The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-06-13
From the Farmers Cabinet.
AGRICULTURE.


iheTe IS spirit abroad, and one too
winch IS daily increasing, upon that so long
despised and neglected subject AGRIcuL,
TURE. Despised by those who are unac.
qnalnled with the advantages arising from
li.-neg'ee,ed and uuimproyed by The vas,
majority oil those already engaged in it,
from the want Of proper appreciation Of
The benefits which would result to them
from mere thorough knowledge of their
calling Men are opening their eyes, and
are constrained to acknowledge, that agri.
culture ls science ; the operations Of which
are not TO be entrusted to manual labor
alone; but The mind is also TO be called in.
10 action; that II is field, than which
there is none wherein the acquisition Of a
practical aud scientific know ledge, and
good Judgment, can have wider scope for
their exertions. Ia this, as 10 all other sci
ences, there are but few divisions which
may be considered as having reached dc
gree Of perfection. There viii continually
lie new inventions and discoveries which
will tend TO advance il. The agrlculturists
OF this country are far more layorably SIT
Gated than those OF any other land. They
possess grsat advantages. There no ex.
pensive clergy 10 be unellingIg supported
taxes are light, and ready market and fair
prices are always to be found for the surplus
products OF their !arms. But lei US not BE-
content with merely receiving the fayors
which the band Of an all bountiiul Proyi
dence showers upon Us. Let US show by
our actions that We ri-nt!y estimate them;
there IS much needed to be done get; lie!
US not be backward, as people, in the i'm.
provement Of The ape. Nothing will tend
more toward The advancement of this great
community, as body, than the diffusion of
useful knowledge 10 all IL classes the sue.
cesstul carrying out of those systems of edu.
cation, by which all may have the op2ortu
nifty 10 drlnk a; The fount Of know ledge but
this, although the great hope upon which
we may base our rise 10 the scale Of man
kind, will REQUIRE time. There are also
other means by which The ,n,eres, Of this
grea, subject nav be tostered-by ,ndlvi.
dual eserilon-5y soliciting the aid of icgis
iatiye euacimeuts for their encouragement
by The formation ol agricultural societies,
Tor g N UNION there is strength" But per
haps there IS none more simple, or more
clllcacIous at the present time, than the
disseminating the experience aud views
OF practical farmers through the medium
Of a we'll conducted agricultural paper
There are TWO kinds Of information TO be
derived from publications uf Tins character,
Nhich are equally important. | mean that
regarding successful experiments, and tha;
Of dfsaPpo'ntaentS IN attempting to prove
theory. There is no way 0y which a far.
mer NAV benefit his conductors more, than
By experimenting and making known the
results Of his TRIALS. To be serviceable,
these should be loid IN a PLAIN manner, so
as to be easily understood. Now it is dis
cernIble, that While We are often favored
with accounts OF successful experiments,
large yields Of crops, &c, (and lor which
the authors are highly commendable,) few
are disposed 10 exhibit the relations Of mis-
applied labor. THIS should not be. There
appears TO me no good reason why they
should be withheld their narration might
serve 10 deter the inexperienced from en-.
terlng untned fields, wherein there is nought
TO reap. Agricultural papers are not es.
laLhshed aud supported as mere channels
for pointing out the bright points OF a sye-
TEN which would nculca,e IN the mind OF
a superficial reader false IDEAS Of its capa
bill,les, but that the faults of it also may
be held up TO view, and measures taken to
remove the stumbling blocks which impede
ITS progress. Let not selfish motives actu.
nie our farmers, but let each be willing to
contribute his portion towards the work for
the benefit OF all; remember, upon the ag
rIcul'ural division depends, IN a great area
sure, the prosperity Of the whole country.
{. B.