The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-06-20
NO. 455.
From the Farmers Advocate.
SUGGESTIONS TO FARMERS.

SUO6ESIlONS TO FARMERS.
Our Agriculture, though the main spring
OF Other employments, and the source en-
which they all depend, and from which
they mus, all be measurably supplied, Is
really in a deplorabie condition, OF which
undenlable proofs are plainly presenting
themselves 10 the view Of every Observing
individual in the evident deterioration Of
our lands. The very same fields Nhieh
but q lew years ago were capable Of protu-
eng 3O or 40 bushels Of corn 70 the acre
now, with the same culture, will not pro.
duce bali that quantity, and indeed many
helds, which not more than twenty years
ago were forest land, are now abandoned
as useless, thrown on! into common, wash.
ed into guiles, and not even fit for pastu.
rage. Now these are facts, which no can.
did man who has been acquainted with our
agricultural career for the above mention.
cd time, viii attempt to deny.
PareHts-you who have growing fami.
lies of children around you, we would ear.
nesiIy ask you, what must be the situation
OF those living images of yourselves, whom
you have been the natural agents in bring.
ing into existence? we again repeat the
question, what must be their inevitable sit.
uaiIon some forty or fifty years hence,
should our agricultural operations cont.
rue to be practlsed upon the same plan, as
1t has been for that length Of time past
and we think every candid person will, with
US, unhesitatingly respond, deploratie in.
deed But you will probably say, what
can we do We must plough and plant, and
cuftfrdie our lands, ln order 10 make sup
port for our families.
All this We DO not only frankly admit,
but recommend the performance as duty
obligatory on every person; but the mis-.
take seems to be not in fulfilling this DUTY,
but IN the manner of employing the means
required in its fu6lment. We are required
TO cultivate the soil, 10 order TO procure the
Indispensable necessaries of life; bat we
read IN the fable, that the boy found cause
Of regret that he had killed his goose which
laid bin golden egg, 10 order to obtain
sudden riches; and If We are not grossly
mistaken, many farmers have regretted,
and many more viii have cause TO reflect,
EJts W. toG. les,ag the. 1o,,t.e, t,s>,. ,l,,r..,
have exhausted their fertility, and render.
ed them unproductive and useless; when.
had they pursued a judicious course instead
Of exhausting they might have improved
their fertile properties, and in the mean
time realized much greater profits than
they have hitherto done, with The same ex.
ertions.
The next inquiry will perhaps be, in
rhat manner can we cultivate our lands, SO
as 10 improve their fertility, and at the same
time realize greater profits with the same
cxertionsl
For successful effort in pursu, of these
desirable objects, We would recommend The
following rules;
First. Cultivate less ground. We have
almost universally witnessed, in cur estima.
ton, a considerable curtalment Of clear
profits occasioned by over cropping so that
the performance OF the labor could neither
be so ,ccll nor so timely executed, both of
which we consider very essential TO the far
mer.
Secondly. What you undertake do treU.
4" W hat is worth doing at all, is worth do
ing we'll" Cur farmers too generally SUI
fer quite serious losses, by performing their
work IL a slovenly manner.
Thirdly. CaItiva'e more extensively
Root crops and Artificial Grasses. 1t is
next TO an imposslbility for farmer TO ac-
cumulate wealth without these auxliaries,
or a heavy tax upon both his constitution
and his soil, and too often upon his morals.
Fourthly. Observe the strictest econo-
my in collecting and preserving manures,
aud applying them 10 the soil, so as TO OBJ
tain the greatest possible benefit We
generally see this prime source of wealth
most shametulIy neglected; and yet those
who must neglect their manure, are the
very persons we hear making the loudest
complain, of their lack Of means TO make
manure.
Filthy. Adopt systematic rotation of
crops, in such order that the same kind of
grain may not follow in immediate success.
sion, without an intervening crop of clover
or some other artificial grass. Many a
choice piece of sod has been exhausted and
rendered unproductiye in few years, by
continued succession Of grain crops, with.
Out renoYaing process.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
A tho caltrt Loot IS tbO sN..,.n Mno1x