Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1839-1843, February 24, 1841, Image 1
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VOLUME VI.
By Ifl. JJAC LEA\. ,
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From the Western 'Farm r dy G irlcner. ' '
Save and Cultivate your Mulder
imbs. j 1
Success in Silk Growing. j J
Wo have made a collection o\' facts, j
from various papers, as to the success in f{
silk growing in dilfcrcnt parts of the 1 1
country, which wc think sufficient to
warrant our saying, that tli^ro is no doubt j
W whatever of its becoming of equal importance
with cotton growing, and far more
than sufficient to counteract the evil ten- .
tlency of such articles as one that appear- ' {
oJ in a recent num!>er of one of our first 1 <
agricultural pajicrs, the "Firing's Cu!>:- i
net," where the principal argument made ! <
use of was, the effeminacy character of the 1
employment, rendering it unworthy the | 1
attention of men!
To those who have large quantities of : '
... ,i i i I
the morns mullicauhs, we wojui say, no
not allow tboin to be destroyed or wasted; j
\ I
there is no doubt of their being in mod )r- j,
ate demand and at fair pric s ; deternrne j
on some price, say S or 12 cents each for1 ,
good trees, and kecp.th'mi, rarhcr ihaaj
part with them for less; by no mcaasp
give them away?your doing so will Vui- j
etit no one,' as those who get them for j
nothing, most assuredly v*i!i not value !
* :e;n. Let those who hive trees, an.!!
r . ! to T'lwrc, ??' o r ? >er.nanent plan- j
t it:oa of an acre or ?' "/ > * r-; sea o ; our j
word for i% sucn a p'antatun w.li uiti
mat !v 'v y.
Mr. (Mi's letters sp"s?k v ';u?j ae.1 j
o *2-it to be carefully r. a i bv a" .
In the iieighiiorhoo;! ofNis ?vi:% , T:r.
ncssee, ranch has been the .s >?r:tc ? !
?Tortsof a few indi'vi luals there, if th-ev ! ,
go on as they have b'pic, will rendt r \
Nashville one of the head quarters of the j
11 lk business in the west.
Various individuals i:i this v'ciiiily hav) 1
done a little, and almost all have sue- I
ccededso wc!', as to be nuking arrange-' vile
it ts to ?*o into it largely t:?i-s n \t sea-1
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son. j
0 In Kentucky and Tu buna much m-re
Ins been done than is generally known or !
believed. j
The Darlington Silkworm Record (
says:
Mr. Daniel Snaulding of Hancock. N. 1
H., is preparing to put up our improved .
Frame in his cocoonery.
Mr. R. Shore of Mon;:*, m i He, Va. has;
built a cocoonery largo enough to feed j
300 000 w.-.rni^.
Mr. John R. H'irt, of Sro't's F**rry, | 1
Va., writes us lor in for ma: ion as tr> cost
of delivering frames at Richmond, s'h- '
I
ting that he has some expectation of
building a cocoonery, this winter, 51 by j
27 feet.
Mr. L. A. Spalding writes from Lock- '
port, N. Ym as follows?
Hi have paid some attention to the silk
' business, and had foliage sufficient to feed j
a large number of worms the past summer i
but could n?t get the eggs. I have now j '
a supply. In feeding I have had goo.I j ]
success, nnd in reeling beyond my ex pec-1
tatton. The whole operation is so simple j 1
that its success is no longer doubtful. It : '
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is settled that the country will supply j ,
iteHf with a large portion of its conxutnp-j
tion in few years."
From the Rev. John Foster, of Lebanon,
Ohio, we have received the follow-;v
?g- !
I have been trying to make, a little silk s
now for two or three years. I have done i
as well as I expected, according to my
means- Indeed I have not attempted
any thing but to learn the habits of the i
worms, until the past summer. This sum- I
mcr I fed all I could get, which was very
few. They did well, except an early i
brood which was fed upon the native mulberry."
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From Louisiana we have accounts of <
several gentlemen embarking in the bu>i- : i
ness. Great success may be expected in ) i
that delightful climate. ! ;
||r. Frederick Brownell, So. West port,
Mass., obtairel 15 bushels of cocoons
the present season, from about 60,000 i
worms.
Mr. N. E. Chaffee, of Ellington, Conn,
writes as follows?
*'I have fed worms this sea-on. obtain. <
ed 20 bushels of cocoons, though fed wholly
on board shelves. Bv what I can I 1
gather from the riptior. of vo?tr frame i
in the Record, J thinjc very favorably of! <
it." <
The following extract of a letter from j <
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CHKIii
h*. ? ? ? ?mwyi"?.it iw?iiiiiii??whi
M \ John Irodell, of Enoch. Monroe co.
0 lio, is strikingly ch;ir.:ntorisiic of hi:
praiseworthy iK:r$jveranc?-?
