The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, August 18, 1852, Image 4

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Jtlfrtfli ]ht\n\. From the Raleigh Post. The Dying Mother. BY FINLEY JOHNSON. Within a poor and humble cot There dwelt in peace and joy, A widow'd mother and her son, A bright-eyed, happy boy ; And though to them the power of wealth, Its joys did not impart, Yet their*s was pence which dwolleth in Each humble contrite heart. But alas! disease did enter in And lay the mother low ; Yet not a murmur was breath'd forth Against their weight of woe ; But when a stranger enter'd in, The scene which lie saw there, Was that young child upon his knees Breathing forth a prayer. The mother spoke?I feel indeed, I'm on the grave's dread brink; But yet my soul doth know no fear, Nor from the dangers shrink ; But joyfully I'll stem the waves And reach bright Canaan's shore, Where pain and sickness cannot coinc And death is known no more. And though I leave my boy behind, Yet from the realms above, I'll guard his every earthly step And shield him with inv love; And when the portals of the grave Shall shut him from my sight, We'll dwell forever in the skies And live in eternal light. Iler voice grew weak?she could not tell How fill'd she was with joy; But gazing calmly round the room, She call'd upon her boy ; Her feeble arms she 'round him folded And clasped him to her breast; And with her lips clung last to his, That mother found her rest. From thr Charleston Fretting .Xews. To R. H. G. WITH A nrE OF MY OWA MANUFACTURE. A pipe, oh a pfpe. bring me hither, That emblem of good-will so rare? Though the bright buds of promise may wither, A wreath-eloud to friendship we'll rear. As high curl the blue wreaths above us, So let our good wishes arise, With a pull", for those beings who love us, And aputf for the friendship we prize. Though <lnrk be the dawn of our morrow, I,ot us puff away trouble and care; Or if sunshine should chase away sorrow, Let a pipe, let a pipe, lend its cheer. Then a pipe, oh a pipe, bring me hither, That emblem of good-will so rare, Though the bright buds of promise may wither, -A wreath-cloud to friendship we'll rear. 'lint anil Hkitmr. Good Joke on a Widower. A gentleman at Iloly Springs, Miss., I .i.~ r. ii ; - win uiu luiiowing ana vouches lor its | truth. It is the best joke we have heard ot' lately: It appears that a widower in that town of a somewhat gallant disposition, had been accustomed to visit the residence of the widow M., whether to see the amiable widow herself, or her lively daughters, our informant did not know. One evening lie found the family hard at work on some garments of cloth. The girls were sewing and the widow was pressing out the seams. The widower 44 hung up his hat," as usual, and took a seat by the fire. Just at that moment it happened that the widow had done with the pressing iron, vul'jo a tailor's goose. She set it down on tho hearth, and called to the negro man in a loud voice, "Jake! Jake! come and take out this goose!" The widower started up in astonishment not knowing what to make of this abrupt oruer. "Jake! do you hear me?" again exclaimed the widow. " I b?g your pardon, Mrs. M.," said the widower, with visible agitation, "but pray don't call Jake. If you wish me to leave your house I will go at once, without the interference of servants." The ladies roared with laughter; and it took some moments to explain to the chagrined widower his mistake. lie has not been known to visit the widow M. since that memorable evening. Indian amd Yankee.?The water at Mackinaw is very clear and cold, so cold i ns to be almost unendurable. A gentleman lately amused himself by throwing a small coin in twenty feet of water, nn.l giving it to any Indian who would bring ! it up. Down they plunged, but after descending ten or twelve feet they came up so chilled that after several attempts they gave it up. A Yankee, standing by, observed that " if he would givo it him for getting it, he'd swing it up quicker than lightning," to which he consented, when Jonathan, instead of plunging in as was expected, quietly took up a setting pole, and dipping the end in a tar barrel, reached it down to the coin and brought it up, nd slipping it into his pocket, walked ofT, to fhe amazement of the Indian diven, and to the no small chagrin of the donor. | igrintlturnL From, the Farmer and Planter. Agriculture. I have been taking and reading your paper, with varied interest, for sonic time, and profess myself lienefitted by tho same, in noticing tho plans and