The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-01-30


ot the union, on The co!,iSetion OF this pre-.
.ctou, plant, there is no. time here 20 inquire.
Coeyai with Wheat, and the co:istsnt 10
s,rument Of its production is the Plough.
This plant and this instrument have, by he
universal suffragss Of all eyes, not only taken
rank of all othsrs, bui, singiy. or united, have
sye,y where been recognized as the feprsssn-
ts,iyes Of the whole en- oise OF Agriculture.
On the brszen gates, found atnoEg tho III.
FMS OF .ncient Thcbes, is 10 be seen the imege
of the PLugh and The fo,m j, had already
ACQUITTED, 10 that remote period, is still prac-
ticaily retained 10 some of the countries Of
Europe. Before receiving iha, form, 1t had
prob bly, been for centuries passing through
q succession Of gradual improvements, hom
,ts rude and simple o;igin, which is supposed
20 have been only a sharpeDcd stake. 10
thi. s,ske succeeded "a hook. ussa as hoe,
or dawn as pionBh.
The yery term, Plough, owing 10 The great
diversity In its subject, gives, even now, no
precise idea Of material, dimension, OF Ioi n
II suyyes,s merely 60 the mad some inst .
p,en,, Of Whatever composed, or howeys
fashioned, that has The powe'.aciihg in a Ger
tain direction, TO divide, and, ina greater or
les. de geo, 70 puivesize the soil. The di-
ste great end pt1poscd By this ipstrumeat;
and that kind oj Plough which .ohos, efoctna,.
" alrains this end, and with the least expense
of time and labos, is 10 be preferred 10 all
o,hees No kind OF Plough yet invented,
however, cfrec,s'this object SO perfectly as
the .pade or hoe and Hs only advantage oy-
er tnem is derived from its greater cxpedi.
sion. The same space Of grouud, when cul-
Il al nd. hsss. = "A
inuch greater amount Of subsistence for man,
shan when cultivated with The share.
The adage ascribed TO the elder Cato
- Cnangs not ,ur Plougn"--is iow very
ccn, rally and justly jsc,ed Attempts, in
deed, pre mskiog not only ~ give 10 ihis ven.
crabie implement the form bes, adapted 10
The functions which II is destined 30 perform,
bu, 70 tepiace Il by sone more .llic.eni and
ecop . nissi. instrument. The relative merit
of Ploaghs now used, in respect 10 each 9th
er, o. IN respect TO the instruments proposed
70 re- , ace them, furnishes~an interesting sub
iec' al ihqniry TO The hosoandmaD' ou' can
r,o, De treatcd here. Ii may oe pern,i,ted TO
obser,e, however, that while Plou6hs conin-
ilc IN use, we ought not 10 ask ol Ca.o, o. 9TH
crs, what shall DC, invariably, thel: Size Or
gorm--or how many ca,ile shall bs constantly
pIy 10 adapt the Plough TO the soil and to the
lnie nded cop, and The team TO TIC Plough.
We closa with an interesting sliusion 10
the countries Of Europe, whose degGnesacy
renders them the opposite oi our own.
"In the selection OF successive crops,
equally congeniai 20 the peculiarr,les II soil
snd climate, il is wise TO prefer THOSE which,
on a given 81 face, and win, the same ex
"a A .,,,n Il
" or indirectly, most 10 the subsistence, or
vesture Of mao. Among the physica! means,
roo, ot advancing tho interests oil Agriculture,
are the choice OF the iairest seed, and the
ssilful brs sedinS and treatment Of the best Ia.
Ges Of those useful snima's who aid oar la
eors, or furnish Us with TODD or ra'ment.
Important, however, as the physical consi. q.
dera,ion,, here briefly and partially enumera-
ied, are TO the support nnd "d9sncement OF
the srea, art on which, not the comforts on
~, bur tko very existence OF the human race
,rl,aioiy dopend--stiii they are OF secondary
importanco and comparatively OF llule effect,
when unassisted by those no'sl Influences,
Nh,ch conspire TO stimulate sod 10 aid 'ndI.
vldua and socia, tnan in tho pursuit OF his
own happiness, and in the promnion OF Tho
yer.tsl welfare Of his species. Although, as
kas already been observed, tho theory Of cui
,i,aunv tho earth has Of late been brought
nigh 10 petIeclion--.yei the practical in
prove ment III this at, In the absence of the
,nor,, Influences, JUST suggested, has made
10 liuie progress for the condition ofths
lIusoaodman has remained nsatly The same
The CalDuk still w,ndets on the borders
of The Wslga, covered with loathsome discs.
eos, produced by the G,h in which he moves,
and the half rotten Nssh on which he leeds;
and is still esgaSed to lose his nose, his ears,
nv his thumbs, at tho good pleasure Of his
chief.
Tho Hungarian peasan, stlll coat, his shirt
Nth o layer Of grease, TO save sunmst's
washiog---and aleeps eoroad, in tae open air,
With his cattle, or burrows at home, with his
swine stationary or vasabona, he is s,'ll a
slave and even bics,es the memory Of Ma
ria Theresa, for sescuing him tom more
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