The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-01-02
For the MASsAcHUsETTs Spy.
Mr.. THOMAS.

Mr.. THOMAS,
I THINK HuibandEy no; ONLY the mof
4 natural and pIeafans, but the mott digni
he'd Protection ;ha: ever employed mankind
thefe have been my len,iments, and that BIZ
been my employment for many years, yol
may therefore luppoie it gives nc great plea
fare TO Ind in your paper any attempts tc
| revive and improve il. All Countries have
role in gfeatneiS, and been diaiBguilhed ii
proportion to their attention to, and excel
lence in, This buGncs Judea, Egypt, anC
the Campania Of Italy, were once friI;irs
! inltances of this truth, and Gpported innu
mcra5le inhabitants Astounding in all the con-
venieDces and luxurics 0! life, with very few,
and one of them at leaf, with no other ad
vaotages Nature Geems in particular man.
ner to have prevented the recefity of one
part Of the Hvibandman's art IN Egypt,
mean The fertilzing the foil but no doubt
can naw be made, thar the fertility of the o.
ther two was owning entirely to the Kill and
indufry of the inhabitants, and certainly theiI
Kill and indufry, in that way, NUT have
greatly lurpailed ours, il we may Judge by
the amazing consequences, and the contraA
now obicrvabe in the face of thofe countries
1t is bu, jaifice however to fay, that conf.
dcring the difficulties we have had to en-
counter, without any fnpport from an IN
grateful fate, which, not contented with a
very large ihare of cur labour, have clogged
infead of ahiifing US. We have performed
wonders even in the protection of Agricul-
ture, it remains now that the public virtue,
economy, and intereit of this people unite
FfcSSarry on the Improvements in hulbandry,
tbgSAi;s of all others, to luch fage as lhal
reno this country, the fair inheritance of ouI
kgjtt6ous anceHors, independent of any ether
this with for with ardour and fincerity, land
lhall at all times be ready to contribute mi
mite, TO make my countrymen wife and hap
py. Tiilaee and the proper application o.
manures are the two great pillars upon which
the lcience Of hulbindry refs, to which may
be added the inveaigation of new lources 0
manure to fupply deficiency which is tht
greatef difficulty the practice Of Agriculture
labouTs under. The culture Of trees is very
Emple, and is 70 we'll known 20 require LITTLE
more than fmal degree of care and atten.
ton, and promilcs great advantages, more
Especially that oftheLocuhs and Mulberries
whether we conGder them for ornament
lhade, enriching the foil they grow in, or ths
goodnels of their timber, and particularly tht
laa of them for producing that valuable arti
Gle of Silk, from which the greatelt advan.
tage may be derived both to individuals anC
the public. Nader, another valuable arti
Gle, is eaGly cultivated, as defcribed in Hale''
Collection from the firf fe.ting the roots til
prepared for market. Hemp which among
many other advantages will afford employ.
mcnt for people in the winter when little eli;
can be done. Carrots, turnips, potatoes, cab
bage, &c. to fupply a deficiency of fodder
and by that means alleviate in fome meaiur'
the disadvantage we are under from the e
verify Of our winters. Clover, and the othe
artificial CRATES, thefe and many other arti
cles of value, fhould be glad to fee dilcufl
ed and treated on by your ingenious corEef
ponden.s, bu; above all | hope they will con
tinue to encourage and fupport good con
ftitu,ion of government, from which alon
we have rofe 20 what we now are, and from
which alone we Can ever expect to be hap
py and AouIiihug people May they the
20 on to oppoie, with vigour, that torrent c
tyranny and opptefiion which WILL fpcceis
f1l, ,are up the inea flowers we can by tn
greateR Kill and induilry raife, and reduc
the fnef countries TO dsfar;. The Hiao
ry ard prelent Gate of the countries hav
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