The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-10-05
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To MAKE FARMING PROFITABLE

TO MAKE FARMING PROFITABLE
Seine farmers think, that 10 make money
BY the business, il ~ only necessary to cuI.
tiyz,e large larms-sfseyeralhu hundred acres;
others think that TO raise and harvest
crops at The least possible expense is the
great secret; some again, think that COW
erIns their lands With wheat crops is to
pocket the most CASH aud others that Is
raise cattle, or to raise sheep goes ahead Of
every thing else.
Trey are no, all correct. Which Of
them IS J We will frs; say who is not. CuI.
tivatinz large farm is not profitable unless
it is thoroughly done. for man who makes
nothing 90 one ace, viii not be likely TO
make mure 90 Thousand wlh the same kind
ef culture. Those VINO own very large
farms ton frequently attempt to cultivate
then with the least possible expense, or else
neglect them entirely ; aud tins superficial
farming, Is, after all, BY far the most ex.
pensise, as we shall proceed TO show. 1t
generally quite as expensive 10 cultivate au
acre Of land which Is IN bad stale, as one
IN fine condition, and often more so, If, for
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worth the expense Of raising it there is no
pr.tit whatever ; but if the land be good The
expense the same, and the crop is twice az
great one half OF course wili be clear gain.
Hence the sast importance Of adopting such
a course OF farming as to tend constantly TO
he Improvement Of the land. This course
Is nsi close Cropping with wheat nor softer
ing 1t TO remain constantly IN meadow or
pasture.
But 10 effect improvement ia land Il il
necessary 10 pursue course Of rotations 10
CROPS, 20 manure as much as IS practicable,
either by stable manure or turning under
green crops, with the proper use OF lime, I
and 70 render oil vet ground sufficiently dry
BY under draining. Fer this capital is neces. !
sary; and hence farmer must not only have
land 10 cultivate, bn, be must have means
besides 10 Sufficient quantity TO carry on bis
operations to the best advantage.
Ii is true that sOne farmers have made
money by close cropping with wheat, but
there g no doubt, that If instead of this, they /
had pursoed a proper course Of rotation,
they might have done as well at the iIa,e,
aud instead Of exbaus,lng their land, been
constantly rendering II more productive. i
A proof of this is afforded b, an experiiDeu,
made several years ago. One pcrtIon Of
land was cropped every second year, on
another portion a lnager time INTERVIEWED .
between the crops Of wheat by ajDdlc,ons
system n rotation, and although wheat was
the main crop, vet the increased fertility
Which this course caused, and the conse~
quent increase both 10 The wheat and inter.
yening crops, rendered 'he latter course al
timafely the most profitable, and the add,
sieasl advantage u leaving the ground 10 the
best condition.
Corn, wheat, rats, barley DC, heing all
similar in their effects 10 eshaBstlng land. /,
becomes necessary 10 Introduce tie culture
Of sorne other craps more generally tbanex
lists at present, 10 order to form proper
rotation. Peas and beans arc both excel /
lent far preceding any Of The grain crops
Jus. msstioned; and the red eyed China bean