Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-18
AGRICULTURAL.
From tie American Former.
rvnprovenient or Worn-out Lands
In Virgimi1.

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ern virginia VII, co'h'''a"u '"e '"o'' ="
tense interest; HIS success shou.u not Oh,
~ stimulate the young men Vi 'ne soou
old commonwealth 10 re'i'i'" ~ no''e a"a
i,hPrpse 'n't P..'ioI.' - IT,
sho-iu a','de' 90 ., II
must DC ",s'''Ns go - e ;,nr.
our country ~ 'n3e - ;a,'al,.
Inen'-i''"c ohe',rS ~ - e,,.'' r.
70 i'iseS'''e,''o' IL 80 al d.,
pecuhar van sa'uc yuss ara dno,oMr Newton
ehanhs OF inc 'a,' a'o' w.. i:.L -
tor furnishing ''c s'''e'"'"'' "'''' - ''''
al our request. Wiz. Y,
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<she iI"''ory "e . .,, H. H. 49,
L. To-Day .inisiee '"'',"'5 '"e ooP -
wheat on this 'a'Hi' anu :" y,
win my promise Proeeeu - - - l ou 49,"
result. Inc iarm con'a''is ''i'ee "u"','''
and eighty acres l3oo) ana was Purc"as'
cd about fifteen years ago. at - an acre,
price then deemed nign ,or forest 'a"a
In hopeful spirit which l hke TO encour-
age in myself as well as in others, as not
only conducive to success, but essential to
happiness. ven,urcd to say Of IT, in the
address delivered in October last, before
tho Agricultural Society Of Maryland, "the
whole cost of the farm was $3.50, and l
have Good reason TO expect, with favor
.IJo sooso, from the crop now sown and
,Irss.ed win ouano. a bushcl of wheat for
overv doIlar oftbe prime cost Of the farm"
tn. ,yas Nh doubt. deemed by many, a
,.as,, a~tray,c,n, cxpccta,;on. and was
III 40, lawn n he credit of an over
sano,;no ,emner The actual result. how
.va. has FAR ,ropsccnded even NV homes.
dc v;olJ ho;no o070 from 1O2 bushels of
81 Cor ono tbropqbout the
Eor,v-s;x bushels werc COW.
o'i'o e,op CT, .nJ v;aIJed 1OaO or
ca Oh o,o'e' ''"o"' IT, ara ,wo 90.
aoou' -. o", H., h,,a s,sm ,h;,s and
s,eucs ~ wna VIZ -. . s,raw TIC hIus
i.u'''u ."y III c,,,au.nJ H., ha,
s'e'i was So ST. aa om VI I.nJ and nroJ,c.d
er Pa or =, .ae 81 s,.J Isss bushels The
mn" w ou' 49,. sa,,,.J ~, 200,
carry puiP'e II a. o,hor,y;sn i'm.
~" 'I". u H., H. s;noIo dross;no of on
P.o'eu; c % ~ saoJ v;elded 400 busb-
a'o'", ~ III ~ =, nanj;,nre Car his crop
r. ar,no vyas about 500. and it was an
,,l;eJ - bo,b ALLOW and corn land in pro-
horizon TO lis supposcd strength at from 12O
n o1O lbs. TO the acre.
1t will be thus seen, that have derived
from this single crop not only "a bushel
of wheat for every dollar ofthe prime cost
of the farm" but have also the seed re-
turned and 44S bushels to reimburse the
money expended in the guano, to say moth
inp ofthe large quantity of straw and the
greatly improved condition of the land.
Besides the profit derived from the wheat,
the farm furnishing an abundance Of milk
and butter, fruit, vegetables, and fuel for
very large family, and will produce Of corn
this year, about 1000 bushels, with every
prospect oil great annual increase for the
future. leave you to calculate the pro-
fit Of such an investment.
have heard of larger yields from small
lots dressed with guano this year, on land
similar to mine. but am not aware Of any
instance where as much as one hundred
bushels We're sowed. on any one farm Of
like quantity, where the yield has been as
great. l therefore infer, that although
there may be no peculiar merit in my mode
of applying guano, 1t cannot be very de-
fective, and as it is subject OF great i'm
portance,about which there is considerable
diversity ofopinion, take occasion to state
my practice. The guano, after beng silt
cd and reduced to proper fineness, is car
TO- 81, fol bp a int
empty barrels are placed at convenient dis
tonccs for the sowcr, and each bag IN turn
emptied into Darrell and mixed with wa
ter until ii is wet enough to be sowed with
out blowing away. 1t usually takes IA
common bucketful to bag. This is the
only addition to the guano, and the water
is used for the convenience of the sower.
without reference to any virtue to be de-
rived from the MIXTURE though probably
m dry season that may be attended with
benefit. The guano Is sowed' as cFenly as
possibc,on the surface OF the rough ialiow;
and to ensure ITS equal distribution the
land having been previously land oil by fur
rows at 10 feet distancel !, Is sowed twice
over. A heavy harrow Immediately fol-
lows, which partially intermixcs the gnano
with the surface soil, and prepares the land
to receive the seed, which is then sowcd
and put in with the common shoe-hora cul-
,ivator, followed by heavy harrows, which
finish the operat;on. The puano is thus
thoroughly Incorporated with the soil, and
neither remains upontbe surfacenor buried
too deem. Experience and observation
have taught as, that all coarse n,anures
should be applied ON the surface,and all fine
mnpprcs moi excep,;np puapo. as near the
surface as NAV be consistently with their
,borourb INCORPORATION with the soil. NV
couutyman, Mr.. l.. Washington, a farmer
ofcrca, ;ptell;ocnce and Observation. in.
formed me, that in compliance with the