"We have linen engaged for thre<
years p?3t* in {" . 'ling a f^w siik worms
from T) to 3 ) 000. on the wild mulberry
and );r < lueed so:ne excellent
Arlhifriot Indiana a si!!? growing com
pany lias ikvo established, i> if is not ye
1 t op ration. From Mr. J. H. Taylor o
that f>'a:*o u".: l -arn the fo'hming particu
. i. it., t.:... \t ... ri n ,y
I irs oumnei i>v urn ik'.. ?. . k. .. ...
lev, ?>t the success ot the hitter in ri.ar
ing worms during the past summer?
"Tec building occupied as a cocoonen
was an un.'iuisbed house. Moors no: laid
an i one s.'Jc without weather-boarding
z n s cj lontly the w >rins w. re exposed tc
ill the changes of weather ; the shelv
were made of rou ;h one-inch board f, u k
t ie wormSquaeed upon hurdles made o
rotfon cord. The Alpine seedling \va
used exclusively for fee ling, the iri'ilfi
rtanlis having been luvered in th?? soring
O ? Ti
did not produce l.'aves in season for tin
first crop of worms, and in the latter par
of the season eggs could not be obtained
The cocoons raised will make about 'do lbs
)f sewing silk, at a low estimate. A sinnl
rj
r >e? n ;d spu i ?g mill were constructed, ant
1 very fair and saleable article of sewin,
silk was produced* which is prouounce<
jy our in jrchants to be equal to a:iv thei
:an purchase."
Mr. Tay'or bin self adds, "I have i
specimen of the silk now in niv possession
md can bear testimony to the excellent
nf its quality. In this section of couutr;
it is worth >812 per pound. Mr. II. reel
id spu!>, and dyed it himself; the spinnin;
mill is of his own invention and construe
tion."
Tuis is a remarkable s!a(omenlahogeili
er. No d>ubt :>I . I lux), v is entitled t
the highest praise every w y ; but so fa
as relates to bis cocoons, we believe i
groat portion of ijis suceos whs owin
sv>!?;!y toiuck. The l?t -si evidence of hi
in.M-huoie.il and manufacturing skill, a;
pear: in his having pro.bico ! sewing si I
wirh his?vy ? hands on n machine of !i!
o-.vn m iking that so! ! lor $12 p.r ponn i
Truly, wo may ex;> n't great results froi
th j e:i?or}>rise ot .' dt-.li a rn-iji as tais.
And, from ?he X. Ik Farmer.
() 10 parson liii?% year has been cvpari
ni citing npnn one <j larter of an uer? u
uiulb :iri?;s wi:h iIn* vo w of Kxi'i-g :>1 r
M;f. a s x;> . : i:ne:it of last y or. a n! Vs
to convince his inured iocs :?"igh!>.
Ho will jir >h .h-y hnv*. 9 to 1 ! 12 jMnr.-i
if r.v.v jilk from *!; ,>n.: rj ; -! : a
era, v.*v>i ih. $ ; *>c? th., <:>. y C " a : w iron
;f the sam; i n i pnnt.-.-i wit
o" l. ii - Rl %'ti h iva ' 7 1; iVuds at 7.
eon's?$ "> 2") ; or if with wli-.;at? migh
fa r had eno ?;h to unV? a ;o barrel ?
do if worth S", 2). I. ens' ; no mora t
r i s > rl a p.) nd ofsiik to m :rk t. w r'
five dollar :, thin a po i >.! of ilour, worf
four cents ; and ,v::ih< it ra?j tirea at leas
six months o mature a crop of w!vat fa
the market, su'irca';* are sulli dent for
crop of .silk; and after deducting ever
iossi!i|" ? - poise between the culture of
giai omr! a silk ca ;> is r.ol the tlifi'.rcmc
>f pro it so far sup ;i .r as to eneouraT
... ? __ ^: . .v ! f t- . . ! . ... . .n
some pu<s!ng coiice 01 sua. uu.i espcciai;
when >i.-> inferior soil is adapted to t??
growth of ih > mulberry '!
W : n Id from lh . LVbana W. storn ('i!
iz:,M the tollowi ignd 'i'.io'in! particulars?
Wo were not a-v ire. u i'i! wry recently
tint any of ou" ci'izens h i I turned tlioi
attention to this s:ih c Our reader
haw. alrui !\ b m advised of the fact tha
Mr. inn of S ;! en t<>w ixkip. r :? ive<
it premium ot 8~> fro i the county treasury
being the bou?i;y oilfreJ bytlu Legbl.i
lure for every f)0 ih.; of cocoons raised ii
the State. A dew days ago Mr. lillJcr
[>f Flush township, presented as with ;
jkciu of sewing silk, of his own inanufac
ure, which for beauty and durability, wil
favorably compare with the eastern o
foreign in :ke. Mr. Kidder informed u
hathe raised >v) :b;. of cocoons during tin
past season?the bounty o ? which \va
This is all manufactured into sew
rig silk a id so'd it a profit The pro
cee<K of the pas" season will amount to a
bout 8-00 ; and the principal part of ti?.
labor is perform d bv a young ladv in th<
family. This is a good beginning.