experiments of others engaged in similar pursuits with myself, especially by theso portions of agricultural chemistry, which illustrate philosophically the laws of nature acting upon soil, the atmosphere, light, and the plants in their growth and maturity.? liere is surely ft wide range presented for agricultural thought and investigation. And whilst all the communications posscssjjomething of interest, yet it is not to he expected, that the interest of all would l>e equal to all. Diversity must necessarily he the ruling character of all papers?much more so of one of an agricultural character. Wo are aware that there are opponents to, and depredators of, agricultural productions, o "hook-farming," as some choose to call it, as well as extravagant and servile followers of such regulators of planting and farming pursuits. Both parties I regard as occupying extreme positions, and consequently fall into occasional error and disappointment. There exists a corrective for all this, hy taking a middle course, in reading and using these productions, as a whole or in part, with a proper discrimination and judgment, guided by careful observation and experience. In them we tire furnished with the plan of management, based upon assumed theoretical principles; the experiments of individuals, with such suggestions jus their judgment dictate; and statistical tables of one and others, on all the different branches appertaining to general agriculture. As a matter of course, somo of the operators live, in the Inw-emiiOre c/-..,,.. ?l-~ l . .. I , OVIIIV 111 IUU JIIIUdie and some in the up-country and near the mountains. Again, some in the East, in the North, in the West and in the South. Now upon the whole, all these must be regarded as only indicating general principles, the different branches of husbandry by their labors. Some of these approach a standard of perfection, and stand the test of time and change of circumstances. CHhers are found capable of further development. The North cannot develop a complete system for the South, nor the South for the North. Neither can the low-country for the mountain regions. And why not? Because, the diversity of soil, of climate, of seasons, of the staple plants, <fcc., creates a local agriculture,and render a change necessary in the details of the modes of operation. Indeed, after the Agriculturist, V?e he a planter or farmer, or a mixer of operations, h;is obtained for himself a code of principles, from comparative husbandry and chemical analysis, he is only then well prepared to study his own locality, and adopt ami perfect a system of operations, to suit his own premises and peculiar branches of agriculture. For the want of discrimination ' of this sort, men sometimes adopt every idea they sco adv;uiced, with too much confidence, and thus meet w ith results, in view of their credulity, which subjects them to ridicule. I see that some of your contributors prefer to deal in generalities, and others delight to descend to things in jxirticuUir. This seems to be all right; they will prove beneficial to each other; and only keep a sufficient number on each side to balance the preponderance. Then with an occasional real "Broomsedye''' broom to sweep over and out, the kiiuls of hasty communications, we shall have fair sailings, and enjoy a true farmer's "otium cum diynitate." . Deep Plowing. As a general thing the soil must o deepened before it can bo perfectly unproved. One acre of soil 12 inches deep is worth more to make money from, by cultivating it, than 4 acres 0 inches in depth. Thus, admit that a soil 6 inches deep will produce 1 t bushels of wheat, and that 12 bushels will pay all expenses and give 2 profit. Four acres of this land wiil yield a net income of only 8 bushels. Now double the depth of the soil and the crop, making the latter 28 bushels, instead of 14 per acre, and the former 12 inches in the place of (I \ 15 bushels instead of 6, will now pay all the annual expenses, and leave a profit not of 2, but of 13 bushels per acre?Family Visitor. Lice on Cattle. It is not often that I have it in rny power to offer auf thing to tho public; but I think it right that each one of us should give to all the benefit of his experience, more particulariy when ho can make nothing by keeping it to himself and getting out a palnit riyht. I saw in some agricultural work, perhaps your own, that the water in which Irish patatoes had been boiled, if applied to cows, Ac., would kill lice upon them. I tried it several times with signal success, and a few days ago, ordered my boy to try