Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-25


. 10 thcr proper authors.
We kno~ rs vet who among US first subst tu,ei t
Scythe and Cradle Tor the Reap hook but Nj. John Muir
ply, OF Wcstmoreand, believed To have been the has
TO introduce Threshiug Machine, into the Northern Neck
without pretending audsc the question OF relative
merit between him and his Maryl,rd competitor, lee
bound L. commemorate the world renosUeJ Reaper o.
Cyrus H. McComick, OF Rockbrijgc. Very recently
attention has been called tai implement which. IL
swers the description given Of its eicSts prove
signal benefit to The aners Of Virginia, in the economy
both of seed and of the costly fertilizer Guano We refer
to Virginia Improved Seed Drill with the Gusno Attach
ncn two models of which being exhibited at the So
c'tys Fair. As there two different claimants the
honor of this invention whose conflicting prctensos
been submitted TO the Judicial tribunals OF the county
refrain om expressing our opinion Is to who is the right
! lu author.
To adver; to improvements OF another knd--wc Learn
that the late Mr.. Fielding Lewis Of Charles City, the
pioneer IN our State in the oi Lime large scale
improver OF the soil By him u obtained 10. that
purpose from Oyster Shells burnt after simple method
those Who have followed IN his footsteps besides awaiting
themselves OF this have also Iesottcd that which
was procured from the mineral strata Of this and
States aud burnt in kins. OF the Of Mari and Green
sand by Edmund Ruin, Sr., it needless speak a;
any length Others before lin may have made isolated
experiments With the former NARROW surface and
NO marked rcsult,-and O; these the carries, Of which
nave heard mention 10y the late Col Snort OF Starry
but to Mr. X. exhibition OF it, virtues varied
and 80 complete, aud demonstration of its mode ct opc
ration 50 rational and pIiu to place its utility when
Judciousiy employed, beyond all possibility Of doubt Its
agency IN rcnOvatug much Of the soil Of Eastern Virginia
has already added millions TO the value of her real
anu may be taken pied ~ o the ultimate redemption
o all TIE rest TO which il accessible IL has been
ted to Us believe good authority that sometime
curing the last quarter at the last century Israel JAnue,
{" ioUuOn, brought into st county from Chester
~ fenna, smNl quantity of Gypsum Plaster Of Ia.
IT., With which he tired several Npcriuents lts
ELECT OF vegetation induced the repeated and liberal
use OF It 10y himself -ud certain OF his ueiehbots AMI
tins occurred before The date of certain other
10y Mr. John A. Binns OF the county, published re.
port nj Which was widely circulated through the IL
has been hastily nicrred-itmay be from this publication
that Ia Nc Bnus To DE attributed the rst utrod
OF thls most important agent in improved systems
whereas sSoulI of right credited to Mr. Janney-
We k"os not whether its paternity ever claimed Ly
the former gentleman 10y bis friends for him.
not feel At hOertv SUPPRESS statement so avouched -
anu Tie rather tina; M IL could afford be both geuer
Gus aud just, since his example became the NOR. IN
huenua,-the virtues Of GYPSUM through his agency,
having been more widely known and more generally calf
eli lotto Fequsiou the late Conmodor, Porter took pr
cetence oi all othcJs IL Introducing GaanO o the Unt,
S:ltrs but the hrs OF that article brought u Viz
gina by Commodore Jones, ~Lo, after ToScrvng position
for MS own use distributed the remainder among certain
OF ls aud bru;hc ftrnes for the trial of eIps.
rucnis IL does appear however that either his eA
ample or theirs was immediately fOlowei-nCr Until IL
strengthened 10y reports is Distinguished success.
both abroad aud in other States.
oi some OF 'lr principal artificial grasses have heard
a. io.o"s; 1t IS believed that Israel JAnucy Already
mentioned the lrst the seed of the Red Clover
in the NUI;heru part ct NUgiuiI-say about lSOl-2-
though H., az VARIETY ot the plant j. said TO be in
d-rnuu> parts OF the VALLEY: ard il j. know I'M
=. ftal % /
Underwater region President Madison, while 4 member
u Congress sent .um Philadelphia 10 bis farm in Orlurr
county small pAEce! OF Timothy Seed It. superiority
the natural grasses %! the country and it, special alaptl
ton to atUSlIut were perceived The increase
OF IT, seed eagerly sought by others and from that
point has spread into many other counties Of the Pied
mont District on the forth Sideof James River Mr. Abra
ham b. Nenahe o, FRINGE Edward, sometime Senator o
the L. from thi, State likewise sent from PhadeIoLia
to his farm 10 that county similar parcel of RsiTop OF
HERBS "F-s' anu to that importation may be traced hun
dred Of meadows, of considerable extent which are
now or have been laid down the side OF Jane.