These arc encouraging statements, am
sixeh ;is we bone will confirm the waverer
convince, the doubter, and silence th?
jncerer. t. a.
rj7?bovi.\u lax)) with pl ast mr of pari
a.vd clovkr.
We are not apprised of the prion of i
in other parts of the State, but in the to
bacco raising portion of if, it has rise,
within a lhw years, from ten anil ft flew
up to forty and fifty dollars an acre.?
This, however, is where plaster of pari* i
known to la.'o a powerful effect on tin
I'Ver c op :?an I truly the influence o
this substance in augmenting the pro lac
tiveness of the sell to which it is adapted
approach' s as nearly to inscrutable nugic
as any tiling can well do. The reado
who is not familiar with its action, couh
scarcely believe statcm; nfs which nvg'i
truly hi ruaic of |>:i:lic.iilur instances o
i's elfica- y. To mention a single cas<
for example which we heard of 011 a re
cent very delightful visit to the neighbor
hood of Nottingham, to celebrate the birt!
of an old friend. An old exhausted fi d.
in Prince (i.n rg. 's County, which pro
iluced one huud-e i t>a; r.ds, 4?r fjvo f..ln
Ircd bushels of corn, was a forwards sow
:d iu oats with close;, whi'jh was * v\zz
m <pmm?4iw
\K, SOUTH-CAliOLiXA. \\
,, t ?reil" at the iisul rite of a husV.l of phis-; c
3! tor to th3 aor?. Toe next spriii* the i ?i
fiJd was again plastered at the sum.* rate,J ti
? anil the clover turned ia. Tie spring i ti
, ' succeeding the sanii fi dd was put in corn | c
, j and tobacco. Tne portion of it nppropria-1P
j ted to corn, yielded two h in Ired and for- i p
- ty barrels or twelve It in Ired bushels?j <
t ' and that part of it which was p'anted in j ii
fl i t f brent. gave twelve thousands weight i t!
-1 ? quel, in value, at 6?? per hundred, to J u
-1 iwo h inire I an I forty barrels, or twelve I n
-; hundred bushels more of corn, snv at 6f); v
cents pur bushe!?m iking an increase in tl
*! the product and its value of this single c
,, field, from one hundred barrels, or five a
,; h i:drc ' btnh i!s of com, worth three bun- w
} j dreddo'lars. at sixty cents,?up to seven j xt
<' hundred and twenty dollars worth of to- , b
J banco at sit d ? la's per hundred, a.udsev- j g
f { en hard nd and twenty dollars worth of i ti
s j cogi at sixty cents per busliM : aggregate. \
- '- fourteen hundred ani forty dollars against j
. i three hundred dolors! or very nearly five j i
i j for one increase of crop!?the result of I
t j two a; p!i: ations of plaster of Paris, at the !
. ; ra'e of on i bushel p ;r a re, and one sow- j j,
. ; i lg of clover s ed a' the usual ra'eofoie j ,
I i ga 1 n t . the aoje. with the proper allow.j
l a c? of the add i nal labour demanded j ^
I) f r the cult re and \ re juration of the to. I'
' 1 if
J: bacco rr>/>f over the s:un^ ana (p/ohaMy ! *
fjabo.it 15 acres) in that which
[would have bin required for corp. *
i But as the whole was probably then v
i, sown in wheat, the grater quantity a
e I yielded bv the land that was in tobacco j c
r 1 over that which was in corn, tobacco, be- 1 v
-ling a less exhaust r than corn, find U
t ~ # I
g I. a much b itter preparative fur wheat, a
- j would i.u soma measure make up for the ;;
] di;f..rence in labor. Do is the reader who j v
> \ understands th? case as w? have stated it, j r
o j won lor at the value of these hi v.ls ??for j t
r' we can assure him that the instance giv- j ;1
a | en will not he considered an extraoidinary j ?
' ?.- > i? nil t'lo 1/i.vif m't n'' V nno Ar un:I- I
^ j V.IK III 1111 I IV ion |. ? ....... ...
is : c!?in a!! Prince George's and Calvert!'
Co-.riti s. and. wo believe in a large part 5
k of Charlos and St. Mary's Counties. Un- '
s ; dor nil life circumstances of the country.
I. it should excite no surprise, th.it whil'Oth- {
n or securities, especially bank and other *
stocks, decline; Ian-!, and especially what <
! is called platfcr, a id tobacco land, should i
i- ri.Wi in full proportion. Wo have long !
pf foreseen and foretold tliis result. No'h- .
\ i inn has b.-en dearer to our perception j |
0 j than that profits uvght lie made bv invest, j ^
1 i -vrnts in the poorest kind of that land. |
; ? ' ! cspeci dlv in Calvert County, which
V.i.ig out of ?ho way of public bstrva.
> i .'ion. would !>u the Iunt to attract the no- .