it upon iny cows, which, at tliis time of the year, generally are full of ticks; the result of which is, hat they have all taken their departure. Please publish this for the benefit of all the commons-going cows of the vicinity of our city, and you will have their eternal thanks.?Southern Planter, From the Southern Cultivator. Manuring. Messrs. Editors?The success of every farmer depends in a great degree, on the amount of nutriment that lie pflys to the soil, in proportion to the amount that he takes from it. Hut a great many of us are at a loss to know what kind of manures wo can most advantageously apply to our different kinds of soil, (not being well versed in the iiifxlus ojwrandi of agricultural chemistry.) In our State, the soil is ratheJ ]>eculiar. On our bottom lands it is inclined to be sandv*. on our unland it is inclined to be pebbly, interspersed witli small stones, more or less. Now, 1 bog to enquire of your senior editor if the same kind of manure will not do for both bottom and uplands; and which is most suitable, or on which I can use to the l>est advantage, stable or barn-yard manure, or leached ashes, or both together, as a compound! And could I not use salt in the compound to good advantage? It is | rather dilllcult to get manures from our wood lands, as the bottoms are thick cuncbrttkes, and the uplands are full of small : undergrowth; consequently wo must dc' pend on our barn-yards, stables, ect., such as our ash piles, hen-houses, chambers, etc. If you think the above will not answer, will you be so kind as to say what I can best use. It requires a large quantity of manures for our lanns, as it settles down in the sand so fast, we have to use a large quantity to reap much benefit from it.? Yet we must try, and try again, and keep trying, or else we shall most assuredly come out minus, and our lands become defunct. Your attention to the above enquires will greatly oblige, Yours, very truly, J. E. L. Little Rock, Ark., June 15, 1852. Rkmakks.?The same perfect manure that will form corn, cotton, wheat or tobacco, on clav or loam bottoms, will act | likewise on porous, sandy uplands. AVliat wo mean by perfect manure, is any compound that contains nil the elements of the crop to be grown. Stable manure, particularly in ease the animals stabled consume grain, is a fertilizer of this character. Bottom lands often abound in the elements of crops, but in a condition not available as the food of plants, and therefore wholly worthless to the owner, as a source of income. Indeed, all soils contain latent resources, that can only be brought out by the assistance of more knowledge than is usually taught in American colleges. Good cane brake land ought U> spare the things that make com, oats, peas and grass, which, being consumed l?j hones, mules, neat stock, hogs and sheep, should | be mostly applied to enrich poor lands, if i you cultivate tho latter at all. Beware < that you do not waste manure, lalxtr and j money, in working too much of the latter j kind ot cart After looking* over tlte United States for ( many years, and carefully studying the popular systems of tillage and husbandry,) we came to the conclusion that the four or j live millions of agriculturists aeutuallv throw away more hard work that ought j to he saved, than is pejformed by all the | mechanics, merchants, salors and profes- j sional men in the country. How much labor ought 100 bushels of corn, or wheat, or 50 bales of cotton, Uv cost? Who will undertake to answer these plain and simple questou! Of course wc intend that whatever nutriment the soil parts w ith in forming a crop, shall be ' fully restored again from the atmosphere ! or some other source. Hut we do not quite meet the inquiries | of our IC ? I* - 1 ? wpuuvut. ii ?<iu ih cnoap, | mix it witli your manure and leached I uslies, and apply both fertilizers to all the j land that you plow, if it needs improve- I ment, Can you not make your oat-fields j or common range for stock, yield more ; and better pasturage than it now does; so ! that by cow pens, or manure yards you may draw from these distant fields or commons, a great deal more of the elements that form cheap cotton and grain! The ' things that make busies and the leaves of forest trees, will make grass, make the tlesh of mules and horses, cattie, sheep j and hogs, just an easily and about as { cheaply; and these animals will bring their | manure and drop it within a few yards of I the plnces where it is needed. Make the ; land that now supports one animal, keep | two, five, or ten, as nifie planters