Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-07-11

opening new channels OF eon1munication
10 such ports as have hither To lain out of
The track entirely, for Introducing any new
aud approved variety vi either cotton. rice,
o. any osiier prG''ucs Of our soil, forrrc"m-
a"Gang ,u !iiai, :.nv new staple which
-. be- 'air 10 hr profitable. and which
ta> a'et1 successfully cultivated in regions
"t sInilla' climate, fort encouragement
ot i d;rer trade hicir may increase the d
mount OF capital. and consequently enc
Gf the interests Of he whulr, aud, in fact,
for many niI;rr purposes which will sug
grSl themselves 10 the minds Of every re-
frrIrS person.
Nor in the advancement Of Planting,
urnpcrl, su called. should the interests of
husbamdrv he forgotten. No planter should
look upon hese As unworthy hi, attention,
nor should he permit his mind 10 be SO
engrossed bv the larger ami more whole
sale concerns. as to pass nnnntlced,
this humhler. hn, mos, important branch.
The rearing of caIIle. of the choicest
and most improved breed. either derived
from foreign sources. or by care and alien
| perfeciinn from our native breeds; the pre-
paraiion and Use of manure. The ,evnrion
of parI of the land 10 such crops as NAV
sustain those animals which are 10 furnish
The manure; all these auxiliary Ia the
primary Dhlpc Of The Southern planter,
are requisite to his thorough success.
ca no pIanlatimu perfect Thar has not the
J T.
produr ireuess, thar does NOT combine tn"
comforts and lesser ronvrnienres of thr
smaller farurs of illr Middle States with
the hrav regular crops OF the South.
The things can he done. and with faril-
itv. aud sci view lh" stat" of our planta
tnn> in general.
Wha, * the condition of!he stock upon
them! Lnok al the rough sides and honey
hip, nf the out stock. left ln pick lwr tch-
eh and prPr ,riuu> Suhsi>i"nce Ihrnug gfInu
the winter. half wild and wholly useless
Con,raSr these IN their numbers and pnv
erry with The few and choice animals
which are 10 he seen arO,.nd the .lmmrSrrad
of ii farmer of Pennsylvania ar Kentucky.
Welding invariably a larger and more cer-
Tin profit than anv other branch of their
husbandry. In tho same manner, contrast
The crops of corn made even upon our hest
lands with those which rncumh.r the firns
orS. Y rk with wealth.. All these things.
il is The province "fa CONVENTION to coll
slider aud arrange
would >uggc>r also. the proprictv OF
holding she Convention during the first
week of rhr meeting OF the Legislature, so
that thr body Of r,c,> collected bv ihrln,
the Deductions which Ihr, may draw from
these facts, the recommendations which
they u,ay brSl0w upon such subjects aS
seem To them deserving Of appreciation,
NAV all he laid before the collected wis
dom of the State. and such action h I'd up.
on them may seem 'nlvSabIe Tor the bet
ter promotion ol the general Interests and
welfare.
II is needless to enlarge upoG tho henr
fits which must accrue from such n course
as has been pointed out. The views of
met ofrxperirucr and judgement np"r all
agricultural puiur. would thus become wide
ly disse minated. Improvements adopted in
Que part of the States would receive The
uuiice of the others: success in planting.
would lie traced to the employment af
proper methods. which could generally br
PURSUED. Information Is, at all times,
valuable even upon general subjects. AMI
hy this means full ligh, would be thrown
upon those subjects, of all The most inter
esrins 70 planter, as involving The future
success of himself tho welfare and pros
perily of his children, and his country.