I: j ?ice of c ipii.di?-but with which we .
j ! w.:ro familiar it being the one of our 1
t J l?L!?nbift nativity. !n the upper part of! r
i *hat county, a wealthy gentleman. Mr. F. Js
i j TV S. la'ely give $i5nn a"-re for la.n l -J
h ; w'c h rof. jv v-'vnsiuue he liad him* 11
<elf s !,! for Sio. H ?w can .t fail I hat )
' an;} so easily iajprovr d, : *? 1 s;> conveni j i
>r { ant -o market, shon! i be rnor? i an J ?n rv ; *
a ! in aaud ? True. t takes a long time j ]
v | to change the hr.biis of a p:o.)l??V.J,
a j cheek an 1 turn hack the anient ct* enii- .
< ' n ion ! X nation can't thiik and act *
I ** V
I m n lav ; hnn^o they sometimes subin;'
i. J %
ten or twelve years to abuses before they j
' ni-; throw them od*. Waen oar old .hands j "s
v. t tide water courses were e.vha- ste 1, j -
|#!>ef? i\* the quick and powerful rogenora j
- ! 'it ? . fleet of piaster of Paris was known: ;c
| at u lirno when loU for tobacco could only j1
r ! be k;*pf up by the annual use of a:iimai !
s j manure; so expensive in its application, j I
t ! from the labor it involves?when there I!
J ; An i !i t l?i natural, and stil! Ies3 of artificial J
1
| -misses for hay to sustain animals?be- J t
; tore agricultural implements were so hi^h- j f
n j !y improved?when, in a word. all the
\ fruits of agriculture wculd s. areely pay 1 j
a I the expense of producing them, it can be j
- ! no cause of surprise that the worn out!
1 ; lan lsofthe Atlantic border should have
r hjen abandoned for the cheaper and more j c
s I fertile prairies and valleys of the West, j1,1
2 H ;nce the tide of imigra.uts and emigrants : i
s look that direction, and though since, and 11I
|
- j at int.* June, what was then natural and : *
- i rational and founded i:i sound caleula- ! t
i . i _
. imn, has oeaso.l to i>? so?is circirnsian- ; 1
ices alter cases ; yet, this disposition to j s
2 j l->ok to the West, having acquired the j v
| force of habit, with the blindness of all 11]
1 i prejudices, the cfthct continued after the I c
. ! original cause had ceased ; and men liav- ; ^
2 ! ing money to invest continued to go or ! j
S send it firs! up to the foot of, and the i ov- )
jc the mountains; a.vay from the fuoili- j
|?ics to in irkot, and the enjoyments of a j.
t j thousand comforts, existing nearer home j
j But this westward inovcm :nt has spent j1
1 its force, and accordingly o ir old tido-wa- . i
^ ; t jr region is rising in public esteem, and j a
_ ; beginning to he appreciated as it should, j <
.. for advantages as to facility ofcomm ini- j t
S , . f J .
1 c ition with the best markets, natural re- ! i
p j . . .4
j. i sources for luxurious living, and a capaei- j
; ty and readiness to respond and vivify ; v
* j un le.r the culls of skill and industry, not ; t
' | excelled if equal led by any oilier lands in (
i the world. i .
r, . . . . . * ?
. ! A fu r all. tli 3 j>ro;)iem rinses, how it is, ; (
i tha: in a district of country, so abounding j ^
. in the gnp! thing.*; which ian i an 1 water j
sipolv lor the su lo.ia ico of una?-o '
^ * . 1
*; contiguous to the most populous cities, a j
district susceptible of bains' brought back !
; to i;s original fertility by means and pro- i '
j cesses so cheap, should yet not increase, M
if it does not recede, i:i p )pu'a i/>:i ? This !(
* | problem may be answered, but it will re- j <
' l o, lire some leisure and sonic thought--the I 1
* latter v.*2 will bestow upon ir, when we -
J <r T > V ??' ^ I \ x V " V rV ? ? f s v r .*3
r xju i x > x 1.4 ij i x w ;i
sf* "i t mn x**cz*<ss?r?wrt> *.?* wurrjuwcaayryi r*e
in get a mmne ?t of the form r. In the
meantime wo lay it f!w a; o;ir opinio ?, <
lAt the piaster an I tobacco 1h lis of the :
dc water country of the United S arcs , ,
.mstitu'e the region inhere a ^rijaliiirai j
iho" may l*?> a ad is applied wit!* the m >,t |
oS ?and that ' hy and rirg?" th :y odor I (
>the capitalist, the in s: safe and -\ gi!)!o
iV23tmcat thit c m l>; ma le : taking into i
10 aeeo.mt as it is fair to da?the pleas- j '
re of rural life?puck and easy comma- J '
ica'ion, when desired, with the great I{
nrld, constant advice of what is passing i'
herein, vicinity to the best schools, ac- i'
ess to the society of the most intelligent j 1
nd courteous; not forgetting, as we j
not do, ail the ga>ne an I all the J
pr.r's that belong to the field aa-l the |'
-1? . nil tlfit i!l\V <?/! n I llt/l / \ ?* f I If* I
rUU 1 ) (111 C ?!*.! i (.II I mil ?/? UJW
un hrinij don a o;i '.hi on:?-or the seine or
he hook bring wpou'of the o'.he.r!