out of ten may do. We appeal to the l>ent farmers in tho South, and ask if they believe that tho entire resources <?f any large plantation, or of many small ones, aro fully developed! It is true that most of these resources aro hidden, like the phosphate of lime that forms the bones of a calf; but the existence of bone in a calfs lig is not more certain, than that of the necessity of bono earth in the soil. Every farmer should know how to dig fat calves and colts, pigs and lambs, out of his subsoil, and realize a handsome profit in the operation. There is no way in which the raw material of our great staples can be obtained an cheaply as by the keeping of stock. Let the plow go over (ewer acres, let pastures be limed, seeded, and harrow, ed: and l?t ?I1 ? ?- * ?? ?? ??. vuDii^Rf nrmrs HfKl W?6Q8j be cut, and carried upon the galled place*, and aterile pate he*, there to rot, and yield 1 a virgin mould. D, Lee. PROSPECTUS OF THE COTTON PLANT, AND J Southern Advertiser. Published weekly, to advocate Direct Trade, Manufactures, Agriculture, and the development of Southern Resources. By C. O. BA YLOR, Washington, D. C. The importance of such a Journal as the above, needs 110 exposition. Tho material and substantial interest of the South have ooen 100 long neglected rne Motion I'tanl established to promote Ihcso interests, i keeping entirely aloof from party politica. A complete foreign and domestic correspondence has been arranged. The best talent of the country will contribute to our columns, which will present a medium, of general communications, correspondence, and information for the friends of the measures wo advocate. The proper steps have been taken in Europe and America to lay the foundation of a ilirrrt foreign trade at the South, and to introduce our coarse manufactures into the continental European market. One object of the Cotton Plant will be, ns the organ of direct trade, to stimulate the South to carry out this important measure. Wo call upon the Southern merchants generally to send us their business cards, that we may lay them before the country, to enable the friends of southern commerce, manufactures, &c., to discriminate properly in their desires to promote southern enterprise, The importance of Washington City a point of location for such a Journal, especially* in regard to opening foreign correspondence and promoting onr foreign relations; is apparent. The opportunity of seeing here, also, members of Congress from every district of the country, presents a means of general co-operation not to be found elsewhere * To the Cotton, Siioar. Rice, and Tobacco Planters, we look confidently lor support; and to the friends of ' Dire.it Trade" throughout the south we say?"show your faith by your works." The regular issue of the "Cotton Plant" will commence in June next. Advertisements are particularly requested to be forwarded early, business letters addressed to C. (?. Baylor, Washington, D. C. Correspondence from all interested in the cause we advocate is solieited, jtariirulnrly as to the crop, as we wish to give correct information on a subject which is of so much importance to the Planter, and in representing which he has been so often injured. Post masters are requested to net as agents for us, and to all who approve our cause we look for good fee ing, kindness and support. Terms, ?*J, in advance. TROSPKCTl S OF TIIE SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT, A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, TO be published at Abbeville C. II., and devoted to Politics, profiling and vindicating pure principles of Southern Democracy?to Commerce, Agriculture, Literature and the Family Circle; containing also, all important obtainable items of Intelligence. Also, contributing as fas as its ability extends, a few truths in th?' Arts and Sciences. In matters of general interest, the Southern Democrat w ill be conducted with a view to render it acceptable to all classes of the community, nud to koep its readers advised of all matters of public and gen- j eral interest, and also those matters of a local nature which more particularly affect the interests of the District. On all subjects, the Southern Democrat will be fearless and independent, but at the same time, the subscriber pledges himself that the columns ofhis paper shall never be prostituted to selfish purposes, or opened to discussions calculated to excite personal enmity and discord. In size, the paper will lie double medium, and printed on entirely new Type. 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