River The number OF these would have farther increased
and they would been ct longer continuance buzz f
the invasion of broom sedse that great general pes
OF Eastern Virginia, which saOs 81 the expedency OF &C
casonay breaking them up c ceanst by other crops
This grass has moreover been used Win good effect; either
alone or IN company With others highlands supposed
10 DC Too nucn Reused 10 Weld remuueratug crop
clover IL has aO been adyantageOusy employed in h,
rotation on lots designed Tor the growth Of particular
kind Ci tobacco
lu regard TO the important subject Of the Rotation o.
Crops, SHOULD BE- pleased distinguish the indsid
VINO bs; dared 20 break e spell OF from
the two and three -hht sy-:snS, blae in heir on
the sol! OF Virginia In this co.nexion We should
have 10 make special mention Of the services of John
Taylor Of Caroline, wilson Gary Nichols John Wick
Them - MARSHAL, John 6. Mosby, JOHN 4 SeIirn and
others But ti- pa; VI our duty, wish many more mus,
re postponed 1T present will refer but two other
Improvements each OF which has c1crtcd no small utu
ece IN SivH direction - the boUr OF Virginia an has
aided millions - The "ea.i! OF Ihis aud other States
with lis stalk entire TO be shocked ia the aeld and thu,
used A. tie food Of cattle. This was FIRST pricced by
John Harness, OF Moorhej, Hardy county about the wear
ltSu. lis example soon folio ed thru,i. hou. Ns,
cru Virginia. From thence it extended 10 tL, y,Iy. nj
ihe Ohio the Mississippi and their trlutaries and gene
rally TO the grazing districts Of the West A result OF
its universal adoption Is believed that the quantity
stock rlei Tor market ia this immense region has been
double of what il would have been had tie top aud b,d
been rt taken from toe stalk aud the cor dealt out TO
them in the former me;hUJ
Is nee IN rhafp 4
for which Size was formerly and s i best known abroad
we mean IvJdor,that lis market value should d,nd
upon skill IN w management subsequent 10 ill., !ucon
In tis respect II differs both from ludln Com and Wheat
OF which the quality in any given wear Is c,s,; ,,,Js
too nearly uniform TO vary materially the price. offered
to different ihdiduas. IL OherSi.c when tobacco
was sold hy tue note OF the inspectors which ,n,y ir
catcl TIE weight and when all that passed Inspection Wa.
presumed to be u nearly the value The prices NOW
offered are regulated ~ the quality and conditpu o IN
article well as By e general statement of The nal 80
premium IS thu held OIt to skill aud fidelity In its tre
pAratlon for market, which is principally conducted with
IN doors and al season Of the year when the bars o IA,
hel are Citen suspended by weather The fra
step ~ ths matter ADD which led long series of other
on tue part OF tue planter, taken y the lat, Re, ri,
Hatcher OF the town Of Manchester and county If b..
tefitii. This gentleman, liberal dealer was guided il
hi purchases by just discrimination Of the u,Iv an,
not alone ~ tic quantity Of thu production The n,.a
sure bore hard first the ignorant and the oio,s
but other we're stimulated fresh efforts 10 sunp!v III,
new demand The nature and compos itioi o( tho l,r
were studied anew. Experiments in IFS cure and after
handling we're multiplied in endless variety and the effect
noted b. sagacoAi iaris 4Et;i that witch he'd bee,
process "hoiy empirical and ordered l., custom
or individual caprice became act founded in urinciu
and reducibio 10 rule. The natural result Of the Who'll
was the more general supply OF article better suited II
the purposes Of TIC manufacturer and the taste OF the con
sinner Ih" standud Of attainment being thus elevated
tbe planter also received the reward Of i- greater m
Lcn"e and attention in the cuchaccfncnt Of his revenue
Other tho.gh indirect benefits have flowed from IA,
great change in the policy or tyb.c,o-y,rir, H.
LABOR though limited III amount, continued ihrolrho
the year, aud when most profitable g.. distributed anon
h- several crops; being applet to each IN due se.n oo
al particular stages oIits growth The calls Of th. tl,r
to the grower attention, II numerous and imperative NJ
definite und promptly answered will leave him n, ls
uie of other objects The timely Ob.eryapce of tbe
critical stages j. thought 10y competent Judges 10 firn
the bet t't Of goot management under our mi ed AZ
TEN ct hrniog aud planting. The hct ju.t ucut.g1e
would 90 Tor 10 show that the culture Of tobacco il mn
necessarily destructive 10 all the other iuer,t Of A.
planter, as has been often urged.
But this position il strengthened by other eor.;ior
tons The amount Of labor nov required hy tljs MIA,
during growth and Subsequent manipulation ls 'les
= eNea the 'nihtiil 'h'i can be probably raised 49,