From the Farmer's Companion.
'IIS IJirOUTA.nci: of agriculture to a |
nation.
There is no business of life which so!
ligiily conduces to the prosperity of ;i |
lation, tfc to the happiness of its entire j
lopuluiiou, as that of Cultivating the soil, i
Agricullurs inav he regarded, sars the
O ? P ' "
jreat Sally, as the breasts from which i
he slate derives support Si nourishment. ;
Agriculture is truly our nursing mother,;
vhich gives food, an I growt', and wealth 1
in 1 moral health and ciiaruoter, to our!
:ouotry. It may he considered tlie great
vheel which moves all the machinery of
ociely; and that whatever gives to this j
l new impulse, comnrm ionics a corres- j
loading impetus to the thousand minor I
wheels of interest w'ncrh it pro}), "s an J j
cgalttes. Wiiile the? other ela tes of the
romm triity ara directly dependent upon !
igriculture, for a regular a id sulli.nion.
aipply of the wrnns of subustenoe, the
igriculturlst is able lo supply h!1 thn :i'?- ;
t'liutc wants of lit-; from h;s own !a')o s; '
hough ho derives mo d of his plea aires i
nd profits from an interchange ot I he pre. !
Jujts oi'Juhor with t!ie other elates of'
.ociety. Agric'diiire is railed the parentt
)farld, not only becati e it was the iinl of?
?r!s, Iteciusc it was the lir.st art practice 4 j
>y man, hut because the other art.; are |
ts leghimite offspring, and cannot con-j
nue iong to exist wituorit it. I is the j
jreat business of civilized life, and g vc- j
;mp!oy:n.*nt to a vast mijority of almost !
5very people.
Tiie substantial prosperity of a country
s always in the ratio of its agricultural
ndustry and wealth. Commtrce an S
mnufaetnrers may give temporary con
4 !? *< \ .? ? <? ?.l .e . "o
;?<]U^nC'J l() >i Mll"| :;ji lit."l : air ar?ar.? i
i prectirio.n dep?!).le;ic'?. Tu m.y .?: ? ef
bnrinating ar?J er r veng. a..,! u dri.-;.-: |
by a prosperous i.rr?': ;hurai poyi- I
at..;:-, ih -.y engender ini: of I
ip.^cdy dvi .a r* a i i rim. Y.;:*?ic G :r:D.i, i
Portage , Spa.i ach in t i ' !
voakh ami pv.voi by ooMi nrrr e ! inter !
> ize. iii'i they all now exhibit mrd.: i-i
ill ,!y 0V.U0?;02s of i&hon " 3C i i ' V j
i.i v j fai'en in success!.j!>, i rca; tho-r high j
.taming victim.-' to the r.:;"C r-rsisr- j
*ici of rival power-?, or to tim on.TV.iting !
mi corrupting milti e .,f comm ?rc n' J
rapidity. T.my exhibit it.-w, i,r j
heir political or soem! irstitulionr, u i.i j
>ut little in their agric.iituri or in tie use. |
ul arts, that can ho admired or coveted ;
iv the Citizens of oar free coan'rv. Great I
Britain has now become ascendant in |
rommorca and manufactures, yet her !
rrc fitness in those sources of power and j
;>u'c ice, is primarily and principally o v. !
ng to the excellent condition of hci agr- :
ailture; without which she would not be
ihle to sustain her manufactures <-r her
omniiircc, in their present flourishing }
itate, or long retain her immense foreign '
ossessions,or anything like her present
>opu!ation. Only one third of her inhabh
ants are said to bo employed in agrical- ,
ure, yet the labors of this one third, such !
s the high condition of her husbandry, j
iunice to furnish subsistence tor tin; J
vliole. Five millions, of all ages, pro- j
luce annu illy, from her limited soil, sev- j
n hundred millions wor h of agricultural J
iroducc, averaging ahoul one hundred and !
' ~ I
orty dollars for each man, woman, and j
diild of her agricultural population. The j
ecentlv published letters of the Rev. 1
>. Humphrey, are so conclusive inon, '
. . |
his subject, not only in regard to tlie mi- :
jortancc of agriculture to a natim, hut |
us showing the susceptibility of this art !
>f high improvem nt and great produc- |
i veil ess, that we here quote an extract in I
{lustration o!'what wo have stated.
" It is the opinion ofcompetent judge5* >
ays Dr. Humphrey, "that the advances j
nade in the agriculture of Great Britain, j
1 ir ug the l.Lst seventy or cig! ty years,
ire scarcely exceeded bv the improve- |
rnent and extension of its nnnufaclures, '
vithin the same period ; and that to these j
idvances, no other old settled country |
'urnis'ies anv paraded. That they ]
lave been vory rapid indeed, the fui.'owi ig
igurrs and comp irisons abundantly show.
