass accumulated. But
this did not remove the evil. The drill was
made by Sinclair of Baltimore.
Mr. Edmunds. How deep do YOU fall
low
Mr.. b. Should say about eight inches;
sometimes with the chain in front.
Some conversation about the advan-
tages of covering wheatdeep and shallow.
Mr. Edmunds. | SOW the same amount,
: whether plough in OF harrow in.
Mr. Boulware. In using the drill,
considered uniformity as its greatest ad-
vantage, although did not succeed.
Mr.. L. What advantage have YOU de-
rived from the use Of plaster
Mr.. b. None whatever. | know of
no man in King and Queen who has gain
cd anything by the use of plaster-not even
after Inning. am not on tide water, but
not far above the head of tide water.
Mr. Edmunds suggested that the sea
breezcs might have some effect favorable to
its use.
The President confirmed this sugges-
ton. He knew that on the Eastern shore
of Marylan plaster did operate benef-
cially three crops of clover had been cut
in ore season, where it was used in that To-
cality.
Mr.. Boulware said he had seen state
ment, by British writer, to the effect that
it would not act where there was salt wa
ter, bu, did not belicveit.
DR.. Maupin Of the Richmond Medical
College, was requested TO make an ex-
PLANTATION ofhis views, which he did briefly.
The action Of plaster in promoting vege-
taiion was attributed to its affinity for am
monia- By attracting the ammonia Of the
atmosphere, that was carried to the roots
ofplants and their growth promoted.
Conversation between Messrs. Maupin,
Boulware and others-]
President. What would be the effects,
! aupin, ofs comhinatinn Of the carbo-
he sulphate Of line
The carbonate Of lime would
~ On The sulI,hats Of lime
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