Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-05
FRAUDS IN AGRICULTURE.

FRAUDS IN AGRICULTURE.
One Of the most conclusive evidences tina.
that the pursuits ofagriculture are rising in
the public estimation ; That inquiries are ex.
tending as to the bes, methods Of farming,
and the most valuable seeds and plants for
cultivation and that laudable anxiety is
felt in the public mind to avail themselves
Of all Information and aids which experience
can give, is foun in the fact that in almost
every branch Of the pursuit, pretcnders and
spectators are to be found, and in many, are
already driving iourishing trade at the ex.
pense of credulous community. While
the man deserves commentator who sue
cessfully introduces new plan, into culture,
or a moro valuable variety of an old one !;
no censure can be too severe for him who
fraude.tly palms upon the public seeds or
plants of worthless or inferior quality and
under an approved name, or high sound
! ine one, coined for the occasion, puts off
articles which Under lheirtrue denomination
would hardly by received as gift.
So comman has this system ofpeculatfon
become, that farmers, must of necessity be
on their guard against imposition for ex-
perlchcc has shown that only in dealing with
established firms, men who have charac-
er 10 lose, can they be safe from The effects
offraudulent rapaci,y. Even such men are
sometimes imposed upon in their purchases,
bu, the instances, are much less common
tn their purchases, but the instance are
much less common tlan in the case Of or.
dinary dealers. There can be no doubt that
vast quantities of common twelve rowed
corn have been sold by dealers of character,
for Duton corn but The similarity in the
shape Of the ear rendered it easy to deceive
in this way. So with italian wheat There
can be NO reasonable doubt, that immense
quantities of common spring wheat have
been distributed over our country, injurng
;he purchasers, and partially destroying the
credit of this truly valuable wheat. The
turneps produced in our fields, show that
seeds widely different from the ruta baga
arc mixed with them to great extent an !
the man who feels assured ofraising the ST.
berian sugar beet because he sows seed so
labelled, may find on gathering the crop,
that he has been engregiously deceived.
The tendency Of many plants to mix or
cross in the seed when planted near each
other, may in part account for these in
stances ofchange ; but to say nothing more
severe, it is clear, those seeds are apt 10 be
produced most abundantly, that will com.
maad the highest prices, or are in greatest re.
| quest. The mulberry mania, for such the
speculation in those trees has fairly become,
has perhaps, given rise 10 more gross frauds
and wholesale imposilions than any oher
branch of industry. These frauds COM
menced with The trees, and where they will
end. is a. present dfiicul, to lorsee certain
ly no, until the limits Of perverted ingenui.
ly are reached. Already, according to
the Northampton Courier, are Eastwood
sprouts nicely cut and labelled, selling for
the genuine mul,icaulis, and the common
sag Of the shops manufactured and colored
in the most approved manner, is finding a
rapid sale at high prices, as silk worm eggs
Of the most valuable kinds. We think the
silk business is destined to become great
branch Of manufacturing industry in the
United States, but the expectation Of many
will require 10 be sobered, previous to such
an event ; nor will such cousummation be
greatly advanced, by such disgraceial i'm.
positions. There is bu! one course left for
The Industrious honest, part ofthe commun.
ily, and that is to be cautious Of whom they
purchase seeds or plants and to place the
mark oiunqual'lied reproba;iou Oh the man
" no will, for the sake Of paltry gain, thus
tamrer with the interests Of the public.
There are dealers Of honor and problly ;
men on whom dependence may be placed,
and from whom repara;ion man be expec.
ted should undersigned errors occur TO
such, let farmers vino have moi yet adopted
the preferable course, when practicable, OF
raising seeds or trees for themselves, resort
for supplies, and there would be, we are
confident, much less cause Of complaint than
at prcscn,.-Genneses Farmer.
From the American Silk Grower.
LONG PRESERVATION or THE VITALITY OF