Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-13
RrOndcnsf Corn.


As a solling crop, there is nothing superior
to Indian and we are surethat every farm,
er ard planter. who sets Just value upon the
conttlon Of his animals. which do the labor OF
his farm plantation. will agree with us,when
we respectfully suggest, tha, it Is their duty to
provide for their comfort. by every means con
ss,ent with humanity But besides the work
ing beasts, the mich cows, those generous
creatures that contribute SO much to the com
forts and luxuries OF the members Of the house.
hold ,have equal claims upon the attention and
care OF their owner.
If these premises be conceded. and as they
are based on humanity, reason and interest,
three of the most powerful levers that should
propel human action. it is out fair 10 hope. that
our readers will see the propriety of manur
ing, and preparing few acres to be sown to
broadcast corn, with the view of providing fo-
rage to feed out to their stock. The lot or lots
selected. should be convenie Mt 10 the barn and
stable. 1t should be manured with at least
20 double horse cart loads of rich animal ma.
nure,-or 400 lbs. of guano,l bushel of plaster
and bushels Of SALT ,-or 10 bushels ofbone.
dust, 10 bushels of ashes, and 2 bushels Of salt
per acre.
If the first manure be used. it should be O.
venly spread over the ground. ploughed in to
the depth of eight inches; the ground should
then be thoroughly narrowed and rolled.
If Guano should be used, it must have the
Jumps broken; and the best way to facilitate
this operation, is, 10 thoroughly moisten the
Jumps with salt brine throw them into pile and
after remaining 80 day, 10 pulverlze theln;
when pulv erized, the guano should be mixed
intimately with the plaster and salt, spread q.
qualy over the ground, and be poughed in. 10
the above depth, and the ground narrowed and
rolled.
If bone dust is used, it should be mostened
and then formed into compost with the ashes and
salt, and after remaining in bulk a week or ten
days the ground should be ploughed 8 inches
deep and narrowed; then the compost should
be sown, narrowed in. and the ground rolled
The ground being prepared, in either way,3
or A bushels of Indian corn should be sown on
each acre, and narrowed and cross narrowed
INA bushel of plaster per acre should be SOW
on it, and the ground rolled; and here the la
Dor of cultivation would be at an end.
In six weeks this corn would be fit to he
cut to be fed out to the horses, working ami
mails and stock generally. Three acres, if ju
iciously managed, would serve to feed TWEEN
ty or thirty head from June until frost. What
ever quantity of ground may be devoted to this
purpose, should be divided into three or four
parts, and be seeded at intervals of two weeks
apart, in order that the supply of green forage
may be kept up continuously.
Now suppose the mich-cows, instead OF be.
ag turned out to the woods. roads, ard old
fields, of nights. were provided with soiling
food from June to October, and yarded upon
some twelve inches Of mould from the woods
or mud from the marsh, ,r,ver,or bay shore, du
ring that time: suppose every fortnight, fresh
rough material were spread over the COW yard
and the surface sown over with plaster: We say
suppose farmers and planters were 10 adopt
this course, and we ask, what would be the
consequencel Why. 500 loads ofrich manure
could be thus made in season, ever load of
which would be worth two dollars.