Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-13
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Oats-Circulahng as our journal does
over a territory of thousands Of miles in ex-
tent, embracing many degrees Of latitude.
and presenting as many climates, ii is time
TO be saying something about getting in
oats. Now the oats is a most notable and
necessary grain; but we fear it is too often
put IN under circumstances which forbid
every hope Of profit. Generally speaking,
it is confined to some exhausted field,
whose fertility had been wasted dmany years
before in whose ungenial soil it finds nei-
ther bread nor meat, or if any, in such
minute quantities as to be utterly INSULT
cient for its support. Such practice should
not be. The oat-crop, under favorable
circumstances of soil and culture, may be
madea highly lucrative one. Givcit where
with to feed upon, and it will return you
its 40, 80, and 60 bushels Of grain TO the
acre. Instances of much larger yields
than either of the figures named have been
realized, and, what has been done, car be
done again; provided similar means be
used to produce the same favorable results.
In our day we have seen 2,400 bushels
garncred on 40 acre feld-but again,
the ground covering 10000 corn hills pro-
duce less than 10 bushels,-the soil of the
first field was in high state Of fertility,
whereas the soil on which the last grew,
was as devoid off every element Of fertility
as is mercenary's heart of the lofty i'm
pulses of disinterested patriotism.
Better is it, in our opinion, not to sow
oats at all, unless the earth in which you
Place the seed is such as to justify the hope
Of remunerating return; for it is futile for
a farmer to toll, without the prospect of re-
ward.
Protesting, as we do, against cultivating
oats on lands where there is nothing to feed
the plants, 1t may become us to prescribe
some provisional foymula, not costly, and
Of easy obtainment, by which remunera-
ting crops Of oats may be secured. and
this we here attempt; promising that the
quantities named of each, are for an acre of
land.
1. Ten loads Of stable or barn-yard
manure, bushel ofplaster, and 2 bushels
of ashes.
2. Ten loads of mud, from river, creek,
or marsh, mixed with 20 bushels of ashes.
8. Two hundred pounds of Guano, and
one bushel of plaster, mixed together.
4. Ten loads of woods mould and
leaves, 2 bushels Of salt, 5 bushels of lime,
and 2 bushels Of bone-dust
5. Ten loads of mould of any kind, 10
bushels of ashes, and gallons Of oil
g. Two bushels of bone-dust, 2 bushels
of salt, 25 lbs. Of Nitrate Of Soda, 25 lbs
Nitrate Of Potash and gallons of oil, well
mixed together.
T. Ten loads of marsh mud, and 20
bushels of lime, mixed well together.
s. Ten loads of marsh mud, or mould
of any kind, 5 gallons Of oil and 100 bush
els of mari
Either of the above mixtures, will bring
a good crop Of oats: if You want large
one, double the quantities. Ground manu-
red as above, will bear being set in clover.
Those fields that may be set in clover,
should, IN addition to the prescribed ma
nures, have, at the time Of sowing, one
bushel of plaster and one bushel of salt
sown broadcast, and narrowed III with the
clover seed-the eothermanuret beplough-
ed in.
With regard to Clover seed, we would
sow 1t with every crop Of small grain;
whether we intend to cultivate the ground
the succeeding year or not.
Preparations q fthe ,grouad-We would
plough deep, and if possible, sub-soil. If
we combined the two operations, we would
plough 6 inches, and sub-soil as deep-If
we ploughed only, we would turn the fur
row at least s inches deep. Skimming the
earth 3 or inches in Depth has two-fold
operation in tit nnpoverishes the soil, and
makes the owner poor.
The ground should be narrowed until a
fine tilth is obtained
Seeding.-Harrow orcultivate, the seed
in, and finish by rooling.
| Quantity Of .Seed.-Two bushels ofseed
per acre, is about enough for ordinary soils
though # the lana be really good, 3 or 4
bushels may be very advantageously sown
on an acre-the latter quantities have been
most generally sown where large products
have been made
Draiaiag.-1f your marshes are such as
to allow OF draining, have them drained
The dirt excavated out Of the bitches NAV,
by being composted, be made into body
OF the very best manure. Six bushels oi
ashes, mixed with a double-horse-c cart load
of such earth, wall, in SIX or eight weeks,
render it equal to so much stable manure
Besides which, those marshes, instead OF
/ being the abodes Of snakes and frogs-in-
stead of being so many fruitful nurseries
Of disease, will be the very bestarable lands
on your farms.
Marshes should be permitted to pass Of
the water after being drained, then be linn
ed and cultivated. One hundred bushels
of lime, or two hundred bushels of mari
should be put on each acre, to decompose
the vegetable matter, neutralize the acids
and let loose the alkahes.
Permanent Pastures-If you have nc
permanent pasture for your stock, it is time
I you had one.-So, therefore, 60 to work
with energy and supply this culpable gap
In your farm arrangements.
Early TUrnips.-There is no crop
which pays better when raised and thrown
into the market early-none more readily
grown, where the proper pains are taken;
and few vegetables more generally relish
ed on the table,
With regard to the time ofputting them
in, without fixing upon any particular day,
we will say, inthe general, thatthey should
be sown as soon as the ground is entirely
free from the frost, and the soil susceptible
Of being put in first rate order. The soon
er after this period the ebetter, as they should
be allowed an opportunity of maturing
their roots before the weather becomes IN
tensely hot.
The best manure for an acre Of early tur-
nips, would, possibly, be-5 double-horse-