Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-04-05
From the Genesee Farmer,
TO MAKE FARMING PROFITA.

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honey blythe business, it is only ne-s
fcessary tof fuItiyate great farmS--of sev-i
eral hundre acres; Others think that to-
raise and harves crops at the least pessi-
Bile expense, is the great secret; some a.
gain think that covering their land with
wheat crops, year after year, is to.pock-
etthc most cash; and others that to raise
cattle, orto devote the farm entirely TO
dairy, or to raising sheep goes ahead
! Of every think else.
they are not all correct. Which oil
them is? We will first say who is not.
Cultivating large farm, is not profita-
Bile, unless it is properly and thoroughly
done, for man who makes nothing ON
one acre, will not be likely to make
more on thousand, with the same kind
Of culture. Those who own very large
farms, too frequently attempt to cultivate
them with the least possible expense, or
else neglect them entirely; and this SUI
perfcial farming, is after all, by far the
-nsoste egpensiye,as We shall proceed to
lssiow. iit is gen&allyquite,as expensive
TO cultivate an acre Of land which is in q
bad stale, us one in fine condition, and
often more So; If for instance, the crop
is SO small that it is only worth the ex-
pense Of raising it there is no profit
whatever; but if ihe land be good, The ex-
pense the same, and the crop twice as
great one half, of course, wilEsbe clear
gain. Hence the vast Importance of a.
doping such u. conrse Of farming as to
tend constantly TO the improvement q
the land. This conrse is not close crop
ping with wheat, nor suffering it 10 re-
main constantly in meadow or pasture.
But to effect improvement in land, it
is necessary to pursue a course Of rota-
ton in crops, Ito manure as much as
profitable, either by,stablc manure or by
turning under green crops, with pro-
per,use Of limo. - and to render all wet
ground sufficiently dry by under draining,
For this, capital IS necessary; and hence
farmer must not only have landto culti-
vate, buthe mus! have means besides suf-
6cicntquantity to carry on his operations
tothc best advantage. If he cannot get
these means otherwise, he ought 10 seE,a
part Of his land, and devote the ayails to
improving the remainder
{ fits true that many farmers have made
money by close cropping with wheat;
hui there is no doubt that if instead Of
this, they had pursued proper course
Of rotation, they. might have done as
well at the time, and instead Of exhaust
ing their land, been constantly rendering
it more productive Asproof Of this is
affordedsby an experiment made several
years ago. One portion Of land was
cropped every second year; on another
.poftIon q longer Inns ntergened between
the crops Of wh5at, BY d judicious sys-
tenn OF rotation; and although wheat was
the main crop, yet the increased fertility
which this course caused, and the coi1se.
qicnt increase both in the wheat and in
tervcning crops rendered the latter
course Ultimately the most profitable with
The additional advantage Of leaving
ground in the best condition.
Corn, wheats oats, barley, &c.being
all simiIarin in their effects In exhaustlng
land, il becomes necessary to introduce
the culture Of som, other crops more
generally than exists at.present, in order
to form q proper rotftion. Peas and
beans are both excellent for preceding
any fthe grain crops just mentioned:
and the red-eyed Chine bean, cultivated
in drisor hills wou d doubtless be as
profitable as wheat or corn.
Se'The culture Of root crops in q most
powerful means Of enriching land. A
crop of corn the last summer, was twice
as productive aftor rutd bagas, as after
corn, fertility and manuring being the
same in both cases j. ]. y.
FxTaAoRpIaARY PROCEEDINGS - The
following from the Worcester Ksis' dis
closcssa remarkable case. Of swindling,
connected with an equally singular ins
stance Of creduliiy Oh the part OF high
public functionaary in South Car clina:
Swindiiag ~ Hollis Parker, who was
sen,enced to the State Prison at the late
term ofths criminal Court forthis county,
for endeavoring TO extort money from Gov
EANSTOtts udu VPCbS " " - sSSNs -" $3.50"
sive correspondence. previous 20 his ars
rest. with similar intent, with other dis
.tiugsished men Of the country. Besides
several individuals IN New YORK. Gov.
Bu,ersof South Carlina was honcred with
his notice. A letter fion, that gentle
man, directed to Patksr. was lately re-
eeived at the Post Office in a neigbbor-
town, enclosing cheek f',r fifty dollars.
So far as the character Of Parkers's let
tiers can be Inferred f'om the reply OF
Gov Butler, Il would appsar thar Parker
informed the Governor That the design
was entertained by some Of our citizens,
Of transmi,ing TO South Carolina . qnau-
tity Of "incendiary publications, and
that with the aid Of a little money, he
I (Parker) would be unable to unravel the
plot and furnish full Information concern>
ing Il 10 his Excelency. The bait took.
and the money was forwarded, with ear
nest appeals to Parker 10 be vigilant d
activoin thoroughly investigating the sup.
posed conspiracy agains. the peace and