En 1761) the total growth of all kinds
if grniq in England and Wale", wac
iboui I vO,000,000 bushels. To this should
>e added perhaps, 30,000,000 for Scotland
-ni&ng e total of In
al'
!iV M, 1841.
vjcr?r?ni,in j y tsr'iJ . ?. .auww *rvt
18:33, the quntity in b>th king lorn* n
liol iiiv*; !)-"?:i Itivs thin 3 10,0.) >, >'J J ti
i.isncls. I 1 IT7.3, t!n; population of the n
iv i.jl'j [stand <.i:vi not much, if aav, cxcce I J *
7fy.mt0M. Ii 13?'3i, it hat rson to n
t0,5"25,l3.), h.i.ng an increase of {>, >9 \ n
).)0 or 120 iK-r cent.! No.v the improve- (:
?
? rntn in agric iltur: have rnv: i'nan kep' I
)ic? with this prodigious increase < !' .lo. },
aand for its v.urioui pro Jactio is; f.-r it is J t
igfesJ on ai! hands. thai the lo.30 J,00 >, i
ar rn'hcr the 17,500 000 (for mora Ih 111 j
\ mi lion Iris been :i t-lo J sine a :S31 ) are i f
mtiOi I'.iOmi' fr? I nu 1 rr.i nrr?viyifiM?j ( f a!
better quality, the t!i:i 1 the 7 5 )9,09) .
were in 177"). Nor is (ircat Britain i i- ,
dnbted at a!!, at present to ft.re;? ? m r- v
keis for her supplies. Since 1333 s'e ^
has imported no grain worthing mmtien*
inland till within the last six mu.nth
priceshave b ten so cxeee lingly depre wed, ' j
as to call forth lotrl complaints from th?;i(
whole agricultural interest of the country, j.
Holland is, at this inomu.it, so ftir from i.
wanting any of our breadsfuls. if we had ! (
them to export, that she has been supply, j
in<! us all winter lib-rally from hor own i j
? ' I '
granaries;* and according to the ! a tost a I- j,
vices, she has still bread e tough, and to j (
Npirp. Agnifi.it is estimated by British i
writers, of high authority, that the sub us-1
fence of 9.099.099 people eo;fs. in raw j,
produce, no less than ?72 9-')f) Od!), or I
JjS for each ioJivirlu i!, par annum. Ac- '
cording to this estimate, the nun a) pro j
ducts of this great branch of national in- j
dusfry is #359 Odd Odd more at present i
than it was in 1775; which is more than
twice the whole coNon manufacture of
'he country, i i Hdl. Now if it costs
$.150 000 000 fo f od tlic increased pupa- ]
hlion of 0.000 Odd then to io d the pros- j
cat pipjladon of 17.5'.) ) Odd must cost j
car 700.900.000! What an amazing j
ngricultij'u! pro-iu:! for so small :i territo- j
ry! And yet it i; the opinon of pracV'ai i
:m;i of tho highest r ;speciabi!iSy 1 * F.ng- j
had that the r.iw pro ! ice of the 1-dand j
might be w ;!!.:iigh Joubl:.d; without a u"
g e it proportional oxo ms; b .-i.ng incurre-*?!
i producticn. that in 'o .-ay, 35.0 )9 93') J
p op!.? in-ght !r .w their subsi.stim.'o from
that-?* a little .spec': in 'he ocean! Nov J
ve i ave n terri <r: rmi\j than fifiean i
t mesas !a g-: ss t'n i .!,v?! of Or i' Brit- j
ai'?; an I what shod { M- J-r i*. who i if |
co nc^ to !);: bronchi u ?.!.)? ro high t I
tiv'alio.i I'm .so no par'*1 of i.iJ ? 1 '
S .'O'! md, r-cm s ;?'rf ;i v-; a p.>;? ? oho I
of v.-; o- sis !: ! '.]. . ' s of p .?'
r t j
r >is v. v?j{! V'.rfr'-ih i i n?fSi -v; like j
thirty )rr 'o i.-; to I liaois an 1 M-s-mjri, >
about tie saTji n !:;ib :r eaeh; to N \\ |
York n ar twenty fi*>? jnil.'io \s a :<l so o \ i
i iko ? vile:: t <:?:* other S iVa. I irn !
1 ... . I
] ,ito av.nr^ that tiiiao-tiiiUsft will bo re. {
garf :h a * extmm !y \ i i innrv an I i'.une ii- !
!?!e. by iui'iV ofvnar -ra. bit no* mo*.? I
so tin ; if -V:),:' ! !> o i ia the tni !.11.: |
.jflbs :;-'i 'i:y. 'hat fbigtsT.l S ;'.! j : 1. |
.V'.i *?; .! ;s cojIJ cvr h : nr. hi to sustain j
tiiirty-iivo. or evv.i fair v rn*.?:i ?!>-s.5'
A city any flonrich by foreign com- j
iii r'!:?by h':co ;>i ;iT i i * cnr/ir;: of o'hci*;
n.i'ions as Vjvi-.* a 3 ! (j.w>a hive once !
