Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-07-04

Jecturc To what extent the labor of the aori
culturIst may be diminished, and the mo-
duets oi tllc country increased by these i'm
prOvemcnis.
"Aircady, the process of sowing, of NOW
ing, aud Of rcaping, is successfully perform
ed by horse power; and inventors are .on
Suinc III The belief (and probably not withou,
rcason) that The time is NOT far distant hen
ploushinS machines will he driven 5y s,cnm
an" s'tan'-powcr applied to many other
operations of the huSbandnun Implc
incnis of this kind will all he collected and
exhibited at the Patent Office, and. from
The resort of thousands to the scat cf Gov
crnmcn' during The session of Congress. n
knowledge of their use aud practical appli
cation will hc extended over the whole
country. a suhjrct intimately connected
with this, is the aid which husbandry miehr
derive from the establishment of a regular
| system for The selection aud Distribution OF
gram and seeds of the choicest variety for
agricultural purposes.
"f0r commerce and manufactures, much
has been done; iur agriculture, tic parcnt
Of both, and the ultimate dependence of the
| nation, much remains iO he done. Illus
bandry seems to be vicwctlas IL natural bcS-
sing, that needs no aid from Ic.i>Iation.-
Like the air we breathe, and the element
OF water, which sustain life, the production;
OF the soil are regarded by too many Il,
common bouuiirs OF Provil.nco-tO he
grntclnlly cninscd, bun withum. further
,n,r susceptible of the same Improvement
with the latter, who would no, rejoice to
enrol liS name high ON the list of phlan-
thr"p!sts, by maxim the first experiment.!
This subject has been forced on the al
tcnlon of the II. undersigned by those " ho
are engaged i'll improving our implements
ot htshnndry. The PaIcut Oilicr i, crowd
cd With men OF enterprise, who. w!Irn they
bring the models Of their improvements in
such implements, are eager to ro,tImuni-
cate IL knowledge Of every other Kind oIim-
ProvcmcHt in agrculturr, and especially
new and valuable varieties of seed, and
plants. Hence. the undersigned has been
led to receive and distribute, ,Iuriu" the last
two years, many articles of this kind which
have been commilird to his care: and cxpc-
renee has Undue Il HIM to believe that there
Is no spo, in the Union so favorable to this
"hlcc' as the seat ui Govcrumcnt
The great dcsidcraturn at The present
llnc seems To be, thai some place should
he designated and known as rhc .lcucs;orv
vt all articles of this kind, ana from whence
ihcy may b" dispensed TO every part of the
UniIcd States.
"O"r citizens who arc led by business or
pleasure into foreign countries, and cspc-
c'a!iy The officers of our navy and others i'm
public employment abroad, would feel u
pride IN making collections Of valuable
plants aud seeds, if thew could he sure of
seem" the fruits Of their labors accrue to the
benefit OF the nation at large. But hi,hcr-
to, they have had no incans of distributing.
I" any extent, the valuable productions of
other climates, which patriotism or cuIiosi-
~ has led them to introduce into our cnln-
Try. 10 great extent, they have persisted
on their hands for want of some means of
impar'ng to the public the benefit they had
designed to confer. Those who have no,
considered tho subject in its wide details,
arc very imperlcc,ly qualified to Judge of
its Importance.
"lhc introduction of n new variety of
whcat promises the most gratifying results
IN securing that important and iid Sprnsa-
bic production from the destructive effects
oI our severe winters.
"A short time since, the most eastern
State of our Union was. in Il measure. de-.
pendent "n others for her brra,l-siufS.-
That Sta'c is now becoming able 20 surp,v
It's owe wants. and will soon have n suf
p!hs Tor cxporialion: and this is effected hv
Inc extensive Introduction of sp,in. wheat
among the varieties ot this Whcat, ,howcvcr
there Is crca, room for selection: there j.,
at least 20 per cent. difference, if regard is
phld to the quality and quantity of the crop.
~ rom experiments made the last sum
mcr. there can be doubt that the crnp of
India corn may he improved al least one
third, without amy extra Labor. and this c,
'cctcd oy aduc regard only To the selection
of seeds.
"And here il may hc mentioned. Thar an
individual has devoted twenty five wears T.,
this single object; and. from our common
ind'an corn, has produced Il new variety.
which, If distributed as it OUGHT 10 h". NAV
prove Il great benefit to the hu.bardnuu
and to the country.
''From the samples transmitted to ti,.
ia!cni o:iicc. especially from the shores n
Lake Superior there is Il moral certainty of
Il good crop "t corn in the higher larilrtcs.
II proper attention is paid 10 tie selection
oi seeds. lnal'cntion to this subject has
lost To the Northern portion of our Union
many millions every year. Tie quaniiiv oc
iiour (wh"al, or other kind) consumed i'm the
Ohilcu States Is c>iiula.cd on The Hi,I,,s1
authority, at five thousand five Gu,,;I,nl
millions u! pounds: one half of this is sup
posed to bc wheat, which. al three cents
per PnliII, amounts to Ovcrcimhiy millions
ot dollars: and the reminder, az one and :;
ii'it cciiI only, amounts to over forty uii-
| lions. If To this hc added tie vast nu;;.,tirv
distilled and employed in the arts, and con
sumcd by domestic animals. Il couccu,ion
may be formed of the importance of our
crop of grain. If, then. The 1uanii.v shoull
be increased only I'D per ccnl. bv improving
liic seed, The annual gain 10 the cnun1rv.
nom tins source alone, would not be les,