Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-17

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Of lime, 2 bushels Of salt and | Of plaster.
In ten days or two weeks, give third and
lasting working, increasing the Hill a little
and preserving its flatness-
In recommending top-dressing with ash
es, lime, salt, and plaster, we do not wish
ii to be inferred, that we do SO under the
impression thatitwill prove preventive Of
the rot for we repudiate all idea of pre-
scribing specific for disease, the cause
of W hich nobody knows anything about.
Our Objects Of another kind,--in each of
the substances, are to be found portions OF
the inorganic constituents which enter into
the structures of the potato /; for that rea-
son, III part, we recommend them, and a.
gain, because they all act as absorbents,
and viii be likely to attract and husband
considerable portions of aliment from the
atmosphere, and thereby enable the pota-
toes to carry on their work of reproduc-
ton the more actively and hcalthfully.
Qnantityef seed.-It requires from II
to Is bushels of potatoes to plant an acre
Of land, the precise quantity being pretty
much governed by the variety and man
ncr in which the setts may be cur, some
kinds,f from having more eyes, yielding more
sets.
Artichokes-Should you desire to plant
an acre or so in Jerusalem Artichokes, to
secure supply Of roots for your cows, OF
hogs, you should prepare your ground as
soon as the frost is out Of it, in the same
way as for potatoes, and plant your art
choke sets. An acre will produce 5 OF
COO bushels they make excellent food
and, when once planted, will last for many
years, even though you turn your hogs in
to eat them. iiheep bushels of the tubers
will, c,,'t into sctts as are potatoes, plant an
acre. List your land 3 fl. by2 #. apart,
planting sett at e,,,eh intersection. Gull
vate as you would corn. The stalks if cut
up the beginning of October, and dned'
make an excellent provender forcatt.'"; be-
fore being used they should be cut, as
corn-stalks are, into inchor hall-inches pie
ces.
Root eulture.-Every farmer who takes
pride in his mich cows, should plant an
acre of each of the following roots-man-
gel aourteei, sugar bects, carrots, and pdrS-
nips With ten loads OF dung well rotted,
of compost fcqual parts Of such dung
and marsh mud, or 200 lbs of Guano, each
acre, it is safe to say would grow 500
bushels of roots, half bushel of either,
cut up, and mixed with cut hay, or straw,
at two meals day, in addition to the long
J,rprpp Iapt would l-.n,, l.,
cows well in milk, enable the oxen to la
bour, and preserve the young stock in fine
health, and encourage their growth.
tits too soon to plant these roots,but we
anticipate the time, in the hope, that our
friends may make The necessary prepara-
tons to enter into their culture. Next
month we viii give the necessary direc-
lions as to how they should be cultivated.
Repairing Fences.-Examine, and have
your fences thoroughly repaired.
Bars and Gates.-Let yourJars be sub
stituted by good substantial gates.
Fence Sides aud Cvraery.-Have every
bush, scrub, bramble, and briar, eradica-
ted from your line Of fencing.
implements and tools.-Carefully over
haul every thing of the kind on your place,
and have all necessary repairs made, and
paint all that need it.
Pitching your crOps-manure making
Graduate the size of your crops agreeably
TO your force and means of cultivation
IL rs alpays loosing ground to Dm in
more acres than y0u can manure and tend
'eeH. Better, much better, would it befo
you to detach portion of your hands and
a team, and set them to the collection of
materials to form manure for next year.
There is scarcely farm any where, on
which might not be found the rough ma
terials to form manure enough TO enable
the owner to give dressing to his corn
ground every year. These materials should
be hunted up, formed into composts, and
preserved from deterioration until wanted.
We have so often pointed out the places
where these materials are to be found, that
it is almost needless TO repeat them here /;
and we shall, therefore, content ourselves
by invoking each of our friends to consider
the collection of materials for manure, and
the formingthem into compostheaps,among
the most important branches of his system
Of farming. Without manure, crops will
grow lamentablp less every year, the land
will become exhausted of its fertility and
proprietors grow annually poorer; where
as, We're they to adopt the making Of dung
heaps as the most important branch of their
system of fculture, their farms would grow
richer and richer, from year to year, increase
their products, and asa consequence, bring
prosperity and wealth to them.
Hauling ont aaaaare.-Get your manure
early into place, and when there, don't let
it waste its riches on the air. Before re-
ncsal,H shouldbe mircd miM plaster or pal-
rcrieed charcoal. One bushel Of piaster,o
ten bushels of charcoal, thoroughly mixed
with 20 Odouble-horse-cart loads of manure,
would increase its value two-fold.
Bar2ey.-This grain should be sown as
soon as the frost is out ofthe ground. It
requires good rich loan. Ground that
would bring 20 bushels of wheat, viii
bring from 30 to 40 Of Barley. 1t is futile
to attempt TO grow it onpoor land Indeed,
land of that kind should be nurscd and
fed highly, before being attempted to be
cultivated. Two bushels Of seed per acre,
is the antty generally sown, though 3 or
4 bus. $ are sometimes seeded on an acre,
where the soil is rich.
IPinter-kiHed Gram Ffelds.-If your
fields of winter grain have beenspewed up.
pass harrow over them, and then roll
them. Whether injured or not by frost,
these operations would benefit them great
ly.
n LAUNDERING ON THE THURMAN ig-
GRANT fellow, who was about to be mar
led, resolved to make himself perfect in
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