.?f .reign ag-rressio v or forei .? rival. |
cfii??.-o:i!o**i -s of no u o<;. |
citr.vnco in the history of nations?*mv |
hi is* iN pooso: f 9 a iI r?! i *3 it !ik> ?h? |
c ties Wvj i:a\o won al. to o-i.-nhit ousbeg- |
iZ> y or consign i: like Tyre Per.sepobs j
P.-'r> ai! oilier cities of the i'asl, to ruin ;
an.I oblivion.
A tvrn or dii'ris.f tiny tl irish by i'n ;
nnmnaei living ii'Sns-ry; :?s ma y have,
done in arioient anJ rn.rJ ?r;i ti n s as j
!on?? as if can exchange its :i):relv;n lis*.*
for the means olVsiilwistenc ;an<i of-v n't-.;
hut if its d? pendente ft r these cont1ig :;> \
ci.;o is upon forr-i** i lands, its prosperi.y !
is instable. The entcrchange may ho in-!
ternipted or destroyed by war hv th !
want of a demand tor its commodities, or;
a failure in a s'i;>j>Iy of the necessaries of ?
life.
A rvtn'ry can only continue long pro*. i
porous, and be truly independent, j
when it is sustained bv agricultural iutel-!
. I
licence, agricultural industry, and agri- j
cultural wealth. Tho' its commerce may j
be swept from tho cccan?arid it ln.mu- j
factures perish?yet,if its soil is well tilled i
by an independent vcomanrv. it can still {
be made to yield all (iio necessaries of life: j
?it can sustai i its population and its i1
dependence;?in I when its misfortunes
abate, it can, like the trwnkless roots of a j
recently cut down tree, firin'y braced in, j
and deriving nourishment from the soil, j
fend forth a new trunk, now hr.iw h s, new ;
foliage, and new fruits;?it can roar again 1
the edifice of its manufacturer, and spread j
again the sails of its commerce.
C i
But agriculture is beneficial to a s'a'c. }
in proportion as iis lubes are encouraged j
enlightened, and honored?for in that pro- i
portion, does it add to national wealth and j
happiness. ;
Agricn'lurc fccJs a'l. Were ngricul-j
ture to bo npglecte.'l, population would di- j
minish, because the necessaries ot lii'c j
would be wanting. Did it not supply trior, j
than is necessary for its own wants, every
other .art won!not only he at a s'and
but every science, and every kind of men-!
fal improvement, would be ncglecied.? j
** ?.f? ? rv/1 /?nmmcF/in At*i .art nt 11 o I
uiw u.!?v4 viigiuuiiv j
owed their existence to agriculture.' Ag-}
ricuiture furnishes in n -Treat measure, raw j
niateriaband com'nodi ties forb.irier and j
exchm e f'i?r tee o.her, I.) pr? p >rt on asj
thtEs:- raw materials and cmmnccli.ies are ;
. I
? 1 j
a iVv y^rzTs ago.
.'Tl
gg .
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A *
*'t ?
i r . ' '' ! 1
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NUAsBiS'l la
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m'trihed, by (ho intell'Tonca and iodise
rv oi'tlij farmer. an 1 th* <: > isnq mt inn.rovune.nt
of the soil, i i the sn no jro*>op<
01 are nrnoiifaebirnsa 11 no n n :*<\i b v,u
H'to.l?not only in Smt; ft1* li.shvl vi'h
lore abundant siiolios bif i n V; in*
rnas:;! Jenam I for their fibrins a > 1 n? "+
hanii'.e. The more a rri'ni" r> j)"ou
c< the sh > s*ll ?-khe in shrf
i\ s; an i til.; h.isin ^s an 1 e m V* of sov
i'sty are rn li.uly infl < mead a.iI co l'rollo 1
iv the result of her labor*.
A^riridfurc dirr.c'If/ or ?> -'rj v'b/ ni"/?
Ac barJ.'as of our ttxi * a.-d w to"*.-*?
vhieh s iniorl the guv-T ine il, andsisu.ia
our internal i ir>r v no i'.s an ! th*
n n abundant her m .a is, ,:i ' 7-,nv*r
viii 1)0 her oon.'rib .to ;s. Tr.e firmer
vho manages his h i-i i s.s iyn > i ? I ? lilothfuily.
aid who pro a e, iVo n t oiJv
nst eno i:y.\ for th subsist me ; of h*? {? ?!?
v, pays no tolls on the tra-isit of" hi? oro.
luce.air! h;it a small fax upon th non? ?
i! value of his In Is. Instruct hi; ml?
m l awalcen him to industry, hv the honn
>f distinction and re war 1 so that h>'Tn)'os
the products of his labor, the vain? o:
iiis lands is increased in a corrospo idrig
ratio, his comforts are m il'iulie l his mi 1
disenthralled, and two-thmU of his UrOJucts
go to augment the basin, ssa di -oils
1 ' 1 1 T I *!_
or o-ir canais ana roans. n sicn a n ?ne
situation of one farm, would adJ one hundred
dollars to the wealth and one dollar
to the tolls of the state, what ari astonishing
aggregate would be jr ?ducH ho h in
cupiial and in revenue, bv a similar itnnr.Homent
on *250 000 farms th.? nsairn 1
number in the state of N?w York. The
capita! would he augmented 25 millions,
and the revenue two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars per annum.
