Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-05-24

! twelve or fifteen the fourth year, and so on
progressively. For ifit be true, that money,
makes money, so TOO. in a pre-. emlnent de-
gree, does manure make ma ure, for there
is no usurious law to limit the interest which
the farmer may draw from his manure BANK
| was thirty years Of age when com.
menced farming, and | affirm that no regu~
lar farmer in Virginia ever commenced un-
der such appalling circumstances as did:
In 1919 found myself in possession OF
l4O* acres cfland, one half in wood, the
otherin hcn-grass and deep gullles, wl'touta
pannel of fence or building fany descrlp.
ton on it, and without wheel.barrow load
of manure or any thing to make 1t Of: Ills
true, was in The recei pit OF about 500
year from another source but what was
that when compared with my wants!-
Houses 10 build laborers to hire, feed and
ciotife farm to stock, myself with somewhat
extravagant habns to support &c &c; in
short, every thing to buy nothing TO sell !
and what was worse than all, discouraged
at every step by my neighbors, who. mostly
affirmed, that Fairfax land could not be i'm.
proved: and some went so far as to say,
that clover and plaster would even impover.
ish it, willis. others declared that plaster of:
Paris would not act at all in Fairfar, TO
which my general reply was, "PHtry it," |
was adr,lt in the world, without any spot on
the wide earth TO which | could point as my
home. had to choose between tho life Of
a wanderer, wasting my little income in no.
tells and boarding houses, or in struggling
against the thick array Of difficulties above
enumerated, in endeavoring 10 build up for
mysera home and a resting place in my
own native land. chose the latter, and
rejoice in the decision, and kind provi.
dence has smiled upon my exertions, and
spared me to enjoy the fruits of my labors,
which have not altogether been lost, Though
often injudiciously applied euen on Faiyfdr
land. To what extent have succeeded, it
would not become me to say suffice it that
my farm on which reside in the enjoyment
of wife, children, and friends, has grown
from 100 (for sold 40 acres ofthe original
wood lot, to get money to help along with)
to 42O acres, including the 40 sold, which |
have since bought back. The whole amply
stocked with the choisest varieties of fruit.
trees, all planted by my own hands. The
arabic land is in good heart, s,me o it upon
which have applied lime, only commenced
with six years ago, is first-rate. BuIldIngsf
o the amount Of ten thousand dollars have
been erected, and Of livestock. and agricul.
tural implements there is an abundant store.
And next 10 the comfortable provision which
have thus made for the accommodation
of my family, when | am no longer present
to supply their wants, is the satisfaction OF
seeing the success of my experiment not
altogether unheeded by my neignbors, who
begin to think that Fairfax lands may be
improved, though some are not yet quite
sure that the experiment may not be little
like the Indians gun, ''cost more than it will
come TO-" To such would say, try it for
yourselves, begin with single acre if no
more. Others there are among us who will
no: improve their land because their taxes
would increase as the intrinsic value OF the
land is enhanced This | assure you, is
weighty argument with some, especially with
The tenantry, whose rents would also be in
creased ifthey should improve; and in the
total absence ofany legislative encourage.
men, to the agriculturist, this rule of'axaton
ha, something the appearance Of imposing |
a fine on man for improving his land #
THos. AP G.. JONES.
Product ftea acres Of land an the Sharon
Farm, in Fairfar county Va, improved
by lining and n,anurtng, for the gear
1923