Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-16

more preft, and find his land at the end
OF the term of far more value than the
proprietor of the latter. If these rival
farms were in an equal state OF Empower
ishment at the commencement of HE ex-
pertinent, have no doubt but tie iirsi
would produce three times as much bread
stun IN twenty years as It's rival, imdepen-
dent ut lis neutrality-suspicious. and Of ills
exclusive improvement.
A great annual increase of manure is
The soundeSl test by which farmer can
discover whether he is succ, ssiully prac-
Using the proposed system or not. On
the area from which i, was taken, five IA
ores we're hardly MANFRED eighteen years
ago, and now the resources of the farm
alone sometimes reach 10 one hundred
anu iiity. II is bread stuff farm, and
grass Is used III strict subseryiency 10
mat object, Tor the purpose OF enhancing
Ms proflt. II gypsum, marie. Il nci.hbor-
hoou To towns, ar any oiher adventurous
mode or enrching land. can be added to
the supply or manure on such farm, the
process OF improvement, aud the graiiti-
cations OF increasing profit, may be acce-
lerated.
The large area upon Is HIGH the propos.
ed system Is calculated, IS no obstacle TO
tons may be applied TO farm OF any Size.
This scale was adopted Tor the purp,,se of
awakening the best informed order Of
farmers 10 the calls of patriotism and
se!t-interest. Intelligence effects great
objects by reflection ignorance from
limitation and though prosperous Stale
OF agriculture depends much upon small
farmers, because they possess Ny far the
greatest portion of the national lands,
perhaps also OF the national industry. lis
introduction depends upon The success
full example of the large ones, who have
tine, capital and talents adequate 10 the
cultivation OF science Astounding in diff
fculiIes, and requiring 10 small degree
OF retieC ton. The merchants of Sect
land who had refined from trade, began
about nifty years ago 10 assail, by precept
and example, the then execrable system
of agriculture hahiiually praclised in that
country, and have supplanted il by ano.
Their, which has diifused ii rich surface O.
vera great space, previously occupied by
cadaverous degree of steriliiy. AS we
neither love our country less, nor confess
an interiority ofintelicct, AN equal share
OF effort and perseverance by gentlemen
farmers will certainly be crowned with as
much success as the efforts and perseye-
rance OF these gentlemen merchants, since
our auxiliary advantages of soil and eli
mate are greater. They effected their pa
triotic design. chiefly by The introduction
OF The artificial grass culture and when
we consider the iavorableness of orr eli
mate tor great spring crops of grass, fire.
quently demonstrated by as heavy crops
OF clover as VS. hear or read of and also
It's favorableness for converting them into
hay, no reason exists for deSpairing of
obtaining the wonderful state eff feriility
which couEtry, less favored by nature,
has acquired by the same means.
L admit that fNmer may make less
crop than usual, the first anu second wear
after he adopts the recommended system,
unless lie begins with due attention 10
manurins; but deny that his profit will
be less, because his diminution of crop
viii be more than compensated by The
of his land. An average of
tie hrst four years viii probably produce
a crop numerically equal, at least, 10 his
usual crops; but then his profit will be
greater, because having raised 1t from less
space, he Will have saved much labor for
and bis land will be in bet
ter heart Afterwards his crops will mu-
mericaily increase gradually TO an extent
= Sdhbot iOlCSCCs ouOuItl tDdtt cdlcu-
late by his hopes of lie and chance for
sell graiiilcation, without any regard for
or pssteriiy, he ought 10
adhere to the prevalent system of aericul-
ture, II lie expects 10 live two wears ONLY:
if bat four, his determination NAV admit
of some doubt; but If he expects TO live
longer, it ought TO admit ofnone. Even
principles so narrow, will dictate to him
an abandonmentofthe present land killing
habits. A calculation which looks forwar
but two years, cannot possibly procure
success for any agricultural system, ex-
cept one for exhaGsting the land as soon
as possible. All men, who calculate OH
so short an interestin the product of land
VIII strive 10 increase ii TO the utmost ex-
tent, at the expense ofthe land itself. A
proprietor, sure of dying III one or two
years, would improve but with little spi-
ri, though his land was TO descend TO his
children but pOsscssor for one or two
years, likely TO lose the land and live.
lliusl feel great lassIiude in improving
Tor future profit, which he cannot reap:
united with a great excitement, 10 reap
as much as possible from land which he
cannot Keep, for future enjoyment. No
good system OF agriculture can possibly
TAKE place, under the suggestions of these
impulses.
admit also that disappointmenfs will
happen from feeble and unskili'ul trials.
Comp.ei success will TOO often be ex-
peected from partial attempts. The ina
Sina'Ion can magnify The disrupted Zoe
OF Statue. ipto an entire image, and
brood over fragment with self conpla-
cency and ianaiicism can expect Won
oers from rellcks transmitted from igno-
rance; but 1t Is TO be hoped that such
cases viii DC rarc in This age of inieli-
Sence ana tree enquiry that the preludi-
ces lmbibed from old habits will be ex-
ploded, and thai lie industry and good