Aprieuhure is 'hj principal source of our
w.r.ihh. It furnishes more produc ive labor.
the legitimate source of Health than
uii the other employments in society com
hino I. The * -re i: is enlightened by
s donee, the more ahnudnnt will he i's pro.
liiefs; the more elevated its character,,
the stronger the in -iteinri's to pursue it*
Whatever; therefore, tends to enlig'i-.
to i the agriculturist, tends to increase tha?
w -a'd: of :hc. state a id the rn ia w&ir the
successful p osecuiion of the other arts,and
the sciences now indispensable to*
ill ir pr.ditabl Mil inagemeuf.
A rric.f luri-i'.s arc the guar.Haas tif oiif
t'r*.?!o:n. .Thov are foun'ain* of political
pew r. If th : fountains bnoom; i:n*
Mr ; the stream will be d- rt'ed. If the
a: r if'u 1st is s'o'hfY, a d g ?nr:iui a f'
p or, h ? W'il be spirjiL.ss a ?d s rvile. If
he i} -.*n!i fit-no in hi ;.rio s cm I i ; prvsro
is c'.rcrn i ices, hv wi'l i i :d;p'-n
lent in m. ij< ahms ?;f us r g t >
and watchful fa* th; nub c g ;.nd. II >
we if.-re o:'th slate. He is v ri ?ai: 7 :'u I
to the .mil; an I ha :, :h .rcf<?;e, a p?vamoiirt
i te.c-t, as wail a- gin1 p > v -, o
J tt from me-ener a - rn ?. f f r
.... 1 1 , . ? r ??
lit# tlwO I &. !?1 ll/.lir.iT
s.iiLr.-, bo mu ?t -UsT r; f' .;: ><-os;>e ^ i *
too in iy expact o prosper. II e# wnuU
over ion.!.; to hnp.'ovu li ?: co i>ti ? >.!I?;
io:i of .bo firm r, n??l t?> o.e/i.?; iii o
VOU J Iclrtj)'O.S:?? ?ttI !y
tributes to lho good or ier o society at
i.ir^o, .nui to the porpetu iy of our country's
freedom.
Aykdtvr" la the f unr.i rf phi/:; re/
and moral hxilth t'i the s'ut::? . .s the suit
which preserves trow ntorul rorrapV.o 1.
Not o 1 y nr h.v labors twiui in ti n ni>ta.ung
t0 olii* ^.lo!;., and in dispe u-> ng lito
bi. sung of iban.lntee to oth< r , bui she
is conshiutly excic.:.ir>g u saiu arv influence
upon ti?:? mora! and j>hy-; *:?I h alth
of ih .-;tii , mci in perp'touting lu? republican
habits and goo J order of society.
Wbuis; rural libor is the great-Kouree of
jj' y.sicai health and coi:s{tttil:o.,ul vigor
to our popiilulion. it interposes the ui' st
formidable burner to the demor i!;z ;g influence
of luxury ami vice. V/r- ^ivm
hcnr oi c:vit commotio;;:-, o! mm s, or
of hc?ic litary disease, amo.ig il'os^ o
are steadily engage S in tue bu.Mne^ ?/f
agriculture. Men woo are sa!i*fi d w,.fi
c*
the abundant ami certain resources of
their own labor, and their own farm-, .ire
not willing to jeopard those enjoyments,
hy promoting popular tumult or tolerating
crime. The more we promote the inter
est of the agriculturist, hy developing t <o
powers of his mind, and elevating his
m >ral views the more we shall pre,mote
t e virtue and happiness of society.
rrt - r. .... ...t .* L L.,_ .I.m'IIa,!
1 u new which iiiu n?;iu w.mi.ucu
must afford ample proof, that agriculture
sal important to us as a nation; and that
our prosperity in manufactures, in com.
<u< rce, and in the other pursuits of I.fe,
will depend in a great measure, upon the
returns w! jell the soil makes to ugriculi
iral labor. It therefore becomes the int
-rest t f every class, to cherish, to en
lighten, t:> honor, and to rc vard those
v/ho engage in agricultural pursuits. Our
independence w is wen bv our y,?rm i rv,
and it can only be preserved by them.
From the Bostoi Cultivator.
BrtKVKiNG IN ?t::krs AND YOCNGp
# O vK.V.
Toys must never ha allowed to nut the
first yoke o i to jrou"g stears. I requires
the bestjuJgmo.it ofgTow;: jpen to break
yotfug ei' ic. If not closely wa*cheJ
:,.ey ac u re many bad habits of wmch
it is difficult to oorrcct them* Wheu
i