Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-10-23

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ers may prot by.-.--e-...s-ef3 F.
: G Weeds Of every sort have grown apaee
during the extraordinary season. The
Rag Weed" is hrch after harvest takes
sfposssssion OF all sIubble fields, will this
year more than ever consume=thA sub
stsnces CT the soil intthe growth of IA lux
Nurianb aud use less ifinot Psfnicious crop.
The effect of ME.He@Ier9S high culture
snd abundant seed. sowing is, that the
q ground is 'Iistoug4ly-s;sel" With the
youpg,grass. SoIhs S-sniTe exclusion OF
e twseeedsi On tue trsttaY 81 August. less
sythsuy three. We Ehs sf.krsl he leluse Of har-
I, vest The II he ~ stabtile wfs entire ever
topped by hettgso0iass grass. and itzis al
most sale to say, that not q plant OF any
scr, Was to beIsdl e. buG jAst what " as ID
sentied. to be there. TheRwhots resources
Of 1.-THE soilygo a. once to he IEAluctien OIL
Euuother valuable crep..|Fkis atFer-growttf
1,iil GU, b, the frStu' October ihalh aztou
at.lsaSt. q: xGelisnI oUd tor mich cows
aud Calves. Such an item is worthy TO
te noled " hen We 1ere estimating tbs
economy Of Eish culture. f "a -aHt.
There is in crnuec;ion With this. anoth-
erresult CT Mr.. Us system of dispensing
Nth cross f noes. aud excluding stock
irvm his ar be lrnds, which We should
not overlook. The development OF the
.fcots OF plants keeps pace with that OF
the stems and leaves. Ii these are eaten
off, mutila,ed, or destroyed by cattle. the
growth of the roots is checked or inter-
tered with. If the plants get their full
growth, the roots descend and expand
propoI,iunably. The crop is therefore
much b, tier presS rived against tue effect
OF frost !; and the more complete the de
yelopment Of the young roots this season
the heavier the crop OF hay the following
year.
We may profit by another hint from
this field. Our light lands'rare esteem.
ed too lowly. especially as regards their
capacity fer growing grass or wheat. Il
is very common opInl' n. that they can
not by imrr. vement be adapted to TIE
growth of these crops, and owing to tEelr
loose texture. they will not hold" ma
nu1e and cannot be permanently implov
ed. unless perhaps they have an under
stratum Of clay near tie sLrface; We have
seen IT, error Of this opinion illustrated
elsewhere. but never SO forcibly as here.
One third ii the field was few years
ago, blowing sand. with no clay within
fifteen feet OF the surface. The very best
clay lands or such as are known as grass
lands, can hardly make better showing
Of grass now. In the past ears after
yielding (by measuremenO AZ bush
els Of wheat TO 10 The acre. IL gave heavy
crops OF timothy. orchard grass and clio,
yer in three successive years. followed by
fourteen barrels Of corn per acre. The
crop Of wheat this season was not ex.
emp pied Fl ON the raveges of the ay SO
general in the State. It was SO much
fallen that large portion of it could only
be Gu. with the grass scythe. Mr.. h.
thinks, nevertheless, that 90 bushels per
acre is a moderate estimate of the crop.
The success Of the famous English far
farmer. Mr.. Coke, Of Norfolk, 10 adapting
the lands Of his immense estate TO the
growth of mheat shod be- borne in mind
in our estimate OF such lands. Tie soil
.on which these impro' ements have been
made" says AIR. Culman, "was a gravel
ly. thin and light soil. and thought inca
cable of growing wheat. The average
yield now" he continues. ION the whole
estate is from forty to forty-eight busGel
per acre and the whole crop Of a large
farm in 1844-45-a most favorable sea
Bou-0veraged tiftysix bushels per acre. >
Our light lands are more thorouH lilly
worked. and give their strength more
freely IN the growth Of crops. If they
are, therefore, more easily exhausted un
der bad management, the result is tie Ell
feet Of injudicious treatment, and not TIT
fault of the land. A generous mind doe
not quarrel with friend because hi
funds are exhausted. when the exhaus
ton is caused by free response to hi
own constant demands. a generous
friend should be treated generously and
these sells only require that as they free
IL give they should Tree y receive. They
tall off easily under bad treatment, bu
respond hberai!y VIXEN literally is shown
them. .....-
W!s~found Dir. II. Ulct's corn. his crof
OF Peas TOR turning uuder. aud The after
growth OF hay. ali in great iuxuIiance
The abundant rriIiS ui ,Eo 81 aSun have
KEEP. IT,. county IN lis deepest green
aud nothing ruid bH richer than the APP
yesFance Of both wuods aud fields
The vegetable garden oI several acres
in charge III Mr.. Sheffield is wonderful tc
behold. How he Keeps such extraordi-
nary crops, in such season as the pres,
cnt, So,ve1y fro from weeds and grass is
something of mystery. A quarter Of
an acre OF sugar beet promises. we think.
At the rate OF a thousand bushels to the
acre without fail.
p. S-Snce writing the above We arc
obliged to Mr.. s. for the opportunity OF
testing the quality OF his Egg plant and
Tomatoes, and find them very supe-
rior. One of the former weighing about
four pounds, and the latter about 20
ounces.