Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-09
AGRICULTURAL.
From the Farmer q. Gardner.
AGRICULTURAL SURVEY,

government of Massachusetts, 10 make an
agricultural survey of that state, and we in.
sert below, in to.day's Journal an article
upon the subject, by which the nature and
extent of his contemplated labors will be
seen. Although this survey is local, we
consider it highly important, as from It's
usefulness other states may profit by the
example about 10 be set them. Mr.. Col.
man is a practical as we'll as sci ntiic TAR.
mer, and will doubtless throw much light
upon the subject in his report, the forthcom-
ing ofwhich we shall look for with no ordi.
nary degree of anxiety. Such surveys by
competent individuals, must exercise the
happiest effects upon the interests of the
husbandry Of state or country, and we
trust to see them become fashionable with
every Legislative body in our union.
From the Salem Gazette.)
AGRICULTURAL SURVEY.
Rev. Henry Colman, having be n ap-
pointed by the executive ofthe Common
wealth, under the provisions of a resolve OF
the Legislature, Commissioner to make an
agricultural survey ofthe state, has ad ess-
ed circular to various inhabitants Of the
different towns, with copy of which we
have been favored. AS a very large pro.
portion of our readers are more or less en-.
gagged in farming operations, we copy for
the information Of such Of them as may not
see the circular, the heads Of the inquiries to
which answers are desired The numerous
subsidiary queries, coming under each
general head, would occupy more Of our
space than we can conveniently spare to-
day.
INQUIRIES.
l. Tha nature of the soil, in different
parts of lie state, and particularly in refer.
ence to the crops cultivated. 3. The eli.
mate. with reference to the crops grown;
the usual time of ploughing, planting and
harvesting; the occurrence Of early frosts;
the length of winter; the average tempera-
ture; and the quantity of rain or snow in any
year. 8. The number of acres in any
town cultivated or in any form productive.
4. Products.
S. Crops cultivatcd-wheat, Indian corn.
rye, barely, oats. buck wheat, peas, beans,
tarcs, lupIns, hemp, flax, tobacco, hops,
broom corn, teasles, madder, woad, saffron,
rape, mints, grass for bonnets. mulberry
for silk, sunhower for oil, poppy for opium,
mustard, succory, herds grass, clover, red
top, orchard, ,lucerne,ta!l meadow oats, Eng.
lish bent, rye grass, millet, foul meadow,
blue grass. salt meadow grasses, thatch, po.
ta,oes cabbages, onions, carrots, parsn'ps'
bects, artichokes, pumpkins, turnlPs, FRUITS
garden vegetables.
6. Other products-woo, silk, beet, pork
mutton, lard, cheese, butter.
Z. Rotation of crops, g, modes Of cult
ration, 9, dieases Of crops, blight, mllcew,
rust, curl, &c. 10, weeds, and methods OF
determination, IL, refuse of crops, preser-
vation. value and use for fodder and manure
-, manures 13, live stock, ID, animals
for beef, l6, markets, rc'urnsi of Danvers
and Brighton markets, II, animals for the
dairy ls, dairy produce, 10, swine o,sheep,
81 ,horses, 22,animals kept for breeding, 20,
feeding of animals, "a, poultry; 25, dis
eases of domestic animals, 26, farm bull.
diugs, 81, bees, %, orchards, gardens ~,
dieases Of trees, 30, injurious insects and
vermin, 81, fences, 80, forest trees, 50,
general Improvements, "a great farming
operations, 35, examples in detail and in
full ofgeneral farm management, and par
ticular improvements, So, labor, 81, every
description Of farming impliments, &c.
3s. Condition of roads, and the improve
mcnts in the construction of roads, as intl-
matey connected with the agricultural pros.
perty of a country.
SO. Miscellaneous subjects. Size of
farms, farm capital, farm accounts, laws re-
lating to agriculture, taxes and burdens
upon land, agricultural pauper establish
ments, agricultural manual labor schools
and colleges, agricultural socet'es-ther
funds, premiums. operations, cattle shows,
agricultural libraries and publications.
40. Manufactures cOuncc.cd win aSrl-
culture.
Al. Objects of particular inquiry with a
view TO agricultural improvements. lm-
! movements in i've stock,l Il u'ens:.s and farm
building,in newvege'ables.' sand grasses
| in seeds for earliness and abundant yield, IN
economical preparations and uses Of food
er man and beast; in economical applca.
tion ofhuman and brute labor; in applica-
tiou of water, steam, or wind power to pur.
noses of husbandry; in cultivation, of depth
OF ploughing, mixing Of soils, compost ma.
nure, manuring green crops, inyerting
and covering the sward, drill culture, sow.
ing broadcast, management Of any partic.
ular crop &c. &c. Improvements in rota.
ton Of crops, in uses ollIme, gypsum, bone
dus:-in application clashes crude OK spent