Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-04
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From Mr. McRobeus Virginia Farmorl
PRIZE ESSAY ON AGRICULTURE IN VIRGINIA
BIZ G. w. GoocH IIENRIco County,


PRIZE ESSAY ON AGRICULTURE IN VIRGINIA
By c. w. GoocH OF HENRrco County,
(COnciLded.)
have given rapid sketch of some of the great
causes oil The depressed condition Of Virginia parc
lsrly her agriculture. But, there are many others
some growing out OF these and others of them
when must leave 10 suggest themselves to the mind
the intelligent reader.
Now what is 10 be done TO these evils-to give
new hope and confidence the despondng minis Of our
citizens and retrieve the falling forHnes OF the good old
mefher State7 This question addresses itself TO the
heart OF every ndiydual pairiot soemnly appeals TO
the hearts and the heads OF LEGISLATORS and All ote
IN authority among The thing is practicable and
only requires small sacrifice of pride individual intere,
and local feeling Let us abandon and discounienance
that aristocrac feeling which have inherited from
our ancestors aud have too long cheished-Le us attend
more IN person TO business matter what that may he
instead oil trusting to agents or dePuties-rerench
pendnures, particularly Of living-brng up fewer OF
our sons to The learned Professions more Of them to
Industry in agriculture and the useful trades and arts I'm
THIS way we may dispense with many careless and costly
oVerseefs, with The number OF artists engineers skil
mechanics and even with the hosts OF northern school
masters, who find annual employment alongside OF
our IDLE sons. Let abandon the besetting sin of
procrashaon aud making good resolutions that are ne
yer executed-adopt an improved system of cultivation
make all the manure we can, and reclaim given num-
per OF acres Oh land every year. according
~ II be but one or two-use better inpeme nts OF hIs
bandry-prepare for il, take better care OF orr crop
and sockreduce the latter to number that can be well
leu ana kept IN high orde and fourth will give more
polt Than the whole, and much manure without Y.
'ehSIve ana rnnous grazing OF the fields Ought we not
rs soon possible, get the best breed of
OuaIy, ADOPT The Soifng SYSTEM or, in DER words the
plan OF Keeping stock within limited bo,2s and feed
ing theIn abiudanY with food, cultivated ai
them throughout the 7aroIs seasons OF the sAH One
I"ch COW properly housed 9r red throurlou tbe winter
VIII give TO tn 6ore milk than half dozen in our com
mon way Din eSperiIn, anI iiai- results upon hjs
and almost all The branches rural economy have been
made known TO the public and may be referred TO- The
nature Of this article prevents my going into specific de-
ails; snce almost every snlject would be the ample
groundwork OF little volume
But why should societios In
different parts Of the State and keep them u by zeaousv
encounIering some little trouble and expense for that
purpose 1t - on old saying that "wha is everybodys
business is nobodys" This aphorism is net true in po
hesAnd, Why IS il, chat cannot feel kindred zeal
IN what IS the foundation IN life spring of all other hu
man yocation ln politics every nan lakes an interest,"
We ATE ready 10 attend public mectines-o discuss the
topics oil the dny around ide cross roads and
Oil be sorts OF shoPS and meeting places i'm every COUNTY
we checriuly pay money to support pronicaie and
hired editors, who either crafty our taste Tor sspIer or
mimster 10 our bitter pfeudIces. And yet, we are un
wiling to pay small for the support Of an Agiicul-
tnal journal or an Agricultural Society Our civil and
political rights are very important. But there are "mai-
tefs AM tnSs which address themselves 10 our next
nearest subunay interests, anil which e ou0ht TO attend
TO- because they involve large portion OF orr comfort
prosperity and happhess-1he human race is STRUGGLING
70 ee "Do'd IN almost every thing else bu, in the home
~ PuTsui' on "ihth al others dgTcJAfue-y
every thing depends upon it at ldi; for il supplies
the substantial comforts Of life What hos. Of
men nave We IN This dl.Peoplcd world OF ours,
where there Is 50 much land aud such ample elbow
room, who literally lre upon the industry Of the husband
mani IL - Tnc, hat many OF them are necessary aux
iaucs But how many Of the various craftsmen inc Ind
ing the batern and shuttle and other yiayers whether
III the iorum Tie sick ROOM the pnlp the necessary de-
paf'mens d public service; in the various and rarniGed
ehpoynen ms Of commences in the circles Of tenevo.
zen, societies and oh~r trades devoted to instruction
ana edyicdiiOn-how many ask among all these are
willing to walk upon old mother earth during half the
year, without double aud triple 6,ot ci0MfngI many OF
them afford us Necessary comforts and and
even The pretty things upon which we may serve nm in
style, the productions Of the husbandman: and oilers
live by their talent for Offering up Heaven ferven thanks
ior the privilege extended az Of consuming these
savory viands Bu', after an do The varied and adis.
pensable vacations Of human intellect and human industry