Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-17
TAYIOR,S ARATOR


As reviewers are not asriculiursts, tins book
has in short time passed through three edi-
tiOUs without having been examined IN any
periodical work. As beng written by prac-
teal farmer. who il is said has successfully
pursued the system he recommends to others,
the deep interest of the subject to society,
Induces me to make the book known 10 this
quarter of the union, by short account of
il.
The first edition consisted ofsiXtv-one mum
bers Ofe,>ays. To the second was added
twenty two pages of notes. And the thru
contains yet farther additions. Among the
subjects of these essays, the chief are The
present state Of AgrjcVitsre- iaciosihg-lfa-
n'Wing-hiiim Corn loWgh'Ng CniajcrouS
Crops-LegumnlWS CFO3S-Jire &ocb-Lirs
fenceS-Drdiniag and h,y bdfjgg. There are
others peculiar 10 the southern states, such
as" .Sltpe>-OUerSeers iObaccO and Cotton
And some ola political complexion. Eat
shalinot express an opinion, except AZ to those,
of which am III some degree qualified to
Judge.
This book dscloses a variety of new and
highly effective modes ofimPrOgiug land. IN
these respects know OtnOne, so we'll adapted
for pracucdi usefulness, and equally plain and
concise. On ra,Sing manure and live fences.
it is highly satisfactory and Important. On
ploughng,i 1T explains easy means for saving
much labor, And on draining and havmakins,
1t contains several useful Sug Stons. Its gred-
test defect is its silence 10 the forms OF the
few implements % agi couture spoken OF nor
ton on the subjects OF 1--we stocks (hogs ex-
cepted) To attract, as tn that article, much at
teution from northern farmer
STILL gre iter variety OF agricultural rari-
ties are interpreted Throughout this, than
have met with in any Ofequal size--fhese pos
s. SIS the ad vantage OF having been tested ny
practice. Instead of being merely founded in
theory, they come before the public with tine
sanction of experience. Another wreat Ivan
tage of this nook is. its inii Ienous application.
IL is written in reference To the soil, climate
and circumstances of the United States ; aud
there are few farmers who will not ind in 1T
various practical improvements OF their own
system, mighty worthy oftAeir attention.
As sample of the style, the following para
graph extracted at random,Is added to the a
boye remarks.
"B BY tue system of these essays inci0siug
81 manurng aud high narrow ridges, are COM
g. bined with deep piougting. The two irst
90 replenish the earth with large stock Of 10
g getdble matter, and the last has the effect Of
" collecting the existing soilin the centre oflhe
ridge, and dep0siius the sterile on its two
" sides, there 10 e.nain for above three years
g exposed to the action of the atmosphere.
'' Thus all the bad effects of deep plouehing
" are avoided. Instead of naked surface, 1t
" is applied to one largely replenished with
" vegetable matter. Instead of forcing the
" soil and suDstraium into a tOpsN turvcy po-
" sition. il collects and doubles the first for
"present crop, and provides for the ameiiora.
= ton of the other, for a future one. II deep
" ems and fructifies the SOIL, whilst ii makes the
" best provision for the present profit. For
. the reader is to observe that | am speaking
" OF poor lands, whose soils require dOublings
" for present subsistence, and improving
g for further comfort aud not of those whose
" soils cannot be pierced by the plough"
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